A mere Tailed Beast Bomb can't compare to my self-destruction!

Roars, screams, and wails...

These sounds converged, making this night in Konoha feel chaotic, like the end of the world.

At this very moment, the attention of almost every ninja in Konoha was fixed upon the Nine-Tails.

The terrifying giant beast that they had been unable to stop despite their best efforts had suddenly been kicked into the air by someone.

The impact of this scene was beyond words; anyone who witnessed it with their own eyes stood dumbfounded, as if caught in a genjutsu.

"Release!"

Indeed, someone actually formed hand seals, attempting to dispel the illusion.

When they realized it was not an illusion but reality, the shock and awe were even more profound.

Anxiety...

Disbelief...

Followed immediately by wild joy.

"Who, who is that?"

"Why does he look like a child?"

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

"Who?"

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

"Hiss!!"

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

From the moment the Nine-Tails appeared until now, only a short time had passed, yet the destruction caused to the village was incalculable, and it was unknown how many villagers had been killed or injured.

Even if they, as ninjas, fought with all their might, they could not halt the Nine-Tails' advance.

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

Amidst the sound of rushing wind, several figures landed on a rooftop. Leading them was Hiruzen Sarutobi, followed by Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and others. All were dressed in combat gear, their brows furrowed as they looked toward the Nine-Tails.

"It's Genkawa Uchiha!"

Utatane Koharu spoke, her voice grave: "Why is he there?"

No one gave her an answer.

"Now is not the time to consider that. I will use King Enma to drive the Nine-Tails out of the village. You all lead your respective teams to provide support."

The others knew there was no time to dwell on it, so they nodded in agreement.

Several more figures appeared via Body Flicker, led by Shimura Danzō of the Root.

"Hiruzen!"

Shimura Danzō spoke directly: "I have already sent Root members to issue an order forbidding the Uchiha from intervening."

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop his movements; he bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals, replying: "What have you discovered?"

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

As these words fell, the expressions of everyone present shifted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "Are you certain?"

"It is confirmed. I had taken precautions long ago regarding the jinchūriki's childbirth tonight. Unfortunately, I still overlooked the Uchiha."

His words were clearly intended to cast suspicion upon the Uchiha.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, the former saying: "If it is the Uchiha, we should have taken precautions earlier."

Utatane Koharu also nodded: "Danzō did the right thing."

The corners of Shimura Danzō's mouth curled up imperceptibly before he resumed a grave expression.

"I ordered Genkawa Uchiha to return, but the brat didn't listen. After tonight, both he and the Uchiha should be punished."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed one hand to the ground, spreading a seal. With a poof of white smoke, a humanoid summoning beast over two meters tall appeared amidst the dust.

It was King Enma.

"Let's deal with the Nine-Tails first. Something went wrong with Kushina, and Minato hasn't appeared either; he must have run into trouble..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of unease. After speaking, he commanded King Enma: "Adamantine Staff!"

"Hmph!"

The moment King Enma appeared and saw the Nine-Tails, he didn't waste words. He leaped high into the air, his figure bursting into white smoke, and as he descended, he had transformed into a pitch-black staff.

"Everyone, move out!"

The Adamantine Staff extended rapidly, thrusting toward the Nine-Tails.

"Yes!"

The group behind him scattered, and even Shimura Danzō led his Root operatives away to provide support elsewhere.

The Nine-Tails was falling.

Beneath it, Genkawa Uchiha landed and immediately vaulted upward, his leap carrying him higher than the beast itself.

One falling, one rising, the two converged in mid-air.

Genkawa Uchiha twisted his body, spinning rapidly twice like a falling leaf before lashing out with a leg, his strike landing like a heavy hammer.

A dull thud accompanied the Nine-Tails' roar as Genkawa Uchiha's leg slammed into the beast's cheek.

In this blow, Genkawa Uchiha utilized every technique of his Strength of a Hundred, and the power unleashed by his SS-rank Sage Body was terrifying.

The massive body of the Nine-Tails was sent flying backward once again.

