*Just as I thought. Her abilities are very similar to Marco's,* Izuna mused. The fact that those two buffoons, Hidan and Kakuzu, whose skills didn't even reach Kage-level, were able to capture the Two-Tails in the future could only be attributed to their freakish immortality.
In this battle, Izuna did not intend to use the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan. Sage Chakra could only alleviate new injuries, not heal old ones. He had to use his Mangekyo sparingly.
Matatabi swiped with her paw again. Izuna immediately dodged with the Flying Thunder God Technique, appearing a hundred meters away.
Looking at Matatabi, whose injuries were already fifty percent healed, Izuna thought, *In that case, I'll have to use a stronger ninjutsu... Tsk, I'm not very good at it, but that should do the trick.*
Forming the "Tiger" seal, Izuna's cheeks puffed out slightly. "Fire Release: Multiple Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Matatabi was taken aback. Fire Release was arguably the least effective element against her. After several exchanges, the human should have realized this. So why was he still insisting on using fire attacks?
She had no time to ponder it further. Matatabi prepared to gather her Chakra for a counterattack.
At that critical moment, Flying Thunder God kunai shot out from among the several giant fire dragons. The dragons themselves suddenly changed direction, flying up toward the sky instead of at Matatabi.
Izuna vanished. In an instant, it was as if dozens of Uchiha Izunas were flickering in and out of existence all around Matatabi.
Flying Thunder God Combo Slash!
"ROAR!"
Every time Matatabi tried to attack Izuna, he had already used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move to another location. Enraged, she unleashed her blue flames, which exploded outward in all directions, sweeping over the entire area.
As the flames passed, everything on the ground was instantly reduced to ash!
"You use fire, which actually helps me a lot. With my Fire Release alone, it would have taken more time to prepare this jutsu," Izuna's voice came from behind her.
Matatabi turned to see Izuna standing on a massive boulder. His black-clothed left arm and ankles had sustained some burns from her last attack.
"Haven't you noticed yet?" Izuna prompted again.
As he spoke, a low rumble of thunder echoed from the dark clouds overhead. Matatabi looked up. Dense lightning flickered within the clouds, as if in warning.
*Drip, drop, drip...*
Rain began to fall, yet it failed to extinguish the special flames Matatabi had left on the grass.
*Crackle, crackle!*
Izuna's left hand was also emanating a silvery-white electrical glow. His Fire Dragon Flame Bullet and Matatabi's own fire attack had created the perfect conditions for generating lightning.
Seeing Izuna raise his sparking left hand, a sense of foreboding washed over Matatabi. She charged toward him, wanting to end this battle quickly.
"Fall with the thunder, Matatabi."
The lightning in Izuna's hand was like the fuse of a bomb. The moment it connected with the storm clouds above, it drew down a roaring beast of thunder and lightning from the sky.
Kirin!
***
Several miles away, Mito, who was waiting for Izuna, suddenly saw a blinding silver light flash from the direction he had gone. It was followed by a deafening explosion and an earthquake that nearly knocked her off her feet.
*What happened?*
Her heart tightened. Without a second thought, she rushed toward the commotion.
***
On the scorched and shattered land, struck by lightning, the massive boulder under Izuna's feet had also crumbled from the aftershock.
The storm clouds created by his Fire Release began to disperse. Bathed in a ray of sunlight, Izuna, having used most of his Chakra, walked toward the fallen Matatabi.
She hadn't lost consciousness, but even with her regenerative abilities, she wouldn't be able to fight for a while.
"Uchiha Izuna. That's the name of the person who is about to form a summoning contract with you." Izuna walked up to Matatabi and used the Summoning Technique to call forth the giant scroll for a summoning contract. "To sign a new summoning beast, I need the blood of both the contractor and the beast. You're the first, Matatabi. If you don't want to experience being controlled by the Mangekyo, you'd best cooperate."
With that, Izuna took out a new Flying Thunder God kunai, cut the paw pad of Matatabi, and drew a summoning formation. He then unrolled the scroll, cut his own finger, and wrote the characters for "Uchiha Izuna" on the blank space.
Placing the scroll in the center of the summoning formation, Izuna knelt on one knee and channeled his Chakra into it. Through the contract, his Chakra instantly flowed into Matatabi's body.
Feeling Izuna's Chakra, Matatabi's eyes widened in shock. She glared at him. "Uchiha... Izuna!"
Ignoring her almost threatening gaze, Izuna shrugged with a slight smile. "I told you, let's get along. It's better for both of us if we don't have to use the Mangekyo to have this conversation."
After unsummoning the scroll, a white figure landed beside him. Seeing the downed Matatabi, she couldn't help but exclaim, "This... is a Tailed Beast?"
Izuna sat down on the ground and smiled. "Your Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are an excellent counter to them. When she's recovered, if she makes trouble, you can show her what you've got."
Uzumaki Mito was momentarily speechless with astonishment. Using her sensory abilities, she could feel the immense amount of Chakra within Matatabi and roughly guess its power. And Izuna had defeated it?
Mito's gaze shifted to Izuna, her beautiful face trembling slightly. "You're hurt?" It was only natural. How could one fight such a monster and not get injured?
"Do you know medical ninjutsu? Then how about you heal me? A lap pillow to rest on wouldn't be bad, either," Izuna said with a lighthearted, flirty tone. After a rather arduous battle, teasing the Uzumaki princess lifted his spirits.
Uzumaki Mito didn't give him a lap pillow, but she did give him a few light punches for his flirtatious words. Finally, seeing the wounds on his shoulder and leg, she reluctantly began to perform medical ninjutsu to heal him.
She placed her palms over his wounds, and a faint green Chakra emanated from them.
Nearby, the recovering Matatabi twitched, making Mito nervous. She glanced at the mountain-like beast beside her. "Is it okay?"
"She probably won't attack us. And even if she does, I have a way to subdue her," Izuna said confidently as he sat on the ground, receiving her treatment. He didn't sense any killing intent from Matatabi. Even if the demon cat wanted to make a move, he would control her instantly with the Mangekyo Sharingan.
The Tailed Beast's recovery rate was indeed faster. In a short while, Matatabi was back on her feet, her cat-like vertical pupils fixed on the man and woman below.
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