A towering beast emerged on the battlefield, a gorilla-like creature with crimson fur and four thrashing tails. This was Son Goku, the Four-Tails.
Its immense strength could hurl even the Eight-Tails, bolstered by its chakra nature: Lava Release.
"You, kid." Son Goku rumbled, eyeing Tengen floating in the air. "Such taijutsu at your age. Your power is impressive. Rōshi was no match for you, forcing me to step in."
"But since we're enemies, don't blame me." The Four-Tails grinned menacingly.
As a tailed beast, it feared no human, not even one with Tengen's formidable taijutsu. Without surpassing a certain threshold, physical attacks could barely harm a tailed beast.
Unless Tengen opened the seventh or eighth gate of the Eight Gates, as he had against the Eight-Tails, defeating the Four-Tails would be difficult. But Tengen wasn't about to waste a senzu bean.
The true power of the Eight Gates shone brightest at the seventh and eighth gates.
"Try this!" Son Goku's mouth opened, unleashing a blue beam toward Tengen.
Using the Sky Dance Technique, Tengen dodged effortlessly. The beam struck the distance, a massive explosion echoing as dust billowed. The forest beyond was incinerated, a hundreds-of-meters-wide swath obliterated by the blast.
"You dodge well." Son Goku remarked, intrigued. "That's no ninjutsu, is it?"
"You were created by the Sage of the Six Paths." Tengen said calmly. "Let me show you his power once more."
His pupils turned blood-red, transforming into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, eight spinning tomoe framed by flame-like patterns exuding an eerie mystique.
"Mangekyo Sharingan." Son Goku said, stunned.
This was indeed a power once wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths.
"Then feel it!" Black chakra surged from Tengen, coalescing around him.
Moments later, a colossal warrior, dozens of meters tall, materialized on the battlefield, Susanoo, the ultimate power of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Is this the Mangekyo's power?" Hyuga Hizashi murmured from afar, recalling rumors of Tengen's abilities. Now, they were confirmed.
Son Goku faced Susanoo.
All eyes, Konoha and Iwagakure alike, turned to the battlefield. This clash was beyond ordinary ninjas. Even Jonin risked death if caught in the crossfire of a tailed beast and Susanoo.
"Susanoo." Son Goku muttered, recognizing the power tied to the Sage of the Six Paths. The Mangekyo's terror was known to it, not even the Nine-Tails, Kurama, could resist the Eternal Mangekyo's gaze.
"No, your Mangekyo can't match the Sage's!" Son Goku roared, chakra gathering at its mouth, forming a black sphere, the Tailed Beast Ball, a yin-yang chakra construct capable of leveling a mountain.
*Boom!* The Tailed Beast Ball rocketed toward Susanoo. Tengen didn't dodge. Sus(worker) Susanoo drew twin blades and slashed, cleaving the ball in two. The halves veered aside, harmlessly dissipating.
Son Goku's eyes widened. "It… sliced the Tailed Beast Ball?"
Could this boy's Mangekyo rival the Sage's power? Shaking its head, Son Goku dismissed the thought. Only mastery of yin-yang release could reach that level, and this boy couldn't have achieved it.
Yet, it knew it was no match for Susanoo.
"Hey, descendant of the Sage." Son Goku said, its tone shifting. "I've got no quarrel with you. Let me go. I'll deal with Rōshi myself."
"No can do." Susanoo's voice boomed.
"You can't kill me." Son Goku growled.
"I can defeat you, or seal you. Oh, right, Shukaku's already sealed. You could keep him company." Tengen said with a faint smile.
"Is that so?" Son Goku roared, crimson chakra surging outward, lava pooling around it. A fiery red glow erupted, flames engulfing Susanoo.
"Useless. Is this your so-called ultimate ninjutsu, Four-Tails?" Tengen emerged unscathed from the molten blaze.
Then he froze, stunned. Son Goku was sprinting away, fleeing the battlefield.
Tengen wasn't alone in his shock. The Konoha and Iwagakure ninjas stood dumbfounded. Was this the fearsome tailed beast, the ninja world's ultimate weapon?
If Son Goku could hear their thoughts, it would've scoffed. *Go face Susanoo yourself.*
"I might've overplayed my hand." Tengen muttered, momentarily baffled. "If you'd surrendered, I might've let you off."
But the moment had passed. Susanoo sheathed its blades, conjuring a bow. A black arrow formed, infused with three powers.
"Armament Haki."
"Ki."
"Amaterasu."
The arrow, wreathed in flame-like patterns, gleamed with lethal intent.
"Go!" The arrow shot forth, a streak of black lightning, vanishing into the distance.
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