Chapter 200: You Damn Monkey, You Finally Decided to Come Out?

Chapter 200: You Damn Monkey, You Finally Decided to Come Out?

"Nice words, but throwing one more C3 - Number 18 is my limit. Hmm."

Against this kind of ninja who hid in an unbreakable turtle shell and could launch multiple long-range attacks, even he couldn't come up with any ninjutsu to deal with it.

Right now, he could only hope that his and Uncle Beardy's chakra could last longer than the opponent's.

Deidara glanced at the imposing green half-bodied giant.

But from the current looks of it, the possibility wasn't high.

That old man Ōnoki really hadn't lied to him.

The outside world was actually this dangerous. This was only his first official time out of the village, and he might already be facing his first defeat.

"When I get back to the village, I must research an even more powerful art. Hmm!"

Deidara made up his mind, once again taking out several spider-shaped clay figures from his robes.

Immediately, he threw them down, his hands quickly forming seals.

C1 - Clay Spiders.

The explosive power of a C1 ninjutsu was the smallest, belonging to the category of small-scale explosion ninjutsu.

However, it could crawl onto the target's body and explode, mainly used in covert operations or for creating surprise attacks.

Seeing those inconspicuous spiders, Shisui was about to swing his blade.

But those little spiders didn't get close to his Susanoo before they detonated directly in mid-air.

Countless grains of sand and dust were kicked up and scattered in all directions.

Because the Sharingan did not have a see-through function, Shisui's vision was temporarily obscured.

"...This brings back some bad memories."

In the past on the battlefield, Kirigakure often used this method, using the Hidden Mist Jutsu to counter the Sharingan. He never thought it would now be used on him by someone from Iwagakure.

"Hmm?"

Shisui's ears twitched; he heard a faint sound from above.

But before he could react, his vision was shrouded by a shadow.

Sasori, his red cloud robe tattered and looking extremely wretched, had already stood up. His hands extended from the sleeves of his coat, a chakra thread connected to each finger.

The Third Kazekage human puppet, wearing a brown coat, maintained a hand seal gesture, and grains of pitch-black sand gathered in the air above his head.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Gyro!"

Following a low shout from Sasori, the iron sand condensed into a huge, pitch-black conical block. Spinning at high speed with its sharp point aimed at Shisui, it fell from the sky with a terrifying wind pressure.

This kind of attack, which concentrated all its power at one point and fell at high speed, was very likely to directly break through his Susanoo's defense.

Feeling the dangerous aura from the black conical block, the half-bodied giant immediately raised its spiral-shaped spear.

Crack crack crack!!

"An indescribable power..."

The Mangekyō in Shisui's eyes spun rapidly. The spear in the giant's hand shattered under the fierce attack, then was restored under the infusion of dōjutsu power.

But just then,

Thump!

The sound of an object crashing to the ground suddenly came from behind.

Something else arrived behind me?

Shisui was startled, subconsciously glancing behind him.

But he could only vaguely see a figure wrapped in scarlet chakra, exuding a violent aura.

The air around him was distorted and deformed by the terrifying heat he emitted.

The next moment,

"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"

Several magma balls with terrifying high temperatures were spat from his mouth, smashing towards Shisui with a whistle.

Deidara, Sasori, Rōshi... these three waves of attacks gave him absolutely no chance to react.

When the C1 exploded, Sasori of the Red Sand instantly realized the opportunity had arrived.

He directly achieved a near-perfect cooperation with the strangers Rōshi and Deidara.

Bang bang bang!!

The chakra in Rōshi's body circulated. He continuously spat out several magma balls from his mouth, which contained a terrifying impact force, opening a huge gap in the Susanoo.

"Damn it!"

Shisui, unable to split himself, felt his eyes tremble upon seeing this.

He wanted to directly shatter the iron sand ninjutsu above his head, but it was obviously not that simple to deal with this full-power attack from Sasori.

"An opportunity!"

Without hesitation, a massive amount of Tailed Beast chakra once again gushed out from Rōshi's body.

Although he still barely maintained a human form, his entire body was already covered by the dark red Tailed Beast chakra, and three tails formed from chakra swayed.

Three-Tails state, half-Tailed Beast transformation.

This was already the limit of the Tailed Beast transformation that Rōshi had mastered. If he continued, the Four-Tails would seize control of his body.

However, in this form, he was already barely capable of firing a Tailed Beast Bomb.

"ROAR!!"

