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"Yeah!"
"I bit my tongue and almost farted!"
"You idiot! You moron!"
Just when everyone was panicking, hesitating, and unsure of what to do—
Killer Bee's ridiculous rap suddenly began again.
In the past, people would roll their eyes at his awkward rhymes, wanting nothing more than to plug their ears and run far away.
But now, there wasn't a sound in the world more comforting than that ridiculous rap.
"Lord Killer Bee is okay! He's alive!"
"Lord Killer Bee was just holding back against that kid! With Lord Bee's power, how could he lose?"
"Lord Killer Bee will win!"
Below the battlefield, the shinobi of the Hidden Cloud Village erupted into cheers once again.
Killer Bee was alive. At this critical moment, there was no better news than that.
C and Samui finally let out a breath of relief.
At least now, they didn't have to make that impossible decision.
Killer Bee still had strength left to fight.
"The Eight-Tailed Killer Bee, that's me, ya fool, ya fool!"
"How could I lose, you morons, you dumbasses!"
Killer Bee was as casual and eccentric as ever, like there was no crisis he couldn't wrap up in a rap verse.
But then, as he turned to face Uchiha Haru—who was looking at him with an amused expression—his eyes darkened slightly with seriousness. A deep, bloody wound pierced his chest, nearly an inch deep.
Though not fatal, it wasn't light either.
He could feel the searing pain tearing through his chest, like it was ready to rip him open from the inside.
But it wasn't the injury that made his heart heavy.
What truly disturbed him was the terrifying strength of the young Uchiha standing in front of him.
He realized that the opponent had been holding back—both in taijutsu and in ninjutsu.
And that realization was deadly accurate.
Just now, the kid had suddenly ramped up his power and speed without warning, catching Killer Bee completely off guard and landing that wound.
But what chilled him wasn't the sneak attack.
It was the fact that, even if he had been fully prepared, he doubted whether he could have stopped it.
That level of strength and speed—he couldn't match it even at his best.
This brat had the power to end things quickly.
So why was he wasting time?
Was he toying with him?
Was he being looked down on?
An uncontrollable wave of fury surged through Killer Bee's chest.
He dipped two fingers into the blood on his chest and smeared it across his face like war paint.
The clownish act disappeared.
What replaced it was an ominous and bloodthirsty presence.
Killer Bee was pissed—and the Uchiha kid in front of him was about to see why you don't underestimate a Jinchūriki.
Still, a part of him remained rational.
This battle was not one he could predict anymore.
Especially after witnessing Uchiha Haru's insane physical prowess.
He considered ordering the other Cloud shinobi to retreat.
But then… his pride wouldn't allow it.
He had to try.
Could he actually defeat this Uchiha kid?
Sure, he'd lost in close combat—
But hand-to-hand wasn't his specialty to begin with.
He was a perfect Jinchūriki.
He had a damn Tailed Beast sealed inside him.
That was his real edge in the shinobi world.
That was what made him fearless.
"It's time to show you what real power looks like!"
Killer Bee grinned, and at that moment, red chakra began pouring out from his body, flooding around him like a tidal wave.
It spread faster and faster, coating him from head to toe in a burning aura.
The immense and oppressive chakra only grew denser by the second.
Even from a distance, anyone could feel the raw, destructive force surging from the red aura.
Behind Killer Bee, tails formed from chakra started rising.
One.
Two.
Three...
Up to eight in total!
He was nearly at full tailed beast transformation!
The sight was terrifying beyond words.
A few paces away, the Hidden Cloud shinobi stared wide-eyed, their expressions full of fervor.
The perfect Jinchūriki!
This was their village's ultimate weapon!
An indomitable and unstoppable force!
Who could stand against such monstrous power?
Only C and Samui's faces grew more solemn by the second.
Tailed beast transformation...
That wasn't good news.
Not at all.
This only meant one thing—
Killer Bee had realized he couldn't win with normal tactics.
He needed the Eight-Tails' full power just to stand a chance!
In other words, this was already Killer Bee's final trump card.
And what about Uchiha Haru?
He hadn't even used his Sharingan yet.
He hadn't unleashed his Wood Release.
None of the Uchiha's signature bloodline limits had come into play.
He'd only been fighting using taijutsu.
This battle...
C and Samui exchanged a look, each tightening their grip with anxiety.
They didn't even need to speak.
They both understood.
Killer Bee was playing his final hand.
If even this didn't work—if even the Eight-Tails couldn't put down Uchiha Haru—
They'd have to leave.
They weren't going to stick around to watch the outcome.
"Everyone, stay alert!"
C shouted to the scattered Kumogakure shinobi, "Lord Killer Bee has already entered Tailed Beast Transformation!"
"The power of a tailed beast is terrifying—this isn't something regular shinobi can handle!"
"To avoid injuries, everyone fall back immediately!"
"We need to keep a safe distance and avoid getting caught in the crossfire!"
Samui also raised her voice, reinforcing the warning: "Retreat now! Maintain distance to avoid being hit by stray attacks!"
Of course, all of this talk about avoiding injuries was just a cover.
They were really preparing for a potential retreat.
Uchiha Haru saw through it all at a glance.
