Killer B led a force of five hundred shinobi out of Kumogakure. The remaining one thousand five hundred troops stayed inside the village to guard against an attack by Iwagakure on their main base.
Killer B did not concern himself with the survival of the people in those small villages. It was not that he did not want to, but the five hundred shinobi force he currently commanded was insufficient to provide support to those villages. In his heart, the main base of Kumogakure was more important than those villages.
Therefore, he had the shinobi force set up camp three miles outside the village, sent out scouts to constantly observe the movements of the Iwagakure shinobi force, and sat inside the main tent conserving his energy. He waited for the main Iwagakure force to attack so he could meet them in battle.
In the villages near Kumogakure.
Han and Kitsuchi gave the order to only plunder the resources within the villages. Those who resisted would be killed depending on the severity of their resistance, those with lighter offenses would be knocked unconscious. As for the women in the villages, they were not to be arbitrarily assaulted.
These were all things Ōnoki had instructed them to do before their departure. Currently, Ōnoki still had the ambition to annex Kumogakure. For this battle, they just needed to demonstrate the inaction of the Raikage towards the villages under his rule, and then subtly spread word about how Ryun of the Land of Fire handled things.
Afterwards, even if the villagers resented them, after they left, that resentment would transfer to Kumogakure. Why could the Hokage do it? Why couldn't the Raikage of Kumogakure? Was it because the money we pay every year is too little? Or the labor we provide is insufficient?
The headache would then belong to Kumogakure. His Iwagakure would have merely plundered some wealth without harming anyone. If you want to blame someone, blame your brainless, warmongering Raikage.
And so, the Iwa-nin's actions proceeded very smoothly. In the end, when those villages heard about Iwagakure's actions, they proactively prepared money and food and placed them at the village entrance. Han and Kitsuchi were happy to take it easy, picking up the food and money before leaving.
Until they reached a point three miles outside Kumogakure, where they encountered the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer B, and his five hundred shinobi.
"All troops, halt!" Kitsuchi narrowed his eyes, looking at Killer B with a scrutinizing gaze. Killer B stood there with a burly build, looking at Kitsuchi and the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, Han.
"You are the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee, Killer B?" Han said.
Killer B glanced at him. He wasn't in the mood for rapping right now. He nodded. "Red clothes, masked, the Steam Ninja, Five-Tails Jinchūriki Han. I've heard much about you."
Han raised an eyebrow, surprised that he was so famous even this junior knew his name. Just then, Kokuō spoke. "Fool, information about you Jinchūriki has long been listed on the black market. Is it really surprising that he, being a Jinchūriki of Kumogakure, knows you?"
Han immediately收敛了他的得意, and looked at Killer B with a serious expression. Killer B was taken aback, not expecting Han to stabilize his mood so quickly. He had originally planned to take advantage of his得意 to seriously injure him. A pity.
"Hey, B, don't overthink it. It was definitely that guy Kokuō who reminded the shinobi named Han. Really, Kokuō is still the same, more cunning than anyone." Gyūki explained for Killer B.
Killer B nodded暗中. So that was it. A person's personality couldn't change that much,得意 one second and cautious the next. So it was the Tailed Beast reminding him.
Killer B looked at Kitsuchi. "You are Ōnoki's son, right?"
Kitsuchi nodded. "That's right. Does the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki have any instructions?"
These two sentences sounded plain, but they were actually laced with hidden meaning. Killer B was implying Kitsuchi relied on his father. Kitsuchi was retorting that Killer B was only standing here because of his Tailed Beast.
Their first exchange ended evenly.
"Heh, how about this, you two. You haven't taken less wealth from the common people in my territory along your way. How about taking a step back and returning? Otherwise, when our Raikage arrives, you will all be forced to stay here." Killer B was bluffing, not rushing to fight.
"Hmph, don't talk nonsense. Your Raikage is currently fighting hard in the Land of Fire. Even if he were here, with your five hundred rabble, could you resist my army of ten thousand?" Kitsuchi snorted coldly.
Killer B's eyes turned gloomy. Tch, he didn't expect Kitsuchi to be so disrespectful. This is really... However, what Kitsuchi said was right. With these five hundred men, he indeed could not resist these ten thousand shinobi.
But... Killer B's lips curved upward. "Since that's the case, then let's fight!" After speaking, Killer B shouted inwardly, 'Brother Gyūki!'
"Alright!" Gyūki immediately released Tailed Beast Chakra, enveloping the five hundred Kumo-nin army. The five hundred Kumo-nin now had a layer of dark red Chakra on their exteriors and felt Chakra continuously generating within their bodies.
"This... this is!"
"This is Killer B-sama's Tailed Beast Chakra! He's sharing his Tailed Beast Chakra with us, allowing us to reduce damage and quickly extract Chakra!"
"Brothers, charge! Kill all these invaders!"
For a moment, the morale of the Kumogakure shinobi soared. They were full of fighting spirit, looking at the Iwa-nin with bloodthirsty expressions.
Han asked Kokuō, "Kokuō, do you have such an ability? Sharing the Tailed Beast Chakra cloak, I wouldn't dare to think of it."
