Although no one knew what a "Tailed Beast Bomb" was, they saw even powerful shinobi like Sen and Hatake Sakumo turn and flee without hesitation. They immediately understood the danger and scattered in every direction.
"Eight Inner Gates! Gate of Life, open!" Sen opened the Eight Inner Gates in an instant, grabbed Minato beside him, and pushed his speed to the limit. At that moment, he wished more than anything that his parents had given him two extra legs.
The black-and-red sphere of energy carved a deadly path through the sky. The air groaned under the strain wherever it passed.
Ten seconds later, a blinding white light tore through everyone's field of vision.
This wasn't the warm glow of sunlight. It was a harsh, frigid brilliance that could sear through the retinas. Even with their eyes squeezed shut, a scalding white light shone through their eyelids, as if their eyeballs were about to melt!
"Boom—!!!!!"
What followed wasn't a sound, but a violent shudder that struck straight at the soul and marrow!
The horrifying shock wave lashed out like a god's whip. First, it ripped every building in the outpost from the ground and shredded them to pieces. Then it swept up the shinobi who hadn't even had time to scream, hurling them into the sky like kites with their strings cut.
Even with Sen moving at full speed, he couldn't outrun the cataclysmic blast.
He felt as though a mountain had slammed into his back. His bones groaned under the strain, and he went flying like a rag doll.
Blood and a metallic taste surged up his throat, spilling from the corner of his mouth. In the corner of his eye, Minato's figure vanished in an instant.
He rolled dozens of meters across the ground before finally coming to