Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

In the afternoon, the group that had evacuated from Kumogakure successfully reached the border of the Land of Frost, and with a clear direction, they encountered no obstacles along the way.

Just as they were about to reach the base, the group smelled blood and immediately sensed something was wrong. They quickly reported after sensing the ninja forming hand seals:

"The enemy is speeding away."

Upon arriving at their destination, all that remained were dozens of corpses.

Their comrades had delivered messages that morning, but now they lay dead before everyone's eyes, and hatred filled the faces of the Cloud Village ninjas.

Killer Bee's pupils contracted when he saw the long brown hair on the ground, and he quickly squatted down to examine the severed body:

"Motoi!"

When his childhood friend was tragically cut in half at the waist, memories of the past surfaced in his mind, causing Killer Bee to unleash tailed beast chakra due to intense emotional turmoil.

The Cloud Village ninjas retreated in terror upon seeing this. Killer Bee, enveloped in the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak, roared and accelerated in pursuit of the enemy's retreat.

"Bi-sama!"

"Calm down, let's compete!"

The Eight-Tails also loudly reminded him from within, its wounds reminding him of the Konoha ninja who injured Killer Bee. Jinchuriki are not invincible; with insufficient information, they need to be even more cautious.

Enraged, Killer Bee did not respond as usual. His long-suppressed emotions erupted, and at this moment, all he wanted was revenge.

Ten kilometers away from the base, Furukawa Osamu sensed an extremely large mass of chakra rapidly pursuing them. The opponent was faster than them, and catching up was only a matter of time.

As they approached a forest, Furukawa Osamu abruptly stopped, and Hinata Shuichi, a member of the team, hurriedly shouted a reminder:

"Shu, he's a Jinchūriki, don't stop!"

"It's too late, seniors. Please do your best to protect yourselves."

When Killer Bee leaped onto the plains, he had already entered his second form, a half-tailed beast transformation. He crashed into the ground, creating a massive shockwave, and then an astonishing chara ball condensed in his mouth.

"Roar!"

With an unconscious roar, Killer Bee unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball. The violent energy surge caused the Konoha ninjas' expressions to change drastically, as the aura of death rapidly approached them.

Facing the impending attack, Furukawa Osamu calmly bit his finger, slammed his hands on the ground, and huge portals bearing ghostly faces rapidly rose from the ground:

"Fivefold Rashomon!"

The Tailed Beast Ball, hurtling towards us, displayed immense power, piercing through defenses with a deafening roar.

"boom!"

"what!"

The shockwave blew away the Konoha ninjas who had run into the forest. They screamed in terror and fell to the ground, rolling several times.

Hyuga Shuichi propped himself up and used his Byakugan to observe, only to find that the trees on both sides had disappeared, and cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

Amidst the massive cloud of smoke, Furukawa Osamu, at the forefront, slowly rose. The Hundred Healings Seal on his forehead flashed twice, and his body instantly returned to its optimal state.

"Is this the power of the Eight-Tails?"

The five Rashomon gates were almost completely pierced, and the Tailed Beast Ball exploded prematurely, its power equally astonishing.

"build!"

Akimichi Tou stood up, wanting to rush forward to help, but the big dog quickly bit its companion, and Inuzuka Jaw, clutching its bleeding forehead, loudly reminded it:

"Dontou, don't be reckless. This is a battle we can't get involved in!"

As the two were talking, Killer Bee, in his half-tailed beast form, unleashed his chakra once more, and a circular shockwave rapidly spread outwards from his body.

Furukawa Osamu did not retreat. He let out a low shout, clasped his hands together, and instantly black arcs of electricity and violent chakra fluctuations erupted from his body. A shockwave also spread rapidly from his body.

"boom!"

The mere clash of chakra fluctuations created enough air currents to force the Konoha ninjas in the distance to freeze in place, their faces filled with horror.

The Cloud Village ninjas who caught up with him stared wide-eyed as the diminutive Furukawa Osamu charged at the Tailed Beast.

