A gust of fierce wind arrived, and something crashed onto the lake surface with a loud 'smack,' stirring up monstrous waves.
The small boat was instantly flipped upside down!
Seiya leaped up, his single tomoe Sharingan eyes appearing in his pupils. In his haste, he only glimpsed a giant brown octopus sucker.
Then, he did a somersault in the air, landing steadily on the lake surface, and looked up at the sudden appearance of the behemoth.
It was a giant brown bull with eight octopus tails, with only one remaining horn on its head.
It was letting out a deep, earth-shattering roar, and its eight tails were frantically slapTojo the lake surface, raising layer upon layer of waves.
A beautiful Valley of Clouds and Lightning, suddenly invaded by such a giant beast, the tranquil and beautiful scene was instantly ripped apart.
The students sunbathing on the shore all sat up.
The students having a water fight near the shore stopped their movements in unison.
Arui emerged from the water, wiping the droplets from her face, and complained: "That must be the Eight-Tails!
Why is it suddenly causing trouble in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning! It's not easy for us to get in here to play!"
"It's not trying to kill us, is it! My grandpa said that the Eight-Tails has gone berserk many times before and killed a lot of Shinobis!"
Omoi stared blankly at the mountain-like Eight-Tails, momentarily forgetting to eat his lollipop.
"Are you an idiot?!"
Karui shouted angrily.
"Killer B-sama is the Perfect Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails! The Eight-Tails has been tamed! It won't go berserk again! You can forget the question that is on the history exam every year?!"
"It's just playing around with us right now." Karui looked relaxed and even waved at the Eight-Tails from afar.
Seiya observed for a moment and calmly said: "I feel like it's not playing around."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Eight-Tails raised one of its octopus tails high and slammed it down fiercely.
Swish! Smack!
After the whipping wind, there was a deafening impact sound.
Immediately after, waves as tall as several stories shot up, and then poured down.
Seeing this, the confident Karui couldn't help but hesitate.
Had the Eight-Tails really gone berserk?
Omoi swallowed hard: "I told you, we are Shinobis who can die accidentally!"
Karui glared at him: "Since you know you're a jinx, say less!"
"Let's run before it does anything to us!"
Seiya calmly analyzed the situation and took the lead in running wildly on the lake surface.
Arui and the other two followed closely, moving farther away from the Eight-Tails.
Seiya was now twelve years old, no longer the ignorant three-year-old child.
When he was young, he would only clap his hands happily and show no fear when suddenly seeing a towering giant beast.
Now, he had grown up, learned a lot of knowledge, and understood that some giant beasts were not docile pets.
Therefore, when he saw the giant beast again, he felt fear and would not stand foolishly in place as if nothing was wrong.
Compared to the hastily fleeing Seiya and the three others, the students near the shore were calmer.
After all, they had not personally experienced the pressure of the Eight-Tails' tail whip up close, and the ingrained impression of the Perfect Jinchuriki made no one associate this with the Eight-Tails going berserk, a topic that caused panic in the village decades ago.
However, the Eight-Tails soon got the leisurely students moving.
It roared, shaking the sky. Its eight tails struck down, causing high-speed waves to rush toward the shore.
The immense impact force of the waves hit the students, causing sharp pain.
Some frail students were even swept into the lake immediately.
The teachers' expressions changed drastically, and they rushed to the rescue.
Everyone shuddered, finally realizing that the situation was not right. The Eight-Tails' movements were clearly aggressive!
Panic and fear quickly spread.
All the students reluctantly considered that the Eight-Tails might have gone berserk!
The Perfect Jinchuriki must have failed!
At the same time, the Eight-Tails, standing in the lake water, began to slowly move its body, advancing towards the shore like a small mountain pushing forward.
Its gigantic figure, towering into the sky, blocked the sunlight, casting a vast shadow ahead, as if the sky was collapsing.
Even simple, slow forward movement exuded a terrifying pressure that made people heart-pounding and afraid to breathe.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd, unable to withstand the pressure, screamed in terror, 'The Eight-Tails has gone berserk!'
The emotion of fear exploded.
All the students scrambled to escape, frantically fleeing the lake. This was not about courage, but the most sensible choice.
In front of the Eight-Tails, a group of children who weren't even Genin could only run!
The teachers unanimously stayed behind to cover the retreat, buying time for the children.
Seiya and the three others were sweating profusely. They finally almost reached the shore, but an octopus tail, descending from the sky, blocked their way.
The waves surged high, like an insurmountable barrier.
Seiya and the three others glanced at the octopus tail, which was as thick as a tall building.
Before they could be glad that it had missed, they decisively turned around and ran in another direction.
A teacher noticed there were still four students on the lake and rushed to catch up.
On the other side, the frantically fleeing students were also blocked by an octopus tail descending from the sky.
The close brown octopus tail exuded the stench of seafood, while also giving off an extremely dangerous aura.
It represented the fact that the Eight-Tails could easily take everyone's lives!
Many students were so scared that their legs went weak, and some even fainted instantly.
The students who were still capable of moving could only reluctantly run back to the lake shore, seeking survival within the area delimited by the Eight-Tails' tails.
Many of the teachers who stayed behind to cover the retreat had already been struck into the lake by the octopus tails, dying a heroic death.
The students had nowhere to run, feeling lost and helpless. They began to wail and call out, begging for the village's strong Shinobis to come and save them.
"Raikage-sama, please come and save us!"
"Yugito-sama, come and save us!"
"Director Tojo, help!"
"Darui-sama..."
Cries for help rose and fell, and weeTojo was everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, the beautiful Valley of Clouds and Lightning had turned into a terrifying hell.
Some of the braver students abandoned all hope and angrily threw kunai and explosive tags at the octopus tails.
On the lake surface, Seiya stopped and looked around.
"There's nowhere left to run. We don't need to waste any more energy."
"So, what should we do now?" Omoi asked, bewildered.
"Idiot!" Karui cursed under her breath and pointed at the Eight-Tails: "This monster made us suffer so much, of course, we have to make it hurt a little!"
"But we can't do anything to it!" Omoi pointed to the shore, where explosions were continuous, but the Eight-Tails seemed unharmed and was still extremely active.
"I have a plan, and I need your help!" Seiya said.
"What do you need us to do?" Arui asked without hesitation.
"Transfer your chakra to me. I need to summon a giant snake to entangle it!"
Before Seiya finished speaking, Arui and the other two placed their hands on his back, transferring their chakra.
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