Chapter 124

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"Get out of my way!"

Like red lightning, a figure dashed in front of Yōichi, and in the next moment, the six tailed beast chakra tails on his back swelled massively and swung down fiercely.

However, Yōichi was not slow either. He had also trained in the Raiton Chakra Mode and possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, which greatly enhanced his dynamic visual perception.

Boom, boom, boom!

All six chakra tails smashed into the empty ground, pulverizing the hard earth, but completely missing Yōichi.

Feeling the air where his tails swung, Killer B immediately turned and shouted, "Brother, he's coming for you!"

Yōichi's figure flickered like lightning, dodging left and right until he was right in front of 'A'.

Under the pressure of the Sharingan, 'A' had to lower his gaze, avoiding eye contact; but this meant he could barely see his opponent's upper body, a deadly disadvantage for a taijutsu ninja like him.

Raijin thrust forward, Yōichi targeted 'A's vital points on his head, preparing to follow up his attack. However, he suddenly frowned and leapt upward.

A second later, a stretched chakra arm came lashing out.

It was Killer B, worried 'A' was at a disadvantage. When Yōichi rushed towards Killer B, 'A' turned and struck back with a chakra hand.

Then Killer B quickly moved to 'A's side, realizing that Yōichi was targeting his brother as the breakthrough point.

Training in the same techniques, nearly identical in speed and physical strength, but Yōichi had the Sharingan. In comparison, his brother was at a complete disadvantage. Not being able to look into his opponent's eyes made combat incredibly challenging.

"Brother, we're getting pushed towards the center of our formation again."

Killer B noted they had intended to drive Yōichi away, but under his relentless assault, they were being pushed closer to their own forces' center.

This position as a Jinchūriki restrained him from using some of his more destructive jutsu.

Meanwhile, the Leaf ninja were fortifying their defenses with earth techniques while slowly advancing with shuriken and explosive tags toward the Cloud ninja's position.

But now, with these two monstrous figures fighting in the middle of the Cloud forces, not even the Cloud's elite could intervene, leaving others merely to dodge.

"Now you must be feeling quite restrained!"

Yōichi returned, appearing before Killer B and 'A' again. He then tapped into the stored Nine-Tails chakra within him, his clothing covered with golden chakra, simulating flames around him with many tomoe appearing at his collar.

"But for me, this is the perfect battlefield!"

Decades later, the Susanoo first made its appearance using the Eight-Tails and the future Fourth Raikage as stepping stones.

Enormous deep blue chakra enveloped Yōichi's body, rapidly forming a humanoid skeleton, which then quickly covered itself in muscle and armor. Within seconds, a sixty to seventy-meter-tall blue armored Susanoo stood before Killer B and 'A'.

Using this Susanoo, however, caused Yōichi's eyes to bleed - his Mangekyō was not yet perfected. Although the Nine-Tails chakra could cover the Susanoo in armor, it was significantly smaller in size.

"Brother, Hachi, what is this technique?"

Killer B was astounded by the towering Susanoo, even the chakra blade it wielded seemed over thirty meters long.

"This must be the Uchiha clan's ultimate Dōjutsu, Susanoo; watch out, B, its destructive power is comparable to a tailed beast!" Gyūki warned loudly. Though it had never seen Hagoromo use it, Ashura had once earned their recognition after arduous cultivation and was lent their tailed beast chakra.

"Brother, be careful, this must be the Uchiha clan's final Dōjutsu, Susanoo, as destructive as a tailed beast!"

Killer B relayed the information to 'A', but his gaze hardened the next second, calling out in his mind, "Hachi!"

Yōichi, controlling the Susanoo, drew out a chakra blade and viciously slashed down.

But Killer B was quick to react, not caring about 'A' at his side, instantly transforming into his full Eight-Tails form, using his tentacle to block the blade.

Boom! A thunderous explosion like a peal of thunder from clear skies, followed by a fierce clash between the chakra blade and the tentacle, sent a shockwave rippling outward.

The force of the impact was akin to an S-ranked Wind Release jutsu, with the power to sweep across kilometers.

The ground erupted with flying sand and stones, turning them into deadly projectiles akin to shuriken. Any Cloud ninja caught too close to the blast was lifted into the air, pelted by debris, and enveloped in a cloud of blood mist.

Even 'A' was thrown back; first hit by Killer B's full Eight-Tails transformation, and before he could regain his footing, the two colossal beings clashed again.

"What is that?"

"Eight-Tails, that's Lord Killer B, but what's that thing facing him?"

