Chapter 57: Half-Tailed Beast Transformation
Seeing Killer B charging straight toward him, Izumo stayed calm despite the surprise. The tip of his foot slammed hard against the ground.
The afterimage from the Body Flicker Technique hadn't even fully faded from where he'd been standing, yet his body had already retreated several meters away.
From the corner of his eye, Izumo saw the torn muscle tissue in both of Killer B's arms twitch and coil like living creatures.
Within just two or three breaths, those horrifying wounds shrank into thin, pale pink scars. That almost unnatural regenerative ability made Izumo's heart sink.
What an absurd recovery ability!
"Oh~ power of the tailed beast~ heals everything~ Azure Gale brat~ your attacks~ are just wasted effort~"
Killer B's rap echoed once more. His speed increased yet again, several levels higher than before. His figure flashed back and forth across the battlefield, leaving behind streaks of crimson afterimages.
Izumo tapped the tips of his feet repeatedly and activated Shave. He had just begun to pull away to create distance when a sharp whistle split the air behind him.
Izumo snorted softly. Instinctively, he activated Paper Arts Technique. His body slid sideways like a boneless ribbon of silk, barely avoiding the iron fist that shot straight toward his face.
But one of Killer B's chakra tails—like a steel whip with a will of its own—lashed out with unstoppable force.
"Iron Body!"
Izumo shouted in a low voice. In that split second of urgency, he activated Iron Body Technique. His body hardened like steel.
Even so, the moment the tail struck his back, the impact was still overwhelming. His entire body was blasted away as if struck by a giant hammer. He crashed violently into an earthen wall.
The wall collapsed instantly, dust and chunks of earth scattering everywhere.
"Khuk… khuk…"
Izumo spat out a mouthful of blood. A fierce pain spread through his chest. Iron Body Technique had prevented fatal damage, but the terrifying shockwave still injured his internal organs.
He had just managed to force himself upright when his gaze pierced through the curtain of dust—and he saw Killer B already standing before him like a ghost.
Killer B's left fist shot forward, carrying a roaring gust of wind as it drove straight toward Izumo's face. Behind him, eight chakra tails swept forward at the same time like a nest of venomous serpents.
Izumo's pupils shrank sharply. He pushed Paper Arts Technique to its absolute limit. His body twisted sideways at an angle that defied logic.
He managed to dodge seven of the tails and the punch, but the eighth tail still swept across his shoulder.
His ninja outfit tore open in a long rip, revealing a deep wound down to the bone. Blood immediately poured out, dripping from his arm to the ground.
Izumo endured the pain. His foot struck down, activating Moonwalk as he stepped on the air and shot upward.
Chakra gathered in his right hand. The tips of his fingers gleamed with a cold light.
"Finger Pistol: Hand Blade!"
He thrust straight toward Killer B's face.
"Oh~ reflexes so fast~ but still not enough~"
Killer B grinned. He tilted his head slightly to avoid the strike. His eight chakra tails lashed toward Izumo, trying to bind his ankles.
Midair, Izumo used Moonwalk to adjust his position and evade the coiling tails. With his left hand, he threw three kunai, each attached with an Explosive Tag, aiming precisely at Killer B's heart, neck, and head.
Killer B's eight chakra tails instantly merged in front of his body, forming a thick defensive layer like a shield.
"Boom!"
The Explosive Tag kunai struck the tails, bursting into a dazzling red flare—but they couldn't penetrate even slightly.
"Tailed Beast shield~ impenetrable~ Azure Gale brat~ stop resisting~"
As he spoke, the tails that had just blocked the explosion swept back toward Izumo as if nothing had happened.
Izumo felt his heart sink into a deep sea. In this situation, he could only rely on Moonwalk to maintain aerial advantage and survive Killer B's relentless assault.
Worse still, the wound on his shoulder was beginning to eat away at his combat strength. Fortunately, the chakra infused with a trace of natural energy could still resist the corrosive influence of the Tailed Beast's chakra. Otherwise, he would have collapsed already.
"There's still a chance!"
Izumo glanced at his Six Powers proficiency panel.
[Six Powers (Shave, Iron Body, Paper Arts, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, Finger Pistol): Expert (999/1000)]
"Just hold on a little longer."
Facing Killer B's endless attacks, Izumo unleashed every technique of the Six Powers to defend himself.
Just as one of the tails was about to strike him, flashes of his Six Powers training surged through his mind—from falling and getting injured in the beginning, to mastering them through relentless effort, to now standing at the edge of life and death. All that understanding flowed together like a rising tide.
[Six Powers (Shave, Iron Body, Paper Arts, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, Finger Pistol): Expert → Master (1000/10000)]
A burning warm current surged through his entire body. Even the wound on his shoulder sealed shut and fully healed under the flow of that energy.
Izumo let out a low growl. The chakra surrounding his body underwent a qualitative transformation. The pale green chakra mist grew far denser, almost like a tangible presence wrapping around him.
His speed skyrocketed. Shave was no longer just an explosive burst of muscle power—it fused perfectly with chakra.
The frequency of his footwork surpassed fifty steps per second. His figure turned into a bluish-green streak of light that was nearly impossible to see, effortlessly dodging Killer B's tail attacks.
He activated Finger Pistol. The chakra at his fingertips condensed into sharp energy spikes, several times more lethal than before, as if even tearing at the space around them.
"Finger Pistol: Armor Breaker!"
Izumo's figure appeared behind Killer B. His fingertip, wrapped in pale green chakra, stabbed straight toward his opponent's heart from the back.
This time, the Bijū chakra defense was like thin paper. The attack pierced through with ease.
Blood burst out, dripping onto the ground in steady drops.
Killer B let out a muffled grunt and staggered.
But before he could react, Izumo had already activated Moonwalk and shot above his head. Chakra gathered in both of his legs.
"Tempest Kick: Four-Blade Style!"
Four dense bluish-green slashes intertwined into a net and slammed heavily into Killer B's body.
An explosive shock rippled outward. Dust surged into the air.
Killer B's body was smashed into the ground. Deep wounds down to the bone opened across his chest and back. Blood soaked the earth around him.
"Oh~ you've really made me mad~"
After a brief moment of silence, Killer B's rap echoed again.
In his eyes, a far more savage battle intent ignited. The Tailed Beast chakra surrounding his body began to erupt uncontrollably.
Dark red chakra blazed like fire, enveloping his body and forming a thick armor-like layer.
His body visibly transformed. His figure grew taller and more muscular. His muscles bulged. His skin turned a deep crimson.
At his elbows, white bone protrusions from the Tailed Beast transformation jutted outward—sharp and terrifying, reflecting a cold gleam.
The eight massive chakra tails were now completely cloaked in dark red. They became far denser, and every swing generated gusts of wind strong enough to send nearby pebbles floating.
"Half-Tailed Beast Transformation—activated."
"Oh~ yee~"
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