Tailed Beast Ball

The massive commotion jolted everyone in Konoha Village awake.

As they stepped outside and spotted the distant colossal Nine-Tails, their faces instantly turned deathly pale.

The overwhelming aura radiating from the Nine-Tails sent chills down their spines.

"It's a Tailed Beast—everyone, run!"

Some voice screamed this at the top of its lungs, and the crowd dissolved into chaos.

A woman clutching a baby stumbled and fell, an elderly man was crushed against a wall by the panicked tide, and young ninjas trembled as they gripped their kunai, knuckles white from excessive force.

Villagers cowered in the shadows, their legs so weak they nearly gave out.

Even the ninjas felt a surge of intense fear.

Faced with the mighty Nine-Tails, they couldn't muster the will to resist.

Renye walked out of his house and looked up at the distant Nine-Tails.

Even from far away, the powerful aura emanating from the Nine-Tails pressed down on him, making it hard to breathe.

"This... this is the Nine-Tails?" Renye's voice trembled.

At that moment, he truly understood the terror of a Tailed Beast.

The Nine-Tails' strength exceeded anything he had ever known.

No wonder it would later become the village's weapon of war.

If this thing appeared on a battlefield, the consequences were unthinkable.

Maybe before Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, the Nine-Tails was just an oversized toy.

But in the eyes of ordinary ninjas, it could kill them with ease.

Even elite jonin had no choice but to run away when facing a Tailed Beast.

"Kid, stay inside and don't wander off!"

Tobirama Senju vanished from the spot after saying that.

Madara Uchiha was clearly hostile, and he had to organize forces quickly to fend off the Nine-Tails' invasion.

Soon, Tobirama Senju gathered several hundred ninjas and arrived at Konoha's main gate, standing ready.

By then, Madara Uchiha had already controlled the Nine-Tails to approach.

Tobirama Senju's face was anxious. "Why isn't Elder Brother showing up?"

If Hashirama Senju didn't come, there was no way they could stop Madara Uchiha.

The ninjas stared at the Nine-Tails before them, swallowing nervously.

"Can we really hold it back?"

That thought crept into everyone's mind.

They would die—they would definitely die!

Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth. At this point, he could only stall for time until Elder Brother appeared...

He looked up at Madara Uchiha atop the Nine-Tails' head, his voice low:

"Madara, what do you think you're doing?!"

Madara Uchiha looked down at Tobirama Senju from above, his voice cold:

"What am I doing? Destroying Konoha, of course."

Madara watched Tobirama's grim expression and continued, "As I see it, Konoha Village no longer has any reason to exist."

Hashirama's ideals were wrong—this peace was a lie.

If that was the case, it was better to tear it all down and start over.

"You're just a deserter—you have no right to judge Konoha!" Tobirama Senju said.

Hearing this, Madara's expression froze for a moment, then twisted into a mocking smile.

"Deserter?" Madara Uchiha shot a cold glare at Tobirama. "Konoha was built by me and Hashirama. He led the village down the wrong path, so I left..."

He was cut off by Tobirama: "Sounds nice, but you're just a stray dog abandoned by your own clan."

The Uchiha Clan Members present widened their eyes in terror, staring at Tobirama Senju in disbelief.

No way—you can't say that!

If you want to die, don't drag us with you!

They could already picture an enraged Lord Madara tearing them to shreds...

As soon as Tobirama Senju finished speaking, he realized he'd slipped up.

He had meant to stall for time, but seeing Madara Uchiha got his blood boiling, and he blurted that out in anger.

Madara Uchiha's expression flickered. He looked down at his clansmen below, his Three Tomoe spinning rapidly in his eyes, forming the pattern of the Mangekyo.

The Uchiha Clan Members all lowered their heads, not daring to meet the gaze of their former clan leader.

The scene of Madara gathering them to leave together was still vivid in their minds.

Tobirama Senju was right—they had abandoned their clan leader...

Tobirama Senju thought Madara Uchiha would fly into a rage, and ordered:

"No matter the cost, stop him from entering the village!"

If the Nine-Tails entered the village, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Unexpectedly, Madara Uchiha did not lash out in fury. Instead, he stared silently down at the Uchiha Clan Members below.

"You're wrong. They didn't abandon me—I abandoned them!" Madara Uchiha said expressionlessly. "These short-sighted fools aren't worthy of being my clan!"

Hearing this, the Uchiha Clan Members showed guilt on their faces.

The years of ostracism had made them understand that Lord Madara's original decision was correct.

Unfortunately, there was no turning back once the arrow was shot.

They couldn't go back...

"That Madara!"

Tobirama Senju looked stunned, as if he hadn't expected Madara Uchiha to say that.

"Enough reminiscing, you ants."

With that, Madara controlled the Nine-Tails to launch an attack.

"Watch out!" Tobirama Senju shouted in warning.

The Nine-Tails' massive claw came swiping down, and everyone scrambled to dodge.

Several who couldn't evade in time were instantly crushed into mist of blood.

Tobirama Senju formed hand seals and unleashed a jutsu.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Seeing this, the other ninjas followed suit, forming seals and releasing their techniques.

In an instant, countless powerful jutsu swept toward the Nine-Tails.

The techniques struck the Nine-Tails but caused no damage—instead, they only stirred the beast's ferocity.

The Nine-Tails roared, stomping the ground to pieces, sending rubble flying like cannonballs into the crowd.

A Medical Ninja trying to treat an injured comrade was pierced through the chest by a boulder.

A ninja wielding a kunai attempted a close-range assault, but was sent flying by the Tailed Beast Cloak's Chakra upon approach, crashing heavily to the ground, alive or dead unknown.

The battlefield was thick with smoke, the ninjas' attacks like ants trying to shake a tree, while the Nine-Tails' assault had only just begun.

Despair crept into the ninjas' hearts—could they really stop the Nine-Tails?

"Madara, stop this!" Tobirama Senju looked at him. "Don't walk down the wrong path again!"

Before the words faded, the Nine-Tails let out a sky-shaking roar, its shockwaves cracking the earth.

"The wrong path?" Madara's laughter mixed with the tailed beast's howl, dripping with mockery. "This is the only path. Look at your precious Konoha—how fragile it is before absolute power."

He raised a hand, and the Nine-Tails condensed a massive Tailed Beast Ball in the air, its eerie red glow reflecting the despair on everyone's faces.

"And you, Tobirama Senju, will witness the end of Konoha here!"

Tobirama Senju swallowed hard. "Elder Brother, where are you?"

He was late as usual, but now Konoha was about to be destroyed.

If he didn't show up now, that would be going too far.

In the distance, Renye saw the Tailed Beast Ball in the Nine-Tails' mouth and felt his whole body go numb.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

If that Tailed Beast Ball came down, the entire Konoha Village would be finished.

If he'd known it was this dangerous, he would've gone out on a mission...

Just then, a commanding voice rang out.

"Madara, stop!"

Hearing that voice, Renye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Uncle Hashirama had finally arrived.