Chapter 370: Tailed Beast Transformation

Bee!

Just after escaping from Dong Shilang's attack, the Fourth Raikage hadn't yet had time to feel relieved.

His close friend had fallen into danger.

Seeing Dong Shilang raise his huge, door‑panel‑wide chakra sword about to strike down, Ai was extremely tense.

But he, who had just distanced himself from Dong Shilang, could only watch helplessly as all this unfolded.

Well done!

Before Ai could show a pained expression, Killer Bee's response let him slam his heart, which was about to leap out of his chest, back into his belly.

At that moment, Killer Bee's surging layer of translucent red chakra burst forth, and his form drastically changed, directly entering Tailed Beast State Two.

A black‑red chakra, like a thick armor, enveloped his whole body, and two asymmetrical horns grew on his head.

One horn was whole, the other only half, missing its tip.

By this point his motion hadn't stopped; he felt that his chakra cloak, though sturdy, had defensive power not inferior to that of Lightning Release Armor.

But facing Dong Shilang's chakra greatsword, it could not guarantee his safety.

The eight tails behind him shot forward at great speed, tightly wrapping around Dong Shilang's weapon in an attempt to block his attack.

Nonsense!

Seeing the opponent's move, how could Dong Shilang let him have his way? Though the tails formed from tailed beast chakra could not block the edge of his 'Frost Heaven'.

But with those eight tails blocking him, even if his bloodline limit were sharper, after being blocked by the eight tails it could no longer threaten Killer Bee.

A sound like flowing water came, and Dong Shilang's greatsword suddenly changed—its blade seemed to turn into a stream that rushed swiftly up his arm and back into his body.

Meanwhile, his chakra longsword shrank dramatically, becoming an ordinary three‑foot sword.

Nimbly twisting in midair, he used the suddenly shortened blade to avoid contact with the opponent's tails behind him and continued to stab at Killer Bee.

It turned out Dong Shilang's bloodline limit could not only transmute his chakra into an unmatched sharp blade, but also change its size at will according to the amount of chakra he possessed.

Moreover, the chakra on the blade could flow back into his body, greatly reducing the consumption of ninjutsu.

Head Eight Blades!

Just as Dong Shilang was about to switch from a chop to a thrust and strike that guy,

Killer Bee, using the power and speed gained from his State Two tailed beast cloak, launched an attack that caught Dong Shilang off guard, slamming straight into his chest.

Everyone tying their forehead protectors to their heads actually makes some sense!

The so‑called 'Head Eight Blades' is just a nice‑sounding name; it's actually a simple headbutt.

Knocked a bit dizzy by the opponent's sudden onslaught, Dong Shilang hadn't even recovered before a new threat appeared.

Having just dodged his attack, the Raikage Ai saw that his brother had successfully dealt with Dong Shilang's assault and charged at him again.

However, unlike his previous recklessness, this time he attacked with much more caution, his movements becoming very careful and leaving almost no openings.

Swish!

Without time to tend to his slightly dazed head from the blow, Dong Shilang again poured chakra into his hand.

As a large amount of chakra flowed in, the bloodline limit he had named 'Frost Heaven' in his hand swelled again; gripping it, he swept it in a circle around his body.

This interrupted Ai and Bee's follow‑up attacks.

Your bloodline limit!

About twenty meters from Dong Shilang, the Raikage and Bee stood shoulder to shoulder—one clad in blue Lightning Release Armor, the other wrapped in tailed beast chakra—neither rushing to attack Dong Shilang, instead gazing solemnly at the longsword in his hand.

Wiping the blood that had seeped onto his chest, the Raikage had to admit that the opponent's bloodline limit was truly extraordinary.

"Bee, be careful—their attack, though sharp, can only cling to the weapon and is rather monotonous."

"As long as we avoid his weapon, we have a chance to defeat him."

"Have you noticed?"

"What you say is correct—this bloodline limit I named 'Frost Heaven' can only turn the chakra in my hand into a blade; it's more like a secret technique than a bloodline limit, and aside from sharpness it has few advantages."

"But it is precisely this unmatched sharpness that makes me call it the strongest sword!"

"Wanting to dodge his attack is hardly easy."

"Frost Heaven? Hmph…"

Indeed, as the opponent said, this 'Frost Heaven' is nothing but sharpness plus the ability to change size—a real hassle.

Yet just these two features are enough to give anyone a massive headache.

Especially since the opponent can even cut through Lightning Release Armor's defense… it looks like I still have a long way to go before reaching my father's level.

Eh! It's not that the Raikage lineage's Lightning Release Armor isn't sturdy enough—it's just that his training hasn't reached that point yet.

"Big bro, this time it's my turn… which one should I use?"

Looking at the youth opposite him, Killer Bee decided to go straight into Tailed Beast Transformation; although it would make him easier to hit, he figured that with his eight‑tails size and his big brother's cover, he could give it a try.

After all, the Eight‑Tails can take a few sword blows without trouble, but if the two of them were each hit a few times, that would be problematic.

Eight‑Tails: "……"

"This great one's true form—let me show you!"

After saying that, Killer Bee didn't wait for his big brother's approval and immediately launched his strongest trump card, beginning the Tailed Beast Transformation.

As he struck a strange pose, flesh‑colored octopus tentacles sprouted from his back, and his human shape shifted into that of the Eight‑Tails.

"Really unsportsmanlike—two against one is bad enough, but you're not satisfied and keep going with the Tailed Beast Transformation; that's just unfriendly!"

Looking at the Eight‑Tails opposite him blowing two scorching white streams from its nostrils, Dong Shilang twitched the corner of his mouth, unable to retort.

Look at others—one is the Raikage, the other an Eight‑Tails jinchuriki—while on our side we don't even have a single competent person…

Actually, he had long felt that the Cloud Village better suited the Uchiha temperament, while Leaf Village constantly fusses over the 'Will of Fire' and such monkey‑business—truly annoying.

Look at the Cloud Village—when something comes up, the boss leads the charge; meanwhile, our side… it's simply indescribable.