"Then let us brothers join forces and see how long this wet-behind-the-ears brat can keep acting arrogant!"
By now, the Fourth Raikage clearly understood one thing—
He had already lost this contest.
Even before Shigure had fully unleashed the power of his dual Tailed Beasts, he had been able to suppress him, even pushing him into a losing position.
And now, with Shigure actively wielding the chakra of two Tailed Beasts at once, his strength had climbed to an even more terrifying level.
Under such circumstances, defeating Shigure alone was nearly impossible.
There was no longer any meaning in continuing a so-called duel.
There was only one goal left—
Defeat Shigure, and let him understand that the Hidden Cloud Village was not a force to be underestimated.
"Alright!"
Killer Bee straightened up and stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Fourth Raikage.
Facing the two of them, Shigure showed no sign of tension.
He casually raised one hand and crooked his fingers toward them, his expression filled with contempt.
"Come on."
In the next instant, the two charged.
One attacked from the left, the other from the right, moving with astonishing speed.
Two figures—one wreathed in crimson chakra, the other in crackling blue lightning—crossed paths.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived simultaneously, one in front of Shigure and one behind him, attacking together.
"Lightning Release: Lariat!"
Boom!!
Their voices overlapped as they struck.
This was a perfectly coordinated killing move—an attack capable of snapping an opponent's neck in an instant through overwhelming force alone.
A combined assault from the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki.
Its destructive power was terrifying.
If Shigure were hit head-on, he would unquestionably suffer heavy damage.
But in the very next moment—
Shigure suddenly raised his hand and seized the Fourth Raikage's arm.
At the same time, his ninja sword—Zangetsu—slashed toward Killer Bee.
With precise control of force and flawless timing, Shigure shattered their combined technique in an instant.
At that moment, his eyes burned crimson.
Red Eye activated.
Thump! Thump!
The two figures passed through each other.
Shigure merely spun a few times in place before coming to a halt, completely uninjured.
Silence fell.
Now it was the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee who stood stunned.
'He… he broke through our attack?'
Killer Bee looked down at the tear in his Tailed Beast Chakra cloak.
Although his body hadn't been wounded, the counterattack slash Shigure had released in that split second was terrifyingly powerful.
That kind of reaction speed—
It was absurd.
What kind of perception allowed someone to respond to their combined Lariat instantly?
The Fourth Raikage's expression grew grim.
'This brat… I refuse to believe I can't bring him down.'
He accelerated again.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode—full power!
Lightning erupted violently around his body as his chakra surged.
His hair stood completely on end.
"Is Lord Raikage finally going all out?"
"Every time Lord Fourth Raikage unleashes his full strength, his hair rises like that! In this state, his power is completely different from before!"
The Kumogakure ninja erupted in excitement.
Hearing this, Kuji sneered.
"Hmph. Even if he's going all out—so what?"
"Has Lord Shigure gone all out yet?"
These people had no idea just how terrifying Lord Shigure truly was when he released his full strength.
"Even if Lord Shigure has the power of two Tailed Beasts, Lord Raikage in this state can definitely defeat him!"
"And with Lord Killer Bee assisting him, the two together—this Acting Mizukage of the Hidden Mist has nothing to fear!"
The Kumogakure ninja grew more and more excited.
Ringo narrowed her eyes slightly.
'Perhaps the power of two Tailed Beasts isn't enough to stop him…'
'But what if it's three?'
Inside Lord Shigure's body, there were not just two Tailed Beasts.
There was also—
The Seven-Tails of Takigakure.
At this moment, Shigure looked calmly at the Fourth Raikage, whose aura had surged once more.
"So… you're finally getting serious?"
A faint smile appeared on Shigure's face.
"Good. I've played enough too."
Boom!
In an instant, the Tailed Beast Chakra fluctuations around Shigure intensified dramatically.
A terrifying aura spread outward as chakra surged violently, and behind him, tails began to condense one after another.
Seven new tails emerged.
Killer Bee and the Fourth Raikage—both just about to move—froze in place.
They stared at Shigure, completely dumbfounded.
The Three-Tails and Six-Tails already gave him nine tails.
Now, with the Seven-Tails added—
Fifteen massive chakra tails swayed behind him.
"Since you're both getting serious," Shigure said with a relaxed smile, "then I'll get serious too."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've ever used the power of three Tailed Beasts simultaneously."
The moment the chakra of three Tailed Beasts erupted together, Shigure felt a profound change.
It was as if his entire body had been elevated.
Even his Yang Release seemed to be strengthened by this fusion of power.
'What's happening?'
[Great Sage: Tailed Beasts possess a unique form of power that only manifests when multiple Tailed Beast chakras resonate together.]
'Oh? There's something like that?'
'Then what exactly is this power?'
[Great Sage: Analyzing.]
[Suggestion: The host should seize this opportunity to absorb a portion of Eight-Tails chakra. Further accumulation may amplify this power significantly.]
Absorb the Eight-Tails' chakra?
Naturally, Shigure had no intention of letting such an opportunity slip away.
"Let's begin."
The moment the words left his mouth—
Shigure's figure vanished.
In the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Killer Bee.
Only afterward did the sound of compressed air bursting follow.
Killer Bee's eyes widened sharply.
'Faster than sound?! That's impossible—!'
Crack!
Bang!!
Shigure's fist slammed into Killer Bee's face.
Killer Bee's facial structure visibly caved in as terrifying force erupted outward.
Violent ripples spread instantly across the battlefield.
The already fractured ice surface shattered further, splitting into countless fine cracks before collapsing into ice crystals.
The surrounding ninja were blown away by the shockwaves, sent tumbling in every direction.
"Stop—!"
A roar of thunder and lightning erupted from behind Shigure.
Without even turning his head, Shigure swung his ninja sword—Zangetsu—backward.
There were no fancy techniques.
Just a single, clean backhand slash.
The blade compressed the air itself, forming a terrifying slash wave that tore forward.
It struck the charging Fourth Raikage head-on.
The compressed air instantly ripped through his Lightning Release Chakra Armor.
A deep, bloody gash opened across the Raikage's abdomen.
Crack!
Bang!
His body was hurled backward, crashing violently into the shoreline and carving out a massive crater as dust and debris exploded outward.
'Gluttony. Devour.'
[Gluttony: Activating. Absorbing Eight-Tails chakra.]
The fusion of three Tailed Beasts brought changes far more drastic than anything before.
At this moment, the chakra flowing through Shigure's body began to turn faintly golden.
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