The New "Three Ninja" in Front of Everyone

The crimson glow of the Four Red Yang Formation burned in the night sky for nearly seven minutes.

The Ten-Tails struggled ever more frantically within the barrier. All nine of its tails plunged into the ground at once, and dark red Chakra surged up from beneath the earth, colliding with the barrier walls in blinding showers of sparks. Its body continued to swell—not in size, but in Chakra density, like a star compressed to its limit, ready to erupt at any moment.

Hashirama stood at the northern anchor point of the barrier, the markings of Sage Mode deepening across his face. His gaze pierced through the barrier wall and fixed on the brightest pulsing point directly above the Ten-Tails' head.

"Tobirama, it's about to fire."

"I know." Tobirama stood utterly still at the eastern anchor point, but dozens of Flying Thunder God Kunai had already been placed throughout the barrier. "The launch point of the Tailed Beast Bomb is in its mouth. I've planted a Kunai in both its upper and lower jaws. The moment it opens its mouth, the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags will detonate."

"Not enough." Minato's voice came from the southern side, calm yet urgent. "The Ten-Tails isn't going to fire a single Tailed Beast Bomb this time—it's going to fire countless ones. It wants to split the Tailed Beast Bomb into smaller bodies and blanket the entire battlefield."

Hiruzen's pupils narrowed slightly. "Stop it—"

Too late.

The Ten-Tails opened its mouth. It was not a roar, but a retch. A massive, dark red Tailed Beast Bomb surged up from deep in its throat, yet it did not launch outward—the instant it reached the opening, it burst apart. Not an explosion, but a division. That enormous Tailed Beast Bomb split into hundreds of fist-sized miniature Tailed Beast