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On the stone steps, Killer B twisted his body with theatrical flair. His five octopus tails suddenly lengthened!!
Narubito flashed backward. The Susano'o manifested instantly. The greatsword swished through the air—SNIP!
One octopus tail fell.
The other four tails shot out. They coiled around Samui and the other three, yanking them up onto the steps behind B. Safe.
The Susano'o's blade lifted the severed tail like a skewer. Narubito laughed. "Hahahaha! It really is a stupid octopus…"
Killer B rapped, "Sacrificed one tail~! Rescued them all~! Idiot bastard, fool bastard~!"
This was, in fact, pointless. Narubito's interest was entirely on Killer B. He didn't give a damn about these small fries.
Gyūki, the Eight-Tails, spoke in his mind. "Tails can regrow. But the Nine-Tails jinchūriki… using the Sharingan? The Susano'o? That's what's concerning. Hey, B. Don't you think there have been too many Sharingan users popping up lately?"
"YO~YO~! Eye patterns of many hues~! A sticker book kids adore~! Cut along the dotted lines~! Redeem my little bike ride~!"
As Killer B danced, the Susano'o's skeletal palm drew back on the other side. A string of glowing blue tomoe formed between its fingers.
Gyūki yelled, "B…! Watch out! Long-range attack from the Susano'o!"
Killer B kept rapping, but his hands didn't slow. Samehada, the greatsword, was in his grip, Tailed Beast chakra flooding into it.
GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE…!
—Samehada MAX!!
"Let's test his methods first," Narubito said.
—Yasaka Magatama!
SWISH!
Seven spinning tomoe shot forward!
Killer B gripped Samehada with both hands. The blade elongated, and he began to spin it wildly.
"SUPER Chain Slash~~~!! Spinning, spinning~! A melody for the heart~! CLANG CLANG CLANG~~~~!! The sound of them hitting the dirt~!!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The incoming tomoe were smashed away by the gigantic, wildly spinning blade of Samehada!
"Oh? He handles that Samehada quite well! Makes me want to try my own hand at a swordsmanship duel with him!"
Narubito grinned, eager. He tossed the greatsword and its skewered sashimi aside. The Susano'o dissolved around him.
"Don't disappoint me!"
Snap! He hooked Samui's discarded short sword up with his toe. With a wild smirk, he charged at Killer B.
Whoosh!
Samehada's blade shrank back. Killer B shot forward.
"Idiot bastard, fool bastard! Witness the power of EIGHT SWORDS~~~!!!"
Narubito laughed mid-sprint. "His lyrics are trash. It's one sword. Where are the other seven?"
CRACKLE!! Samehada's mouth opened wide—and from within, the handles of seven other swords emerged.
So… the other seven swords had been stored inside Samehada's stomach.
CRACKLE-ZAP!!
Lightning wreathed the blades. With a fierce shout of "WEI~!", Killer B hurled all seven outward. They spun through the air, crackling with lightning, arcing toward Narubito.
"What the…?"
Narubito's eyes widened slightly. He skidded to a halt, leaping back. The seven blades spun erratically, their trajectories becoming unpredictable.
His eyes darted. His body dove. Twisted. Weaved. Backflipped… Clash! Clash! Clash! Only by the skin of his teeth did he land, the seven swords embedding themselves in the ground around him.
ZAP-CRACKLE!
But the blades, now lodged in the earth, flared with lightning. It branched out across the ground like the limbs of a strange tree, all converging on Narubito.
"To fuse swordsmanship and Lightning Release to this degree…!"
As Narubito dodged the arcing lightning, Killer B closed in, Samehada in hand. He aimed for the opening in Narubito's evasion, slashing horizontally.
"Seven swords for cover~! One sword for the kill~! That's this master's EIGHT SWORDS~~~~~!!"
"Then I'll return the favor," Narubito sneered, "with one of my own!"
Whoosh…
A faint blue glow seeped from Narubito's feet into the ground. From the outside, it looked like just a thin layer of blue chakra clung to his body. But in truth… the skeletal form of the Susano'o had been released underground.
The moment Samehada was about to cleave into Narubito… BOOM!
From directly beneath Killer B's feet—a curved, fang-like blade of the Susano'o erupted without warning.
"!?"
No time to dodge. The blade impaled him, lifting him into the air.
"Ugh… octopus, vomiting blood… GACK!!!"
A heavy spray of blood erupted from his mouth.
BOOM…!!
At the same instant, Samehada's blade struck Narubito squarely. With the main body of the Susano'o underground, the thin surface layer of chakra couldn't withstand Samehada's chakra-absorbing force. It shattered. Narubito was sent flying. He tumbled across the ground, rising to his feet while clutching a bleeding left arm.
"The Susano'o's chakra took the edge off the impact. Otherwise, this arm would be gone…"
Hiss… This left arm, taken from a White Zetsu, contained degraded Hashirama cells. After being transplanted into Naruto's body, they had been reactivated. The wound healed within a puff of smoke.
Narubito watched as Killer B tore himself free of the blade and used Samehada's ability to mend the grievous puncture wound. He grinned, satisfied. "Hmph… It seems I was slightly superior in the sword duel. Don't blame me for using the Susano'o mid-fight. Strictly speaking, Samehada isn't a proper sword."
Gurgle… gurgle…
After healing Killer B, Samehada's form seemed to wilt, depleted.
Killer B patted it. "Thanks, buddy~! I'll share my chakra with you right away~!"
Narubito tossed the short sword aside. Slowly, he closed his eyes.
"The warm-up… is over."
Poof!
A Shadow Clone, which Narubito had planted in the shadows the moment Killer B appeared, dissolved in a puff of white smoke.
The same method Naruto used to enter Sage Mode… of course Madara would think of it.
Fzz… Golden markings appeared around his eyes. His pupils became the horizontal slits of a toad.
WHOOSH!!
In Sage Mode, Narubito came like a storm.
Gyūki screamed, "His chakra… it just skyrocketed!!!"
"Then we'll use Version Two~! Show him why the flowers are so red~~~!!!"
BOOM!!!
A Tailed Beast chakra cloak erupted around B. A tight-fitting coat of red chakra formed over his body, and a white, bony armor—the skeletal structure of the tailed beast—grew over it.
Steam rose from his form. He dropped to all fours. And launched himself toward the onrushing Narubito.
—Lariat!
Black Zetsu hurriedly warned, "Sage Mode taijutsu can't match a Tailed Beast transformation! Don't clash head-on!"
"So noisy," Narubito scoffed. "Do I need you to tell me that?"
Swish!
Narubito reached a hand out into empty air.
"That technique Jiraiya used… It works by manipulating the natural energy in the environment, forming invisible fists and kicks to strike the enemy. Once you understand the principle, it's simple to replicate…"
—Frog Snipe!
Killer B's charge was at full force… when suddenly, the air ahead of him grew thick, resistant. Like an invisible wall.
"Huh…??"
In that moment of confusion, an intangible impact smashed into him. His face twisted into a mask of pain.
GURGLE-GACK!!!
He tumbled backward, a messy, rolling heap.
Swish!! Narubito leaped high, hands forming a seal, aimed directly at the prone Killer B.
"Heh. You like playing with lightning? Then try my personal special."
—Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch
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