"Foolish human, you dare insult this great one!" Four-Tails roared furiously. Making him—a proud Tailed Beast—change his name was an outrageous humiliation.
"Is that so? Then if you won't comply, how about [Wood Release: Love Stronger Than Gold Seven-Day Lock]?"
With a low shout, the Wooden Dragon's body suddenly expanded rapidly, quickly wrapping around Four-Tails until only his head and two hands remained slightly mobile.
"What kind of ridiculous name is that?" Kakashi muttered under his breath. It's basically the Wood Dragon Technique—why on earth would you give it such a weird name?
"I think the name of this jutsu sounds amazing!" However, Minato Namikaze's eyes sparkled as though he had found a like-minded comrade.
"Hehe," Kakashi said nothing but gave Minato a complicated look. He knew all too well how bad his teacher's sense of naming was—especially that cursed [Spiralling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three]. In short, his teacher's opinion was completely unreliable.
"Roar! Let me go now!"
Four-Tails struggled fiercely, the Wooden Dragon's enormous strength making him feel like every bone in his body might snap. His still-free hands clenched tightly together, channeling Lava Release chakra. "[Lava Release: Flower Fruit!]"
"[Wood Release: Wooden Giant Technique!]"
Before Four-Tails could finish pronouncing the final word—"mountain"—Sakura had already struck first. The massive wooden giant rose from beneath him and slapped Four-Tails directly across the face.
"Tsk tsk tsk, looks painful," Nine-Tails shook his head with exaggerated sympathy. Not long ago, he himself had suffered this very move. That feeling hadn't left him even until today. If not for his hardy constitution, he probably would've gotten a concussion.
While Nine-Tails delighted in another's misfortune, Four-Tails wasn't aware of it at all. Right now, intense pain shot from his face straight into his brain. The Lava Chakra he'd been gathering in his hands instantly dissipated, and the blow left Four-Tails completely dazed.
"You damned human! How dare you slap this great one's face?! I'll destroy you!"
Four-Tails went berserk, furious at being slapped in front of others like this—especially with Nine-Tails watching nearby. If he didn't take revenge now, where would his pride be in the future?!
Yet the Wooden Dragon's binding force held Four-Tails firmly captive, rendering escape impossible.
"Son Goku?!"
Sakura called out as the wooden giant shaped its hand into a massive wooden hammer, threatening to strike Four-Tails.
"Human, you dare challenge this great one?"
"Boom!"
Just after Four-Tails shouted, the hammer slammed into his face, immense force leaving Four-Tails dizzy-headed.
"Son Goku?!" Sakura called again.
"Foolish human, you're dead!"
Another mighty swing came down, knocking the words right out of Four-Tails' mouth.
"Son Goku?!" Sitting atop the wooden giant's head, Sakura watched the defiant beast with growing interest, continuing to shout his name without pause.
"What do you want from this great one?!" Four-Tails glared angrily at Sakura perched above—but predictably, this question earned yet another punishing hammer strike.
"Son Goku?!"
"Son Goku?!" "This mighty one" "Peng"
"Son Goku?!" "I" "Peng"
The sound of Sakura calling the Four-Tails' name, the Four-Tails' instinctive roar of rage, and the impact of the wooden hammer striking his head all merged into a cacophony. After several rounds of this, the Four-Tails slowly began to grasp what was happening—fear creeping up in his heart.
"Son Goku?!" "Hmm?" "Peng"
"Son Goku?!" ""
After being smashed by Sakura over a dozen times, the Four-Tails finally gave in helplessly. When he heard Sakura call his name again, he only trembled slightly and kept his head bowed without uttering a word.
"Well then, see? Why did you have to be so stubborn? You got hit for no reason!"
Seeing the Four-Tails' reaction, Sakura nodded contentedly. "Since you've agreed to change your name now, you'll just go by Sun from now on. You can drop the last two characters. Got it?"
"Yes," the Four-Tails replied weakly. After all that pounding, he felt like death was near.
"Son Goku?!" Sakura suddenly called out again, but the Four-Tails remained indifferent. What was in a name anyway? Compared to staying alive, everything else was trivial.
"It's truly pitiful!" Kurama and the others, who had witnessed the entire scene of Sakura beating him into submission, couldn't help but offer a moment of silence for the Four-Tails. That guy really had rotten luck—getting beaten up and even losing his own name. It was such a pointless loss.
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"See? If you had just listened earlier, none of this would've happened. You had to argue back and ended up getting beaten anyway. Now you still have to obey."
Kurama spoke earnestly to the Four-Tails, though clearly masking a hint of schadenfreude beneath his words.
"Kurama, you bastard! You didn't come to help me at all earlier! Are you even still one of the Tailed Beasts?" The Four-Tails glared furiously at Kurama, longing to bite him. He then turned to look at the other three Tailed Beasts, his anger now boiling over. "And you guys too! Not even helping when I was in trouble—can we still be considered brothers anymore?"
"Nope, we're different genders. I can't possibly be your brother!" Two-Tails Matatabi honestly replied, infuriating the Four-Tails so much that steam blasted from his nostrils.
"Brothers? Son Goko, no, I mean Sun now. You must be dreaming! Don't forget how many fights we've had through the years. Brothers? I'd be more worried about you stabbing me in the back!" Eight-Tails Gyuki sneered mockingly. "Besides, what happened earlier was entirely your own fault. We weren't involved at all. It was just a name change! But you refused so stubbornly that you brought disaster upon yourself. Whose fault is that?"
"You—" The words from Two-Tails and Eight-Tails choked him with rage. Looking toward Three-Tails, he found the guy had already shut his eyes pretending to be dead without saying a word. At that moment, the Four-Tails desperately wanted to beat them all up good.
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