Possibly influenced by Killer B, Mitsuki could not help but throw out a line in English as well.
"Full Counter!"
Holding Mistcutter, he slashed horizontally. An invisible domain spread out in response.
At the exact instant it made contact with the about to explode Tailed Beast Ball, he struck back at a precise angle, executing a perfect counter.
The violent explosion was seized by an unknown force, redirected without wasting a single bit of power, and blasted straight into the sky. The surging shockwave pierced through thick layers of clouds.
The final counterattack failed.
The Eight Tails' chakra was rapidly compressed by the "Eight Trigrams Seal", its massive body shrinking at a visible speed.
"So it was you, kid!"
Killer B, having reverted to his original form, pointed at Mitsuki and shouted.
He finally understood who had knocked away so many of his Tailed Beast Bombs at the very beginning.
"Unable to mobilize chakra, the situation is critical, but Killer B is still sharp."
"Bakayarou, konoyarou!"
Killer B did not forget his rap even now. Shouting as he went, he charged toward Mitsuki with ninja swords clamped all over his body, looking like a human porcupine.
Mitsuki sighed helplessly, formed seals with one hand, and activated the "Self-Cursing Seal" he had conveniently left behind when casting the Four Symbols Seal.
Clang!
Killer B instantly froze in place. All seven ninja swords fell to the ground, and large band-like patterns surfaced across his skin.
Smack!
Mitsuki slapped palms with Minato and chuckled.
"Looks like I arrived just in time, Captain Minato."
Minato smiled just as brightly.
"Indeed, perfect timing. I didn't expect you to handle A and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki all by yourself. As expected of you."
"I was planning to give you a surprise."
Mitsuki snapped his fingers, controlling two masses of sand clouds as they flew over.
Killer B strained his eyes to look over as well.Heh, it really was his big brother and Yugito.
After Mitsuki did some basic treatment, Yugito had barely regained consciousness. Seeing Killer B bound in place by curse seals, she let out a helpless sigh.
Well, this was great. All three of Kumogakure's top combat forces had been captured by Konoha. How were they supposed to fight now?
Worried that Killer B might feel left out, Mitsuki generously controlled the sand to wrap him up as well.
"Killer B goes to war, gets caught, baby. Big bro's right beside him, scary eyes, oh yeah."
Hearing Killer B's rap, Mitsuki showed the exact same expression as an old man staring at his phone on the subway.
He clearly remembered sealing Killer B's mouth together with the Self-Cursing Seal.
So how the hell was he still rapping? Did he have some racial talent that guaranteed his rap would never be interrupted?
While Mitsuki was doubting the effectiveness of the curse seal he planted, A, who did not possess Killer B's special talent and had his mouth tightly sealed, was about to explode with rage.
Damn it, B.
Ignoring his orders to stay safely in the rear was one thing, but getting captured after coming to the battlefield? Now both brothers had become prisoners of Konoha.
This was way too humiliating.The title of the "AB Combo" should just be passed on to someone else.
A felt he was unworthy of being the Raikage.
Minato walked up to A.
"A, Kumogakure has already lost. Continuing the fighting on the frontlines is meaningless and will only increase casualties on both sides. I hope you will cooperate with me and go over there to convince the remaining Cloud ninja to surrender."
As he spoke, Minato signaled Mitsuki to disperse the sand blocking A's mouth.
Mitsuki said with some difficulty.
"Captain Minato, this guy's mouth is filthy. He definitely won't cooperate honestly. Wouldn't it be better to just go back and wipe out all the Kumo ninja on the battlefield?"
"It's fine."
"All right then."
Mitsuki had no choice but to disperse the sand.
Regaining his ability to speak, A took a deep breath first, then spoke in a calm voice completely mismatched with his brutish appearance.
"I can agree to your conditions, Minato, but you must agree to one condition of mine."
"What condition?"
"Release B."
Hearing A's request, Minato frowned and rejected it outright.
"No."
A's expression did not change in the slightest.He immediately proposed a new condition.
"Since you can't release B, then I hope Konoha will guarantee that you will not extract the Tailed Beasts from him or Yugito."
This condition was acceptable.Minato thought for a moment, then agreed.
"Fine. Since the First Hokage sold the Two Tails and Eight Tails to you, Konoha will not go against the First Hokage's will."
In his view, Konoha already had the Nine Tails and did not need to covet the power of other Tailed Beasts.
Capturing the Two Tails and Eight Tails Jinchuriki this time was meant to severely extort the Land of Lightning. Naturally, they would not do something as shortsighted as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Rather than extracting the two Tailed Beasts to create unstable Jinchuriki and keeping them in the village as ticking time bombs, it was better to use them to exchange benefits with Kumogakure.
For example, methods on how to turn a Jinchuriki into a so called Perfect Jinchuriki.
Minato admitted he had a bit of selfish intent. He wanted Kushina to become a Perfect Jinchuriki like the Killer B before them.
Seeing Minato agree, A finally relaxed a little. The situation was terrible, but as long as Killer B could live, that alone was a blessing.
Mitsuki was completely dumbfounded.
What was with this reckless A? When fighting him, it was bastard this and damn it that.So how did he suddenly become this cooperative?
He even knew how to use the "door-in-the-face effect" to negotiate. Did he really change faces that fast?
In truth, A had no choice.
If he alone had been captured, he would rather kill himself than let the enemy gain even a shred of benefit.
But with his younger brother captured, it was a different story.Everything was negotiable then.
…
What followed was simple.
After returning to the main battlefield with Flying Thunder God, Mitsuki openly used sand clouds to carry A and the two Jinchuriki into the high center of the battlefield, making sure all Kumo ninja could see them.
He condensed a single Training Air Bullet in one hand and raised it overhead.
With a massive air detonation, the ninjas on the battlefield all noticed the figures floating in the sky.
"Boss?" A Kumo ninja saw A and the others and jumped up excitedly. "That's great! It's Lord A and the others!"
"Idiot!"
The teammate beside him punched him on the head and roared in frustration.
"Can't you see Boss and the others are being controlled by that flying Konoha ninja next to them?!"
"Seriously?"
The ninja rubbed the swelling on his head and looked up again. His mouth fell wide open, disbelief written all over his face.
"What the hell… even Lord A was defeated. What are we supposed to do now?"
At this moment, some of the more intelligence-savvy Kumo ninja had already recognized Mitsuki.
"That Konoha ninja looks like Konoha's Gale, Shimizu Mitsuki."
"What?! That explosion maniac? Then we're finished. That guy even dares to blow up all Five Great Villages."