Nine-Tails

"I-I can't go on..."

Under the influence of the Nine-Tails' Chakra, members of the Sealing Team began collapsing one after another.

Although someone immediately stepped in to replace them, numerous problems inevitably began appearing in the seal.

The leaking Chakra gradually gathered into a gigantic crimson figure.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Several chains radiating golden light suddenly shot out from Mito Uzumaki's body, firmly restraining the Nine-Tails' Chakra.

However, Mito Uzumaki's already feeble aura rapidly declined once more.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Pick up the pace!"

"Yes!"

By the time dawn began to break, Mito Uzumaki had lost her last trace of life, while the Nine-Tails had been completely sealed within Minato Namikaze's body.

Everyone present wiped the sweat from their faces.

The Nine-Tails' power was far more violent than they had imagined.

This time, if not for Mito Uzumaki desperately suppressing it, a major disaster might have occurred.

"You've all worked hard. Go back and get some rest."

"Yes, Third Hokage-sama."

With the Nine-Tails successfully sealed, everyone stood up and prepared to leave.

But the next second, blood spilled from the corner of a Sealing Team ninja's mouth, and an expression of disbelief appeared in her eyes.

Looking down, she saw that her chest had already been pierced through by a beast-like claw.

"This is bad! Minato has lost control!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tore off his Hokage Robe, revealing his lean, capable body.

The Anbu, who had been on guard the entire time, immediately moved to shield Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At that moment, Minato Namikaze's eyes had turned into red vertical pupils. Terrifying Chakra continuously poured out of his body, gathering...

In mere moments, the Nine-Tails' enormous body appeared before everyone.

"Roar!"

Letting out a long howl toward the sky, the Nine-Tails swung its massive claw down heavily. The ground instantly filled with dense, spiderweb-like cracks.

"Finally out..."

"You damned humans!"

After so many years, it had finally seen the light of day again.

It had originally been living leisurely in the forest, only for two bastards to start spouting nonsense like, "You're too dangerous," and, "You must be sealed," before beating it up without another word.

In the end, they had even sealed it away to exploit its power.

Konoha, was it?

Today, this old man would level this village to the ground!

The more it thought about it, the angrier it became. The Nine-Tails swiped a claw at the ninja below, who looked like ants.

In an instant, several ninja who failed to dodge in time were crushed into pulp.

"Summoning Jutsu: Enma!"

Enma, summoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked at the rampaging Nine-Tails and asked in surprise, "Hiruzen, what happened?"

"There's no time to explain." Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Transformation: Adamantine Staff!"

After knocking the Nine-Tails back several hundred meters with a single strike, the already-prepared Barrier Team immediately deployed a barrier, trapping the Nine-Tails inside.

The Nine-Tails' huge body crazily slammed against the barrier, shaking the entire thing as though it were about to collapse, but it ultimately failed to break through.

"Damned humans, don't even think about trapping this old man again!"

The Nine-Tails raised its head as a massive amount of Chakra gathered before it, forming a small Tailed Beast Bomb.

Under the Nine-Tails' control, the Tailed Beast Bomb instantly exploded, blasting the sturdy barrier into pieces.

More than half the Barrier Team members responsible for maintaining the barrier were killed or injured in the violent explosion.

"Damn it!"

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Hiruzen Sarutobi had not expected the Nine-Tails to be so difficult to handle. Even with thorough preparations, it had still escaped the barrier.

"Go! Stop the Nine-Tails and protect the village!"

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's command, the Anbu ninja immediately charged toward the Nine-Tails.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

"..."

Countless ninjutsu struck the Nine-Tails, but they had no effect whatsoever. Instead, they only made the Nine-Tails even angrier.

With a sweep of its claws, the Anbu ninja suffered devastating casualties.

Just then, an incomparably dazzling flash of blade light streaked through the air.

Hatake Sakumo arrived before the Nine-Tails and continuously slashed at its body.

Unfortunately, although his swordsmanship was famed for killing with a single strike, his attacks did nothing more than scratch the Nine-Tails.

Even wounds carved out with all his strength healed within mere seconds under the Nine-Tails' terrifying regenerative power.

Under such intense combat, Hatake Sakumo felt utterly exhausted in less than ten minutes.

"Sakumo, fall back!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted as he began Forming hand seals with both hands. "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Four clones appeared. Hiruzen Sarutobi planted the Adamantine Staff into the ground, then formed hand seals alongside the four clones. "Ninja Art: Five Elements Big Flood!"

Wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth-natured ninjutsu combined into a tremendously powerful joint technique, instantly swallowing the Nine-Tails' massive body.

"As expected of Hokage-sama! That was incredible!"

"We'll definitely win this time, right? Even the Nine-Tails can't withstand an attack like that, can it?"

"With power like this, he truly deserves to be called the strongest Hokage."

The combined ninjutsu unleashed by Hiruzen Sarutobi rekindled hope in everyone present, and they began praising him one after another.

But in the very next second, a gigantic claw burst out of the smoke filling the sky.

The claw came crashing down, instantly killing several dozen more people.

"So this is the current Hokage? Compared to that bastard from back then, you're far inferior."

"Tonight, no one can stop me!"

At the same time, reinforcements from the various Ninja Clans arrived.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders, a large number of Elite Ninja joined the battle against the Nine-Tails.

Though the Nine-Tails was furious, it had no way to kill everyone at once.

Just as the battle grew increasingly fierce, a mysterious man in a black robe and an Uzumaki Mask suddenly appeared atop the Nine-Tails' shoulder.

"How foolish, Nine-Tails."

"If this continues, it won't be long before you exhaust all your strength and are sealed again."

"Other than killing a few insignificant Konoha Ninja, nothing will change."

Looking at the human who had suddenly appeared on its body, the Nine-Tails turned its head, icy killing intent gleaming in its vertical pupils.

It did not attack immediately, because it saw a pair of strange, Crimson Red eyes.

Eyes that closely resembled those of the person who had once brought it endless humiliation!

The Nine-Tails asked warily, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"I'm merely someone whose goal currently aligns with yours." After replying calmly, the man in the Uzumaki Mask raised a hand and pointed in the direction of Konoha.

"Use the remaining Chakra in your body. Use a Tailed Beast Bomb to bombard Konoha."

"Ninja can hide. Those buildings can't."

The Nine-Tails looked at the man in the Uzumaki Mask on its shoulder and asked curiously, "A human would actually choose to help a Tailed Beast? Do you hate them that much?"

"Hate?" The man in the Uzumaki Mask shook his head. "Rather than hate, it would be more accurate to say they simply don't suit my wishes very well."

Hearing that, the Nine-Tails suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahahahaha... Interesting. Then this old man shall grant your wish this time."

A Tailed Beast's Chakra was not infinite. It only seemed that way because of their vast reserves and extremely rapid recovery.

After continuous high-intensity battle, even a Tailed Beast needed time to recover its Chakra, stamina, and energy...

Combined with the suppression of the Sealing Jutsu, it truly did not have much time left.