The Nagawa River lies at the border of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of the Moon.
In fact, it acts as the boundary between these two smaller nations and the surrounding great countries.
Rather than calling it a river, it's more accurate to say it's a small ocean—
this "river" is simply massive.
Spanning this vast body of water is the Nagawa Bridge.
On one side lies the dense forests of the Land of Fire,
on the other, the towering rocky cliffs characteristic of the Land of Lightning.
This bridge is the main passage through which the Land of Lightning enters the Land of Fire.
Without it, delivering supplies from Cloud Shinobi Village becomes extremely difficult.
Even Earth Style can't construct a stable enough structure across this distance in a short time.
Recognizing its importance, Cloud Shinobi stationed a powerful force to defend it—
fifteen full teams, each led by a Jōnin.
A force strong enough to wipe out a small country like the Land of Ash.
Convoys constantly traveled across the Nagawa Bridge, sending supplies to the Kikyo Mountain battlefield.
"I heard there's a new genius on Konoha's side."
"Something like… Hanyu Simu?"
The guards escorting the supplies chatted casually.
This war had dragged on for three to four months now.
But one figure stood out most—Konoha's Golden Flash.
He appeared and vanished like a ghost.
Even Lord Ai, the one they looked up to the most, could barely contain him.
In fact, Cloud Shinobi even issued a standing order:
If the Golden Flash appears—retreat immediately.
That alone shows how terrifying Simu's presence was.
"I just hope we don't run into that killing god…"
They prayed in silence.
Unfortunately, the gods weren't listening.
A streak of golden light flashed across the sky, speeding toward the bridge.
It was Simu, soaring just above the surface of the river like a golden beam of light—his target, the Nagawa Bridge.
"Myna Lu, buckle Noah!"
"You can't do this, you bastard!"
The sea split open.
From its depths rose a gray-brown monster.
Tentacles lined with suction cups whipped toward the approaching flash.
"Eight Tails… That's terrifying."
Simu stepped on one of the tentacles, stopping midair, then landed on the water's surface—hands in his pockets.
"Myna Lu, buckle Noah!"
"The surface of the sea is my battlefield. And the only thing waiting for you is defeat!"
He rubbed his temples and muttered,
"Man, your rhyming is getting worse."
The supply escorts, still laughing seconds ago, were frozen in shock.
That golden flash they joked about… actually showed up!
But they found comfort in one fact.
"Killer Bee's here. We'll be fine."
They had faith in the AB combo.
"I won't let down the villagers!"
Eight Tails raised his arms, and a monstrous tsunami exploded forth—
crashing toward Simu with overwhelming force.
"…That's actually pretty scary."
Simu muttered lazily, launching himself into the air.
Twin flashes burst from his hands, transforming into a rain of golden light that slammed into the oncoming wave.
The attack shredded through the tsunami like blades through paper.
Simu became a streak of golden light once more, darting through the airborne water droplets.
"F*ck! Myna Lu, al Noah!"**
Killer Bee was already prepared.
The Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak flared to life, coating his body in fiery orange energy.
He shot toward Simu like a missile.
At the same time, another figure surged up through the water—
the Fourth Raikage.
His eyes were ice-cold.
"Got you now, boy."
One on each side, they closed in on Simu.
"Lightning Style: Double Lariat!"
The two roared together.
Their overwhelming combined force crashed into Simu's throat from opposite sides.
The lightning-covered lariats ripped through his neck—
his head soared high into the air.
"We got him!"
"So what if he's Konoha's Golden Flash?! The AB combo is unbeatable!"
The Cloud Shinobi troops watching from the bridge cheered.
Killer Bee wore a smug grin.
But Ai suddenly froze.
Something wasn't right.
The blood from the severed head—wasn't blood at all.
It was light.
"Th-The AB combo… really is terrifying."
Simu's smirking face reappeared among the golden particles.
A cold chill rushed through Ai and Killer Bee's hearts.
"Watch out!!" Ai roared.
Too late.
Simu winked playfully at Killer Bee.
A golden sword formed in his hand and shot forward like a beam of light.
