Just as his vision returned, Killer B was immediately faced with a blazing longsword charging straight at him.
'Too late!'
In a moment of desperation, Killer B pressed both hands against the back of the blade and pushed it down onto his own chest, using the momentum to leap backward.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed from the center of his neck down to his chest.
That slash had nearly disemboweled him.
"Bastard!!"
Cursing in rage, Killer B's body quickly responded as the Eight-Tails' chakra surged forth, healing the deep wound in seconds.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Yun let go of the suppressed blade, stood up, and threw a punch!
Boom!!
His punch smashed directly into Killer B's face, sending him flying and gouging a deep trench in the ground.
"If you broke my brand-new sword just now, you'd owe me big time."
With that, Yun stomped his foot, channeling chakra to perform a high-speed body flicker, instantly appearing in front of Killer B and delivering another punch!
Boom!!
Even though Bee crossed his arms to block, the impact still slammed him into the ground, shattering the area around him.
Before Killer B could retaliate, Yun's next punch came down again.
Boom!
His head was driven into the dirt, shattering his sunglasses.
"B! Let me take over!"
The voice of the Eight-Tails (Gyūki) echoed in Bee's mind, and control of the body was handed over.
"ROAR!!"
With a beastly howl, the complete form of the Eight-Tails suddenly exploded out, sending its massive tentacle-like tails sweeping towards Yun, who dodged using the body flicker again.
The giant bull-headed octopus monster returned to the battlefield, exuding its chilling and immense tailed beast chakra that flooded the entire area.
Uchiha Tekkahi's face grew grim. "Yun could dominate the earlier version of the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, but this..."
The image of that world-shattering Tailed Beast Bomb from earlier haunted him.
Tekkahi couldn't think of any technique besides Izanagi that could stop it.
Uchiha Isamu added, "We can't stay here anymore. With our power, we're useless in the upcoming battle."
No time for hesitation, Tekkahi nodded. "But we can't go far. We need to monitor Yun in case his Mangekyō Sharingan overexerts him and he passes out."
The two exchanged a glance and retreated to the edge of the crater to observe from hiding.
Meanwhile, Samui was also flung out of the pit by one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles.
Even as a Jōnin, she couldn't participate in this level of battle.
She looked toward the creature inside the crater, the fully manifested Eight-Tails, the same form that had just fired the massive Tailed Beast Bomb.
'They actually forced Lord B to this point?'
In the entire Hidden Cloud, only the Fourth Raikage could go toe-to-toe with the Eight-Tails in this state.
And the only one who had ever fought it to a draw, the legendary Third Raikage, who once held off the entire Iwagakure army alone.
'Uchiha Yun... Is a kid like this really that strong just because of those eyes?'
Deep in the crater, Killer B had handed full control over to Gyūki.
And even the Eight-Tails now wore a solemn expression.
'Those eyes... they were dangerous. Even Kurama had once been controlled by a Uchiha with such eyes.'
Still, with Bee's and its own chakra combined, there was still a fight to be had.
"ROAR!!"
The Eight-Tails roared and opened its mouth, drawing chakra particles from the air.
A Tailed Beast Bomb formed rapidly and launched at the locked-on target.
"BOOM!!"
The massive explosion widened the crater even more, disintegrating dust and debris.
Killer B's voice sounded in Gyūki's mind: "Did we get him?"
Gyūki snapped back: "As if it'd be that easy! That brat's eyes aren't ordinary. If you weren't a Jinchūriki, his genjutsu might have killed either of us instantly!"
As it spoke, Gyūki charged into the settling dust cloud, all eight tentacles lashing down at the ominous chakra it sensed.
Boom!
The blue chakra giant appeared again, Susanoo, in its Tengu form.
It caught one tentacle with a single arm, but the rest slapped it away, sending it flying.
"Persistent bastard..."
Yun's Mangekyō spun rapidly in his eyes.
Susanoo lifted into the air, cleaving one tentacle with its chakra blade while smashing another punch down.
"BOOM!!!"
The Eight-Tails was pounded into the earth again, the crater cracking even further.
Next, Susanoo's blade plunged straight for Gyūki's head.
"Damn you!"
The bull-headed beast opened its mouth again, launching a smaller Tailed Beast Bomb.
"BOOM!"
It hit Susanoo directly, knocking it back, narrowly saving Gyūki.
Back on the ground, inside the Susanoo, Uchiha Yun winced in pain.
His Yanming ability was better for support, but the two-second foresight wasn't helpful in large-scale clashes like this.
His other ability, which traded ten years of time for advantage, was more for strategic moves.
He had no direct attacks like Tsukuyomi or Amaterasu.
'Wait...'
Yun recalled Sasuke once using Chidori through Susanoo's hand, the "Susanoo Chidori."
'If that's possible...'
Meanwhile, in the Eight-Tails' mind:
"Bee, that Uchiha brat's eyes aren't just regular Mangekyō."
"There's an evolution beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
"No, but in all my long years, I've never seen someone use Susanoo this effortlessly."
"I thought we could outlast him, but it turns out his stamina is just as good. If we were even a second slower just now, we'd be dead."
Killer B paused, then said: "Let's retreat. Take Samui and fall back!"
Crack!
The ground split again as underground water began to rise to the surface.
They were near the border, and a river ran just beyond the cliff nearby.
With all the blasts, the water table had risen dangerously.
Yun frowned, seeing the water creep over his boots.
Then, across from him, the Eight-Tails opened its mouth and launched another Tailed Beast Bomb.
"BOOM!!!"
The explosion shattered the earth. Torrents of water burst forth.
Taking the opportunity, one of Gyūki's tentacles wrapped around Samui and dragged her into the water, vanishing.
Yun's eyes narrowed, and Susanoo's form immediately plunged beneath the water, driving its blade into the earth.
"BOOM!!!"
The impact made the water surge even more, but the Eight-Tails was already gone.