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Roar!!!
Roar, roar!!!
The two tailed beasts, one from the east and one from the west, rushed towards Ishigami Hara's stone warrior with amazing momentum, and the ground rumbled under their feet.
The stone warrior just stepped back, crouched slightly, put one hand forward, then brought it back, making a special starting posture with his waist.
"Is this... Gentle Fist method?"
Senju Tobirama, well-informed, immediately recognized the posture and was surprised.
Ishigami Hara raised two fingers and smiled slightly. "Try it."
The next moment, the stone warrior rushed forward, the ground cracked, and the distance between him and Five Tails Kokuō suddenly shortened.
Roar!
Five Tails Kokuō roared, and the person above his head, called Jinchūriki of the Steam, had no expression under the mask, but Five Tails Kokuō had already lowered his head and struck at the stone warrior.
Compared to Five Tails Kokuō, the stone warrior was even taller, though smaller overall. The rough comparison was like a human against a fierce horse.
If a normal person were hit by a fierce horse, they would be seriously injured.
Under a similar contrast, the result was not much different, but under the huge body of the stone warrior, his movements were extremely flexible.
The stone warrior turned sideways, twisting his body in a half circle, effortlessly dodging Five Tails Kokuō's impact. Then, his palms slapped repeatedly, each hitting precise points on Kokuō's body.
There are no acupuncture points on tailed beasts, but under Ishigami Hara's Byakugan, special nodes were visible. Each palm strike of the stone warrior landed on those nodes, causing Five Tails Kokuō to tremble and roar in pain.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
As if stimulated by pain, Five Tails Kokuō's long tail swung, suddenly striking the stone warrior's waist, knocking him off balance.
The distance between them widened, and under Ishigami Hara's gaze, the nodes in Kokuō's body changed, and the Chakra stagnation caused by the earlier strikes vanished instantly.
"So that's it. As expected of a Chakra creature, it can change its own Chakra state at will."
Ishigami Hara finally understood.
However, at that moment, Eight Tails Gyūki struck from behind, sending the stone warrior flying dozens of meters away.
Though dozens of meters is an incredible distance for normal people, for tailed beasts and the stone warrior, it was just a step. The stone warrior merely staggered, twisting slightly in midair before landing steadily.
Upon landing, the stone warrior faced the two tailed beasts' left and right pincer attacks but did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward, slapping his palms again with surprising flexibility as the two tailed beasts retreated continuously.
"Roar!"
"DA!"
The two tailed beasts roared continuously, seemingly in sync, lying on either side of the stone warrior. Five Tails Kokuō opened his massive mouth, biting the stone warrior's arm, while Gyūki's tentacle wrapped around his waist.
The next moment, Eight Tails Gyūki opened his mouth, various colored Chakra gathering quickly as a Tailed Beast Ball took shape.
Boom boom boom!
In the blink of an eye, the Tailed Beast Ball struck the stone warrior directly. The violent explosion formed a mushroom cloud, and the strong impact turned into a fierce wind, destroying everything in its path.
The earth shook, the ground cracked, and strong winds burst out with stone debris, a scene of destruction.
In this situation, the stone warrior naturally had no chance of surviving. No matter how large it was, it was just an Earth Release technique. Despite achieving the Ultimate performance in Earth Release Nature Transformation, it still had limitations compared to the tailed beasts.
When Ishigami Hara developed this technique, he had already anticipated its limits. The target was to compete with top Summoning beast-level combat power, so he was mentally prepared for its destruction.
Shoo!
Ishigami Hara rushed out of the explosion. Upon closer inspection, there was no dust on him, and even his hair remained perfectly neat.
"Second Hokage , do you want to play with these two tailed beasts?" Ishigami Hara asked.
"What are you planning to do?" Senju Tobirama inquired.
Ishigami Hara replied, "You don't need to resist."
As he spoke, Ishigami Hara made a seal with one hand.
Kakaka!
A tree trunk grew out from behind him, gradually taking human form, until it became an exact replica of Ishigami Hara, then separated from the body.
Wood Clone!
The clone landed on the ground, eyes slightly closed, before opening them again.
"Is this... Wood Clone?"
It looked exactly like Ishigami Hara, but the voice was Senju Tobirama's, and even the eyes had the same light red hue as his.
"How does it feel?" Ishigami Hara asked with a glance.
Senju Tobirama clenched his fist, testing the feeling, then nodded.
"Yes, the Chakra is abundant, just a little less than in my prime."
Ishigami Hara smiled and said, "After all, it's just a clone, and I gave half of my Chakra. Second Hokage, please use it sparingly."
He pointed at Five Tails Kokuō and said, "You'll return to Pure Land after this. Giving you this chance is for you making one more contribution to the village."
Senju Tobirama was a bit surprised. "Return to the Pure Land? I see."
His expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Boy, don't do anything that harms Konoha."
Ishigami Hara just smiled without a word.
Senju Tobirama knew he could not act against Ishigami Hara, and whether the latter would heed his warning was unclear, but he had said his piece.
After being silent for a long time, he reflected on his rare chance to return to the world after death. Now, the opportunity to fight once more stirred something within him.
Senju Tobirama decided not to overthink it. The world belonged to the living, and he could no longer intervene much, so he chose to let it go.
"I'm on it."
As soon as Senju Tobirama spoke, his figure vanished from the spot.
The next moment, a shout was heard.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
Whoosh... Five Tails Kokuō didn't even have time to react before one of his tails was severed. Water Severing Wave could cut the roots of the sacred tree, so cutting a tailed beast's tail was no challenge.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Five Tails Kokuō howled in agony, while the severed tail still crackled on the ground.
Chakra quickly reconnected the broken part to Five Tails Kokuō's body, and within a breath, the tail was restored.
"Tsk, what a troublesome guy."
Senju Tobirama landed, preparing to make another move when a muffled sound came to his ears.
Turning his head, he saw Ishigami Hara had appeared above Eight Tails Gyūki's head, in mid-air, with one foot raised high like a giant axe, poised to strike.
"Steel Fist : God killing axe!"
The next moment, the axe-like foot came crashing down on Eight Tails Gyūki's head.