As the voice of the Fourth Raikage rang out, the ground below trembled with a thunderous roar.
Cracks spread across the earth, and from the hidden underground base beneath Otogakure, several massive octopus-like tentacles burst forth, breaking through the surface.
These tentacles latched onto the earth and hauled up several figures trapped within.
"That's... Hika, Retsu..."
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Izumi's faces darkened with shock, their gazes burning with fury as they saw the young Uchiha clan members bound and dragged up by the octopus tentacles.
The children wailed in fear, struggling desperately, but no matter how much they thrashed and fought, they couldn't break free from the octopus's grasp.
At the end of the tentacles stood the Jinchūriki of Kumogakure, Killer B, who had already entered his partial tailed beast transformation state.
Forming a V-sign with his fingers, Killer B began to rap:
"Yo yo! We did it, bro! Caught seven little Uchiha brats, you fool, you idiot..."
A tick mark bulged on the Fourth Raikage's forehead as he barked:
"Fool! Hurry up and get them out of here—these people aren't easy to deal with!"
Killer B paused, glancing at the gathering shinobi encircling him. His eyes widened, and he sucked in a sharp breath:
"Yo, fool bro! Are you sure this is just some ordinary hidden village?!"
Before he could say more, the surrounding shinobi launched their assault.
"Shōton: Kesshō Gokakurō!" (Crystal Style: Crystal Pentagonal Prison)
Guren slammed her palms onto the ground, and pale-purple crystal blades shot across the earth, heading straight for B.
"Shikotsumyaku!" (Dead Bone Pulse)
From Kimimaro's body, white bones pierced outward as he sprinted towards the tentacles at lightning speed.
"Suiton: Suishōha!" (Water Style: Water Colliding Wave)
Suigetsu spewed a wild torrent of water, merging into the current as he surged toward Killer B.
Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Shisui didn't hesitate either, each unleashing their strongest Katon jutsus, creating a blazing inferno.
Killer B barely had time to react when the world before him transformed into a sea of molten lava.
"Genjutsu?!"
Stunned, he looked around at the magma, panic seizing him. But before he could attempt to dispel it, the scalding heat seared his flesh, making him howl in agony.
"B! This is a Genjutsu, but not an ordinary one!" growled the Hachibi inside his mind.
The Hachibi lashed its tentacle at Killer B, snapping him out of the illusion.
As B's eyes cleared, he drew in a sharp breath—his body had been pierced by pale-purple crystals, his tentacles impaled by white bones, and flames licked at his flesh, threatening to consume him.
"AAAAAARGH!!!"
B screamed in pain, thrashing his massive octopus tentacles.
BOOM!
The purple tentacles lashed out like whips, violently scattering the attackers, but B was clearly in bad shape.
"Shōton: Hakkyō Kōryū no Jutsu!" (Crystal Style: Crystal Dragon's Roar)
Guren formed seals, summoning a colossal dragon made of purple crystal, which lunged and bit down on B's tentacles.
B howled once more.
Even in his partial tailed beast state, the pain from the tentacles transmitted directly into his mind, overwhelming him.
The surrounding shinobi surged forward, seizing the opening.
"B, you fool...!" The Fourth Raikage's face turned thunderous, and he looked ready to storm over and beat his foolish little brother into the ground.
They had already captured some Uchiha kids—why wasn't B retreating yet?!
The Fourth Raikage's eyes narrowed in realization: this hidden village wasn't as simple as it seemed.
In terms of combat power alone, this obscure Otogakure was nearly on par with Kumogakure.
As he deliberated, his expression suddenly twisted in shock—he felt the moisture being sucked out of his body.
"My Raiton Armor and cellular activation are failing?!"
He stared wide-eyed at the golden-haired youth, who stood calmly, flames dancing around him, radiating an oppressive heat.
"Fourth Raikage, you bastard..."
Naruto's gaze was icy as he locked eyes with the Raikage, taking in the situation below.
He hadn't expected Kumogakure to mobilize both the Raikage and a Jinchūriki just to snatch the Uchiha's Sharingan.
Flames surged around Naruto like an inferno, distorting the air with blistering heat, as if the surrounding moisture had been entirely evaporated.
The Fourth Raikage's face was drenched in sweat, and regret gnawed at him for his reckless move.
"Entei!!!" (Flame Emperor)
Naruto raised a blazing "sun" in his hand and hurled it at the Raikage's head.
"Raigyaku Suihei!!!" (Liger Bomb Horizontal)
The Raikage roared, his body surging with wild lightning as he charged straight into Naruto's attack.
The moment they collided, an eruption of flames blotted out the sky.
BOOM!!!
A deafening roar shook the heavens.
Everyone below stared in awe at the blinding firestorm, the searing heat making it hard to breathe.
Amid the blinding inferno, a streak of lightning flashed—Naruto's expression turned colder.
"That Raiton Armor's defense is ridiculous..."
The Entei he wielded wasn't some imitation of Ace's Flame Emperor—it burned at a far higher temperature.
Even a Sea King would have been vaporized by it in an instant.
And yet, the Fourth Raikage had survived.
Naruto clenched his fists and launched another strike:
"Hi no Ken!" (Fire Fist)
Flames erupted from his fist as he swung it at the Raikage, who charged through the Entei.
Their fists collided—Naruto was blasted backward several steps, while the Raikage staggered and wheezed, visibly worse for wear.
His body was scorched black, his hair singed into tight curls, his lips cracked and parched, as if all the moisture had been sucked from him.
"Your flames... they're what's really insane!"
The Raikage's face was grim. He had never encountered such a troublesome opponent before.
His own attacks couldn't land, but Naruto's strikes burned him, draining his body's moisture.
If it weren't for his Raiton Armor and cellular activation, he'd have been a pile of ashes by now.
"But... I've found your weakness!"
The Raikage's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he glared at Naruto.
"Suiton should hurt you, right?"
His gaze dropped to Naruto's right hand, where a fresh wound marked his skin—a cut the Raikage had just inflicted.
And there was blood on his own hand, suggesting that the injury had prevented Naruto's body from turning entirely into flames.
Naruto glanced at the wound, then smirked coldly.
"You think you've figured it all out, huh?"
He flicked his right hand dismissively.
With his pirate physique, Uzumaki heritage, and Jinchūriki abilities... multiple passive powers activated at once.
Before the Raikage's stunned and increasingly grim expression, Naruto's wound rapidly healed.
(End of Chapter)
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