The Eight-Tails has appeared, which is bad news. If the Eight-Tails uses a Tailed Beast Ball to attack their ninja camp, no one can stop it.
But the good news is that there's a towering chakra giant confronting and battling the Eight-Tails, leaving it with no time to deal with them.
Mimura Hamaki recalled what Uchiha Yoichi said before the battle. Although unsure, he felt this deep blue chakra giant was related to Uchiha Yoichi.
"Continue attacking the Hidden Cloud Ninja, that's the Konoha Lightning Fang Jonin helping us hold back the Eight-Tails!"
Mimura Hamaki was very adept at utilizing morale, immediately directing the Konoha ninja to continue attacking. With those two massive entities in the center of the Hidden Cloud's position, if they still had the heart to fight on, it would be a miracle.
Take advantage of the momentum and shatter them in one blow!
After Uchiha Yoichi's strike was blocked by the Eight-Tails, he controlled Susanoo to lift another hand, quickly forming another chakra blade, and slashed down hard once more.
This time, one slash after another directly chopped off two of the Eight-Tails' octopus legs.
"Ah, it hurts! Take this, you idiot, bastard!"
Killer Bee shouted, then quickly gathered a high-density chakra Tailed Beast Ball in the Eight-Tails' mouth, directly launching it at Susanoo.
However, Uchiha Yoichi had been guarding against the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball for a long time, controlling Susanoo to dodge to one side, simultaneously wielding the blade with both hands in a battô stance.
The terrifying force of the diagonal slash directly redirected the Tailed Beast Ball in another direction.
And that direction was where more Hidden Cloud Ninjas were concentrated.
Boom!
An explosion even more terrifying than the last occurred instantly.
The massive impact almost made Uchiha Yoichi's Susanoo crouch to avoid falling, and even blew away the floating clouds in the distant sky.
After the explosion, the previous plain had turned into a massive crater, surrounded by the corpses of dozens of Hidden Cloud Ninjas. As for those torn apart by the Tailed Beast Ball, there were likely even more.
"Bastard!!"
Seeing his Tailed Beast Ball kill so many comrades, Killer Bee was instantly overwhelmed by rage, controlling the Eight-Tails' body to charge towards Susanoo.
After what just happened, Killer Bee no longer dared to attack Susanoo with Tailed Beast Balls and resorted to melee combat instead.
"Want to melee fight, then you're asking for death!"
Uchiha Yoichi controlled Susanoo, throwing a chakra blade at the Eight-Tails, only to see it batted aside by an octopus foot.
Susanoo then switched to wielding the blade with both hands, slashing fiercely at the Eight-Tails in a battô posture.
The terrifying slash directly severed two octopus feet that blocked it, and the powerful slash wind split the ground into a gully, the swirling wind making it hard for nearby Hidden Cloud Ninjas to stand firm.
A, watching from the side, was anxious and worried. He wanted to attack the Konoha camp to help the Hidden Cloud Ninja hold their ground, but was also concerned about Killer Bee being defeated by Uchiha Yoichi.
The Tailed Beast Ball was deflected, and now two octopus legs were cut off with one slash. A felt that in no time, Killer Bee would lose.
After a moment's reflection, A decided to return and assist Killer Bee. They had already lost the Two-Tailed; if they lost the Eight-Tails too, the Hidden Cloud Village's strength would be greatly diminished.
"Go tell Samson to retreat immediately, this war cannot continue."
After sending a Hidden Cloud Ninja to deliver the message, A rushed towards where Killer Bee and Susanoo were clashing.
By now, that area had become a no-man's land. Each clash of chakra blades and octopus feet from the two giants stirred up terrifying gales.
Moreover, Killer Bee sometimes released some quick-gathering Tailed Beast Balls when Susanoo couldn't draw its chakra blade; these Tailed Beast Balls gathered and launched quickly, catching people off guard.
Although these Tailed Beast Balls were difficult to avoid, they lacked the power to break Uchiha Yoichi's Susanoo.
After blowing a deep dent into the armor, chakra flowed rapidly, quickly repairing the damaged Susanoo.
But each slash from Susanoo could cause Killer Bee to cry out in pain for a long time. The two seemed to be in a stalemate, now it was a matter of who would exhaust whom first.
