Chapter:71

In the real world, Izuna's eyes remained fixed on the Eight-Tails, continuously injecting genjutsu power into the colossal beast. Gradually, the magatama pattern of the Sharingan began to manifest in Gyuuki's otherwise snow-white pupils.

"Mouuuuuuuuu!!!"

Gyuuki roared, clapping his massive palms together as chakra erupted violently from his body, shaking the entire area. The faint trace of the Sharingan in his eyes was immediately disrupted.

By manipulating the chakra within himself, he had managed to break free from the illusion of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Izuna quickly leapt off the bridge of the Eight-Tails' nose. It seemed that even with the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, controlling a monster of Gyuuki's caliber was nearly impossible without evolving his eyes into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

"You think you can control me, you bastard!" Gyuuki bellowed furiously, outraged at Izuna's audacity. His mouth opened wide, and chakra began to gather, swirling rapidly into a dark purple sphere.

"That's… the Tailed Beast Bomb!"

This attack was beyond even S-rank jutsu—only a few could withstand it, like the Complete Susanoo or Senju Hashirama's Wood Release techniques.

"Die, you damn human!!!" Gyuuki roared, shaking his head and firing the Tailed Beast Bomb as a powerful, dark purple beam of light toward Izuna. The energy tore through the ground, carving a deep ravine that stretched for miles before erupting into a massive explosion.

**Boom!!!**

A towering mushroom cloud rose into the sky, sending shockwaves through the terrain.

"Snort…," Gyuuki huffed, still brimming with anger, but somewhat satisfied, believing the annoying human had been obliterated.

"Impressive power," a voice echoed unexpectedly.

Gyuuki's eyes widened, looking in disbelief toward the source of the voice. There, standing near the lower right side of his abdomen, was Izuna, his right hand pressed against Gyuuki's skin—evidently unharmed by the Tailed Beast Bomb.

What? Teleportation? But he didn't throw a kunai!

Izuna calmly removed his hand, revealing a seal: the mark of the Flying Thunder God. It had been planted when he used the Ōdama Rasengan earlier.

"Damn it, you're so weak, yet so troublesome!" Gyuuki snarled, realizing his special move had failed. He swung a massive fist in frustration, but Izuna easily evaded the attack, retreating to a safe distance over 100 meters away.

Raising his hands, Izuna called out, "This battle ends here, Gyuuki. Next time, I'll capture you."

Izuna knew that if he unleashed the full power of his Mangekyo Sharingan, it was uncertain whether he could truly defeat the Eight-Tails. But his goal wasn't to defeat—it was to control. And without sufficient ocular power, this wasn't feasible.

"Who said you could just leave!?" Gyuuki growled, his fury far from quenched. Did this human think he could come and go as he pleased?

"Fighting isn't always about brawling. If I want to leave, you can't stop me," Izuna declared, forming a cross-shaped hand seal. Instantly, he created five shadow clones, each dashing off in different directions, some utilizing the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape swiftly.

If Gyuuki had known more about human tactics, he might have cursed in frustration. Izuna was indeed on the path to seizing the title of "The Ninja World's Most Speedy" from Senju Tobirama himself.

With the combination of Shadow Clones and the Flying Thunder God, a tailed beast like the Eight-Tails, lacking agility, stood no chance of catching up.

Gyuuki glared at the mark left on his belly, then decisively pierced his skin to remove the seal. However, what Gyuuki didn't know was that the Flying Thunder God mark couldn't be eradicated by simply damaging the skin; only someone with the power of the Six Paths could completely erase it.

Upon re-entering the Land of Fire, Izuna finally collapsed beside the trunk of a large tree. Though he had been prepared for the battle, the chakra and ocular power drained in fighting the Eight-Tails exceeded his expectations.

The plan to capture a tailed beast would have to be postponed; Izuna needed to address more immediate concerns. He pulled out a scroll from his ninja tool bag, resting against the tree as he worked to recover his chakra, beginning to study the Senjutsu of the Jugo clan.

Meanwhile, in a dense forest just 200 miles from Izuna's location, a fierce battle was raging. The Uchiha clan had allied with four other clans to launch an attack against the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.

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