Boom!!!!!!
A deafening explosion—flames burst into the sky!
The ground trembled violently. The raging winds tore through the forest, bending trees nearly in half. A towering giant of fire clashed against a monstrous beast, locked in a brutal melee.
Every strike was aimed at the other's vital points. Each of them was trying to kill the other.
The flaming giant seized the Eight-Tails by the arm and slammed it to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw. Just as its massive fist was about to come crashing down, the Fourth Raikage shot in like a thunderbolt and kicked the flaming giant's fist with all his strength, forcing it to miss the Eight-Tails.
Boom!
The fist struck beside the Eight-Tails, triggering another fiery explosion that still scorched both combatants.
Killer B said,
"Why doesn't this guy look even a little bit tired?"
"There's no way he still has that much chakra. He's been fighting me all this time—how is he still going?"
The Fourth Raikage frowned in disbelief. By all logic, Kiyosuke should be exhausted by now. He shouldn't still be this powerful.
He'd fought the Raikage for a full day and night, using up a lot of chakra. But it was manageable. After entering Sage Mode, the natural energy flowing through him sped up the regeneration of his chakra. As his sage chakra replenished, it balanced out his losses. That slowed the depletion of his own chakra considerably.
"But I can't drag this out any longer."
Kiyosuke thought to himself.
If this kept up, they'd wear him down through sheer stamina. He couldn't let that happen.
The A-B combo worked in perfect sync. Even though the Fourth Raikage couldn't do much damage in his current state, he could still strategize for Killer B, who trusted him completely. That made their coordination seamless.
The flaming giant dispersed, and the Fourth Raikage assumed Kiyosuke was out of chakra.
"Bee, now's the time!"
"OK! Brother!!"
The Eight-Tails' fist came crashing down.
Kiyosuke suddenly burst into flames and vanished, only to reform midair. Using the Eight-Tails' arm as a springboard, he launched himself toward its head.
"Don't even think about it!!!"
A crushing elbow strike came flying toward him—but missed. Kiyosuke ignored the Fourth Raikage and charged straight for the Eight-Tails at full speed.
The Raikage hurried to give chase, but all his attacks missed completely—utterly ineffective.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Kiyosuke summoned a massive serpent, which coiled itself around the Eight-Tails' arm.
The Eight-Tails immediately grabbed at the snake. But then the snake's mouth opened wide—and standing inside was a boy with crimson eyes.
"Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Shisui opened his lone Mangekyō Sharingan and instantly cast a genjutsu into the Eight-Tails' mind.
Normally, a Tailed Beast could help its jinchūriki escape from genjutsu. But not this one. Mangekyō Sharingan illusions couldn't be broken by Tailed Beasts—because even they couldn't escape.
"Grahhh!!!"
The Eight-Tails roared. In its eyes, three tomoe swirled into view. Not just it—but Killer B as well—were both now under control.
"Bee! What did you do to Bee?!"
The Fourth Raikage shouted in fury.
He hadn't seen Shisui hiding inside the snake, but he knew Kiyosuke was behind it.
"Who knows?"
Kiyosuke chuckled.
"Just a little trick, that's all."
It looked like Shisui had succeeded.
The Fourth Raikage rushed forward, preparing to strike—but the controlled Eight-Tails suddenly raised a massive palm and swatted downward.
Boom!
The palm scattered Kiyosuke's form into flames. The Raikage leapt back in time.
"What the hell?! Bee!!!"
"Hahaha, he's under control now. Fourth Raikage, it's three-on-one!"
Kiyosuke laughed as he reappeared above the Eight-Tails' head. Shisui appeared beside him and said,
"Bastard! You actually had someone waiting in ambush?!"
Kiyosuke sneered.
"You think I wouldn't prepare for someone like you? You came here planning to kill me, didn't you? Why would I ever give you that chance? Of course I brought backup."
He had expected the Raikage to bring someone—and had suspected it would be Killer B. So, he brought along a Tailed Beast counter: Uchiha Shisui, wielder of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
So, if the Raikage wanted to fight him head-on, fine—he'd do that.
But if the Raikage brought in reinforcements?
Hmph! He'd just call in his own.
Kiyosuke had no intention of wasting time and chakra on a drawn-out battle. He wanted this finished.
And besides, Shisui had been hiding in that snake's belly for almost two days—he couldn't keep him in there forever.
"You bastard!!!"
The Fourth Raikage growled.
Kiyosuke roared with laughter.
"The time, the place, the people—everything is in my favor. Even your brother is on my side now. So tell me, what exactly are you going to fight me with? You've got two options in front of you. One: surrender now, and honor the peace treaty with Konoha. I'll give your brother back. Or two: fight him—yes, your own brother—to the death. One of you survives, and then we fight."
"You!"
The Raikage bellowed,
"You're threatening me?!"
"Of course."
Kiyosuke said calmly.
"If I wanted to, Killer B could already be heading back to Kumogakure right now. And if I go with him? I'd say… half a day, and the entire village would be rubble. Want to give it a try?"
The Fourth Raikage glared at Kiyosuke and Shisui.
He knew Shisui was the key to controlling the Eight-Tails and his brother. He had the strength to kill Shisui—but with Asakawa Kiyosuke standing there, he didn't dare bet on it.
If he made one wrong move, he might not only lose his brother—but all of Kumogakure.
He would sacrifice his brother to protect the village if he had to.
But as the Fourth Raikage, he could not allow the village to be placed in danger.
And right now, Asakawa Kiyosuke—and the controlled B—were the greatest threats to the village.
"Well? Have you made your decision? First option, or the second?"
Kiyosuke pressed him, clearly running out of patience.
"Let Bee go, and we'll retreat."
The words came out through clenched teeth—but the Fourth Raikage had no choice.
For the sake of his brother and the village, pride meant nothing.
"Very good. Once Kumogakure's army retreats, I'll return Killer Bee."
Kiyosuke said, signaling for Shisui to guide the Eight-Tails away.
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists and let out an enraged roar, smashing over a dozen giant trees before he could calm down.
"Asakawa—Kiyosuke!!!!"
Kiyosuke: ???
"If anything happens to my brother, Kumogakure will never stop hunting you—and Konoha—down!!!"
"Save it for after you retreat. It's too early for those threats."
Kiyosuke laughed and left alongside the Eight-Tails and Shisui.
Victory of the day: Asakawa Kiyosuke!
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