Susanoo required vast amounts of chakra every second to maintain and placed a tremendous burden on the Mangekyo Eyes; however, a fully Tailed Beast-transformed Killer Bee also bore a significant burden despite having the Eight-Tails' acknowledgment, but he was only fifteen years old.
A year younger than Uchiha Yoichi, Killer Bee could maintain the full Tailed Beast form for a maximum of ten minutes before he had to release it; otherwise, even if the Eight-Tails didn't intend to, it would slowly take over Killer Bee's body, eventually achieving a complete possession reincarnation.
"Bee, stay alert!"
A shouted anxiously from the side, though he did not specify for what, Killer Bee surely knew it was regarding the time of Tailed Beast transformation.
Then A found an opportunity and charged directly at Susanoo.
"Lariat Dance of Thousand Hand!"
A solid hand chop smashed into Susanoo's ankle, almost toppling the massive Susanoo.
"Good job, big brother!"
Killer Bee quickly gathered a Tailed Beast Ball in his mouth and fired it at Susanoo's head.
But in a critical moment, Uchiha Yoichi dispelled Susanoo, leaping down from above.
After leaving Susanoo's head, the massive chakra entity was directly dispelled, but before Uchiha Yoichi touched the ground, he formed a small, half-sized Susanoo, with only skeleton and muscles, lacking even armor.
The tiny half-body Susanoo extended its arms before landing, grabbing A, who was falling, then Uchiha Yoichi used the Mangekyo Dojutsu.
Iwanagahime!
"Damn, it's that jutsu again..."
A just tried to break Susanoo and realized his body had gone weak, as if suffering a severe illness, losing both the strength and chakra needed to break Susanoo's arm.
The next second, Uchiha Yoichi drew out the Lightning Fang, swiftly moving beside A, and aimed the Lightning Blade half a centimeter above his heart, stabbing it fiercely.
"If you dare to fire a Tailed Beast Ball, then let the future Fourth Generation Raikage die first!"
Uchiha Yoichi held the blade against A, coldly staring at the massive creature before him.
His endurance seemed somewhat lacking; although chakra was still sufficient, the pain in his eyes was becoming unbearable. Especially since capturing Killer Bee in a short time wasn't possible, when Susanoo's time was up, he'd likely face joint attacks from both.
So, with A leaping into the air, he chose to take advantage of the momentum by dispelling Susanoo, neutralizing A, and clearing the path forward.
"A! Bee!"
A strong, burly figure approached quickly, reaching there in no time, followed by several others, who arrived alternately at this battlefield.
Killer Bee also released the full Tailed Beast transformation, approaching the Third Generation Raikage, and said, "Sorry, Lord Raikage, I didn't watch over big brother...."
The Third Generation Raikage interrupted, "No need to say more, Bee, as a ninja, A had already prepared himself when stepping onto the battlefield!"
At this moment, Konoha White Fang and three other Jonin also arrived at Uchiha Yoichi's side. Seeing him restraining A from the AB Team, they were internally joyful, though Hatake Sakumo apologetically whispered, "Sorry, Mr. Yoichi, I couldn't stop the Third Generation Raikage..."
"It's alright, we've won!"
Uchiha Yoichi then looked towards the Third Generation Raikage, shouting coldly, "I give you two choices: withdraw from the Land of Hot Water within five days and acknowledge the defeat of the Hidden Cloud Village; in ten days, I'll let him go; or, I'll kill him immediately, and we'll fight it out!"
The Third Generation Raikage, upon hearing this, shouted angrily, "Bastard, the Hidden Cloud does not..."
"I'll kill in ten seconds, or you can force me to act early!"
Uchiha Yoichi coldly interrupted the Third Generation Raikage's futile rage. The true Martial Arts Faction does not accept any threats; the fact that the Third Generation Raikage didn't make a decision instantly indicated he belonged to the Peace Faction.
Now the Lightning Fang was close to A's heart, and as long as Uchiha Yoichi activated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, A would be doomed.
"Three, two..."
"The Hidden Cloud withdraws from the Land of Hot Water!"
The Third Generation Raikage shouted loudly.
At that moment, it felt as if he had tossed away the last shred of a ninja's spirit and a Kage's dignity, all to exchange the next Raikage successor for the Hidden Cloud Village, to get his son back.
He was now an amputee, and now turned into a coward, unable to let the position of Raikage lose its legacy in his hands.
After shouting this, the Third Generation Raikage entertained a thought in his heart: he was an unqualified Raikage...