Kokuō's mouth twitched. "I don't. But that guy Gyūki doesn't either. Although this looks like sharing the Tailed Beast Chakra cloak, it's actually just injecting a mass of Tailed Beast Chakra into the shinobi."
"It's far from the real Tailed Beast Chakra cloak. And as far as I know, the only Tailed Beast capable of sharing the Tailed Beast Chakra cloak is Kurama, the Nine-Tails!" Kokuō snorted coldly.
Han immediately had an idea. "Kokuō, can you do this?"
"Of course I can. But this move only looks strong; it's actually limited in strength." Kokuō said, puzzled.
"At a time like this, even something that just looks the part can stabilize morale! Kokuō, let's also distribute five hundred Chakra masses!" Han said suddenly.
The Five-Tails was stunned, not expecting Han to become clever. But he didn't refuse, instead distributing white Chakra masses towards five hundred Iwa-nin. The five hundred Iwa-nin also felt this power and began to roar!
"Ooh ooh ooh!"
"This is, this is Han-sama's power!"
"I feel my Chakra control proficiency and ninjutsu power are infinitely amplified!"
In an instant, the Iwa-nin also cheered. Seeing this, Killer B frowned. Tch, the feint and advantage he worked so hard to create was pulled back to even.
"B, that Han has some skill, actually thinking of this move too. This battle is probably..." Gyūki hadn't finished speaking when Killer B, using his hands, elbows, and legs, gripped seven ninja swords.
Lariat! Killer B's taijutsu, now covered in Tailed Beast Chakra, allowed the blades to extend and his speed to become even more rapid. He directly charged into the Iwa-nin formation.
Swish swish swish swish, the sound of blades was continuous, blades of light sprouted everywhere. In just a moment, nearly a hundred lives were taken. Han was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He shouted loudly, "Seeking death!"
Five-Tails Chakra operated, Steam Armor attached to his body, silver-white horns grew from his arms. "Horn Slash + Boil Release: Unmatched Strength!"
The silver horns slashed towards Killer B. Killer B wanted to block it head-on, but Gyūki inside him shouted, "Dodge quickly! This move cannot be blocked head-on!"
Killer B quickly performed a Substitution Jutsu, his body turning into a wooden log. Han's combined technique struck where the wooden log was, instantly turning it into dust. The ground was struck, creating a trench nearly a hundred meters long.
Killer B's figure appeared a hundred meters away. Looking at Han and the chasm in front of him, he couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. If he had been careless with that move, he would have been seriously injured if not killed.
This Five-Tails Jinchūriki is strong! Not the kind of Jinchūriki who only relies on Tailed Beast power, but one like himself, who through diligent training and reaching an understanding with the Tailed Beast, cooperates to unleash such a move.
Instantly, Han's threat level rose sharply in Killer B's mind.
However, it only rose a bit. Kitsuchi shouted loudly, "Brothers, kill! The enemy only has 500, we have fifteen thousand! The advantage is ours!"
And so, fifteen thousand people fought against five hundred. Han and Killer B fought each other. In the end, Iwagakure paid the price of three thousand men to slaughter those five hundred Kumo-nin!
Killer B was restrained by Han. Both of them had already fought into a白熱化 stage, one that ordinary shinobi like them could not participate in.
Eight tails waved wildly behind Killer B's back. Han's five white tails stood straight upright. The two looked at each other, anger in their eyes.
Just then, Killer B, seeing the five hundred men dead, took a deep breath and said, "Gyūki, Tailed Beast Bomb, consecutive Tailed Beast Bombs!"
Gyūki grunted in agreement, then took over Killer B's body. The Eight-Tails appeared, letting out a roar like that of an ox.
Then, Gyūki opened its mouth, extracting Chakra from the air in front of it. A small sphere gradually formed from nothing, growing from small to large, beginning to gather.
"Tailed Beast Bomb! Kokuō!" Han shouted.
"Alright!" Kokuō took over Han's body. The moment it appeared, it rushed towards Gyūki, its head horns thrusting upwards. Gyūki's head was knocked askew, the huge Tailed Beast Bomb shooting towards the sky.
With a boom, it exploded in the air.
The Eight-Tails Gyūki snorted coldly, its eight tentacles wrapping towards Kokuō's body.
The Five-Tails Kokuō, relying on its agile body techniques and the flexible use of the horns on its head, severed Gyūki's tentacles one by one, retreating out of its entanglement range.
Gyūki and Kokuō faced each other, neither able to gain an advantage over the other. However, in a battle of attrition, Gyūki was considerably stronger than the Five-Tails Kokuō!
"Han, prepare to have the men retreat! My endurance is not as good as Gyūki's. If this continues, the Iwa-nin will definitely suffer heavy losses!" The Five-Tails Kokuō shouted to Han.
"Alright! Kokuō, let me return to normal state first!" Han said.
Kokuō nodded. Then, Kokuō's body disappeared, and Han appeared before everyone. He shouted loudly, "Everyone, retreat fifty miles immediately, without delay!"
After speaking, Han transformed again, fighting with the Eight-Tails Gyūki. Kitsuchi understood Han's meaning, his face pale, and ordered everyone to retreat.
"Kokuō! You've changed! You've become the lackey of those humans!" The Eight-Tails Gyūki mocked.
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