'What happened over there...'
The sound of such a violent explosion could not help but attract the attention of Kakuzu and Killer B.
It's a Tailed Beast Ball.
The aura of the chakra fluctuation made this thought surface in both their minds simultaneously.
'Has the battle over there already escalated to this level...?'
Kakuzu and Killer B were still at the stage of probing and sparring back and forth. They hadn't expected the other side to already start blasting people with Tailed Beast Balls.
'Must end this quickly...'
Killer B thought.
Although Killer B appeared very unreliable on the surface, he actually possessed his own unique subtlety.
He knew Yugito Nii's strength very well; it was below his own. Being forced into a partial transformation and using a Tailed Beast Ball so quickly meant her situation was not optimistic.
If Yugito won, that would be fine. But if she lost or fell into a stalemate, she would urgently need his support.
Therefore, Killer B put away his playful mentality. Outwardly, he continued to use noisy words to disturb Kakuzu's thinking, but inwardly, he had become exceptionally serious.
"Yoyoyo, Gyuki, let's join hands, yo!"
In the unique dimension of the Jinchuriki, Killer B extended his fist toward a giant bull-like Tailed Beast with eight octopus tentacle tails.
"Oh~ B! Crush them!"
The Eight-Tails, Gyuki, also extended a giant fist to bump fists with Killer B.
Instantly, the Tailed Beast chakra around Killer B also began to surge violently, gradually transitioning toward the trend of partial transformation.
And Kakuzu hadn't lived for hundreds of years in vain. His rich experience and ample combat history allowed him to easily see Killer B's impatience.
'Thinking of ending the battle quickly...'
He could roughly guess why Killer B was acting this way.
However, in comparison, when it came to worrying about teammates, Kakuzu's concern was much thinner, practically nonexistent.
In Kakuzu's perception, Uchiha Lexon was terrifyingly strong, much stronger than himself.
Rather than worrying about Uchiha Lexon, it was better to worry about himself...
"Get ready to receive the great me's punishment! Yeah~"
Killer B did not undergo a complete partial transformation like Yugito Nii because that state would erode part of his rationality, leading to reckless impulsiveness. So, after reaching the critical point bordering partial transformation, he did not proceed further.
Killer B drew all seven swords from his back. Dark red chakra enveloped the blades as he held the seven swords in various parts of his body in a bizarre posture.
Under the knee, in the elbow joint, held in his mouth, balanced on his arm...
He grasped the seven swords in different ways.
This was the taijutsu style Killer B excelled in, known as "Acrobat."
Using various parts of his body and taijutsu, he wielded the seven swords with agility. With unpredictable and rapid sword techniques, he made it impossible for others to defend effectively or see the path of the blades clearly, thereby crushing the enemy.
'This is a bit bad.'
Witnessing the opponent's surging momentum, Kakuzu thought to himself.
"Combined Ninja Art: Scorch Style - Sear!"
Under Kakuzu's manipulation, the Fire Style and Wind Style Earth Grudge Fear mask monsters instantly collided and merged, transforming into a double-faced Earth Grudge Fear mask monster with a single black-thread body.
At the same moment, wind and fire nature chakra surged, floating simultaneously in front of the masks.
Both masks opened wide, one utilizing Fire Style: Searing Migraine and the other utilizing Wind Style: Pressure Damage.
In an instant, violent flames and turbulent hurricanes intertwined and merged into a raging sea of fire that swept toward Killer B.
"Oyo~ truly scary, yo, bastard guy! Fool guy!" Killer B's body, empowered by Tailed Beast chakra, leaped constantly, dancing like a flying bee, narrowly avoiding the erosion of the sea of fire as he rapidly closed in on Kakuzu.
Kakuzu's vision had trouble keeping up with Killer B's speed. Even though the double-faced Earth Grudge Fear monster constantly turned its body to adjust the position of its ninjutsu release, it never managed to touch Killer B, who kept flashing and dodging in strange postures.