To make sure the blow would be fatal, Simu had already activated Sage Mode.
Inspired by Orochimaru's snake technique, this was his version—
a lightsaber-style sneak attack.
Killer Bee, caught off guard and thinking they had already won, had no time to react.
The blade pierced through his chest—
—only for his body to vanish into smoke.
A massive octopus tentacle thudded onto the surface of the sea, writhing.
"Just one tail cost me a life. Damn…"
Another perk of being a Jinchūriki—
when you're in sync with your Tailed Beast, it's like having an extra brain on the battlefield.
Of course, you've gotta be a perfect Jinchūriki first.
Otherwise, the beast is just dead weight.
Suddenly, a ferocious roar shook the sea.
Killer Bee returned in full Eight Tails form.
He let out a thunderous scream, sending a shockwave through the air and forcing Simu to back off temporarily.
The enormous Tailed Beast floated on the surface of the water.
But now, only seven tails remained.
"Myna Lu, buckle Noah…"
Killer Bee scratched his head sheepishly.
"Sorry, Hachi."
"Don't worry about it," Eight Tails growled.
"That guy's not someone you can take lightly."
Simu stood calmly on the water with his hands in his pockets.
He looked genuinely surprised.
"I didn't think you'd give up the Kikyo Mountain front to ambush me here."
The appearance of the AB combo here…
…meant one thing.
Cloud Shinobi no longer had any strong commanders left at Kikyo Mountain.
In this case, Jiraiya's proactive attack should achieve great results.
Electric arcs crackled and flickered across Ai's body.
"Compared to the Kikyo Mountain battlefield, getting rid of you is more important."
It's not just the fifteen Shanglian squads that the AB group is responsible for guarding here. They have already subtly surrounded Bumu.
"I'm really flattered. I didn't expect that I would have such an important position in Master Ai's heart."
Simu smiled.
Ai looked at Simu's unbeatable smile, and his heart tightened instantly.
"Bi, I'll contain him. You find the right opportunity."
"Yes."
Eight Tails, Killer Bee's avatar, nodded slightly.
Then Ai's golden hair stood up one by one in an instant.
A huge Lightning Style Chakra emerged from him, and his entire figure looked like a raging thunder beast!
"Since you're using the power of the tailed beast, then I will not be polite."
Simu pressed one hand on the water's surface.
The summoning circle instantly covered the water's surface.
After a burst of smoke, Erwei, who was burning with faint blue flames, appeared on the battlefield.
"It's you again, Eight Tails!" Matatabi said coldly.
Then something felt wrong very quickly.
What is under my feet? It seems to be the surface of water?
"Meow?"
The faint blue flame evaporated the water's surface in an instant, and the resulting white mist floated above the water.
After all, Erwei is a Chakra creature, so it is not difficult to condense Chakra to stand on the water.
Simu scratched his head.
"Sorry about that, I kind of forgot."
Erwei really wanted to say something, but didn't dare.
Simu smiled and pushed up his glasses.
"Eight Tails, it's up to you."
Erwei narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Well, hurry up."
"No problem."
Erwei and Simu plotted loudly here.
Ai finally couldn't take it anymore.
The Lightning Style Chakra at his feet exploded.
It formed a strong thrust, directly blasting the water's surface.
The figure appeared in front of Simu in an instant.
However, Simu was no less than Ai in terms of strength and speed.
In fact, Simu was even a little faster.
So it wasn't too difficult to deal with.
As for Erwei's side...
After all, Eight Tails is the second strongest among the tailed beasts.
In addition, since they were fighting on the water's surface, Erwei was beaten to the point where it could only dodge like a mouse.
Relying on its speed, it hurriedly avoided Eight Tails' tentacles on the water's surface, constantly evading them.
Simu slashed at Ai with his sword.
Then he turned into a flash of light and rushed toward the distance.
"Erwei, retreat!"
Hearing this, Erwei froze for a moment.
Then it immediately saw Ai and Eight Tails in pursuit.
"Damn..."
It hastily spread its paws and ran toward Simu.
Of course, it was impossible for the AB combination to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Eight Tails plunged into the water in an instant.
