Sealing the Two-Tails! Kumogakure's Collapse! Konoha's Great Victory!

"Work together. Let's seal it in one go!" Orochimaru said.

By then, the three of them had already discussed their plan.

They began coordinating closely.

Jiraiya continued using Sage Art Ninjutsu to restrain the Two-Tails' movements.

Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to constantly harass the Two-Tails and draw its attention.

Orochimaru, meanwhile, attacked the Cloud Village Ninjas.

The battle between the Two-Tails and Gamabunta had already been immensely destructive.

The Cloud Village Ninjas found it difficult to intervene.

Even when they tried to approach, they had to watch out for Orochimaru unleashing a massive swarm of snakes.

Those snakes were small and highly venomous, so the Cloud Village Ninjas did not dare let down their guard.

Yet they still charged forward one after another.

"Revenge Lord Raikage!"

"We must not let them take the Two-Tails!!"

The Cloud Village was now in an absolute crisis.

Older A and Younger A were both dead.

The position of Raikage was now vacant.

Choosing a new Raikage internally afterward would also be a troublesome matter.

Namikaze Minato's slaughter and the Eight-Tails' rampage had already claimed the lives of countless Cloud Village Ninjas.

If the Two-Tails were taken as well, they would be finished!

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Namikaze Minato did not care about the Cloud Village's situation. With a flash, he began continuously driving Kunai into the Two-Tails' body.

Every one of those Kunai was a Flying Thunder God Kunai, allowing Namikaze Minato to appear at any moment.

However, the Two-Tails let out a roar, and flames burst from her body, blasting all the Kunai away.

Namikaze Minato: "..."

Alright.

It seemed things would not go so smoothly after all.

Over here, Orochimaru had already completed his hand seals.

"Orochimaru Style: Thousand Snake Bite!"

A massive flood of vividly colored snakes, looking intensely poisonous at a glance, poured forth like a waterfall.

The Cloud Village Ninjas were thrown into chaos.

Then—

Orochimaru descended as well.

Boom!

A huge cloud of white smoke appeared!

Summoning Technique: Manda!

An enormous serpent covered in black scales appeared!

"You summoned me! Have you prepared the sacrifices?!" Manda shouted.

"They are all sacrifices," Orochimaru said sinisterly.

By himself, Orochimaru forced back a large number of Cloud Village Ninjas.

Over here—

With Namikaze Minato joining the battle, the Two-Tails gradually fell into a difficult situation as well.

Especially since—

Both Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya were weaving in Fuinjutsu. Golden markings began appearing on the Two-Tails' body, restraining her power.

Hyuga Shin watched all of this with shifting eyes.

A short while later—

Jiraiya was already panting heavily, with very little Sage Chakra remaining.

And the Two-Tails was also at the end of her rope.

Just as the Two-Tails prepared to form another Tailed Beast Bomb, Orochimaru entered the fray!

He sent Manda to deal with the Cloud Village Ninja—and feast to its heart's content.

He himself seized the moment and directly summoned a sealing scroll.

The sealing scroll erupted with divine radiance!

"Now!" Orochimaru shouted.

Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya did not hesitate in the slightest.

They moved at the same time!

Orochimaru: "Five Elements Seal!"

Jiraiya: "Four Symbols Seal!"

Namikaze Minato: "Eight Trigrams Seal!!"

Boom!

The three of them each unleashed Fuinjutsu!

"AAARGH!" The Two-Tails let out a furious roar, its body shrinking from over a dozen meters to just a few meters before finally retracting entirely into Yugito Nii.

Yugito Nii was far from a Perfect Jinchuriki. She had already exerted all her strength from the very beginning, and now she was completely spent. She gritted her teeth and held on for a few seconds before collapsing unconscious to the ground!

Namikaze Minato picked up Yugito Nii.

"I'm about done too..." Gamabunta rumbled.

"Thanks... Bunta..." Jiraiya panted as he patted Bunta's head.

Poof!

Gamabunta turned into a cloud of white smoke and vanished.

Jiraiya exited Sage Mode, landed on the ground, and dropped to one knee.

Beside him, Hyuga Shin stood calmly.

As the Two-Tails was sealed away, the situation on the battlefield instantly reversed.

When the Cloud Village Ninja saw that the Two-Tails had been sealed, their morale plummeted.

"How could this be..."

"Go, go get the Two-Tails back!"

"How are we supposed to get it back?! There are two of the Sannin over there! The Yellow Flash! And that Hyuga freak who killed Lord Raikage!"

Hey, hey, what the hell is a Hyuga freak? Why does it sound so much worse when it's about me?

Hyuga Shin frowned, confused and displeased.

In the end, the Cloud Village Ninja's morale completely collapsed. If the Raikage or the Younger Raikage had been here, they would not have fallen apart like this.

But now, not a single person capable of stepping up was present.

Even Killer B was still rampaging.

Thus—

The Cloud Village forces began to retreat one after another.

Only then did the Konoha Ninja brought by Namikaze Minato arrive belatedly.

It was not that they had deliberately taken their time; they simply could not keep up with Namikaze Minato's speed.

Then—

Once the Konoha Ninja arrived, they were utterly dumbfounded.

No...

Was this real?

On their way here, they had felt a sense of shared dread. Hyuga Shin was a War Hero, yet the village had refused to send reinforcements.

But now...

Was this real?

Hyuga Shin was unharmed.

Raikage A was dead.

What was more, even the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had been captured!

"A crushing victory! A total victory!!"

"Namikaze Minato!!"

"WOOOO!"

"This is the fate of those damned Cloud Village invaders!"

"Lord Namikaze Minato!! Hero!!"

This time, Namikaze Minato, who had led the operation, was immediately met with the cheers of countless ninja!

Namikaze Minato, however, smiled awkwardly and repeatedly said, "Hyuga Shin was the real hero. My teacher Jiraiya, and Orochimaru-san as well, both played a major role..."

Hyuga Shin's expression remained calm.

Jiraiya wore a gratified expression.

Orochimaru looked coldly at the celebrated Namikaze Minato, seemingly unconcerned.

"Shin!"

Hyuga Shin looked over.

The next moment, a figure rushed over and wrapped him in an embrace.

Hyuga Shin's expression shifted slightly.

It was Uchiha Miya who had hugged him.

"I'm fine... You, on the other hand, have a lot of injuries," Hyuga Shin said gently.

"As long as you're okay..." Uchiha Miya nodded, then pulled back.

The moment he saw that Hyuga Shin was completely unharmed, his mood improved as well.

"The one who killed the Raikage was Hyuga Shin!!" Namikaze Minato shouted from over there.

Countless ninja: "Huh?"

The ninja had originally been discussing who had killed Raikage A.

That was an enormous achievement!

They had thought it might be Lord Namikaze Minato! After all, he was the Golden Reaper who had shaken the world!

Lord Jiraiya was also a strong possibility. After all, he had such powerful Summoning Beasts and had mastered Sage Mode.

Lord Orochimaru made sense too. He was one of the Sannin.

And now, they were being told...

It was actually Hyuga Shin?

Wait, what?

Who?

That Chunin from the Hyuga Clan? The target they had come to rescue in this operation??

He killed Raikage A?

In an instant, countless eyes turned toward Hyuga Shin.

Beside him, Uchiha Miya's eyes widened as he stared at Hyuga Shin in disbelief.

He was happy that Hyuga Shin was unharmed, but learning that Hyuga Shin was so strong made Uchiha Miya suddenly feel uneasy!!