The Eight-Tails' chakra transformed into countless arms that raged wildly, but Furukawa Osamu, in his charge, always managed to dodge the attacks before the chakra arms could strike.

"Watch out, he's too fast!"

"boom!"

Killer Bee's Eight-Tails hurriedly warned, as gravel flew everywhere and more and more chakra arms grabbed at Furukawa Osamu.

Furukawa Osamu dodged the hammer blows and leaped into the air, jumping continuously between the red chakra arms. When he returned to the ground, the chakra beneath his feet exploded, increasing his speed once again.

Killer Bee's Eight-Tails was still loudly warning him, but Furukawa Osamu, who was close by, suddenly disappeared.

As Furukawa Osamu pulled his right arm back in mid-air, twisting his body to throw a powerful punch at the top of the humanoid tailed beast in front of him, the Sage Chakra on his right fist instantly erupted in [Monstrous Strength] mode!

"Bi-sama!"

The Cloud Village ninja in the distance saw Killer Bee's head violently dented and screamed in terror.

Everyone watched in disbelief as the humanoid tailed beast was slammed to the ground by a single punch from a short Konoha ninja, their minds going blank for a moment.

"Ugh..."

Kirabi groaned in pain as his head slammed heavily into the ground, and cracks spread across the earth.

As he fell, Furukawa Osamu forcibly twisted his body and delivered a flying knee strike to the fallen humanoid tailed beast. His Sage Chakra erupted once more, and the swift attack slammed solidly into Killer Bee.

With a loud bang, the ground caved in again, and the airflow from the collision sent debris flying everywhere. The Cloud Village ninja could only scream as he collapsed to the ground.

Killer Bee nearly lost consciousness after being hit repeatedly, and his Tailed Beast Cloak was rapidly fading away.

"Bi, move! Our power has suddenly vanished!"

The Eight-Tails cried out loudly, hurriedly gathering chakra to attack Furukawa Osamu. Killer Bee, lying in the pit, barely managed to prop himself up, covering his mouth and spitting out blood repeatedly.

After completing the [Gathering], Furukawa Osamu sensed the tailed beast chakra fluctuations within Killer Bee's body and decisively created distance.

With the meridians in his right fist and left knee damaged, Furukawa Osamu frowned slightly. After sending the energy from the [Gathering] technique into his body, the Hundred Healings Mark on his forehead flashed again, indicating that his physical strength still needed to be improved.

"Whoa whoa!"

After Killer Bee fully transformed into his tailed beast form, the Eight-Tails began to dominate his consciousness, wildly waving its octopus tentacles before condensing a chakra ball in its mouth once more.

Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared in front of Osamu Furukawa and immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport away.

The Tailed Beast Ball exploded, and the enormous energy fluctuations could still be clearly felt several kilometers away.

Minato Namikaze knelt on the ground, his face showing exhaustion, forcing a smile:

"Thank goodness I made it in time! The power of the Eight-Tails is just too dangerous."

The Konoha ninjas around them all sat on the ground, panting heavily, their faces still showing signs of fear. Akimichi Tou and the others looked at Furukawa Osamu, whose armor was shattered and who looked somewhat disheveled, and thanked him profusely.

"I almost died in the first attack, Xiu, thank you so much!"

Furukawa Osamu also showed signs of exhaustion, holding the specially made kunai from his ninja tool pouch in his hand, and exclaimed in admiration with a pale face:

"Thanks to Captain Minato this time! My seniors have always taken care of me, and protecting everyone is what I should do!"

The youngest ANBU ninja's mask was already shattered, and blood was still flowing from his head. Looking at Furukawa Osamu, his eyes filled with tears as he said emotionally:

"Lord Shu truly lives up to his reputation as a great ninja who inherited the Will of Fire!"

Amidst the exclamations of admiration from the young people, Furukawa Osamu merely smiled slightly, still sensing the energy information within his body:

"It is indeed possible to collect the energy of the Tailed Beasts, which are energy entities that split off from the Divine Tree."

"They even have Lightning Release ninjutsu."