But he didn't stop them.
There was no need to.
Because not a single one of them could escape unless he allowed it.
"ROOOAAARRR!"
Killer Bee bellowed in his tailed beast form, no longer rapping or making strange jokes.
The bizarre performer had vanished. What remained was a wild, ferocious monster, brimming with pure, unrestrained power.
Whoosh!
The sharp sound of tearing air cut through the field like a blade.
Killer Bee, cloaked in the Eight-Tails' chakra, launched forward at incredible speed.
This wasn't a teleportation or Body Flicker Technique—it was just raw speed.
But to the eye, it looked like he was vanishing and reappearing in blurs of red chakra.
One moment, he was several meters away—the next, he was directly in front of his opponent.
The very earth cracked under his steps, the ground splintering wherever he landed.
In an instant, he closed the gap and brought a massive clawed hand crashing down toward Haru.
Uchiha Haru performed a high-speed Body Flicker and disappeared.
The monstrous hand slammed into the earth, missing him by inches.
CRACK!
A massive tree behind Haru, wide enough for four men to wrap their arms around, shattered under the blow, snapping in half and groaning as it began to fall.
But Killer Bee didn't let it drop.
He was already moving again, appearing in front of Haru before the first fragments even hit the ground.
The speed was terrifying—two, three times faster than before he had transformed.
"So this is the power of a tailed beast," Haru muttered, calm and unshaken. A faint, amused smile played on his lips. "Interesting."
Only now did Killer Bee, with his full Eight-Tails cloak, seem like a proper opponent.
And only now… would Uchiha Haru begin to show what he was really capable of.
"Lariat — Thunder Plow!"
Wrapped in glowing red chakra, Killer Bee entered his second stage of transformation. He ignored all technique and form and charged forward like a raging beast.
Surrounded by raw, violent energy, he was an unstoppable juggernaut.
BOOM!
Another thick tree splintered and toppled.
BOOM!
A massive boulder, moss-covered and ancient, shattered into rubble under the force of his rush.
Every movement from Killer Bee in this form was like a natural disaster—each step a blow from a god of war.
But Uchiha Haru danced between the destruction.
He moved with incredible speed, vanishing and reappearing with ghostlike fluidity, never once slowing down, always one step ahead.
To the casual eye, it looked like Haru was being chased relentlessly, barely managing to avoid each fatal blow.
To the crowd of Hidden Cloud shinobi watching from afar, it seemed their hero was pressing the Uchiha to the edge.
Their morale surged again. The sight of Killer Bee rampaging filled them with hope.
But a few among them noticed something far more disturbing.
C—known as the Left Hand of the Fourth Raikage—and Samui, calm and analytical as ever, both wore grim expressions.
They were starting to see the truth.
Earlier, before the transformation, the strength Haru displayed didn't seem that far above Killer Bee's. Even after he was wounded, it appeared they were relatively evenly matched.
Even if Uchiha Haru was stronger, it wouldn't be by much—at least that's what everyone thought.
But now, Killer Bee had undergone tailed beast transformation.
His power, speed, and destructive force had increased several fold.
By all logic, Uchiha Haru should be overwhelmed.
But he wasn't.
No matter how wildly Killer Bee attacked—no matter how fast, how brutal—Haru always avoided the strikes with ease.
He wasn't dodging out of desperation.
He was playing.
To C and Samui, the current Uchiha Haru could only be described with one word:
Unfathomable.
Meanwhile, Killer Bee was also beginning to notice the unnatural calm in his opponent.
Inside him, the Eight-Tails stirred uneasily.
Neither of them could understand it—but the boy in front of them didn't behave like a normal human.
There was no fear in him.
No strain.
Just those eyes—those blood-red eyes, flickering in the light, staring calmly, arrogantly.
And that's when the Eight-Tails spoke, its voice low and tense.
"Bee… we need to stop. Something isn't right with that kid."
Killer Bee's expression hardened.
The Eight-Tails was scared.
And that… that was terrifying.
This was a creature that had lived for centuries. It had faced generations of shinobi, survived through countless battles.
It had seen war, seen death, seen the strongest the world had to offer.
Even when confronted by the Third Raikage—the legendary wall of the Lightning Country, the man with the strongest spear and shield—it had never once felt fear.
But now?
Looking into Uchiha Haru's eyes…
There was fear in its heart.
Not caution. Not concern.
Fear.
"Bee, I mean it," the Eight-Tails said again. "Something about his chakra—it's not normal. That calm... that power... It's not human."
Killer Bee bit down hard, expression twisted with tension.
The Uchiha in front of him might be the strongest enemy he had ever encountered.
If it were just his life on the line, he would've turned around and left long ago.
But it wasn't.
He bore a mission from his brother, the Fourth Raikage. He had sworn to complete it.
And there were over a hundred elite Cloud shinobi surrounding them—most of them high-level Jōnin.
This was a force critical to the survival of the Hidden Cloud Village.
If he fled now, they'd be left behind.
He could escape.
But could they?
Could he really abandon his comrades just to save himself?
His fists clenched tighter.
The answer was obvious.
No.
No matter what stood in front of him—even a demon with the face of a boy—
He would not run.
Not yet.
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