!
Might Guy threw punch after punch, each blow unleashing countless firebirds that swooped toward Jin.
But Jin merely raised one finger with casual ease.
Every firebird vanished before it reached him. Might Guy's attacks had no effect at all.
"Your taijutsu is pretty good." Jin nodded. "But you're still too weak."
With a backhanded palm strike, he sent Might Guy flying into a distant rock wall. Guy's life or death was unknown.
"Guy!" Rock Lee tried to rush to his rescue, but Neji stopped him.
"Don't go over there!" Neji could see more clearly with his Byakugan. "That man... he's too strong!"
Through his Byakugan, Neji could see the ocean-deep Chakra within Jin. Its sheer volume was beyond anything human.
"Just back off, all of you." Jin seemed to have lost interest in these minor characters. "You're not my targets."
He turned to Naruto, a peculiar glint in his eyes.
"Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. I'm very interested in you."
Naruto felt a powerful pressure bearing down on him, and the Nine-Tails inside him began to stir.
"Kid! This guy is dangerous!" the Nine-Tails' voice rang out in Naruto's mind. "The way he feels... it's just like the Sage of Six Paths back then!"
"The Sage of Six Paths?" Naruto was stunned.
"That's right!" The Nine-Tails' voice was full of fear. "The power this guy wields is just like that old man who created us tailed beasts!"
Naruto finally understood why the other Jinchuriki had been captured so easily. Against someone of this caliber, the tailed beasts' power was nothing.
"But I won't give up!" Naruto gritted his teeth. "Even if my opponent is a god, I'll protect everyone!"
"Sage Mode!"
Natural Energy gathered around Naruto, and his power instantly rose to a whole new level.
"Oh? Sage power?" A