However, things were destined not to go as Minato had envisioned.
Everything depended on the support of the Anbu, Root, Konoha Military Police Force.
At this point, both sides remained locked in a standoff, each searching for the other's weakness.
The Masked Man made the first move, rushing towards Minato Namikaze.
As Minato charged toward the Masked Man, he threw the Flying Thunder God Kunai he was holding at him.
Seeing this, the Masked Man once again used Intangibility to dodge the Kunai's attack.
Minato kept churning the Rasengan in his hands, seemingly very confident in his upcoming attack.
Just as the Masked Man was about to grab Minato instantly teleported to the position of the Kunai above the Masked Man's head.
The situation reversed instantly; the Masked Man had no time to use his Intangibility ability.
"Flying Thunder God: Second Step!"
The massive Chakra struck the Masked Man's back again, creating a huge crack in the ground.
This was no small blow; had the Masked Man not had the transplanted Hashirama Cells in his body, he would likely have broken a spine.
"This is what they call appearing and disappearing unpredictably; we really can't be careless at all!"
Before the Masked Man could finish speaking, Minato Namikaze reappeared in front of Masked Man.
A pair of hands struck the Masked Man directly in the chest.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique, when will it be available?!"
Just now, when I was hit by the Rasengan, Minato Namikaze planted the Flying Thunder God Mark on me.
Moreover, Minato's palm strike was not random; strange marks appeared on the Masked Man's body.
"Contract Seal! You intend to separate me from you?"
The Nine-Tails, which was wreaking havoc in Konoha at that moment, also regained its senses immediately.
However, Nine-Tails) did not give up its destruction of Konoha. Whether it was under control or not, Kurama would still teach Konoha a lesson.
With a single slap, an entire group of Shinobi instantly lost their lives.
Faced with such enormous size, there's little difference between Jonin and Genin.
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally arrived at the front lines.
"Come forth, Enma!"
A cloud of smoke rose from the rooftop, and a slightly younger-looking Enma appeared beside Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Unlike when he fought the Second Hokage, back then Enma was practically dead.
"Enma, use the Vajra Ruyi on him!"
Immediately, the Enma transformed into a giant Adamantine Staff).
The summoned beasts of the Enma clan are quite powerful.
With the help of the Enma, Hiruzen Sarutobi pierced the Nine-Tails out of Konoha.
At the same time, he hurriedly ordered the Shinobi not to give the Nine-Tails any opportunity to attack.
[Asuma: Is this what a father is like?]
This time, Asuma finally witnessed Hiruzen Sarutobi's true strength; even the mighty Nine-Tails was driven out of Konoha with the help of the Enma.
[Ōnoki: Hiruzen Sarutobi is actually quite capable.]
[Obito: As expected of the Third Hokage!]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Sigh, as expected, the village still needs someone like me to step in.]
It can only be said that he truly lives up to his reputation as a Shinobi Hero; he still has a way to suppress a Nine-Tails.
After a series of exchanges, the Masked Man on the other side finally realized that he couldn't defeat him.
"I didn't expect you could separate the Nine-Tails from my Dōjutsu."
"However, the Nine-Tails will be mine sooner or later."
In the Masked Man's view, today's plan had already failed, and there was no need to continue the conflict. If he waited for Konoha's reinforcements, he would probably be in danger.
In any case, I have plenty of methods.
The Masked Man then used his Intangibility ability to retreat once more.
At this point on the main battlefield, although the Third Hokage had driven the Nine-Tails out of Konoha.
However, the group was unable to seal the Nine-Tails.
After all, even ordinary Shinobi couldn't last a single round against the Nine-Tails. Now, all they can do is wait for the Fourth Hokage to come and provide support.
In the distant refuge, the Anbu had already gathered all the young Shinobi from the village.
The village is already in enough chaos; we can't let these young people gamble their lives here.
"Why can't you make decisions for us on your own?" Kurenai Yuhi protested vehemently.
However, at this moment, the Anbu Ninja, Chunin instructor, Yūhi Shinku, did not give them any chance to refute.
"You are Shinobi, but you cannot live forever. The current situation is beyond your capabilities."
Yūhi Shinku looked at Kurenai with a deep sense of guilt, knowing she had to go to the front lines to join the battle.
But these young Shinobi shouldn't stop here.
Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai, etc.
They will undoubtedly become the backbone of Konoha in the future.
"But daughter, you should at least pass on the Fire Consciousness to your grandchildren." Looking at the young Kurenai Yuhi before her, Yūhi Shinku silently thought to herself.
"I believe in you, daughter!" As she left Shinku looked at her daughter with unwavering determination.
It's a pity. I don't know if my daughter will be able to find a partner in the future, or if I will be able to take good care of her.
Sigh, I was really looking forward to becoming a grandfather, but I guess I'll have to break my promise this time.
Konoha Military Police Force.
"Clan leader, the Nine-Tails is wreaking havoc on the village. Should we go and help?" a member of the Uchiha Clan's guard said.
Faced with the dilapidated village, the guards were filled with righteous indignation.
Uchiha Fugaku was in a real predicament. His orders were to protect non-combatants and not participate in the fighting.
But how could I stand idly by while the village was destroyed like this?
Many of the guards standing nearby also volunteered to go and deal with the Nine-Tails.
For these team members, protecting the village is also their duty.
"The Lord Hokage's orders are that we are forbidden from participating in combat and are to protect non-combat personnel," Fugaku said with difficulty at the end.
He wasn't sure if the decision was right or wrong, but he was worried that he might disobey the Third Hokage's orders and participate in the battle without authorization.
The village is probably even more wary of him, since he needs to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to suppress the Nine-Tails.
"Sigh!" With a sigh, the other team members could only leave angrily.
The main battlefield.
On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also unable to withstand the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.
They don't have Minato's incredible speed, so they can't transfer with the Tailed Beast Bomb.
In a very short period of time, over a hundred Konoha Shinobi died at the hands of the Nine-Tails.
Now we can only hope that Minato will arrive in time to provide support.
Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, was saying, "Don't trust me. You guys should put in a little more effort yourselves. I can't possibly run around doing both."
At this moment Nine-Tails releases the Tailed Beast Bomb once again, with powerful Chakra gathering in its Nine-Tails.
The next attack looks like it's going to destroy Konoha; the Third Hokage clearly can't stop it.
"Summoning Technique!"
A figure descended from the sky, simultaneously forming hand seals.
Then a giant Toad appeared before everyone, and in a very stylish pose, it sat on the Nine-Tails' forehead.