Chapter 243

The Battle of the Valley of the End arrived early.

But Li Ang estimated neither of the two would fight to the death.

At this moment, both sides in the battlefield had taken their positions, the battle on the verge of breaking out.

Ultimately, Killer B was the first to move.

Ssssh—ssssh—ssssh—!

Several deep purple Tailed Beast Balls shot violently toward Li Ang and the other, but before they could draw near, a green-red long spear detonated them prematurely.

Wild winds surged, and continuous tremors spread outward from the battlefield.

At that moment, the green-red giant pierced through the smoke and charged straight at Killer B's Eight-Tails.

The Eight-Tails roared in response but chose not to meet force with force, instead continuing to open its mouth and gather a Tailed Beast Ball.

Seeing this, Li Ang sneered: "Chih—Tailed Beast Ball launcher?"

To be honest, in his view, Killer B's full Tailed Beast transformation had lost all but one ability: brute force, utterly inferior to the half-Tailed Beast form.

But whatever, it was still advantageous for him.

Thinking this, the green-red giant joined him in bringing both palms together.

Senjutsu: Blue Silver Vines Entanglement!

This was a variant of Tree Creation, fundamentally using Senjutsu chakra as the source of life to activate trees.

Li Ang's Wood Release was still nowhere near Hashirama's, but by now, he wasn't some fool who merely copied predecessors!

The next instant, thick vines burst from the ground beneath the Eight-Tails, then came alive, binding it tightly and dragging it toward the earth.

Caught off guard, the Tailed Beast Ball Killer B had been preparing detonated at his mouth.

Boom—!

Dust and debris obscured the Eight-Tails' massive form.

Seeing this, Naruto immediately shouted: "Octopus Uncle!"

As soon as he spoke, he moved to support Killer B.

But before he could move, a purple Susanoo blocked his path: "Naruto, focus on yourself first!"

It was Uchiha Sasuke.

His motive was complex: partly due to Li Ang's identity, but mostly because of Naruto Uzumaki himself.

"Sasuke! Get out of the way!"

"Hmph!"

Sasuke sneered and ignored Naruto's plea.

Just as Li Ang had begun to suppress the Eight-Tails, the tattered Pain returned to the location of the original body, Changmen.

He looked at Orochimaru's fake smile with cold indifference: "Orochimaru, you still dare show your face before me."

"Hehe." Orochimaru remained unfazed, feigning sincerity: "I am now Long Jun's ally. If you, Pain, have no objection, I could resume serving the Akatsuki later."

He gestured toward Bofengshui beside him: "The Nine-Tails inside the Fourth Hokage still needs me to release."

Changmen did not respond to the traitor, only turned to Kurenai beside him: "Kurenai, be ready to support Long Jun at any moment."

Facing Changmen's order, Kurenai glanced at Orochimaru, then gave a slight nod: "Understood."

After a brief exchange, all of them turned back to the battlefield.

At this moment, Bofengshui's face showed rare confusion—he remembered that Long Jun had claimed to be from the Uchiha clan.

Why then was he using Hashirama's Wood Release, with strength capable of easily suppressing a Tailed Beast?

Remember, back in the village, a certain jōnin who could use Wood Release only used it to build houses.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, upon witnessing this, grew even more certain of his suspicion.

'It seems Long Jun's research into bloodline limits surpasses even mine.'

Unfortunately, Orochimaru did not know about the Career Panel—otherwise, he would never have entertained such a thought.

In the battlefield.

Li Ang was about to command the Susanoo to further suppress the Eight-Tails when a massive, spherical shadow suddenly appeared amid the dust.

The next instant, the wind tore the earth apart.

The Eight-Tails wrapped itself in all eight tails, forming a sphere, and spun at high speed toward the green-red giant.

Tailed Beast: Eight Scrolls!

A technique developed by Killer B in his full Tailed Beast form.

In an instant, the Eight-Tails slammed violently into the green-red giant's body.

Bam—!

Amid the thunderous impact, Li Ang's Susanoo immediately cracked with fine fissures.

Seeing his attack work, the Eight-Tails spun even faster, the earth beneath it writhing like putty.

The green-red giant would not simply wait to die—he thrust his spear forward.

Hss—

Even as deep wounds opened on the Eight-Tails' body, it did not halt its motion.

Finally, under the Eight-Tails' relentless assault, Li Ang's Susanoo shattered into a shower of crystalline energy and vanished.

Seeing this, the observers behind the battlefield instantly changed expression.

"Long?!"

They had not expected the battlefield's situation to shift so abruptly.

Just as Kurenai moved to support the battlefield, she suddenly noticed a tiny, intact green-red human figure standing calmly high above the heavens.

At this moment, Li Ang looked down at the Eight-Tails below and couldn't help but sigh.

'My Mangekyō Sharingan proficiency isn't enough — the Susanoo I summon is still a bit fragile.'

If he could summon a Susanoo on the level of Sasuke or Madara, the Eight-Tails' attack just now would have been absolutely impossible to break through the defense.

Fortunately, though, he had an essential difference from the shinobi of this world.

I admit that being able to dismantle Gao Da is indeed impressive, but what you face next is a pilot in perfect condition.

Li Ang gave his neck a slight twist, working out a body that had grown a little stiff.

Speaking of which, with the abundance of his methods, it had been some time since he had taken matters into his own hands.

"Come — round two."

The second phase is one part of the BOSS battle. Don't like it, don't play.