[Ding! The system detected that the host used an absolutely shocking method to break through the defenses of the Five-Tails, Kokuō, pushing her rage toward you beyond its limits. As a result, the surrounding ninjas—note, not just those from Iwagakure or Konoha, but from both villages—have all fallen into a state of utter shock. You've captured countless eyes! Special reward: Tailed Beast Bomb Optimization +10%!]
This guy… he had indeed achieved his goal—and the effect was far better than he'd imagined.
Even Hanzō was left stunned.
He might be a demigod, but he was still human, and before a being of destruction like a Tailed Beast, even he felt a splitting headache.
After all, poisons didn't work on Tailed Beasts—and that was a real problem for him, since his main attack method was poison.
"Damn it… Konoha's got another monster."
"Looks like I'll need to rethink my plans."
Hanzō's expression turned grim. Flying Thunder God, Summoning Techniques, Senjutsu—this kid was already enough to make him cautious.
Tsunade, too, was in shock.
"So this is the power brought by Senjutsu..."
"Ryūchi Cave..."
But she quickly shook her head and shouted furiously,
"Don't just stand there—attack!"
"Drive out every Iwagakure ninja!"
Tsunade abandoned the medical corps completely, stomping her feet into the ground and launching forward like a rocket.
Her shout reignited the battlefield.
Konoha's ninjas, as if injected with pure adrenaline, counterattacked ferociously—their momentum several times greater than before.
...
The battle on Gekko Chizan's side was anything but easy.
After a series of fierce strikes, Kokuō had completely lost control.
Steam gushed from her body, while a massive Tailed Beast Bomb began to form at her mouth.
Because she was crouching, the Tailed Beast Bomb hovered close to the ground—an utterly terrifying sight.
"I'm going to blow you all to dust!!"
This Tailed Beast Bomb—Kokuō was determined to unleash it. The chakra gathering speed was terrifying.
"Damn it! Can't you behave for once?!"
"You bastard!"
The moment Kokuō began forming the Tailed Beast Bomb, Gekko Chizan had already rushed in, slashing at her head like mad.
The Kusanagi sword wasn't enough, and had Snake Princess control the Titan Python while he charged forward himself, cutting straight into Kokuō.
Wounds split across the beast's face, one after another.
That only enraged Kokuō further, accelerating the Tailed Beast Bomb's formation.
"You're insane! At this range, you'll kill your own people too!"
Gekko Chizan's eyes burned red with fury. The other four snakes attacked desperately as well, but against Kokuō's steam-protected body, their efforts were mere drops in the ocean.
No matter how they struck, Kokuō didn't stop forming the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Chizan was forced to come up with a new strategy.
"You're the one seeking death!"
Now he was truly enraged—his serpentine pupils in Sage Mode gleamed with killing intent.
A rare sight indeed—Gekko Chizan had lost his temper.
[Wow, rare! After all these years, host, you actually lost your cool.]
"Shut up!"
Hearing the system's teasing voice only irritated him more.
The next moment, Sage chakra flared outward, linking him and Jinlin together.
"If you want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"
Flying Thunder God activated—Chizan, Kokuō, and the four snakes all vanished from the battlefield.
The enormous battleground suddenly fell silent.
Both sides, who had just resumed fighting, froze once again.
...
South Sea, near the coast.
A single marked kunai stood embedded in a reef.
The next instant, a group of gigantic beasts fell from the sky, shaking the entire shore.
At the same time, a crimson sphere of energy shot toward the horizon.
"Boom!"
The massive explosion sent waves surging one after another.
"Urokohane! Head toward the sea!"
"We can't fight on the coast!"
Chizan and the snakes were still suppressing Kokuō as he hurled a marked kunai toward Urokohane.
Urokohane caught it in his mouth, then bolted into the ocean.
"Chizan, what are you planning?"
"You're not…?"
Tagorihime, while gathering Sage chakra, glanced at him. They all knew what his trump card was.
Seeing that they'd already left the battlefield and reached a desolate area, she could more or less guess.
"Help me hold her down for a bit. I'll take care of the rest myself!"
Though he didn't answer directly, his meaning was clear enough.
Yes—Gekko Chizan's patience had reached its limit. So what if she was a Jinchūriki? He'd had enough!
"Alright, we got it!"
"Everyone, give it your all! Hold her down!"
They continued suppressing her—Kokuō still struggling violently, another Tailed Beast Bomb rapidly forming at her mouth.
"Tch, you want to launch another one?"
"Keep dreaming!"
This time, the Titan Python wrapped tightly around Kokuō's mouth—but that wouldn't stop the explosion.
After all, Tailed Beasts didn't need to open their mouths to form a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Otherwise, what would the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails do?
"Chizan! Urokohane just sent a message!"
"She's far enough out!"
Yamoryū immediately relayed the message to Chizan.
In the next instant, the giant snakes and the Five-Tails vanished again.
Feeling they were now far from shore, Chizan's heart leapt with satisfaction.
"Everyone! Let's begin the real battle!"
His shout was bold and full of release—a long-suppressed thrill finally set free.
Hearing it, Jinlin, Yamoryū, and Urokohane immediately released Kokuō and dove into the sea.
As soon as Kokuō's body relaxed, she aimed her Tailed Beast Bomb straight at Chizan.
"You damn brat!"
"Die!!"
"Boom!!"
The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded like a nuclear blast.
The sea erupted into chaos—waves crashing, waters roaring.
The explosion's intense heat even blasted a crater into the ocean's surface.
White steam from the boiling water blanketed everything around.
Kokuō watched gleefully, certain the brat she hated most was finally dead. But suddenly, a shadow appeared through the mist—and the chakra it exuded made her freeze in disbelief.
That chakra—she knew it all too well. A fellow Tailed Beast. One that could soar freely through the skies.
"What's wrong? Surprised to see me, Kokuō?"
"Hahahahaha! Can't blame you—it's been, what, how many years since we last met?"
"Seeing me must make you happy!"
"Well, I'm certainly thrilled! You beat me up plenty back then!"
"Today's the day I get payback!"
A crimson figure emerged from the haze—its chakra, unmistakably that of a Tailed Beast, swept across the sea.
And standing before it... was the very boy Kokuō hated most.