Chapter 270: Three Bijuus

After talking to the fox, Shikamaru finally opened his eyes and stood up.

- Better than I thought. Kurama isn't that vicious... Although, maybe I just surprised the little fox, who knows. It doesn't matter, my chakra is enough for me. Once I understand the very essence of the chakra, who knows what I will achieve. In any case, while you need to temper the body, and for this you need to test your strength in battle with a strong opponent, the existence of Killer Bee and his brother is very useful. Let's start with the youngest.

Leaving the cave, he took a deep breath:

The air here is different, but very clean! Growing up here and training is probably even more useful than in Konoha. The environment is important too...

Dawn. It's time for a glorious battle. Shikamaru admired the hazy beauty for a while longer, and the distant reflections of the sun, whose light scattered across the thick foggy canvas. The scarlet dawn looked amazing.

“Gyuuki… I hope he shows his full power. I want to fully appreciate it. Let's see if the first stage of my Heavenly Body is so strong. It might not be possible to survive the tailed bomb... Let's see.

Shikamaru stretched his shoulders and in the next moment spread his arms, immediately two dark bones burst out of his back, then quickly covered with bloody flesh. The formation of bones and the growth of the membrane, as usual, was accompanied by frightening sounds.

Once the wings grew, the man took off and headed towards the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki cave. It's time to fight!

Not far from Shikamaru's whereabouts. At the foot of the mountain, in a small temple, a dark-skinned man trained. In the semi-darkness of the room, Bee seemed even darker than it really is. He sat waist-deep in the water, his red rope strap flailing from side to side, driven by the weak movements of the lake. White outfit and light hair stood out even in the shadows.

In his subconscious, Bee was talking to a huge octopus-like creature. Its upper part resembled rather a muscular bison, with four huge horns. However, the size of the creature could plunge the fear of many creatures. Kurama looked vicious because of his fox grin, but Gyūki didn't even need to show emotion to scare people. His dangerous and serious look did everything for him.

“So your three-tailed brother has arrived on our little island?” - B asked in his usual quirky manner, having settled down not far from Gyuki.

The Eight-Tails nodded thoughtfully.

“This person intentionally does not hide himself, Isobu allowed him to use his power, or perhaps the seal is too weak. This person is definitely a jinchūriki and…” The Bijuu looked at his friend with a frown.

- He started to move. He's walking towards us. We must retreat. Gyuki immediately jumped to conclusions, but Bee asked in response:

- If he decided to fight, then we will hang out!

“B, you…” Gyuki breathed out a long breath, “I didn’t doubt you, but you must understand that this boy’s chakra is not simple, it scares even me. If he joins forces with Isobu, it could be a tough fight for us. Yes, and his speed…” Narrowing his eyes, the Eight-Tails exhaled in amazement:

“He's already here.

- ABOUT! - Bee changed his face: - Yo! My friend is not so simple, let's evaluate his chakra growth!

Leaving the walls of the temple, Bee immediately noticed a tall silhouette ahead on a flat rock surface. In the dawn sun, Shikamaru's shadow even reached the steps, which the jinchūriki deftly descended.

Once a few meters from the enemy, Bee whistled in surprise:

- Wings? Fool simpleton can you fly?

"You're funny," Shikamaru smiled and his wings quickly returned under his skin. He gave Bea an inquisitive look.

- Shall we talk?

- Mm? The jinchūriki didn't understand, but as soon as Shikamaru sat down and crossed his legs on the ground, he heard Gyuuki's voice:

“Isobu wants to talk, focus.” B nodded and also sat down. In the next second, he was in a strange space, on top of Gyūki's head in the same position. Right in front of them stood a couple: Shikamaru and some little boy with a rather strange body. B was about to ask about the situation when Gyūki laughed and nodded.

“Isobu, long time no see!”

“Gyuki,” the timid boy stepped forward with a bright smile and said:

- I'm glad to see you.

The Eight-Tails laughed and moved closer to the boy:

— What is it with you? Where is your fearsome face? And how could you become so small?

Turning to Shikamaru, Isobu smiled slightly.

Shikamaru helped me. Walking on two legs is much better than my huge paws. Boku, of course, is not so scary now, but it feels so light! Turning to his neighbor, the boy smiled:

“He can help you if you want, it doesn’t hurt at all.”

"That's it..." Gyūki nodded as the appraisers looked at Shikamaru.

Looks like you've found a worthy comrade. Hmm, and with the change of appearance, the offer is quite tempting... How did you do it? Biju turned to the man.

“A couple of tricks and your special structure did the trick. Although, it will be a little more difficult with you, your chakra ... There are many times more of it.

“Ha, you’re right here,” Gyuki snorted, “No matter how proud “someone” is of this, although it’s not about tails, but those who have more tails also have a large supply of chakra — you can’t argue with that.

Shikamaru smiled.

“That’s Kurama, I think he would like to chat with you…”

Gyuuki narrowed his eyes in surprise.

“What are you talking about…” but before he could finish, he stepped back in shock: “That’s…”

A cruel aura spread from Shikamaru's body, and then the boy frowned.

- Stop rambling! Suppressing the Fox's chakra, he exhaled and held out his hand. At the same moment, a powerful chakra burst out of her, quickly transforming into a small fox cub with nine tails.

Kurama quickly looked around and growled.

“You little bastard, how dare you!?”

- Wow! Who do I see…” Gyuuki’s voice boomed as he bent over a small fox cub that was barely half the size of the current Isobu.

— Grrr! So that's where this fishy stench comes from! Kurama snorted and crossed his arms over his chest, closing his eyes.

— Hmph! And what are you doing here Gyuki?

Ha, I wanted to ask you. How did you end up in…” Bijuu narrowed his eyes at Shikamaru.

“This person has two Bijuus at once, but he sealed you so much that I didn’t even notice it, amazing!

The fox snorted and didn't even look at Shikamaru.

“He was just lucky, sealing my half is also an achievement for me ...

Gyuki chuckled and narrowed his eyes.

“So, a person capable of holding back two Bijuus, and even able to communicate with one of them on an equal footing. Impressive. Who are you?

My name is Shikamaru, I'm from Konoha. Besides... with any of the bijuu I talk on an equal footing, it's just that one Fox does not want to cooperate.

- Collaborate with you? Kurama snorted, "Dream on!"

Gyuuki laughed again and asked:

“I take it you know our names, did Isobu tell you?” the Eighth Hundredth turned a serious look at his brother. To which Isobu nervously replied:

“N-no, Boku was surprised himself! He knew all our names before meeting me, and he also knows about him...

- About him?

— About the Sage. He knows his name and about the Ten-Tails too. He even knows what the elder said to us that day...

Although Kurama pretended not to listen, but after the words of his brother, his eyebrows twitched slightly, Gyūki also tensed. He did not doubt the veracity of Isobu's words, and Kurama too. What's the point in lying to him? If this is not a lie, then ... How is this possible? How did he know all this?