"Damn bug…"
Danzo charged up the length of the wooden dragon, only to be met by two massive tentacles swinging toward him.
Smash! Splinters flew as the wooden dragon absorbed the brunt of the attack.
Danzo dodged the double strike with ease, increasing his chakra output. The wooden dragon's coils tightened further.
Creaaak… The sound of crushing wood sent shivers down the spine.
"Roll!" Killer B shouted.
At his command, the Eight-Tails' enormous body rolled across the ground, forcing Danzo to retreat to the safety of the dragon's back.
"Having intelligence is such a pain," Danzo muttered as more tentacles lashed toward him.The wooden dragon groaned as its body strained, cracks threatening to split it apart.
Danzo narrowly avoided the crushing grip of the tentacles once again. Though he could evade for now, getting closer to the Eight-Tails' head was another matter.
"This won't work much longer." Danzo felt the drain on his chakra—he was down to about thirty percent.
The wooden dragon wouldn't last forever. He needed to end this.
Bright yang chakra flared around Danzo, lifting his hair and robes as if caught in an invisible wind.
"Wood Release: Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands Technique."
(T/N: The Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands technique utilises the power of the Wood Release to forcibly suppress a tailed beast's chakra.)
A symbol resembling the kanji for "seat" appeared in Danzo's palm before pressing against the Eight-Tails' body.
The Eight-Tails, which had been thrashing violently, suddenly froze. Its movements slowed, and it began to calm.
"Bug…" The Eight-Tails lowered its head, its massive eyes focusing on Danzo. A low, guttural growl escaped its maw.
A long-buried memory stirred—a man from long ago.
Its great eyelids slowly drooped shut.
Danzo exhaled heavily, a wave of exhaustion washing over him. But this was no time for rest. He forced more chakra into the wooden dragon. Its coils tightened further.
Danzo sprinted toward the beast's head. Just as he gained ground, the Eight-Tails began thrashing again, its tentacles aiming right for him.
Though the beast's movements were no longer smooth—more like a child awkwardly controlling a puppet—it was still dangerous.
Danzo evaded left and right, pressing onward.
Killer B, still in control of the Eight-Tails, gritted his teeth.
"Man, this old dude's tough. And wood style? It's a bad matchup for Little Eight."
The Eight-Tails' massive eyes locked on Danzo, who was closing the distance.
"Sealing Technique!"
Killer B's mouth opened wide, spewing a torrent of ink. From the ink, countless duplicates of B emerged.
It was a sealing technique, but functionally, it worked like a clone jutsu—with built-in sealing properties.
Danzo's eyes narrowed at the incoming clones. He summoned his wind blade, chakra gathering along its length.
Without stopping, he charged up the dragon's back toward the Eight-Tails' head.
Killer B saw through his intentions. Whatever Danzo was planning, B couldn't let it happen. He directed the clones to intercept while trying to break free from the dragon's grip with brute force.
Danzo's wind blade lashed out, slicing through the clones.
Szzzz! Ink sprayed through the air. Danzo quickly leapt back to avoid it, but some splattered onto his arm.
"What is this? Natural energy? Or Tailed Beast chakra?" Danzo frowned as the invasive chakra disrupted his own. His control over the dragon was faltering.
The clones closed in, and Danzo's mind raced. If the wooden dragon crumbled, he would be in serious trouble.
He needed to clear the field.
Danzo quickly assessed his remaining chakra. Not much left. He began weaving hand signs—
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide!"
"Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Several Root ninja joined the fray, coordinating to tilt the battlefield in Danzo's favor. The Eight-Tails, still bound by the wooden dragon, began to sink into the earth.
"Now's my chance." Danzo wouldn't waste the opportunity his subordinates had created.
"Wind Release: Air Current Wild Dance!"
Violent winds swirled outward from Danzo, scattering most of Killer B's clones. The few that managed to resist couldn't move freely against the gale.
Though the Eight-Tails thrashed, it couldn't find footing on the sinking, muddy terrain.
Thud!
The beast's massive body collapsed into the mud, unable to maintain its balance.
The wooden dragon held firm, binding its limbs and preventing its tentacles from gaining any leverage.
The Eight-Tails' enormous head struggled, sinking into the muck. A shadow appeared before its eyes—a small figure in comparison, yet infuriatingly persistent.
And yet… those eyes… why were they… so beautiful?
The Eight-Tails' struggles ceased. Its colossal body went limp, settling into the mud.
Danzo gasped for breath, exhausted but triumphant. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he observed the Eight-Tails. Without its consciousness, its chakra began to recede back into its Jinchuriki's body, revealing Killer B.
The sealed Raikage was also nearby, unconscious.
Shhff. Leaf shinobi surrounded Danzo.
"Lord Danzo."
Two figures appeared beside him—Pakura and Kamimi Ikawa.
"So that's the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?" Pakura nudged the unconscious Killer B with a foot. "Hard to believe he was that monster just a moment ago."
Danzo, however, frowned. Something was off. He approached the unconscious brothers.
"This energy…"
"Sealing Jutsu!"
Poof! Black runes triggered, transforming the bodies into two giant octopus legs.
"What?! How?" Kamimi exclaimed.
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