"Brother, come up quickly!"
Ai stood on the head of Eight Tails.
The two quickly chased after Simu's direction.
After all, in terms of speed in water, Eight Tails was still faster.
In this way, Simu rushed into the sea with Erwei.
Cloud Shinobi looked at the backs of the two tailed beasts disappearing, their expressions full of sorrow.
Back when they were still terrified and horrified by the tailed beasts...
The real strong have learned how to control the tailed beasts.
They turn them into their own strength.
"Don't worry. With Lord Ai here, there is nothing to fear from the Golden Flash."
The Cloud Shinobi spoke to each other.
It had to be said that Simu's escape gave them great confidence.
If they can't fight, how can they escape?
Suddenly, one Cloud Shinobi said nervously:
"Wait, there seems to be something under the Nagawa River!"
His attention had just been on the battle between Simu and the AB group.
It was only now that he noticed something was wrong with the river water.
"What?"
Cloud Shinobi suddenly tensed.
They quickly looked toward the water.
A huge black shadow had hidden under the water's surface at some point.
To be precise, it was attached to the stone pier of the bridge!
"This is... a golden glitter Summoning beast?"
The black shadow emerging from the sea was none other than Katsuyu Rishi.
It spat out a large amount of acidic liquid into the water, instantly corroding a large piece of the stone pier.
Not to mention that it split into more than a dozen individuals, corroding more than a dozen bridge piers at the same time!
The whole bridge was in jeopardy!
At this time, the Cloud Shinobi finally came to their senses.
It turns out that Simu was not really careless when he summoned Erwei on the water.
But rather, he used it to cover the existence of another Summoning beast!
But what the heck does that guy do?
How is it possible to have such a terrifying amount of Chakra?
After summoning two such huge tailed beasts, he could still continue to fight with the AB combination!
But that's not what they should be thinking about now.
It's about how to deal with this horrible creature...
The Cloud Shinobi deployed on the shore quickly hurled large quantities of arcing kunai.
But the power of these kunai was almost nullified after being weakened by the water.
Furthermore, Katsuyu is a mollusk, and even if hit by the kunai, it would not cause any damage.
At this time, the whole river had a strong sour smell.
Accompanied by the sound of sizzling.
Numerous bubbles appeared on the piers of the bridge.
The piers were being destroyed rapidly!
Seeing this, several Cloud Shinobi Jōnin jumped into the water in a hurry.
Bright lightning flashed from their palms.
"Stop it, you b*****d."
"Lightning Style: Big Thunder Lake!"
"Lightning Style: Thunder!"
"Lightning Style: Thunder Arrow!"
Big chunks of Lightning Style jutsu smashed into the water.
With the help of the water flow to conduct the current, they finally affected the Katsuyu sage.
A black shadow suddenly floated up.
Immortal Katsuyu, covered in electric light, quickly unleashed an acid attack on a group of Cloud Shinobi.
It forced them to dodge and delay time.
The other body increased its strength, rapidly corroding the bridge.
Ai, who was about to chase into the sea, suddenly thought of something.
"Oops, it's a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain!"
He looked in the direction of Nagawa Bridge.
He immediately ordered Eight Tails to swim back in haste.
Meanwhile, Simu was sitting cross-legged on top of Erwei's head.
He didn't know where he found a handful of melon seeds.
He knocked them on his front teeth, and then the sweet and plump melon seeds fell into the water.
"It should be about the same."
Simu looked in the direction the AB group had left.
The AB combination had just gone halfway.
Suddenly, Simu felt the terrible impact from a distance.
The Nagawa Bridge had fallen!"
The piers of this huge steel bridge had been corroded away.
The whole bridge fell to one side.
When the heavy bridge hit the water, violent waves suddenly stirred up.
The Cloud Shinobi Jōnin who were present could only watch this happen.
As for Katsuyu Immortal, it had already lifted the Summoning and run away.
To be frank, its body is so big, even if these clones can't run, it's not a big deal to it.
"This damn guy!"
Ai punched heavily into the oncoming water waves.
He smashed the wave to pieces!
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