Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

This old man is here to "save" you.

It glanced at Chiba, quickly composed itself, and said in a low voice, "Chiba, are we just going to go in like this? What if the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki goes berserk? Can you stop it?"

"I just wanted to have a good talk with the Eight-Tails, how did we end up fighting? Don't think too badly of us humans and tailed beasts."

"..."

Nine-Tailed Fox stared blankly at Chiba's nonsense.

After a few seconds, it said, "Don't expect me to help you when the fight breaks out."

"Help me? Sorry, I never even dared to hope for that."

Chiba walked slowly into Yunlei Gorge.

Both sides are bare rocks, without any vegetation, and thunderclouds roll overhead, with lightning occasionally falling from the sky into Yunlei Gorge.

He took a few steps inside.

Suddenly, an aura locked onto him.

"Outsiders, get out of here now, or you're dead! Yeah!"

A strange accent, an odd rap rhythm, accompanied by footsteps that were sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

A swordsman wearing sunglasses appeared in Yunlei Gorge, carrying several samurai swords on his back, and dressed in the style of Yunyin Village.

"You demon, I've brought your friend. Aren't you going to come out and take a look?"

"..."

Killer Bee narrowed his eyes, his whole body tensing up, because—

"By the way, be careful, the one next to him is the Nine-Tails."

"What does this mean? Is this guy a Konoha ninja?"

Kirabi thought to himself.

Niu Gui shook his head: "I don't know, but the fact that he dared to carry the Nine-Tails with him without applying any seal means either that he has reached a cooperation with the Nine-Tails, or that he is extremely powerful and not afraid of the Nine-Tails at all."

"Idiot! Bastard!"

Anyway, be careful.

Ushioni didn't want to say much about Kirabi's thoughts; the enemy before him could launch an attack at any moment, and any distraction could lead to defeat.

however.

What neither it nor Killer Bee expected was...

"What are you guys talking about? Could you add me to the conversation?"

"!!!"

The Gyuki was startled and looked up to see Yagyu Chiba appear in its and Killer Bee's mental space, walking step by step through the dark space.

Kirabi's gaze sharpened.

To be able to directly reach the space between him and the bull demon, such strength...

Even the eldest brother couldn't do it!

"who are you?"

"Sword Shadow, a ronin, but I'm more interested in the Tailed Beasts, so Gyuki, Killer Bee, could you allow me to cut off a part of his consciousness?"

Chiba smiled and said, "To be honest, I don't really want to fight you. It's too troublesome and might take a lot of effort. It would be best if we could resolve this peacefully."

"Idiot! Bastard! The battle has begun, advance powerfully!"

Say it.

Killer Bee instantly threw out seven swords, and then caught them in a strange pose.

Come on, you idiot!

He spoke indistinctly, then—

He instantly appeared beside Chiba, and the speed of the seven swords, combined with the stimulation of Lightning Release chakra, swept over like a tornado composed of sword blades.

but.

In an instant, a flash of light streaked across Killer Bee's vision.

The chakra-infused blade shot out like a bolt of lightning, its terrifying edge glistening with golden light— A single strike—

choke!

With a crisp sound, Killer Bee's three swords were severed in two.

What a quick knife!

and.

It's very powerful!

"By the way, your opponent's swordsmanship and taijutsu are both superior to yours. Don't try to fight head-on with taijutsu. Just use the tailed beast chakra directly, otherwise we have no chance of winning."

"It's a demon," the demon said solemnly.

"Use Tailed Beast Mode?"

"Yes, the opponent is very strong. He was able to directly intervene in our conversation just now. His Nine-Tails clone may have been forcibly taken from Konoha."

The demon is serious.

The last time I felt this much pressure was when I faced the Third Raikage—

That speed is even faster than the Raikage's!

The key is.

The opponent hasn't used the tailed beast chakra yet.

Killer Bee did not refuse. Instantly, a tailed beast cloak appeared on his body, and red chakra emerged from his body, directly transforming into bones and horns.

Eight tails swayed behind him.

"The Eight-Tails hasn't even gone berserk yet, Ushioni, what a disgrace! Not only have you been imprisoned, but you've also reached an agreement with the Jinchuriki."

Nine-Tails scoffed from the side, "Someone like you is actually an Eight-Tails!"

"..."

The demon was speechless.

This nine-tailed fox still has the same foul mouth as always; no wonder the first tail hates it.

It did not respond, but instead focused all its efforts on helping Chirabi.

After transforming into a half-tailed beast, Killer Bee's speed and strength are multiplied.

Then...

boom!

With a loud bang, Chiba didn't see Killer Bee, but plumes of dust billowed up beneath his feet.

So fast!

He was secretly alarmed, but thankfully...

His senses detected the enemy before his eyes could see it.

Arrived!

when!

I long for you to draw your sword.

Boom~

The short sword blocked Killer Bee's Thunder Plow Blade.

The tailed beast's bones developed long, narrow cracks beneath the blades and chakra.

Killer Bee swiftly attacked with his other hand.

but.

Chiba quickly blocked his left hand with his other hand, then raised his leg—

boom!

With a sweeping arc, his foot unleashed a chakra stream that transformed into a blade of energy that pierced the air, sending Killer Bee flying. His tailed beast cloak was ripped open, revealing his flesh beneath.

Blood was trickling from his chest.

Kirabi's expression changed drastically.

This is the first time I've been injured while in my tailed beast form...

"This power is definitely not ordinary chakra!"

"Tailed beast transformation?"

"No, it must be some other force, but I don't know what it is."

The bull demon had a vague guess in its heart, but it truly didn't know what that power was, how to cultivate it, or how to understand it deeply. Compared to that...

Tailed beast form doesn't seem to be enough!

As it was pondering this, suddenly, Chirabi felt a terrible blow to its stomach.

This is?

A slash from a distance!

Killer Bee roared, and eight tails erupted from its body, but the next moment...

Whoosh!

With a soft sound, the ronin appeared in front of him, five balls of chakra appearing in his hand.

Although they weren't the five nature transformations, these five chakra clusters were completely different in state and frequency, and they were aimed at one of his chakra points—

Killer Bee felt a sharp pain inside his body, and all his chakra seemed to freeze.