The massive noise and activity drew the terrified gaze of all Cloud ninja and even the Leaf ninja saw the two giant beings.

The appearance of the Eight-Tails was bad news; if it decided to use a Tailed Beast Bomb, no one could withstand it at the Leaf camp.

However, the silver lining was the presence of a massive chakra giant combating the Eight-Tails, keeping it too occupied to focus on anything else.

Imamura recalled Yōichi's words before the battle. Although uncertain, he felt that the deep blue chakra giant was related to Yōichi.

"Continue the attack on the Cloud ninja; Leaf's Raijin has tied down the Eight-Tails!"

Imamura skillfully used the morale boost, urging the Leaf ninja to continue their offensive. With the two behemoths battling it out in the center of the Cloud forces, any remaining fighting spirit they had was surely dampened.

Seizing the opportunity to break the enemy, they pressed their attack. Yōichi, after his Susanoo blocked the attack from the Eight-Tails, raised another hand, quickly forming a similar chakra blade, and slashing down once more.

With this tactical advantage, the Leaf aimed to scatter them completely. Meanwhile, Yōichi, after having his Susanoo block another strike, commanded it to raise another hand, quickly forming a chakra blade to slash down once again.

This strike, layered upon another, directly chopped off two more of the Eight-Tails' tentacles.

"Ouch, that hurts, you jerk, idiot!"

Killer B yelled, then quickly gathered a high-density Tailed Beast Bomb in the Eight-Tails' mouth and shot it straight at Susanoo's head.

But at the last moment, Yōichi dissolved the Susanoo and jumped down from above.

As he left Susanoo's head, the giant chakra construct dissolved, but Yōichi, before hitting the ground, formed a smaller, half-body version of Susanoo, without armor.

This smaller half-body Susanoo stretched out its arm just before landing, grabbing 'A' who was still in mid-air, and then Yōichi activated his Mangekyō technique.

Ishimikumari!

"Damn, not that technique again."

As 'A' tried to free himself from Susanoo's grip, he felt a sudden weakness as if he had been ill, and all strength and chakra to resist were gone.

The next second, Yōichi pulled out the Raijin sword, swiftly moved to 'A's side, and plunged the blade just above the heart.

"If you dare fire a Tailed Beast Bomb, I'll kill the future Fourth Raikage right now!"

Uchiha Yōichi held 'A' in front of him, blade against his heart, as he coldly looked at the giant figure before him.

His stamina seemed to be waning; he still had chakra, but the intense pain in his eyes was almost unbearable. Especially since he couldn't take down Killer B quickly, and once Susanoo's time was up, he expected to face a combined attack from both adversaries.

So, taking advantage of 'A's leap into the air, he decided to dissolve Susanoo and disable 'A' first, simplifying the next steps.

"A! B!"

A robust figure rapidly approached, arriving quickly with several others following, reaching the battlefield one after the other.

Killer B also dissolved his full Eight-Tails transformation, coming to the side of the Third Raikage, saying, "Sorry, Lord Raikage, I wasn't watching over my brother."

The Third Raikage interrupted, "No need to say more, B. As a ninja, 'A' was prepared when he went to the battlefield!"

At that moment, Konoha's White Fang and three other jōnin arrived by Yōichi's side. Seeing him subdue the 'A-B' combo, they were pleased, though Sakumo apologetically murmured, "Sorry, Yōichi-kun, I couldn't stop the Third Raikage."

"It's okay, we won!"

Yōichi then turned to the Third Raikage and coldly declared, "I give you two options: withdraw from the Land of Hot Water within five days, admit Cloud Village's defeat, and I'll release him after ten days; or I kill him right now, and we fight another battle!"

Hearing this, the Third Raikage shouted in rage, "Damn it, Cloud ninja do not submit"

"Ten seconds, then I kill him, or force me to act sooner!"

Yōichi coldly interrupted the Third Raikage's futile outburst. A true warrior does not accept threats. The Third Raikage hesitated, clearly more of a peace advocate.

With the Raijin blade close to 'A's heart, just a trigger of the Raiton Chakra Mode would end his life.

"Three, two"

"Cloud Village will withdraw from the Land of Hot Water!"

The Third Raikage shouted loudly.

At that moment, it seemed as if he had lost the last of his ninja spirit and the dignity of a Kage, all to bring his son and the future Raikage home.

Now a maimed man, he had become a coward, unable to let the Raikage title lose its lineage on his watch.

After shouting that, the Third Raikage thought to himself that he was an unfit Raikage.

[End of Chapter]