Killer B and Naruto both lowered their heads in silence at those words.
As expected—comparing yourself to others could really make you die of envy. What they'd struggled so hard to obtain, the tailed beasts had just willingly handed over to Shinju! (ㅎ‸ㅎ)
And from the look on Shinju's face… he even seemed a little disappointed about it.
...
Inside Shinju's sealing space.
Because all their chakra had been handed out, the three tailed beasts were now skin and bones—like withered old oranges!
The Four-Tails' voice trembled as he muttered, "Good thing we gave up our chakra fast… otherwise we'd have gotten a serious beating today. (´⌒`｡)"
The Three-Tails nodded. "Yeah… I really don't know what bad karma I had in my past life to end up meeting Shinju in this one."
The Six-Tails shuddered in horror.
"Silence! How dare you say something like that? You trying to get us all killed?! Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"
The Three-Tails immediately changed his tune.
"I mean—uh, I'm lucky to have met such a nice jinchūriki like Shinju this lifetime!! ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_"
...
In the room.
Killer B said, "Alright, since both of you have now obtained your tailed beast chakra, we'll move on to the next stage of training."
He then led Shinju and Naruto out of the room, walking toward another massive beast-head door.
After once again inserting his head into the mechanism to open it, another dazzling, glowing chamber appeared before them!
Naruto asked curiously, "So what's this training about? Is it time to learn a big move? (ﾉ∇︎〃 )"
Killer B nodded. "You guessed it, little guy. Once you've mastered the tailed beast chakra, you can start practicing full transformation and releasing the Tailed Beast Bomb! It's the strongest move a jinchūriki can use! ୧⍢⃝୨"
Naruto frowned. "Full transformation? But what if the Nine-Tails inside me goes berserk again? (ಠ .̫.̫ ಠ)"
Killer B laughed. "You're using pure tailed beast chakra now—no need to worry about losing control!"
"Alright, let's begin!"
As he spoke, eight massive octopus tentacles sprouted from Killer B's body.
Seconds later, the colossal form of the Eight-Tails appeared!
Even in full transformation, Killer B retained his consciousness.
"Just do as I do—it's easy."
Naruto nodded and closed his eyes, concentrating…
With a "whoosh," a puff of smoke appeared—then out came a creature that looked like a rat crossed with a fox! (•౪• )
Naruto's eyes widened. "Why the hell do I look like this?! Σ( ° △ °|||)︴"
Killer B quickly understood the problem.
"Guess you still haven't truly synchronized with the Nine-Tails. Looks like you've still got a long way to go as a jinchūriki."
Then he turned his gaze toward Shinju. "Alright, Shinju, your turn."
"Got it."
Shinju nodded, closed his eyes, and focused on the chakra donated by the three tailed beasts within him.
The next instant—
"Boom—!"
A massive cloud of smoke filled the room. As it cleared, a gigantic beast appeared from within!
Seeing its form, both Killer B and Naruto felt their scalps go numb! (๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!!
Was this thing really something that should exist in the shinobi world?!
Tailed-beast-form Shinju looked at them, puzzled.
"What's with those looks? Do I look that ugly? (￢‸￢) ?"
Gulp.
Killer B swallowed hard. "I… wouldn't say ugly, just… hard to describe."
Saying that, he somehow produced a small mirror from who-knows-where.
Shinju looked down, fixing his gaze on his reflection.
As Killer B moved the mirror around, Shinju began to grasp what his current body looked like.
First, there was the turtle head of the Three-Tails—one eye red, the other replaced with the slug-like eye of the Six-Tails.
The eyestalk looked utterly mismatched with the turtle head.
And as if that weren't enough, atop that head were the ring-shaped horns of the Four-Tails!
As for everything below the neck—it only got worse.
The main body was the Four-Tails' monkey torso, with a turtle shell on its back. Half its limbs were normal, while the other half had turned into the sticky tentacles of the Six-Tails!
And even then, behind that grotesque body were thirteen tails—each one representing a different tailed beast!
Shinju: !!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ
What the hell is this?!
A full-on stitched abomination!!
The moment Shinju took in his reflection, he immediately canceled the transformation.
Feeling his skin return to normal, smooth human flesh, he sighed in relief.
There was no way he could let a fourth person see that form! (̿▀̿ ̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿ ̿)̄
Killer B tried to comfort him. "Maybe try using just one tailed beast's chakra? You must've used all three just now—that's probably why you turned out like that…"
Shinju shook his head. "No need. I'm fine in human form. I can still use tailed beast chakra like this."
As he spoke, blood-red chakra flared around him. The three tailed beasts' chakra intertwined, forming a crimson cloak covered in magatama-shaped runes!
Killer B looked conflicted. "But if you don't take on a full tailed beast form, you can't use the Tailed Beast Bomb."
Shinju pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Not necessarily. Tell me—how exactly do you use the Tailed Beast Bomb?"
Killer B answered honestly, "You form it after transforming, by compressing yin and yang chakra in a two-to-eight ratio—then release it all at once! Tremendous power—enough to level mountains! (●´∇｀●)"
Shinju nodded. "Got it. I'll try."
He opened his mouth slightly.
The next second, a violent wave of chakra surged through the room!
The source of that wave—was Shinju's open mouth!
"Buzz—"
Within his mouth, chakra began to condense into a small black sphere!
Killer B: ⊙▽⊙
Was this guy seriously trying to form a Tailed Beast Bomb in human form?!
And inside his mouth no less?!
Wasn't he afraid of shattering his own teeth?! ヾ(Ő∀Ő)ﾉ
Killer B quickly warned, "You can, uh, move the forming point a bit outward—put it just outside your lips, that's safer—"
Before he could finish, Shinju suddenly started flailing like a drowning man, his face twisted in panic!
"Mmmph… mmm…!"
Killer B rushed forward. "What's wrong?! Is the pressure too much for your body? I told you to turn into a tailed beast first—"
Before he could finish, Shinju shoved him aside!
As Killer B staggered back, about to ask what the hell was going on, the compressed chakra sphere in Shinju's mouth detonated!
"BOOM!!!"
A tidal wave of chakra energy erupted outward, slamming into the glowing walls around them!
In an instant—"crash!"—
The specially reinforced training chamber, designed to withstand chakra impacts, completely collapsed!
The violent burst of energy swept outward, flattening the forest and terrain outside the ruins into a barren plain!
Killer B: --003d͟͟͞͞--003d͟͟͞͞(●⁰ꈊ⁰● |||)
After finally expelling the Tailed Beast Bomb, Shinju relaxed and said what he'd been trying to say earlier:
"The Tailed Beast Bomb… makes your jaw ache if you hold it in your mouth too long…"