"Just jump down?" Satoru asked.
"No, I have an indestructible body. I can turn into the Diamond Staff and lower you down," after these words, the Monkey King immediately transformed into a staff.
This was the very staff the Third Hokage held.
One of the Monkey King's eyes peeked out from the staff, and he said:
"Hold on tight; I'll take you down. Be extremely careful."
"Got it, got it," Satoru nodded. He also wanted to resolve this quickly; he still had to go teach the kids.
Satoru grabbed the Diamond Staff. This staff could freely shorten and lengthen. Satoru clearly felt the temperature around him rising rapidly.
"So hot! Getting hotter and hotter! Monkey King, are you sure your father is down here?" Satoru asked.
"Of course! This isn't just heat; it's the skin-burning from the Nine-Tails' evil chakra..." the Monkey King said, seemingly uncomfortable.
"You have an indestructible body, right? What's wrong? You don't look well?" Satoru asked.
"Yes, though that's true, I still feel pain. But my father is different. He feels no pain at all, and has an indestructible body..." Before the Monkey King finished, Satoru suddenly sensed an incredibly powerful chakra.
This time, the chakra's power shocked even Satoru.
"Indeed, this is the Nine-Tails' chakra!" Satoru felt how furious and mad this Nine-Tails chakra was. This amount of red chakra was enough to easily crush a Kage-level expert.
And at that moment, everything around was filled with red chakra.
"The Nine-Tails' chakra has truly broken free. That means the previous Monkey King has likely gone berserk," Satoru thought as he reached the well's bottom.
The well bottom was small, but Nine-Tails chakra floated everywhere, obscuring Satoru's vision.
"Sorry, I can't stay here longer. I'll wait above for your triumphant return," the Monkey King felt intense pain. Saying this, he shrank and returned to the Water Curtain Cave.
Satoru fully focused on his surroundings.
On the ground stood huge statues of four divine beasts. Touching them felt scorching hot.
"Azure Dragon... Vermilion Bird... Got it... Looks like the previous Monkey King was here. He probably wanted to digest the Nine-Tails chakra from Gold Horn and Silver Horn. But the Nine-Tails chakra was too fierce, and their seal's power weakened more and more. In the end, they couldn't hold it and were consumed by the Nine-Tails chakra."
Satoru's analysis was spot on. At that moment, he was ready to fight at any instant.
*R-r-ry!*
A roar echoed. It wasn't an ordinary roar; it seemed to carry some vibration.
Satoru immediately used Observation Haki, tuning his senses to maximum, while his entire body instantly covered in Armament Haki.
Armament Haki: Hardening—Satoru could already use it at a very high level. At least, full body hardening was no longer a problem for him.
*R-r-ry!*
The roar came a second time. This time, it carried definite chakra. Satoru, using his Armament Haki-enhanced hand, fully blocked the sonic strike.
Satoru was extremely surprised. Since Nine-Tails chakra was everywhere, he couldn't pinpoint the enemy's location.
And the enemy, with just a sound, forced him to fully arm himself.
*R-r-ry!*
The third roar. The sound's power reached its peak.
Though Satoru used Armament Haki: Hardening to minimize damage, his body was still easily flung away.
However, Satoru took no damage and immediately stood up.
"Monkey King! Nine-Tails! Whoever you are, I came here today to deal with you!" Satoru shouted loudly. At that moment, locating the previous Monkey King was most important.
Seeing no reaction, Satoru kept cursing for a while. Though it somewhat ruined his image, it yielded results.
*R-r-ry~*
At that moment, a mountain appeared before Satoru!
No, not a mountain—a giant monkey the size of one. It resembled the huge monkey from Dragon Ball that transforms under the moon, as well as Four-Tails Son Gokū.
"Tsz!" Its stomach had a seal, but now it was invisible to the naked eye. Its entire body was damaged by fox fur clothing.
Its whole body was cloaked in Nine-Tails chakra. Honestly, it was utterly terrifying.
Satoru faced an opponent of this level for the first time. The main issue was he couldn't harm the old Monkey King.
"Can't hurt him, and need to tame the Nine-Tails chakra... This is practically impossible!" Satoru knew the Monkey King had given him a very tough task, but no choice—he was already on this pirate ship.
"Die!" The Monkey King before him had fully lost his reason, driven only by hatred, and finally attacked Satoru.
*Boom!*
Satoru used Monstrous Strength, Armament Haki, and in the end... Satoru was flung away!
Yes, Satoru, proud of his strength and defense, was flung back at this moment.
Though Satoru took no damage, his confident heart wavered slightly.
"This guy is too invincible! Even the Nine-Tails itself isn't this strong, right? This guy's just like a new Tailed Beast!" Satoru felt somewhat powerless. For a moment, he didn't know how to fight.
"Using Five Elements ninjutsu probably won't harm him at all. Breaking even the outermost layer of his chakra will be very hard... Looks like only that technique left," Facing the berserk Monkey King, Satoru no longer needed to hide his power. He prepared to use Goro Goro no Mi abilities.
*R-r-ry!*
The Monkey King, clashing with Satoru, began forming chakra tails behind him. Soon, there were four. A Monkey King this strong deserved Satoru's full attention.
"Two Hundred Million Volts! Raijin!" Satoru didn't hide at all and unleashed all the power he could muster now.
*Boom!*
Lightning enveloped Satoru's body. A ghostly Thunder God image instantly appeared on him.
At this moment, he was nearly the same size as the Monkey King.
Either way, Satoru had pushed his Goro Goro no Mi to the maximum he could.
The Monkey King raised four tails to his mouth, and blue and purple chakra instantly mixed in precise proportions.
"This?! Tailed Beast Ball! Way too exaggerated!" Satoru was somewhat stunned.
The Tailed Beast Ball was each Tailed Beast's signature technique. If Satoru took it head-on, he'd evaporate instantly.