A Tailed Beast Bomb Was Nothing Compared to My Self-Destruction!

Roars, screams, cries...

All kinds of sounds converged, making this night in Konoha incomparably chaotic, like the end of the world.

At this moment, nearly every ninja in Konoha had their attention fixed on the Nine-Tails.

The terrifying beast they had been unable to stop even with all their strength was suddenly kicked into the air.

The impact of that scene was beyond words. Anyone with functioning eyes who saw it stood dumbfounded, as if they had fallen under a genjutsu.

"Release!"

Sure enough, someone actually formed hand seals to dispel the genjutsu.

When they discovered it was not a genjutsu but reality, the shock and astonishment were beyond description.

Panic...

Disbelief...

Then came wild joy.

"Th-that, who is that?"

"Why does he look like a child?"

"It's that one from the Uchiha family!"

"Who?"

"The one who destroyed the Ninja Academy a few years ago."

"Gasp!!"

While the many ninjas were shocked, they also felt invigorated.

Only a short time had passed since the Nine-Tails appeared, yet the destruction it had caused to the village was already impossible to estimate. No one knew how many villagers had been killed or injured.

Even if they gave everything they had, these ninjas could not stop the Nine-Tails' advance.

But now, someone had finally appeared who could make the Nine-Tails stop!

Amid the sound of rushing air, several figures landed on a rooftop. At the front was Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and the others behind him. All wore combat uniforms, their brows tightly furrowed as they looked toward the Nine-Tails.

"It's Genkawa Uchiha!"

Utatane Koharu spoke solemnly. "Why is he there?"

No one had an answer for her.

"This isn't the time to think about that. I'll use Enma to drive the Nine-Tails out of the village. Each of you, lead your teams and coordinate."

The others knew there was no time to worry about anything else. They nodded in agreement.

Several more figures appeared with Body Flicker, led by Shimura Danzō and his Root operatives.

"Hiruzen!"

Shimura Danzō spoke directly. "I've already had Root send out the order. The Uchiha are forbidden from taking action."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands did not pause. After biting his finger, he rapidly formed hand seals and said, "What did you discover?"

"The Nine-Tails is being controlled by the Sharingan," Shimura Danzō said.

As soon as those words fell, everyone present changed expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. "Are you certain?"

"It has been confirmed. The Jinchuriki was giving birth tonight, so I made preparations long ago. Unfortunately, the Uchiha were still overlooked."

Every word was meant to cast suspicion on the Uchiha.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged glances. The former said, "If it was the Uchiha, then precautions should indeed have been taken earlier."

Utatane Koharu also nodded. "Danzo did the right thing."

The corner of Shimura Danzō's mouth curled almost imperceptibly before he put on a grave expression.

"I told Genkawa Uchiha to go back, but that brat refused to listen. After tonight, both he and the Uchiha should be punished."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed one hand to the ground. Runes spread out, and with a bang, white smoke exploded. A humanoid summoned beast over two meters tall emerged from the smoke.

It was King Enma.

"Deal with the Nine-Tails first. Something happened to Kushina, and Minato has yet to appear. He's probably run into trouble..."

Unease filled Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart. Once he finished speaking, he said to King Enma, "Adamantine Staff!"

"Mm!"

The moment King Enma appeared, he saw the Nine-Tails. Without another word, he leaped high into the air. His body burst into white smoke midair, and by the time he descended, he had transformed into a pitch-black staff.

"Everyone, move!"

The Adamantine Staff rapidly extended toward the Nine-Tails.

"Yes!"

The people behind him scattered. Even Shimura Danzō quickly left with the Root operatives to support the other areas.

The Nine-Tails was falling.

Below it, Genkawa Uchiha leaped up again the moment he landed, this time jumping even higher than the Nine-Tails.

One fell while the other rose, and the two met in midair.

Genkawa Uchiha twisted his body again, spinning twice through the air as if he had come loose, before lashing out with another kick like a heavy hammer striking down.

Amid a dull impact and the Nine-Tails' roar, Genkawa Uchiha's leg slammed into the Nine-Tails' cheek.

For this strike, Genkawa Uchiha used every force-generating technique of Strength of a Hundred. With the power unleashed by his SS-rank Sage Body, the force was terrifying.

