Some were afraid, some were shocked, and some were even a little curious—curious whether all of this was real, whether the Nine-Tails really would become that obedient.
As a result, the people of Konoha all gathered together, waiting for Hokage Ronglin to return with the Nine-Tails.
At the village entrance, the enormous Nine-Tails slowly walked forward, with Ronglin sitting on its back. The Nine-Tails was very well-behaved, advancing step by step. Unlike the Three-Tails back then, the Three-Tails was more suited to the water; on land, it was practically a gigantic bulldozer, destroying everything in its path and causing no small amount of environmental damage wherever it went...
The Nine-Tails did not have that problem. Although its body was also exceptionally huge, it was long and slender, unlike the turtle-like shape of the Three-Tails. The roads Konoha had built were enough for the Nine-Tails to walk along freely.
"They're here, they're here!!"
The person in charge of reconnaissance shouted loudly, and everyone's hearts leapt into their throats.
At the village entrance, all the Anbu had arrived. Even the ninja army that had been assembled to guard against Kumogakure was here, prepared in case the Nine-Tails went berserk.
But what left everyone's jaws dropping was that the Nine-Tails walked over step by step, very quiet and very obedient, without the slightest sign of going berserk.
On the Nine-Tails' back, Ronglin sat there, raising his hand and waving to everyone.
Quite a few people raised their hands in a daze, responding to Ronglin.
When it reached the village entrance, the Nine-Tails stopped. Seeing countless people looking at it with fear in their eyes, it felt a bit smug and a bit helpless.
It was smug because people all feared it. It was helpless because, for a long time to come, it would