"Rōshi, it seems Ohnoki is finally showing fear," Tianyuan said, glancing at the strange figure to his left.
Tianyuan knew this man was the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Rōshi. Han, the other Jinchūriki, had already lost his mind upon entering this state, but Rōshi looked like he could still hold on to his sanity for a while longer.
"No," Rōshi said slowly, his voice heavy. "This was decided long ago. The Tsuchikage has other matters to attend to. Our mission is simply to defeat youor better yet, to kill you."
A sinister aura radiated from Rōshi, a silent declaration that he was no longer the man he once was.
"Rōshi, you weren't my match even after you transformed into the Four-Tails Son Gokū before. Do you really think things will be different now?" Tianyuan asked, his voice sinking into a low, serious tone.
"Roar!"
Han could no longer restrain himself and pounced. Channelling the power of the Five-Tails, he formed massive claws and lunged straight at Tianyuan.
"I'm talking. Get lost!" Tianyuan's fist clenched tightly. An immense power began to compress within his gripthe force of the air itself, Armament Haki, Chakra, and even the power of Ki all converged into a single point.
"Taijutsu: Raging Fire!"
Tianyuan swung his fist with explosive force. A roaring dragon made of literal flames tore through the air, baring its fangs as it charged at Han.
The atmosphere crackled and popped. This hybrid Taijutsu, born from a fusion of multiple energy systems, had reached an unprecedented height of power.
The giant dragon seemed alive as it swallowed Han whole. An instant later, a violent explosion of fire erupted in the distance.
The wind howled, dust filled the sky, and the very earth beneath them groaned and trembled. This single Taijutsu strike had completely obliterated an area over a hundred meters wide.
"Now, we can talk," Tianyuan said, shifting his gaze back to Rōshi.
Rōshi felt a chill run down his spine. Facing Tianyuan, he felt the heavy, suffocating shadow of death looming over him. What terrified him most was the realization that Tianyuan's Taijutsu was already this devastating without even resorting to Susanoo.
"Even if it costs me my life, I will keep you here," Rōshi said, his eyes filled with grim determination. The Four-Tails Chakra began to churn with even greater violence.
"Willing to die just to stop me? A fine resolution," Tianyuan smiled. "And yet, are you sure you want to continue the Tailed Beast transformation?"
"Roar!"
A sphere of pitch-black energy shot toward Tianyuan with incredible speed. Tianyuan's eyes flickered, and his body vanished, reappearing several meters away just in time to dodge.
The black energy impacted the distant horizon with a world-shaking boom, sending massive plumes of dust into the air.
"A powerful Tailed Beast Bomb, but still too slow," Tianyuan remarked.
A thunderous roar echoed right in his ear, causing Tianyuan to pause and shake his head as he looked toward the source.
"Lost his mind just like that, I see."
In the spot where Han had been stood a creature dozens of meters tall. It was pure white, resembling a bizarre fusion of a dolphin and a horse. This was the Five-Tails, Kokuō.
Kokuō's physical strength and melee capabilities were among the best of all the Tailed Beasts.
"I have been released," Kokuō announced in a booming voice. "But I sense a familiar presence... Son Gokū is here too."
"Another one," Tianyuan noted, looking toward Rōshi's position. It seemed both Jinchūriki were opting for a full transformation at the same time.
"Roar!"
A deafening screech rang out as a massive ape-like creature appeared. It had red fur and four tails thrashing behind it. This was the Four-Tails, Son Gokūthe same beast Tianyuan had humiliated with an "anal attack" once before.
"This is..." Son Gokū immediately spotted Kokuō. "What's going on? Why are you here too?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing," Kokuō replied, looking at the giant ape.
The two beasts knew they belonged to Jinchūriki from the same village, though they had never particularly liked one another.
"Last I remember, I was fighting Konoha ninjas. Iwagakure and Konoha must be at war again," Son Gokū mused.
"At war? If we were both summoned out, the enemy must be formidable," Kokuō's expression shifted to one of gravity.
"Where is he?" Kokuō looked around. He was confused by the lack of other ninjas. Usually, when they were summoned, the battlefield was crawling with thousands of soldiers. Here, it seemed empty. Could one person really be that dangerous?
Their emergence meant their Jinchūriki had been pushed to their absolute limits.
"Four-Tails, we meet again," Tianyuan's voice rang out clearly in the sudden silence of the wasteland.
Son Gokū's face contorted as soon as he heard that voice. He could almost feel a phantom pain in his rear once again.
"So you're the enemy? Son Gokū, do you know this man?" Kokuō asked. To defeat two Jinchūriki single-handedly was an staggering feat of strength.
"I know him alright," Son Gokū said through gritted teeth. "But they aren't good memories. You'd better be carefulhe possesses the power of the Sage of Six Paths."
"The power of the Sage of Six Paths?" Kokuō was stunned.
"Exactly," Tianyuan said.
His eyes spun, transforming into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The blood-red iris with its intricate, shifting patterns rotated rapidly. A shroud of pitch-black Chakra began to permeate the air, and before the eyes of the two Tailed Beasts, a colossal figure rose.
A pitch-black samurai, dozens of meters tall, materialized before them.
It was the Perfect Susanoo, the ultimate form granted by the Eternal Mangekyō.
"The power of the Mangekyō... and it's a Perfect Susanoo," Kokuō said, shocked.
"Kokuō, his Susanoo is no simple thing. Its power is overwhelming. Even I was no match for him back then," Son Gokū warned.
"Even you couldn't stop him?" Kokuō's face grew solemn. "Mighty warrior, what if we simply agreed to leave?"
"Just leave?" Tianyuan looked at them calmly from within the forehead of his giant construct. "I'm afraid that won't work."
"Kid, there are two of us now. Are you really that confident you can defeat two Tailed Beasts?" Son Gokū challenged.
"Two enemies... that is a valid point," Tianyuan laughed. "There is an ability I haven't used in a long time. Perhaps I'll let it out for some fresh air."
Inside the Susanoo, Tianyuan's hands blurred as they wove a series of complex seals.
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
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