Naruto: The Teaching System - 223

Chapter 223: Lost—But Convinced

Killer Bee, collapsed on the ground, had his pupils contract sharply. Behind him, Sawada had already emerged from Sage Mode, with a kunai pressed against Killer Bee's neck.

"Bee—I still need to recover. Right now, I can't—" Within Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails was silent for a moment before speaking with some difficulty.

"Ah, ya fool didn't expect this guy to be so troublesome" Killer Bee, held at knifepoint by Sawada's kunai, responded coldly.

As he spoke, a whistling sound directly attacked. Whoosh—

It directly pierced through Sawada's body, and Killer Bee was no exception. But the next instant, Killer Bee's entire body directly transformed into severed tentacles.

"Ya fool knowing you're fine, how could I just sit there? Idiot" From the ruins, Killer Bee's figure swayed as he slowly crawled out from the rubble.

He was covered in blood, his clothes torn to shreds, with burns and cuts covering his exposed skin. A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were filled with seriousness.

This was the first time he and the Eight-Tails had been pushed to such extremes. But the result was good—he had defeated this Konoha kid.

"No—Bee! Be careful!" The Eight-Tails' weak voice rang out, causing Killer Bee to involuntarily shudder.

"Leaf Hurricane!" Accompanied by the explosive sound of tearing air, a powerful and heavy spinning kick appeared directly in front of Killer Bee, viciously aimed toward Killer Bee's neck.

Killer Bee couldn't dodge and raised his elbow to meet this kick. "Lightning Release: Lariat!"

Boom—!

A visible shockwave erupted between the two, and the surrounding ruins crumbled to powder. Killer Bee was thrown toward the mountain base like a heavy cannonball, while Sawada's left foot trembled.

This guy really was ruthless!

"So exciting! Ya fool! Here we go again!" From the ruins, Killer Bee's figure leaped out directly, shouting toward Sawada.

This was no longer a matter of rivalry! Killer Bee wanted to defeat Sawada fair and square!

"As you wish." Sawada raised his head, took a deep breath, and his entire speed became extremely fast.

Seeing Sawada like this, Killer Bee also grinned fiercely, directly abandoning defense as all seven swords slashed out. He charged toward Sawada like a storm.

Bang—Clang—

Two figures shuttled and dodged, the sounds of parrying constantly ringing out. With his temporarily recovered Yang Release chakra, Sawada directly covered both hands with armament. He fought intensely using taijutsu techniques.

After another collision, both figures retreated and separated, both panting heavily.

Killer Bee maintained his strange sword-holding posture, his gaze scanning his seven blades. Several had already cracked or even fractured—this Konoha guy's physical body was even more ridiculous than his jutsu!

Moreover, several ribs were definitely broken—Killer Bee couldn't help but smile bitterly. Without the Eight-Tails as his partner, he really was fragile.

Well then— Thinking of this, Killer Bee directly threw away his ninja blades. In this situation, holding swords had already become a burden. He said to Sawada, "Yo~ Konoha fool, final strike!"

"Ah—bring it on!" Sawada took a deep breath, releasing his chakra to its maximum extent.

Boom—

Light golden chakra directly erupted, sweeping all around.

Killer Bee smiled self-mockingly, repeating his earlier words. "Who—who's the jinchuriki! Ya fool!"

"Bee! This is all I can do now! Those chains from earlier prevent me from recovering quickly." The Eight-Tails' voice came from within.

"Thanks, partner, this already helps a lot!" After Killer Bee finished speaking, he released all his Tailed Beast chakra, his entire body leaning slightly forward.

"Final strike—Lightning Release: Lariat!" Killer Bee roared, his entire body carrying Lightning Release chakra, exploding with extreme speed as he charged toward Sawada.

Sizzle— The crackling sound of Lightning Release chakra rang out as Sawada simultaneously completed a chakra-enhanced normal punch.

"Tiger Hunt—!" A light golden tiger-head energy projection condensed and formed, roaring as it blasted toward Killer Bee's figure.

Boom—!

The tiger-head energy projection first unstoppably broke through Killer Bee's Lightning Release: Lariat, while the newly condensed Tailed Beast chakra directly shattered into fragments and dissipated.

Crack— Sawada's figure followed immediately after, landing a punch directly on Killer Bee's chest.

"Puh—!" Killer Bee's mouth opened wide, violently spewing out a large mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments—

Then his entire body flew backward like being struck by an express train—

Rumble— After consecutively smashing through multiple ruins, Killer Bee embedded himself once again into the rock wall at the mountain base, with falling debris directly covering his figure.

Sawada breathed a sigh of relief—this battle had truly been difficult.

It wasn't that he didn't want to use Chakra Mode, but everyone present were experts. Currently, he couldn't expose too many of his trump cards, and he also didn't know if any Akatsuki members were lurking nearby.

That sneaky Black Zetsu hadn't shown any trace at all. Sawada had to remain vigilant.

After a long while— A figure suddenly appeared before Sawada, followed by a voice beside him.

Samui looked at Sawada standing before her with a complex expression, then glanced at Shisui, who was glaring at her. She turned and walked toward the ruins where Killer Bee was located.

"Yo, Shisui, relax, we won~" Sawada said to Shisui with a relaxed expression, indicating he didn't need to be so tense.

"Sawada-sama, please allow me to support you." Shisui walked to Sawada's side with a serious expression, grasping Sawada's arm and placing it on his shoulder.

Sawada chuckled lightly—whatever worked. After all, he really was tired now, even more than when fighting Might Guy.

"Cough—cough—" Before Samui could walk over, Killer Bee directly pushed away the rubble pressing on him.

He crawled out from the ruins in tatters, his sunglasses finally falling off in this encounter.

Samui quickly walked over, and seeing Killer Bee's appearance, couldn't help but freeze before shouting loudly, "Medical ninja!"

Killer Bee's entire chest was visibly sunken, with blood still flowing from his mouth and ears. He looked toward Sawada, who was still standing in the distance.

A trace of melancholy appeared on his face, but without the previous dissatisfaction.

"I lost—but I'm convinced—" As soon as the words fell, Killer Bee felt dizzy and collapsed toward the ground.