I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 229
“In the Land of Grass, outside of Ghost Lamp City.
Killer Bee received information about the Heavenly Art just sent, and he grinned, using a melody only he could understand, dancing wildly with his hands and feet while rapping:
“Young~~ Finally, it’s time to get busy! Gyuki, let’s join forces and bring that Box of Bliss back home! Oh yeah~~~”
Gyuki: “……”
Although Killer Bee was the most synchronized and pleasing Jinchuriki he had ever encountered, Gyuki still wasn’t a fan of his rapping.
“Alright, Bee! Let’s get to work!” To avoid listening any further, Gyuki urged.
“Young~~ Young~~ Let’s start then…”
Before Killer Bee could finish his words, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his tongue.
“Oh no, bit my tongue again!” He instantly realized he had repeated his old mistake.
To save face, Killer Bee smoothly moved on and got to the point:
“Let’s begin!”
Instantly!
Boom~~
The earth trembled.
Killer Bee, in his perfect Jinchuriki form, transformed.
In an instant, a colossal creature with eight octopus tentacles and a single horn on its head appeared outside of Ghost Lamp City.
It was the complete form of the Eight-Tails!
At the same time, within Ghost Lamp City, everyone who witnessed this scene panicked.
“What… What is that thing?”
“A monster is here!”
“Run!”
“Where’s the lord of the castle? We need him to intervene!”
…
At this moment, not only the many prisoners outside were in a panic, but even the guards inside Ghost Lamp City were filled with fear.
Ghost Lamp City was built on a dangerous island, surrounded by treacherous waves on all sides, and only two types of people came here: prisoners and guards.
Clearly, the colossal creature outside didn’t belong to either category; it was undoubtedly a hostile force.
The guards looked at their weapons, then at the massive creature outside the city walls, shaking their heads in despair.
The disparity was too great.
They needed their most trusted lord now.
However, before the lord of Ghost Lamp City could appear, Killer Bee took action in his Eight-Tails form.
Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs!
In an instant, the enormous mouth of the Eight-Tails opened, spewing smaller Tailed Beast Bombs, smaller in size but still powerful, towards Ghost Lamp City.
Ninety-nine per cent of the prisoners in Ghost Lamp City deserved their sentences, and as for the guards, they were not even citizens of their own country. As a ninja, it was Killer Bee’s duty to complete the mission, and he showed no mercy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the barrage of Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs, a significant portion of Ghost Lamp City’s structures crumbled, and cries of despair filled the air.
Initially, some prisoners had hoped that the monster outside was coming to rescue them. But after this attack, they desperately tried to escape.
Compared to the guards, who were sealed with Chakra-restraining Jutsu, the danger for the prisoners who had their Chakra sealed by the Fire Release: Heavenly Prison was even greater.
“Where’s the lord? We need him to intervene!”
At this moment, even the prisoners who had always detested the lord of Ghost Lamp City started to hope for his intervention.
As the focus of everyone’s expectations, the lord of Hidden Grass Village and the ruler of Ghost Lamp City, Mui, performed a ritual in a hidden chamber with several elders who shared his cause.
When he saw that the prisoners he had selected as offerings had their chakra completely transferred into the Box of Bliss, and yet there was no reaction from it, he sighed softly, although he had expected as much.
It seemed that the quantity of offerings was still insufficient.
He shook his head, about to say something to the elders, when the room suddenly shook violently.
“What’s going on?” one of the elders wearing an animal mask asked in alarm.
“Run!” Mui, who had noticed the clear cracks in the ceiling, shouted in a panic, leading the way out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Soon, the room collapsed with a deafening roar.
In the end, when Mui crawled out of the rubble, he saw that only two remained out of the five elders who had been with him.
Despite their strength, they should not have ended up like this. However, Killer Bee’s impeccable timing, their secret chamber’s remote location, and the sealing Jutsu in the surroundings prevented them from using Earth Release. As a result, they could only rely on their legs to escape.
“Cough, cough, cough!”
Mui coughed heavily amidst the dust and looked around. His beloved Ghost Lamp City had turned into ruins, and prisoners lay scattered everywhere, wailing in misery.
“Mui! Quickly release the seals on us!” One of the prisoners, drenched in blood, who was closest to Mui, shouted angrily.
If only his chakra had been intact, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.
Ignoring the man beside him, Mui’s gaze was fixed on the enormous creature responsible for all this not far away.
“That’s… the Eight-Tails?! Why is Hidden Cloud Village attacking Ghost Lamp City?” Mui, who had extensive knowledge of the ninja world’s affairs, quickly recognized the Eight-Tails.
He couldn’t understand why the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails from Hidden Cloud Village would attack Ghost Lamp City. Didn’t they realize this was a blatant war against the Land of Grass?
In this pivotal moment, when the ninja world’s situation was in turmoil, attracting a new enemy was bold. Or perhaps, in the eyes of Hidden Cloud Village, the benefits outweighed the risks.
At that thought, Mui’s expression suddenly changed.
Cloud Village was known for not acting without a clear advantage. The only thing that could attract them here was the Box of Bliss!
“Damn it!”
Mui’s face turned even grimmer.
Although Cloud Village was currently at the bottom of the Five Great Ninja Villages, compared to Hidden Grass Village and Ghost Lamp City, it was still a formidable force.
“We mustn’t let Hidden Cloud Village take the Box of Bliss.”
Decades of determination had turned this into Mui’s obsession, and his eyes glinted with resolve as he prepared to take action.
Inside Ghost Lamp City, Killer Bee, in his Eight-Tails form, had a new plan.
Billions of wrath will trouble you slaves!
In an instant, a massive amount of ink sprayed from the Eight-Tails’ mouth, forming numerous dark clones that restrained and sealed the surviving people in Ghost Lamp City.
Quickly, the once chaotic Ghost Lamp City fell into silence under the effects of the ink, leaving only Mui as the sole survivor.
“Fire Release: Ghostly Lantern!”
At this moment, many eerie flame lanterns rose from the ground and moved towards the Eight-Tails.
“Oh, there’s still a survivor?” Surprised
By the attack, Killer Bee, who was under fire, rapped:
“I’ve got the power, I’m shining with charm,
Eight-Tails Killer Bee is who I am! Yeah, ah!
The battle has begun, a little ashamed,
Moving forward strongly, unashamed…”
Mui: “…”
Accustomed to his emotionless expression, Mui’s face became even stiffer at this moment.
He had no interest in wasting words with such a person.
“Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Fire Sword.”
Using Fire Release Chakra, Mui quickly formed a flaming longsword in his hand and moved to strike Killer Bee.
At this point, Killer Bee had drawn all seven of his swords from his back and was wielding them skillfully, seemingly chaotic but incredibly agile in his movements.
Although the Heavenly Prison Fire Sword temporarily sealed the Eight-Tails’ Chakra, Killer Bee’s personal Chakra remained unaffected. That’s why he could still handle Mui with ease.
After all, Killer Bee was a formidable ninja in his own right!
Clang, clang, clang…
Soon, the intense clash of swords and flames echoed through the ruins of Ghost Lamp City, accompanied by Killer Bee’s enthusiastic rap.
“I still have strength, my charm is shining,
Eight-Tails Killer Bee is here! Yeah, ah!
The battle has begun, a little ashamed,
Moving forward strongly…”
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