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“You’re the one who called me the weakest of the Tailed Beasts!”
Shukaku glared at Shin. This brat was as annoying as that damned fox.
The “damned fox” was, of course, Kurama… who often judged a Tailed Beast’s strength by the number of tails and looked down on Shukaku.
That was why Shukaku and Kurama didn’t get along.
“That’s right. I heard it from Kurama himself. The One-Tails is the weakest. It should be removed from the Tailed Beasts Club.”
Shin said, barely suppressing a grin.
“That damned fox! I’ll rip its fur off one day! And you’ll die too!”
Shukaku swiped at Shin with its claws. Shin grabbed Kushina and Mikoto, then used the Body Flicker Jutsu to dodge.
Shukaku’s attack missed, its claws gouging the earth. The ground cracked, and the entire Konoha camp shook.
Tailed Beasts were powerful. In a one-on-one fight, a very strong Kage could defeat one.
But on the battlefield, a Tailed Beast’s destructive power was amplified tenfold.
“What’s going on? Why is the One-Tails here?”
Tsunade arrived, her eyes fixed on Shukaku.
Danzō had taken most of the Konoha forces to attack Suna, but Tsunade had stayed behind to treat the wounded and develop antidotes for Chiyo’s poison.
She couldn’t ignore the commotion caused by Shukaku’s appearance.
“You’ll have to ask Suna about that,” Shin said with a shrug.
“Damn you, brat! I’ll kill you!”
“Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!”
Shukaku opened its maw and unleashed a massive wind sphere.
Tsunade stepped forward to block the attack.
“I’ll handle this.” Shin said. Tsunade could probably block it, but it would be a struggle. Shukaku wasn’t weak.
“Ice Release: Triple Ice Wall!”
Three massive ice walls materialized. Shukaku’s attack shattered the first two, but the third held.
“Shukaku seems to have a grudge against you. What did you do?” Tsunade asked Shin, turning to face him.
“Nothing much. He just said Shukaku is the weakest of the Tailed Beasts,” Kushina replied.
Tsunade gave Shin an exasperated look. Of course Shukaku was angry. Shin had insulted him!
“You two can’t handle this. I’ll take care of it. You go deal with the other Suna Shinobi.”
Shin said to Tsunade and the girls. The ice wall in front of him shattered, and he vanished in a flash.
Thud!
Shukaku was sent flying, crashing to the ground.
“He can handle the One-Tails. Let’s go deal with those Suna bastards.”
Tsunade watched in surprise as Shin sent the Tailed Beast flying with a single kick. A human, kicking a Tailed Beast? Had their roles been reversed?
“I want to fight that big guy too!”
Kushina was eager to join the fray.
Mikoto held her back. “Kushina, don’t be reckless.”
Kushina glared at Mikoto. “I’m not being reckless! That big guy is all bark and no bite.”
Tsunade smacked Kushina on the head. “Mikoto’s right. Don’t be foolish. Even I’m no match for that thing.”
“You’re not a match for it. That doesn’t mean I’m not either,” Kushina muttered under her breath.
Shin didn’t hear their conversation. He was currently using Shukaku as a punching bag.
He unleashed his Taijutsu skills, a mix of kicks, punches, and throws, honed through years of training.
He also used the [Strength of a Hundred Seal], each blow carrying monstrous power.
Each strike sent Shukaku flying. He was practically playing volleyball with the Tailed Beast.
“Damn you, little insect! I’ll kill you!”
Shukaku roared, its voice filled with rage.
Shin punched it in the jaw, shutting it up. He then launched it into the air with a powerful uppercut.
“Shukaku, you should thank me. I’m helping you achieve your dream of flying.”
As Shukaku fell from the sky, Shin leaped up and delivered a kick, sending it even higher.
“Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!”
He threw a massive Rasenshuriken at the falling Shukaku.
Shukaku screamed in pain. It might be a Chakra construct, but it could still feel pain.
“That hurt! I’ll kill you!”
Shukaku crashed to the ground, creating a large crater. One of its arms was missing, ripped off by the Rasenshuriken.
Shin was impressed. Even with a missing arm, Shukaku was still full of bluster.
It might be weak and getting its ass kicked.
But Shin soon understood why Shukaku didn’t seem to care about its missing arm. The arm regenerated.
The arm was back, but Shin noticed that Shukaku’s body had shrunk slightly.
He realized that Shukaku, while a living being, wasn’t an ordinary one.
It was a life form created by the Sage of Six Paths from the Ten-Tails’ Chakra, using Yin-Yang Release.
Even if it lost an arm, it could simply use Chakra from other parts of its body to regenerate. But overall, its Chakra had Decreased, hence the smaller size.
“Surprised, aren’t you? You think I’m that easy to defeat? Die, insect!”
Shukaku unleashed a barrage of Drilling Air Bullets.
“You’re all bark and no bite,” Shin scoffed.
He easily dispersed the wind bullets with his punches. Those attacks were only effective against those below Kage level.
And those at Kage level could easily dodge them.
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