Yunlei Gorge was shrouded in thick clouds, and thunder rumbled, as if foretelling an approaching storm.
Following the intelligence provided by Yakushi Nonou, Chiye and Orochimaru stealthily made their way deep into Yunlei Gorge.
They moved like ghosts in the night, traversing the valleys, each step taken with extreme caution, fearing they might alert the guards.
Finally, they arrived at Fukai's location.
Eight elite Ninja from Hidden Cloud Village guarded the area, vigilantly patrolling their surroundings.
Chiye and Orochimaru exchanged glances, nodded, and then initiated their plan.
Chiye's Sharingan flickered faintly in the darkness, tracking the movements of every guard, while Orochimaru silently released several small snakes to scout the surrounding environment.
"Move!" Orochimaru whispered.
Chiye's figure ghosted among the guards, his kunai flashing with cold light, accurately striking the targets' throats.
At the same time, Orochimaru also made his move, flicking his hand.
Several white snakes quickly flew out from his sleeves, biting into the vital points of these guards in the blink of an eye.
Under the combined attack of Chiye and Orochimaru, the eight elite Ninja guards had almost no chance to resist and fell one after another.
After the battle, Orochimaru quickly checked the surroundings.
After confirming that no traces were left behind, he nodded to Chiye.
"Next, it's Fukai's turn."
Orochimaru licked his lips, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Chiye-kun, the Sharingan can only exert its maximum power when used unexpectedly."
"I'll test him first."
Chiye nodded, it was better not to face the Jinchuriki head-on himself.
Chiye hid in the distance.
Orochimaru cautiously approached Fukai.
Below, Fukai was sitting on a large rock, his eyes closed in meditation.
A powerful Chakra fluctuation emanated from him; even in a resting state, he was not to be underestimated.
Orochimaru's figure flashed, and he charged directly at Fukai.
He threw a kunai.
He quickly formed hand signs, and lightly shouted.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
Innumerable shuriken split again, heading straight for Fukai.
Fukai suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of anger flashing within them.
With a wave of his hands, a powerful Chakra fluctuation instantly erupted, knocking all the incoming shuriken away.
Immediately after, he stood up, and a powerful Chakra began to gather around his body, which gradually started to change.
Crimson Chakra covered his body, and he began to undergo partial Tailed Beast transformation.
"Damned enemy Ninja, how dare you disturb me!" Fukai roared, the Chakra around his body surging even more.
His hands began to enlarge, his fingernails became sharp as blades, and a powerful sense of oppression instantly spread.
Seeing this, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, but then he sneered.
"Interesting, it seems your power is even greater than I imagined."
He quickly formed hand signs, and lightly shouted.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
As he summoned, a giant snake burst out of the ground, instantly coiling around Fukai.
Fukai roared, the giant snake binding him paused, letting out a piercing scream.
Waves of heat appeared from his body.
A sizzling sound arose.
As if hot oil had been poured on the giant snake.
Hearing this, he roared loudly.
Those giant snakes were thrown off like burnt scraps of meat by the powerful Chakra.
When Fukai reappeared before Orochimaru, his body had changed.
The crimson Chakra cloak completely enveloped his body, and Chakra tails had already grown from his rear.
The sound coming from his mouth was almost a beast's roar.
He stomped his foot suddenly.
The rock was directly shattered, and his body shot towards Orochimaru like a bullet.
Orochimaru's gaze was icy.
He raised his hand and threw a shuriken with an explosive tag attached.
The explosive tag detonated violently in the air, creating a huge cloud of smoke.
At this moment, Orochimaru was as slippery as a snake.
Seeing that he couldn't catch Orochimaru, he waved his hands, and a powerful Chakra instantly erupted.
It formed a small Tailed Beast Ball, heading straight for Orochimaru.
"Trying to attack me with a Tailed Beast Ball!" Orochimaru sneered, seemingly having anticipated it.
He quickly formed hand signs, and lightly shouted.
"Triple Rashomon!"
As he summoned, three desolate, eerie gates instantly appeared, blocking Fukai's Tailed Beast Ball.
"Now's the time!"
Just as the two sides were clashing, Orochimaru's voice suddenly rang out.
Chiye's figure appeared, quickly approaching Fukai, and the kunai in his hand instantly pierced Fukai's back.
Fukai didn't expect another enemy.
When he turned his head and met those enchanting Sharingan eyes.
His movements stiffened, clearly caught in a genjutsu.
Orochimaru was surprised to see Chiye succeed so quickly, but then he reacted and swiftly rushed towards Fukai.
He pressed the condensed Five Elements Unseal directly onto the sealing point on Fukai's chest.
"Release!"
The iron armor seal on Fukai's body was almost instantly removed.
Fukai's eyes widened, his body suddenly jolted, and then a powerful force erupted from within him.
The Eight-Tails' power was instantly released, and a giant ox with octopus-tentacle tails appeared before the two of them.
Fukai's body began to tremble violently, and his eyes gradually became vacant.
The Eight-Tails went berserk unconsciously, its eyes glowing red, and the Chakra fluctuations around its body surged even more intensely.
It wildly thrashed its tails, attacking everything around it indiscriminately.
"Eight-Tails gone berserk, everyone gather!!!"
Voices rang out.
Ninja from the distance, densely packed, rushed towards them.
"What's going on, why did the Eight-Tails go berserk, that guy Fukai!" The Hidden Cloud Village Ninja who arrived upon hearing the commotion were filled with anxiety and confusion.
Gazing at the Eight-Tails wildly destroying Yunlei Gorge, everyone was afraid to approach.
This was a Tailed Beast; only the Third Raikage-sama could stop it now, but it would take time for the Third Raikage-sama to arrive here!
At this time, Chiye and Orochimaru had already moved away from the area where the Eight-Tails went berserk.
"Is this the power of the Eight-Tails?" Orochimaru looked at the Eight-Tails below, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Chiye-kun, how long do you think it will take them to stop the Tailed Beast's rampage?"
Chiye looked at the Eight-Tails in the distance; although some Ninja rushed forward fearlessly.
Within a short time, eight elite Ninja had already died, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, almost useless.
"I guess they'll have to wait for the Third Raikage to come!"
Suddenly.
A young boy furiously charged forward.
He held a lightning-style Chakra blade in his hand.
He leaped high, actually cutting off one of the Eight-Tails' horns.
The horn heavily crashed into the pond.
Orochimaru's Shadow Clone, who had already been ambushed, showed joy in its eyes and quickly moved forward.
It scraped powder from the horn with a kunai and put it into a collection bag.
Finally, they succeeded!
Orochimaru sealed the collected Eight-Tails powder into a scroll and quickly left.
"Mission complete."
The Shadow Clone returned, and Orochimaru, holding the scroll, turned to Chiye and smiled slightly.
"Chiye-kun, thanks to you this time."
"We need to leave quickly, otherwise the Hidden Cloud Village reinforcements will arrive soon."
Chiye nodded, and the two of them did not hesitate, quietly leaving the scene.