The Shadow of the Nine-Tails

It had to be said, the battle had been truly spectacular.

Guiyuan, who had been crushing his opponent, was suddenly defeated when Naruto erupted with power. The weak had turned the tables and overcome the strong—everyone loved that kind of fiery, passionate script, so of course they did not begrudge a little applause.

Amid the thunderous applause, a figure appeared strangely in the middle of the arena.

Shiraishi Yoshijo first glanced at Guiyuan on the ground, then walked toward Naruto expressionlessly.

Genma Shiranui tensed instantly and immediately flashed in front of Naruto. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, one of Shiraishi Yoshijo's fingers rapidly enlarged in his vision.

"Ding!"

Shiraishi Yoshijo lightly flicked Genma Shiranui's Konoha forehead protector with a bent finger, sending the Konoha jonin flying without any ability to resist!

At that sight, everyone seemed to have had their throats seized. They did not even dare breathe, and the smiles on their faces gradually stiffened.

What was this guy trying to do?

Could he not accept defeat?

As the richly dressed man slowly approached him, Naruto felt as though he had encountered his natural enemy. He instinctively wanted to retreat when the Nine-Tails' voice suddenly rang out inside him: "Run!"

At the same time, a massive amount of Nine-Tails Chakra leaked out from the seal. Shiraishi Yoshijo frowned and muttered, "Looks like the Nine-Tails is still pretty traumatized by me."

The Nine-Tails had first been torn from Tsunade's body by Shiraishi Yoshijo. Before it could even celebrate, Reika controlled it like a toy with the ocular power of the Eternal Mangekyo. Then it was sealed inside Hayaka's body, only to be dragged out again. The Nine-Tails had not even been able to resist before Hayaka bound it into a dumpling with Adamantine Sealing once more.

Then