Rōshi's mouth opened wide. Blue and black Yin-Yang chakra rapidly gathered and mixed, fusing into a head-sized black chakra sphere.

Then, aiming at the gap in the Susanoo, the Tailed Beast Bomb tore through the air, heading towards Shisui in an instant.

"It's actually Iwagakure's Jinchūriki?"

Although it was much smaller than the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, judging from the heart-palpitating sense of pressure,

this was undoubtedly a genuine Tailed Beast Bomb.

How could that old fool Ōnoki do something as absurd as letting his own Jinchūriki out?

Shisui's expression was incomparably grave, his hands beginning to rapidly form seals.

But the next moment, the movements of his hands suddenly paused.

The sound of tearing wind whistled past his ear.

He saw a figure with long, flowing hair instantly appear before the Tailed Beast Bomb.

In that instant, it was as if time had slowed down.

The figure in a long dress stepped on the ground, then let out a long breath, raising her slender fist high against the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Chakra began to circulate at high speed in her body. Her red vertical pupils flickered with a golden light, and her body's surface was covered by a thick golden chakra.

Meeting a Tailed Beast Bomb with a fist?

Is this woman crazy?!

Under Rōshi's widened, astonished gaze,

the golden chakra condensed into a giant fox head on her palm, and then she smashed it down on the Tailed Beast Bomb without hesitation.

BOOM!!!

Two equally terrifying chakras collided and exploded in mid-air.

A powerful airflow was released wantonly, and a sound wave spread with it, blowing the woman's hair, her golden robes also flapping loudly.

Soon, the Tailed Beast Bomb, like shattering glass, gradually began to crack.

Rōshi's pupils instantly contracted, his face also showing a look of terror.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Shattering a Tailed Beast Bomb with one punch?!

Is this fellow a humanoid Tailed Beast?!

The next moment, before he could come back to his senses,

a piercingly bright white light had already shot out from the cracks of the Tailed Beast Bomb.

BOOM!!!

The astonishing explosion directly swept both of them into it.

The piercing screech and the blazing white light made Rōshi's five senses instantly disappear.

But relying on his intuition for danger, Rōshi, in the terrifying storm of the explosion, managed to make his body dodge to the right side.

Splurt!!

A terrifying sonic boom sounded in the air. A delicate fist, stained with blood, passed through the explosion.

The fist made contact with human flesh. A mist of blood exploded in the air.

Feeling the coldness and pain from his left arm, Rōshi couldn't help but let out a muffled grunt.

He was thrown out of the explosion by the force of the punch, embedded in the trunk of a tree, and crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Arghhhh!!"

Rōshi clutched his mangled arm, continuously letting out wretched screams, his face covered in cold sweat from the pain of the severed arm.

"Not bad at all."

Following a self-satisfied voice,

a figure wearing a long golden dress, with long golden hair flowing loose and wearing a golden mask, slowly walked out of the thick dust.

Although the opponent's right hand was also mangled, it was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shisui behind her had by now also dispersed the iron sand ninjutsu, turning his head to look at the tall Kuramako with some astonishment.

"Lady Tamamo, why are you here?"

Although he knew that this lady, who was usually close to the Lord Master, wouldn't be much weaker in strength,

he had never seen her true strength with his own eyes.

Now, to shatter a Tailed Beast Bomb with a single punch, and only receive a little "scratch,"

this scene was simply too impactful for Shisui.

If this punch were to hit an ordinary ninja, wouldn't they be directly turned into a bloody mist?

Thinking this, Shisui's gaze towards Kuramako became more and more horrified, and his form of address for her unconsciously changed to a respectful one.

"Yo, Uchiha brat."

Kuramako turned her head to look at Shisui, greeting him with some familiarity: "You look a bit wretched. If I hadn't come, could you have handled it yourself?"

"Sorry, there was a bit of an unexpected situation."

Shisui scratched his head with a wry smile, his tone apologetic and helpless: "I have no problem dealing with two Akatsuki members, I just didn't expect to encounter Iwagakure's Jinchūriki."

During his time with Crimson Moon and the Land of Snow, the enemies he encountered didn't need to be taken seriously at all.

With his shadow techniques and Body Flicker, and at worst, coordinating with genjutsu and Susanoo, he could easily win.

But this time's opponent was clearly very different from the past.

With Deidara constantly pulling him from the sky, and Sasori of the Red Sand and the Four-Tails Jinchūriki attacking together,

winning would probably not be so easy.

