As Kannabi Bridge's seal was destroyed, Konoha's ninja were greatly encouraged—even if they retreated now, the joint squad's mission could be considered half complete!
Now that Iwagakure's seal here had been destroyed, even if they could not later establish Konoha's own seal and fully occupy the area, they had at least rendered this stronghold temporarily useless----
Without the seal's restrictions, these so-called strategic chokepoints, as mere geographic locations, could only obstruct ordinary people's routes of advance. They were not all that important to ninja.
But just then----
"Th-this is----"
"A Tailed Beast! It's the Five-Tails!"
"What happened?"
"Was that thing inside the seal?"
"No----the seal must have been designed so that, once destroyed, it would unleash space-time power and summon its target over."
Watching this scene, Minato understood even more deeply the importance of space-time ninjutsu----and its dangers!
The enormous "white horse that was not a horse" let out a neigh, displaying immense chakra!
And yet----
It could not conceal its battered state!
Even the Tailed Beast's chakra-materialized body showed signs of damage, and its aura was extremely unstable.
It was not because Han had been fighting earlier, but because----
The space-time ninjutsu itself had injured Han!
Even though Han had instinctively undergone complete Tailed Beast Transformation during the transfer, he had still been hurt----
If it had been an ordinary ninja, let alone supporting the battlefield, they probably would not have even survived such a thing!
"Hahaha! Uchiha----go on! Keep barking!" Roshi laughed loudly. "I'm waiting for Han's support. What are you waiting for?"
Having been taunted into a fury long ago, Roshi immediately fired back.
"We're waiting to wipe you all out in one net!" Akaseki stubbornly retorted, refusing to lose in spirit.
"Roshi, you----I see. The Uchiha Clan, huh?" The giant white horse head with enormous horns