The Anbu guard platoon on the mountainside instantly tensed up.
They heard the terrifying beast's roar—it was the Eight-Tails!
"Not good! The Eight-Tails has gone berserk!"
The Kumogakure Anbu platoon quickly charged towards the mountaintop.
They rushed a few steps, then hurriedly skidded to a halt.
A figure wearing a hooded robe and a fox mask slowly emerged from the steps leading up the mountain.
"Your opponent is me. Don't disturb Lord Orochimaru; he will be displeased."
The Kumo-nin platoon leader was stunned: "You actually revealed the perpetrator's name outright? Are you trying to frame someone or sow discord?"
His first reaction was that there was a conspiracy!
The enemy brazenly announced their name; it must be fake, a misdirection.
Yōkō thought to himself that Orochimaru came this time precisely because his spotlight was stolen by Hatake Sakumo, to reclaim his reputation.
If Hatake Sakumo could slash a Tailed Beast Ball, then Orochimaru had to do something even more exaggerated.
Orochimaru would definitely want everyone to know; he might even summon Manda.
Kumogakure was in for trouble.
A tremor suddenly came from the mountaintop. Yōkō turned to look and indeed saw Manda from Ryūchi Cave.
Manda smashed the structures and caves on the summit, and the Eight-Tails burst out.
"Giant snake summon..."
Seeing the two giant beasts, the Kumo-nin platoon leader finally believed that Konoha's Orochimaru had really come.
The platoon leader shouted: "Get out of the way! Kill him!"
Two Anbu squads flanked him from both sides, pincer-charging towards Yōkō.
Yōkō formed a single hand seal.
Water Release: Water Cutting Wave!
The Kumo-nin platoon leader was terrified; such a fast jutsu!
A line of water instantly swept horizontally, cutting from the left squad to the right squad.
All eight members of the two squads were bisected at the waist without exception.
The most correct chakra flow method, combined with the twin-vortex emission method simulating a gear pump in his mouth, elevated the speed and power of this technique to another level.
Yōkō reminded himself internally: right now, he was the main account, "Big Fox," not the alt account, "White Ghost."
The main account's abilities were Earth Release, Water Release, and Sealing Techniques.
He mustn't mix them up, or the alt account would be exposed.
The main account couldn't see the light, and the alt account even less so.
"Copper Fox! That mask is Konoha's Copper Fox!"
The Anbu platoon leader finally remembered that Konoha had a powerful Anbu ninja named Copper Fox, with formidable strength.
Copper Fox was known for his absolute defense secret technique and offensive Water Release.
This Water Release was the Second Hokage's signature Water Release, passed down only within Konoha.
The platoon leader shouted: "Use ninjutsu! Don't get close! He has an absolute defense secret technique!"
Yōkō thought to himself, using ninjutsu is good. I won't hide it from you, I happen to be good at ninjutsu right now.
Lightning crawled along the ground like a spiderweb, and bolts of lightning shot towards Yōkō.
Yōkō glanced at the lightning on the ground, knew he had no chance to use Earth Release: Earth-Style Rising Spears, and focused on using Water Release: Water Cutting Wave.
He jumped into the air, dodging the lightning net on the ground.
Streaks of water shot towards the Kumo-nin. Each sweep could bisect several Kumo-nin at the waist.
Just a few seconds later, when Yōkō landed, only the platoon leader remained from the entire Kumo-nin Anbu platoon.
Under his mask, Yōkō grinned.
A bit numb.
The Water Cutting Wave occasionally hit the Lightning Release, and the lightning traveled back along the water stream, numbing Yōkō's mouth.
At that moment, a boulder over ten meters wide came crashing down from the mountain.
The fight between the Eight-Tails and Manda on the summit had reached this area.
The Eight-Tails had fully manifested, a giant beast with an ox head and octopus tails.
Stimulated by Manda, the Eight-Tails was gathering a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth.
This Tailed Beast Ball wasn't the human-head-sized one from the humanoid Tailed Beast Cloak mode; it was the complete Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball!
The Eight-Tails had completely gone berserk.
Realizing ninjutsu was ineffective, the desperate Kumo-nin platoon leader launched an attack, using sword techniques.
The ninja sword struck the Fox Anbu's shoulder, producing a clear metallic clang.
Yōkō raised his hand and grabbed the blade.
"This is a good sword. It actually didn't break."
Yōkō kicked out, sending the Kumo-nin platoon leader flying.
The top of his foot was covered in Copper Light; this kick directly shattered the platoon leader's sternum.
