Ryoha, however, completely ignored it. He reached out and grabbed A's wrist, ignoring the terrifying lightning constantly flashing. In one swift motion, he tossed A directly, sending him crashing into a nearby small mountain with a loud bang, shattering the mountain.
Fortunately, A had activated his Lightning Armor at this moment. Not only did it enhance his physical abilities, but it also provided formidable defense. His body itself had strong defensive and endurance capabilities, so he didn't suffer significant injuries.
"Brother, damn it! Eight-tails!" B couldn't believe how weak his usually arrogant brother was when facing Ryoha. He was filled with anger. Although they weren't biological brothers, their bond was stronger than blood. That's why A was so concerned about him, even shedding tears for his sake.
"Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage!" In his Eight-tails form, B emitted multiple Tailed Beast Bombs, creating ripples in the air and unleashing a devastating attack that resembled vomiting.
Ryoha stood still, allowing the Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage to engulf him. The high-density attack instantly destroyed the small mountain beneath his feet, filling the air with dust and debris.
"Lightning Straight!" As the Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage came to a halt, A appeared in the spot where Ryoha had been standing. He used his right foot, charged with Lightning Release chakra, to deliver a powerful kick downward, creating a visible shockwave and collision.
"How is this possible?" A's eyes widened in shock, completely taken aback. Intelligence reports had mentioned that Ryoha possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu and had even surpassed Senju Hashirama, but A was confident in his own speed. He wanted to test it out for himself.
However, he didn't expect to be defeated so quickly. But even in defeat, he was prepared. What surprised him was Ryoha's incredible speed in that moment. A was sure it wasn't Space-Time Ninjutsu; it was physical movement speed just like his own, and he had been defeated in his strongest aspect. A had to admit that Ryoha's speed was astonishing.
But what puzzled him even more was that Ryoha had managed to block his signature move, the Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage, with ease.
"Are you surprised?" The lingering smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the truth hidden within. There was a layer of black light, situated about two centimeters away from Ryoha's head, that had completely blocked A's attack, preventing it from advancing any further. B's attack had encountered the same resistance, with a shield-like black light guarding Ryoha, completely defending against the Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Hey, Eight-tails, how is this possible? You said that if anyone got hit by your Tailed Beast Bomb, aside from the Nine-tails, hardly anyone can escape without injury. But he seems completely unharmed," B asked the Eight-tails within him.
"Who can I ask if not you? That guy is simply a monster. Facing him gives me the feeling of when I faced the Sage of Six Paths, no, his aura is even more terrifying than the Sage's. It's like an endless darkness, like a demonic god of darkness. It's too terrifying," the Eight-tails' voice trembled slightly. Clearly, it wasn't Ryoha's aura that was frightening; Ryoha hadn't even released any aura. It was the aura of Ryoha's dark power that was so terrifying. Even from a distance, just feeling it gave people the sensation of their souls falling into eternal darkness, never to be reborn."
"So, what do we do?" This was the first time B had heard the Eight-tails express such lack of confidence. He had never heard such words, not even when facing the Nine-tails.
"What else can we do? Kumogakure is right behind us. Do you think you can escape it? It's either a fight to the death or a great escape." Eight-tails wore a helpless expression. Clearly, he didn't want to be involved in this kind of battle either, but he had no choice, as he was sealed within B's body.
"Well then, a fight to the death it is. Sealing Jutsu: Octopus Hold!" Suddenly, several ink clones spewed from the Eight-tails' mouth, surrounding Ryoha in an instant. Meanwhile, A had already leaped into the air, knowing this move. In three seconds, Ryoha would be sealed and unable to move.
"Dark Release: Dark Wave." Ryoha didn't even look as he spoke. His Dark Release was created by fusing all the Bloodline Limits he possessed as a foundation, and one of its terrifying aspects was the ability to Nature Transformation-based jutsus without needing hand seals, simply by a thought.
Of course, it required Ryoha's precise control of chakra to achieve this. Without his exceptional control, it wouldn't be possible to merge so many different Bloodline Limits.
Ripple-like waves of darkness spread outward from Ryoha, centered around him. Anyone or anything hit by the dark waves visibly corroded and dissolved. Additionally, the dark waves possessed a tremendous impact force, sending all the ink clones flying before they could be consumed by the darkness, pulverizing them with the sheer force of the impact.
"He's too strong!" Even A, who had never bowed to anyone, had to admit that the opponent was just too powerful. Facing Ryoha was like how Uchiha Sasuke had faced him before, incredibly weak.
"Let's join forces. Lightning Release: Double Lariat." A and B in Eight-tails form used a collaborative version of their ninjutsu. B's Lightning chakra-charged Lariat combined with A's attack, creating a shockwave that rendered the air powerless and created a vacuum wherever it passed. Both the power and speed had reached their peak.
"Dark Release: Dark Rasengan." Facing the overwhelming approach of the two, Ryoha showed no sign of retreating. He opened his right hand, and spiral-shaped black light condensed into a sphere filled with a dark aura, roughly the size of a Rasengan.
However, his method of attack was entirely different from what one would expect. As soon as the Dark Rasengan formed, Ryoha hurled it directly toward the approaching A and B in Eight-tails form. Surprisingly, the Dark Rasengan shot out at an astonishing speed, leaving behind a spiral-like airflow in its wake, indicating that the sphere was constantly rotating and advancing forward at an incredible speed.
"Boom!"
The small Dark Rasengan collided fiercely with the colossal Eight-tails and the lightning-clad A. However, upon contact, the Dark Rasengan instantly expanded, creating a massive black sphere that continued to expand.
Inside the black sphere, occasional flashes of lightning could be seen. In an instant, the air within a mile radius seemed to be completely drained, causing the surrounding air to become chaotic and distortions to occur in areas closer to the black sphere.