Wakaho noticed that the fire prison was starting to emit not smoke, but steam.
"This explosion prep time is way too long..."
He muttered to himself while quickly maneuvering the fire dragon away.
As Wakaho expected, Han inside the fire prison had already lost consciousness. The Five-Tails, Kokuo, sensing the danger, didn't want to perish along with its jinchuriki, so it took over and retaliated!
Boom!!!
The intense steam shattered the fire prison, and in Han's unconscious state, the jinchuriki entered Version 3, his body beginning to fall uncontrollably!
Boom!!!
Han, now in Version 3, crashed into the water below, creating massive splashes but was not swept away by the rushing current. Instead, he stood on the water's surface, howling furiously at Wakaho in midair!
"Roar!!!!"
The roar echoed through the skies!
"..." Wakaho's expression remained stoic, but he suddenly found himself missing his little subordinate, Tobi. If Tobi were here, would he be scared to tears or would he roar back...
"Having a loud voice doesn't mean you're impressive..."
Wakaho's three-tomoe Sharingan locked onto Han in Version 3, or more precisely, onto Kokuo, who was now in control of Han's body!
Tailed beasts are powerful.
They are used by the great villages as weapons of war, with unparalleled destructive power.
Yet, tailed beasts are also weak.
In his previous life, Wakaho had heard a theory.
Tailed beasts are merely fragmented chakra of the Ten-Tails, possessing only will, but no soul.
This is why Sharingan genjutsu works so effectively against them.
"Since I carry Indra's power, can these tailed beasts recognize it?"
Wakaho suddenly pondered this question.
But the next second—
"Roar!!!"
Kokuo in Version 3 mode let out another roar. Facing an airborne opponent like Wakaho, Kokuo instinctively found the optimal combat strategy.
It opened its mouth, charging up, chakra ratio of 3 to 7, and began to form a Tailed Beast Bomb!
But Wakaho didn't panic at all; no matter how powerful the Tailed Beast Bomb was, it was useless if it couldn't hit.
He dove in quickly, closing the distance before the Tailed Beast Bomb could fully charge, preparing to cast a genjutsu while also shouting:
"Take a good look at who I am!"
There was no response, and the Tailed Beast Bomb was fired!
"Damn beast!"
Wakaho hastily controlled the fire dragon to change direction, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Boom!!!!
The Tailed Beast Bomb smashed into the mountain Wakaho had been standing on, triggering a massive explosion, causing countless rocks to slide down.
Wakaho glanced back briefly, but his instincts immediately screamed danger.
He turned sharply and saw that Kokuo in Version 3 mode had already launched a charge, leaping towards him with immense force!
Wakaho quickly commanded the fire dragon to climb higher!
Kokuo, now with three tails, missed the target, landed heavily on the ground again, and immediately began charging another Tailed Beast Bomb!
"Is it because it's operating purely on animal instinct right now, with no rational thought?"
Wakaho considered this for a moment, then decisively chose to increase the distance and started reviewing his B-rank jutsu arsenal.
Originally, he planned to save up jutsu and later choose the most suitable B-rank skill based on the situation.
But this Five-Tails was getting a bit too aggressive.
If he wanted to approach and use genjutsu, one wrong hit could be disastrous.
So, to help Kokuo calm down and perhaps recognize his chakra logo, Wakaho felt...
It might be necessary to finalize his B-rank skills earlier than planned to finish this experiment here.