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

A strange chakra gathered in its mouth.

Shukaku's pupils contracted.

Go all out right from the start?

What the hell!

but.

The Tailed Beast Ball needs to accumulate power, but I still have a chance!

It quickly patted its belly.

Then——

boom!

With a muffled thud, a huge wind bullet spewed out of its mouth.

Wind Escape·Practice blank bullets!

The speed of the empty bullet was extremely fast, and it arrived in front of the Nine-Tails in the blink of an eye.

Then, strands of sand appeared, as the training bullets were about to cover the surface of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The Nine-Tails is just a clone right now. As long as I disrupt the opponent's rhythm and seal them before they can, I'll have won.

Shukaku was making this plan.

however.

Before its training ball could reach Kurama, Kurama's tailed beast ball had already been fully charged.

The Tailed Beast Ball was silently unleashed from the Nine-Tails' mouth.

It didn't even explode; instead, it transformed into a small sphere and flew rapidly toward Shukaku, shattering Shukaku's training bullet in the process.

This chakra...

Very dense!

Shukaku was incredulous and quickly changed the direction of his chakra flow, unleashing another empty blast.

but.

Nothing has changed.

The Sky Bullet was utterly powerless against the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball and was destroyed in an instant. Although it mitigated some of the power of the Tailed Beast Ball, it still did not dissipate.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion filled the entire barrier.

Kimimaro instantly increased his chakra output, while Tenten's face turned pale, almost unable to hold up the barrier and causing the extremely violent chakra inside to leak out.

Chiba was also surprised.

The Nine-Tails actually pulled off the technique it had planned for later—

It combines and reacts with Sage Chakra and Tailed Beast Chakra in a special way. Although it is not as terrifying as the Yin-Yang Chakra explosion, it is still much more powerful than the ordinary Tailed Beast Ball.

Nine Lamas.

And you say you don't innovate in ninjutsu?

I came in and saw you fighting Shukaku!

Chiba took a deep breath, and then couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Creating a nine-tailed fox was definitely the right choice.

Compared to other tailed beasts, Kurama is much stronger and more intelligent, and can become an ally.

Although it's not very cooperative right now, that's okay, we'll get it to cooperate sooner or later.

Chiba just entered Sage Mode.

He continuously channeled chakra, using the Flying Lightning Formation to guide the explosive tailed beasts outwards. After a second or two...

"Yagyu Chiba! What kind of experiment are you conducting now?"

A sharp shout came from behind.

Tsunade?

What is she doing here!

Chiba was somewhat surprised; Tsunade should be in her office reviewing documents right now.

He didn't have time to look back, and quickly transferred the chakra and smoke inside.

Several more seconds passed.

The smoke and dust gradually settled.

Shukaku lay on the ground, half-dead and badly injured, and Kurama was in no better shape.

Although this is its own ninjutsu, the explosion does not distinguish between friend and foe.

The chakra trapped within the barrier continued to explode, causing considerable damage to the Nine-Tails as well. However, the Nine-Tails was still standing, while Shukaku had already fallen.

"Hey, you stinky cat, let's see what excuse you have now!"

"You, you're insidious!"

Shukaku responded with difficulty.

It was at the epicenter of the explosion, and its injuries were far more severe than those of the Nine-Tails. If it weren't for Chiba secretly protecting it at the last moment...

At this moment, Shukaku's clone may have already dissipated.

Shukaku didn't know what was going on, but it had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The nine-tailed fox held its head high with pride.

"This is my new Tailed Beast Ball. What era are we living in that we're still using the old-fashioned Tailed Beast Ball? Do you think being a Tailed Beast means you don't need to be innovative?"

"Oh, I forgot, you didn't use the Tailed Beast Ball just now. With your chakra and activation ability, if you had used the Tailed Beast Ball, you would be dead by now."

???

Shukaku was furious, but it couldn't find a reason to refute it, so...

Very angry!

All I can do is lie down and look at the sky, questioning the meaning of life.

It doesn't understand.

Why is the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball so fast and so powerful!

It doesn’t make sense!

Chapter 244 Shukaku: When it comes to brains, I'm definitely better than you!

"Chiba, what are you doing?!"

Tsunade's expression was not good.

She skipped work intending to meet Chiba for a drink to chat about the recent situation in Konoha and her future plans, but Chiba gave her a big surprise instead.

Deep within the Forest of Death, after the smoke and dust cleared, a huge crater remained, containing nothing but the two tailed beasts.

Tsunade, her face dark, took several deep breaths before teleporting to Chiba's side.

Tian Tian was so scared that she shrank back and hid to the side, but then she thought that Chiba's matter was serious and she had to stand up and say something to help.

So she stepped forward again, stammering, "Tsunade-sama, Chiba-kun is also testing his ninjutsu, yes, testing his ninjutsu!"

"That's right. Kurama said he had a new Tailed Beast Ball to test, and then Shukaku said he wanted to compete with Kurama, and that's how it turned out."

Chiba winked at Kurama as he spoke.

Nine-tailed Fox is not stupid.

The initial idea for this technique was copied from Chiba's ninjutsu.

Nine-Tails glanced at it and still offered a stiff consolation: "Hmph, that's because I know how to innovate. Tailed beasts like you who don't think will always be at the bottom!"

Except for Chiba.

"Hehe, I didn't realize that."

It has been restored to its smaller form, but now it's starting to question its existence.

"???"

Chiba nodded in response.

"Because this part of the chakra was collected that night."

"That's right, I've racked my brains and figured out a new ninjutsu, so I'm testing it on the stinky tanuki. Now, as expected, the stinky tanuki is still a bit weak. Chiba, release the Gyuki!"

"If you don't want Shukaku to know, then speak up for me!"

Because it was defeated in one move.

Nine-Tailed Fox proudly raised its head.

Everyone looked over, completely bewildered.

It understood Chiba's threat—

So the Nine-Tails that fought me was only one-tenth of what it used to be?

"Yes, it's true. This part of the clone should have come from the boy named Sora, so the yin and yang chakra within it is actually unbalanced."

on the other hand……

Isn’t it too bad?

But I only have half chakra!

In the past, when it lost, it could use chakra to justify itself, but now it really can't accept it.