Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [2]

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Tsukiko focused as much as she could spare into the Jutsu that she shared with Naruto, aiming for Madara and Obito that stood atop the Ten-Tails. The rest followed suit after them and were about to strike when the Ten-Tail's numerous arms burst through the ground, throwing everyone array. Tsukiko was shocked by the new appearance and Usajii aided her in landing.

By now, the Ten-Tails had formed a humanoid appearance although appearing very emaciated and its elongated limbs flowed far above them, along with its twisting neck. It was missing one arm below the elbow but made up with extendable tails with humanoid hands.

"Usahime, you must keep your composure!" Usajii warned her as used her Wood to catch her from the air and set her onto the ground. "Give me a few minutes, we'll be ready to fight,"

"I'm sorry," Tsukiko replied, gathering herself as she got up. "Take your time, I will use my own Chakra until then... there's also Sage Mode for me..."

"I'm about to pee myself," Kiba muttered and Akamaru whined. He noticed Tsukiko nearby, focusing on pulling out her Chakra. "Oh, hey, Tsukiko! You alright?"

"Instead of freaking out, infuse your Chakra!" called out Kitsuchi of Iwagakure from nearby. "Be ready to move as soon as we get the plan from HQ!"

"Usajii, tell me this," Tsukiko spoke up. "Is there no way for someone like me to control that beast? I mean to say, those two up there... they're using Hashirama Oji-Sama's cells, no?"

"The Ten-Tails is in a very unstable condition at the moment," Usajii replied. "It'll be difficult for anyone to control it properly. Even those two idiots up there are having trouble puppeteering,"

"Yes... but however the destruction goes, it wouldn't be a problem for them," Tsukiko muttered. "It's all on their favour right now... if only I was strong enough..."

"You're only sixteen, you're still maturing your powers," Usajii told her. "But you have me with you –we'll get through this. You're going to live out your life,"

"You do know that I wouldn't hesitate to do like Oka-Chan if it came down to it, right?" Tsukiko said. Usajii pursed his lips. "What's the point if I'm the only one left behind?"

Before Usajii could respond to the girl, they were interrupted by the Ten-Tails forming a gigantic Tailed Beast Ball. For a moment, Tsukiko thought that it was going to be aimed at the Shinobi around her, but rather than that, the incomplete beast blasted it off far, far away from them and Tsukiko's eyes widened – it was aiming at civilian population. And that enraged Tsukiko.

"That far away?" Kakashi asked as he looked at the mushroom that arose from the distance. "It's so much greater than all the previous Tailed Beasts! What power!"

"The Ten-Tails is so powerful yet its body is so wobbly from that alone," Tsukiko observed, her mind working quickly. "The limbs are small and thin, I need to focus on that," She quickly pressed her hand onto the ground. "Wood Style: Hotei Jutsu!"

Two hands erupted out of the ground and Tsukiko sent them hurling toward the Ten-Tails' legs just as it charged up another Beast Bomb. There was a loud boom.

"We got it once!" Tsukiko breathed as her Jutsu toppled the beast over, making its attack go array and off into the nearby body of water. "Wait – it's making one more!" Her eyes widened when she realised that it was heading for a city, "Crystal Style: Heavenly Jaded Moon!"

Beads of sweat trailed down the side of Tsukiko's face as she worked to make an instantaneous Crystal sphere in the sky. It wrapped around the front half of the Beast Bomb while the second half of it smashed into the Crystal, breaking it down but the least it did was make the attack slow and break off its trajectory to fall onto a nearby mountain.