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"It's still a bit weaker than this guy."
Colt frowned.
Being bombarded by several [Tailed Beast Bombs] had caused severe pain to the two tails, loosening the seal on it slightly.
If it happens a few more times, it would wake up and that wouldn't be fun anymore.
It seems he'll have to intervene directly.
[Susanoo: Armor]!
With a thought, his [Susanoo] turned into armor and enveloped the Two-Tails.
The blue armor adorned the blue demon cat, making it look even more fierce!
The Two-Tails' power, now blessed by the [Susanoo], increased dramatically.
It broke free from the Eight-Tails' attacks at once, taking the opportunity to slash twice with its claws.
The Eight-Tails staggered back, crashing into another large forest.
"Bee, what should we do now? With that kid around, we can't save the cat at all."
Gyūki was also suffering from a headache at this point, overwhelmed by the battle.
As expected, those people who had those eyes were never up to any good!
Killer Bee took a deep breath.
The situation was dire; he had to make a decision quickly.
"Gyūki, let's go all out."
The Eight-Tails, in sync with Killer Bee, instantly understood his thoughts. Its eight tentacles gathered around its mouth.
A [Tailed Beast Bomb], much larger than before, rapidly condensed.
Colt showed no panic, controlling the Two-Tails to prepare its own [Tailed Beast Bomb].
The two black spheres were swallowed by the Tailed Beasts simultaneously, and massive energy beams launched forth, colliding in midair.
BOOM!
Another massive explosion erupted. The blinding light forced even the Hyūga clan members to close their eyes.
'This is really going to make us blind if we keep watching.'
The immense energy scraped the ground repeatedly. Before anyone realized it, the terrain there had already sunk dozens of meters lower than the surrounding area.
Colt snorted, pouring chakra into the [Susanoo] frantically.
The Two-Tails' power continued to increase.
Under Killer Bee's horrified gaze, the collision point of the energy beams gradually moved towards him, its speed steadily increasing.
In the end, under Colt's suppression, both [Tailed Beast Bombs] slammed into the Eight-Tails' body.
BOOM!
The 60-meter-tall Eight-Tails was blown away, turning into a meteor that disappeared in an instant.
"Bee-sama!"
"Retreat!"
Darui shouted, immediately running in the direction Killer Bee had flown.
Fortunately, that was towards the Land of Lightning.
The rest of the Cloud ninjas fled in a hurry.
"What are you doing? After them!"
Colt shouted angrily at Kakashi and the others.
They snapped out of their daze and formed teams to pursue the fleeing Cloud shinobi.
This was a great opportunity to capitalize on their victory!
In times of war, villages would give mission rewards based on the level of enemies defeated.
Although not as lucrative as missions from outside clients, it was still very good.
Most importantly, it allowed for the accumulation of merit points, which could be exchanged for powerful jutsus normally unavailable.
Colt dispersed the [Susanoo] and controlled the Two-Tails to revert back into an unconscious Yugito.
He looked at her with some pity.
This woman was very useful; he really didn't want to return her to the Cloud.
In ancient times, Uchiha Madara rode the Nine-Tails to fight against Senju Hashirama.
Today, Kamiyo Colt rode the Two-Tails. Wasn't that fitting?
However, Tsunade had told him that even if he won against the Hidden Cloud, they could only extort so much. It couldn't be excessive.
If the Hidden Cloud was pushed to a critical point, Konoha would face enemies on all sides.
Even their ally, the Hidden Sand, might defect.
After all, no one wanted to see a Konoha with a strong desire for war.
Because he was too strong.
However, Colt looked at his hands.
"It's still not strong enough..."
There was still a Nagato in this ninja world who could compete with him, and an Obito working in the shadows.
If all the enemies appeared together, even he would be incapable of being in multiple places at once.
He needed to grow stronger still.
BOOM!
In the Hidden Cloud Village, the desk in the Raikage's office shattered again, and even the floor was cracked by a punch.
Mabui remained expressionless as if this was to be expected.
She just regretted that there wasn't a Wood Style user in the village.
If there was, the money saved every year would be enough to fund several S-rank missions, right?
"Damn it! Where the hell did this kid come from?!"
By now, the Fourth Raikage had learned that Killer Bee was defeated and the Cloud ninjas were being hunted down.
Fortunately, Darui had found the unconscious Killer Bee. Although seriously injured, his life was not in danger.
But the front line had completely collapsed.
"I'm going to the front personally!"
The Fourth Raikage was about to rush to the battlefield but was stopped by Mabui.
"If you go, do you have a way to deal with Kamiyo Colt?"
With those words, he was silenced.
Indeed, as the Raikage, he was extremely confident in his own strength.
Compared to Killer Bee, he wasn't stronger.
Even against a fully transformed Killer Bee, at best, he could draw.
Now that Killer Bee couldn't beat this kid, what use would it be if he went?
If the two of them joined forces perhaps... unfortunately, Bee was seriously injured.
"What should we do? Just watch Konoha bully us Cloud shinobi?"
The Fourth Raikage glared, demanding an explanation from Mabui.
The dark-skinned female secretary sighed helplessly.
"Surrender. We'll get Yugito back through negotiations."
"Hoo! Hoo!"
The Fourth Raikage took several deep breaths in a row before he managed to calm down.
"Let me think about it for two more days."
In the subsequent battles, Colt did not intervene.
The Konoha ninja's morale was high, and they advanced all the way into the Land of Hot Water, reaching the border between that country and the Land of Lightning.
This was the tragedy of small countries.
In fact, looking at the map, the lands where the Five Great Shinobi Villages were located had no clear borders at all. There were a large number of small countries acting as buffers between them.
In peacetime, they lived together harmoniously, but when the war began, the borders were as changeable as lines drawn in pencil, modified at will.
This was also why the Land of Rain was in such a tragic state.
It bordered the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Wind simultaneously.
Killer Bee was sent back to the Hidden Cloud Village. Although the Fourth Raikage sent some reinforcements, the Cloud shinobis' morale had been shattered.
Facing the Konoha forces supported by Colt, they suffered heavy losses.
Finally, a few days passed.
The Hidden Cloud Village declared its surrender, and the Fourth Raikage personally came to the front to negotiate with Konoha.