"So you need my help?"

"Yes, I'll have to trouble you to hold back Deidara."

Shisui didn't care about face, nodding without hesitation: "If possible, I can use genjutsu to directly deal with the Jinchūriki."

Meanwhile, Rōshi's face was twisted. He endured the heart-wrenching pain and quickly used his Tailed Beast cloak to wrap his wound and stop the bleeding.

Then he looked at Shisui and his companion with a terrified and grave gaze.

"Are you both members of Crimson Moon?"

Rōshi saw the identical masks on their faces and immediately understood their identities.

Besides the Ame-no-Minakanushi who had been very active recently, two members of Crimson Moon had actually appeared this time.

And both were monster-like, powerful existences!

"I was wondering who it was. Isn't this the monkey's Jinchūriki?"

A smile appeared on Kuramako's lips, her tone mocking and disdainful: "It's been so long, how has the monkey's taste gotten so bad?"

Monkey?

Rōshi was first stunned, then realized the "monkey" she was talking about should be the Four-Tails sealed within him.

However, why did this woman's tone sound so familiar with the Four-Tails?

Just like... an old friend.

"Four-Tails, do you know this person?"

Rōshi calmed his mind, asking secretly in his heart, trying to obtain some useful intelligence.

"..."

But after he asked for several seconds, there was no response at all.

Just as Rōshi thought the Four-Tails was throwing a tantrum again and the urge to curse was welling up in his heart,

"This person..."

The Four-Tails' voice, also full of bewilderment and doubt, suddenly came.

"This person... is Kurama?"

"No, is it Kurama's Jinchūriki?"

"No, that's not right either. Kurama should still be in Konoha, right? Could it be the separated Yin-Yang Kurama?"

"That's not right. This person's aura is clearly in a complete state. Then who is this fellow who is almost identical to Kurama?"

You ask me, who do I ask?

Hearing the Four-Tails' tone, which was even more confused than his own, the corner of Rōshi's eye couldn't help but twitch fiercely.

It seems he couldn't count on this brainless monkey.

"You're attacking us at this time. Are you planning to challenge Iwagakure?"

How ironic.

He had originally snuck out of the village, and now he had to wear the village's tiger skin.

"No, I've already said."

Shisui's attitude was firm as he declared righteously: "Our purpose is only to stop you. If..."

But before he could finish his words,

Kuramako beside him shook her head: "You still have to let me have my fun. My bones are getting a little soft."

Hearing this, the corner of Rōshi's mouth twitched again.

Who would dare to fight you, a humanoid Tailed Beast?

Your recovery ability allows you to make many mistakes, while we get smashed to pieces if we make just one.

Deidara on the clay bird even directly complained: "As expected, women are trouble."

This couldn't help but remind him of a certain little girl in Iwagakure who always liked to follow behind him.

But his voice was not concealed at all. Rōshi's heart skipped a beat upon hearing it.

"Deidara, you idiot, shut up!!"

There was still a chance to resolve the problem through peaceful negotiation and exchange of benefits.

But with Deidara stirring things up like this, probably...

Indeed, just as Rōshi thought,

"Brat, you are truly rude."

Kuramako's face instantly turned cold, her tone equally icy: "I was going to let you live, but now I've changed my mind."

"If you can't defeat me, then you might as well die."

With that, ignoring the hesitant Shisui beside her, she fiercely stomped on the ground.

BOOM!!

She rushed towards the sky at a speed difficult for the naked eye to discern, her scarlet vertical pupils, looking at Deidara, already filled with a cold chill.

"So fast?!"

Deidara's eyes widened. He could only vaguely see Kuramako's golden afterimage, completely unable to react in time.

He never thought this woman could jump so high.

Then, only a loud "BOOM" was heard.

A massive, tangible chakra shot up into the sky. Four thick tails swung violently, turning into four giant club-like objects that instantly whipped towards the mid-air Kuramako.

Under this immense force, Kuramako, with no point of leverage, was also whipped back to the ground.

She patted the dust off her body and looked towards that terrifying chakra.

It was a red-furred ape with four tails, wearing a golden headband, revealing two large canine teeth. Its body, emitting terrifying heat, was like scorching magma that could dissolve everything.

-- Four-Tails, Son Gokū.

"Hmph!"

Kuramako chuckled mockingly: "You damn monkey, you finally decided to come out?"

(End of Chapter)

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