The Nine-Tails' enormous body was sent flying backward again.

And that was not all.

Genkawa Uchiha landed on a nearby rooftop, exerted force once more, and leaped high into the air. Moving faster than the Nine-Tails was flying backward, he rapidly caught up to it.

That old dog Shimura Danzō had run off. Genkawa Uchiha needed something to vent his anger on, and the Nine-Tails was perfectly suited for it.

He could not beat it to death, and it would not fight back. What a wonderful punching bag.

Genkawa Uchiha did not care about many things, but he was not someone who simply swallowed his anger. If he was pissed off, naturally he had to let it out.

He landed on the Nine-Tails' head, grabbed its fur, and prepared to throw a punch, letting the Nine-Tails experience the iron fist of a transmigrator.

At that moment, a long black staff shot in from the side and viciously jabbed the Nine-Tails in the waist.

The immense force made the Nine-Tails roar. Its massive body, which had not even landed yet, was forcibly shoved backward through the air.

Boom!

The Nine-Tails crashed through Konoha's outer wall and landed outside the village.

A brief cheer rose from within the village. Every ninja knew who had done it, and seeing the Nine-Tails driven out of the village naturally filled them with excitement.

"Wait! I haven't gotten off yet."

Genkawa Uchiha, who was still riding atop the Nine-Tails' head, frowned as he realized something was wrong. But he had no time to think. The Nine-Tails had already rolled onto the ground, so he could only tightly clutch its fur to secure himself.

"Roar!"

The Nine-Tails was furious. It planted all four limbs on the ground and roared toward the sky. Upon discovering a tiny figure on its head, it immediately shook its head, trying to throw him off.

Genkawa Uchiha felt like he had been tossed into a tumble dryer. The jolting was indescribable.

No need for words. A few punches first to warm up.

Punch after punch landed solidly, each one carrying the full power of Strength of a Hundred.

The enormous force smashed into the Nine-Tails' head. The sounds were dull, but the vibrations were intense.

The Nine-Tails was truly suffering now.

Genkawa Uchiha might have been tiny compared to it, but his fists were anything but light.

Even Kinkaku and Ginkaku's incomplete Sage Bodies could injure the Nine-Tails. The damage dealt by Genkawa Uchiha's Sage Body, comparable to Hagoromo Otsutsuki's, went without saying.

Three punches per second was not Genkawa Uchiha's limit, but the Nine-Tails was already howling. Even the Three-Tomoe Sharingan pattern in its eye sockets had begun to shake, showing just how heavy Genkawa Uchiha's punches were.

"Awwooo!!!"

The Nine-Tails frantically shook its head, trying to break free from Genkawa Uchiha's hold. But Genkawa Uchiha was too small, and it simply could not shake him off.

It opened its mouth and, without regard for anything else, aimed toward Konoha. Natural energy rapidly gathered before its massive maw, gradually forming into a point.

That point was like a lit flame, instantly shining brilliantly before swelling amid violent winds.

Tailed Beast Bomb!

"Not good!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was rushing toward the Nine-Tails' location, drastically changed expression when he saw it.

At the same time, Genkawa Uchiha saw it as well.

Naturally, he knew what a Tailed Beast Bomb was. No one understood its power better than he did.

"Fine, fine. So that's how you want to play."

Genkawa Uchiha hardened his resolve.

With a thought, chakra was instantly refined within his body. To him, this was as instinctive as breathing; it only depended on whether he wanted to do it.

With his Sage Body, his chakra refinement speed far surpassed that of ordinary people. In almost an instant, the chakra in his body reached the point where it could draw upon his own natural energy.

In that instant, Genkawa Uchiha became light!

That radiance was not the least bit weaker than the Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Wait!!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, trying to stop Genkawa Uchiha.

Though he had personally witnessed Genkawa Uchiha's "self-destruction," every encounter with it still left him apprehensive. No one knew whether Genkawa Uchiha's next self-destruction would kill him.

And what was happening now was the sight Hiruzen Sarutobi least wanted to see.

The next moment.

Rumble!

An earth-shaking explosion spread outward. Before the thunderous blast came a blazing light, instantly filling the eyes of almost everyone who saw it.

Under the moonlit night, everyone in Konoha saw the sun beyond the village!