"Woohoo~ dance, dance like a butterfly, yo!"
The sound of Killer B's strange yelling grew closer and closer.
'So noisy.'
Kakuzu cursed inwardly.
"Earth Style: Earth Spear!"
The moment Kakuzu judged that Killer B was definitely close to him, he clasped his hands together, and the skin of his entire body suddenly turned black.
Hardening!
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
Killer B's figure appeared beside Kakuzu. He looked at the area he had slashed with his long sword, somewhat surprised.
'Very hard.'
'But...'
The next moment, Killer B spun his body, waving his "stingers" continuously like a dancing poisonous bee, emitting a series of collision sounds.
Clang...
Under the incessant attacks, the sound of cracking actually came from Kakuzu's hardened body.
'Broken through...'
Kakuzu couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment.
"Die, yo!"
Seeing Kakuzu's defense broken, Killer B revealed a joyous and excited expression, once again swinging the blades clamped on his body to slash at Kakuzu.
Squelch...
For some reason, Kakuzu actually released the hardening of the Earth Spear, allowing the blades to slash through his body.
Leaving several deep cuts, even slicing parts of his body apart.
"Cough..."
Kakuzu couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
However, the corners of his mouth immediately curled up, revealing a smile.
"Caught you."
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"
A violent fluctuation of chakra suddenly came from behind Kakuzu.
Sensing it, Killer B's heart tightened.
It seemed even the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, warned Killer B internally, "B! Watch out!"
But at this moment, it was too late to dodge.
Suddenly, lightning flashed behind Kakuzu. Violent thunder directly pierced through Kakuzu's body and attacked Killer B in front of him.
Then, it struck Killer B fiercely.
"Ah... ungh..."
Even Killer B, wrapped in Tailed Beast chakra, couldn't help but let out a muffled groan after taking the lightning head-on.
Flicking lightning surged over Killer B, causing his movements to stagnate.
"Water Style: Water Screen!"
Kakuzu pressed the advantage. The last Water Style Earth Grudge Fear mask monster appeared, circulating chakra and spitting a fierce water cannon from its wide-open mask mouth toward Killer B, who was stalled by the electric shock.
Bang!
The water stream impacted Killer B's body, instantly dispersing part of the Tailed Beast chakra wrapped around him.
And because the lingering lightning still surging on Killer B touched the flowing water, its power and range extended further, trapping Killer B in a cycle of stagnation from repeated electric shocks.
"Earth Grudge Fear!"
Kakuzu, relying on black tentacles to pull his severed parts back together, returned to his normal state. He spread his hands, and clusters of black tentacles emerged from the sutures on his arms, launching a surprise attack toward Killer B.
"Fire Style: Searing Migraine!"
"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!"
The double-faced Earth Grudge Fear mask monster, having recovered some chakra, also used its ninjutsu to attack Killer B at this moment.
"Aaaah..."
Sensing the crisis, Killer B roared. Even more massive Tailed Beast chakra suddenly erupted from his body.
Several giant octopus tentacles even emerged from behind him one after another.
In an instant, Killer B's figure became incredibly huge, immediately transforming completely into a giant monster.
Eight octopus tentacles danced wildly behind him as tails, revealing a bull's head and body. There were two horns atop the head, though one was in a state of being cut off.
His current form was no different from the Eight-Tails, Gyuki.
He bypassed the partial transformation directly and underwent a complete Tailed Beast transformation.
All of Kakuzu's subsequent attacks landed on the Tailed Beast-transformed Killer B.
Roaring sounds resonated, and smoke drifted.
After the mist cleared, not a single trace of damage appeared on Killer B's body.
Bang!
The Tailed Beast Killer B raised his palm and brought it down with incredible speed. Before Kakuzu could react, he directly crushed the double-faced Earth Grudge Fear mask monster with a single palm strike.
Immediately, the massive, Gyuki-like Killer B stared tightly at the tiny Kakuzu with eyes full of rage, displaying incomparable intimidation.
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