That was not the end of it.

Genkawa Uchiha landed on a nearby rooftop, pushed off with all his might, and soared into the air, chasing down the Nine-Tails at a speed that surpassed its own trajectory.

That old dog Shimura Danzō had escaped, so he needed something to vent his anger on, and the Nine-Tails was a perfect fit.

It couldn't be killed, and it couldn't talk back—what a wonderful punching bag.

Genkawa Uchiha didn't care about much, but he wasn't a doormat either; if he had a temper, he had to let it out.

He landed on the head of the Nine-Tails, grabbed a fistful of fur, and prepared to swing, ready to let the beast taste the iron fist of a transmigrator.

Just then, a long, black staff darted in from the side, stabbing fiercely into the Nine-Tails' flank.

The immense force made the Nine-Tails howl, and its massive, falling body was shoved backward by sheer strength.

With a thunderous crash!

The Nine-Tails smashed through the outer wall of Konoha and landed outside the village.

A brief cheer erupted within the village; every ninja knew who had struck, and seeing the Nine-Tails driven out of the village naturally lifted their spirits.

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

Genkawa Uchiha, still riding the Nine-Tails' head, frowned, sensing something was wrong, but before he could think, the Nine-Tails began to roll across the ground, forcing him to cling tightly to its fur to steady himself.

"ROAR!"

The Nine-Tails was furious. It planted its four limbs on the ground and roared at the sky, and upon realizing there was a tiny pest on its head, it shook violently, trying to fling him off.

Genkawa Uchiha felt like he was inside a tumble dryer; the shaking was intense.

No words needed—time to warm up with a few punches.

Punch after punch, each one landing solidly, every strike a peak display of his Strength of a Hundred.

The massive force slamming into the Nine-Tails' head produced a dull, heavy sound, but the vibrations were significant.

The Nine-Tails was truly suffering now.

Though Genkawa Uchiha was tiny in comparison, his fists were anything but light.

If the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, with their incomplete Sage Bodies, could inflict damage on the Nine-Tails, then the damage from Genkawa Uchiha—whose Sage Body was on par with Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki—went without saying.

Three punches a second was not Genkawa Uchiha's limit, but the Nine-Tails was already howling, and the three-tomoe Sharingan pattern in its eyes was wavering, a testament to the weight of his blows.

"AWOOO!!!"

The Nine-Tails thrashed its head wildly, trying to break free of Genkawa Uchiha's grip, but he was too small to be shaken off.

It opened its maw, ignoring everything else, and aimed toward Konoha. Natural energy rapidly converged in front of its giant mouth, gradually forming a single point.

That point glowed like a lit lamp, becoming instantly brilliant before expanding amidst a violent gale.

Tailed Beast Bomb!

"Oh no!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was rushing toward the scene, saw this and his expression changed drastically.

At the same time, Genkawa Uchiha saw it too.

He knew exactly what a Tailed Beast Bomb was; no one understood its destructive power better than he did.

"Fine, fine, so that's how we're playing this."

Genkawa Uchiha turned ruthless.

With a thought, he refined chakra within his body; with his abilities, such a feat was instinctive—it was merely a matter of whether he chose to do it.

Possessing a Sage Body, his speed of refining chakra far exceeded that of an ordinary person, and in the blink of an eye, the chakra in his body reached the point of triggering his own natural energy.

In that instant, Genkawa Uchiha became light!

The radiance was no less intense than the Tailed Beast Bomb itself.

"Wait!!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, trying to stop Genkawa Uchiha.

Although he had witnessed Genkawa Uchiha's "self-detonation" before, every time he faced it, it left him with lingering fears; no one knew if his next explosion would result in his own death.

And right now, this was the scene Hiruzen Sarutobi least wanted to see.

The next moment.

BOOM!

An earth-shattering roar spread outward, preceded by a searing light that instantly filled the eyes of everyone who witnessed the scene.

Under the moonlight, everyone in Konoha saw the sun that had risen outside their village!