The Nine-Tails was provoked by Shisui and chased him all the way toward the primeval forest in western Konoha.
Shisui fought as he retreated. Before long, he and the Nine-Tails had reached Konoha's frontier. The roads... even Konoha's village-protecting barrier had been shattered.
Fortunately, the western residents had already been evacuated. The casualties were not too severe and remained within acceptable limits.
Overall, Shisui was no match for the Nine-Tails.
The Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu capable of controlling Tailed Beasts was nearly useless against the Nine-Tails, since Madara had already gotten there first. Shisui could only rely on Susanoo to confront it head-on.
The half-bodied giant, dozens of meters tall, could hold a certain advantage against other ninja, even Shadow Level experts, with its indestructible defense and unstoppable power...
But before the rampaging Nine-Tails, it was still a whole level short.
Naruto, with merely eight tails unleashed, had been enough to break free from Nagato's Planetary Devastation seal. That showed just how overwhelmingly powerful the Nine-Tails itself was.
Among the nine Tailed Beasts, it was the only one Madara considered worthy enough to use as a tool against Hashirama.
After the Nine-Tails was lured away by Shisui, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not choose to flee. Though he had become a politician, he still possessed the responsibility of a Hokage.
"Barrier Team, Anbu, Void Division, and every Jonin capable of fighting, come with me! Today, we will seal this beast no matter what!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted sharply, leading his troops after the Nine-Tails and Shisui toward the forest west of the village.
The Void Division was directly under Uchiha Mai's command. Though Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage's advisor, nominally held the authority to mobilize the Void Division, neither he nor Namikaze Minato would normally deploy any of its members lightly.
Today, however, there