Just as the platoon leader's body was flung aside, Yōkō saw a brilliant blue light!
With the howl of lightning, like a falling meteor, it rushed towards this place at high speed!
The Third Raikage!
"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!"
Yōkō's scalp went numb.
Semi-Absolute Defense: Coiling Snake instantly appeared.
A coiling snake, thick as an arm, filled with condensed Water Attribute Chakra.
Yōkō channeled all his chakra; the Water Attribute Chakra inside the Coiling Snake spun at high speed.
The Four-Finger Nukite slammed into the Coiling Snake!
The Third Raikage's expression changed, showing a trace of disbelief.
His fingers felt powerful resistance.
The condensed Water Attribute Chakra instantly turned into surging water, blocking the Third Raikage's impact force.
The Coiling Snake hovered outside Yōkō's body, also isolating the麻痹 effect of the Lightning Release.
Half a second later, the Four-Finger Nukite still pierced through the Coiling Snake.
Amid the surging waves, the Third Raikage's speed rapidly decreased.
By the time his Four-Finger Nukite struck the enemy's chest, the force had greatly diminished.
Yōkō poured all his chakra into the Coiling Snake and Copper Light. His body was sent flying backward.
In mid-air, Yōkō first felt the soreness and exhaustion from over-extracting chakra, and his chest also felt shattered.
But, he wasn't dead!
He crashed through the steps with his back, smashed through trees, and collapsed houses, finally stopping over a hundred meters away.
The Third Raikage's Lightning Release attribute countered his absolute defense Copper Light, shattering its defense.
Cracks appeared on the Copper Light, and the bones and flesh beneath his chest were also torn.
However, with the Coiling Snake's obstruction, the final blow to his chest was bearable. It looked terrifying, but it didn't damage his internal organs.
While still in mid-air, he quickly used the Hydrification Healing Technique to treat the injury on his chest.
Fear of death meant stacking defenses. Two defense secret techniques and one healing secret technique allowed him to withstand the Four-Finger Nukite.
Yōkō's defensive capability, verified by the Third Raikage himself, was already top-tier in the ninja world.
The Third Raikage watched in shock as the perpetrator staggered to his feet.
Him?
Stood up?
Yōkō dispersed the water in his palm, ending the Hydrification Healing Technique.
One of the Eight-Tails' tails swept over Yōkō's head; its shadow under the moonlight was heart-pounding.
This tail wasn't attacking him; the Eight-Tails was indiscriminately destroying everything.
No one paid attention to Fox anymore, because the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball shot out, flying into Kumogakure village.
The Tailed Beast Ball exploded on a mountain peak, shearing off one-third of the mountain.
The people living on that mountain were doomed.
The Third Raikage's eyes showed pain, then turned fierce.
Orochimaru instantly appeared beside Yōkō, looking at him in surprise.
Fox withstood a direct hit from the Third Raikage?
Fox's absolute defense secret technique was this powerful?
The clothes on his chest were charred, blood splattered everywhere, but it didn't seem to affect his movement?
Orochimaru thought he had valued Fox enough, but it seemed he still hadn't valued him highly enough.
Orochimaru glanced sideways at Yōkō:
"Originally, I thought I would get your corpse. Earth Release and Water Release both at Elite Jōnin level, top-tier experimental material. Who would have thought... the Third Raikage is truly disappointing."
"Lord Orochimaru, sometimes speaking more euphemistically can improve our relationship." Yōkō coughed a few times and said:
"If you want me to cooperate with your experiments, it's not something we can't discuss. But coveting my body... that's a bit much."
Orochimaru didn't dare delay: "Let's go. The Eight-Tails has gone berserk. Let the Kumo-nin deal with the headache now."
The Third Raikage continued charging towards them, but Orochimaru and Yōkō had already sunk into the ground.
The Third Raikage desperately wanted to flay these two perpetrators, but seeing the second Tailed Beast Ball gathering in the Eight-Tails' mouth, he had no time to chase the perpetrators and quickly leaped up, punching towards the Eight-Tails.
In the distance, Orochimaru and Yōkō appeared on another mountain peak.
Orochimaru witnessed the power of the Third Raikage's punch.
The massive Eight-Tails was knocked from the mountaintop, tumbling down to the mountainside.
Orochimaru thought to himself, it wasn't that the Third Raikage's attack was weak, but that Fox's defense was truly strong.
"Fox...you truly lived up to my expectations as the undercover agent I chose; you've given me quite a pleasant surprise..."
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