"Teacher Iruka!"
Watching the figure fall in the distance, Naruto Uzumaki cried out. His pupils immediately narrowed into slits, the fear in his heart swept away in an instant and replaced by overwhelming fury.
With a roar, red chakra began to surge from him, carrying an ominous aura. The nails on his hands changed unnaturally, becoming like claws.
"God... Tree!" Otsutsuki Kinshiki looked at him and repeated his earlier words.
Yet at that moment, a black shadow appeared in midair, and a powerful attack came crashing down.
"Extend... Enma!"
The enormous staff instantly lengthened and swept down toward Otsutsuki Kinshiki's head. Kinshiki looked up and raised one hand to meet it, without any unnecessary movement.
Clang!
When Enma struck his arm, it actually rang out like metal striking metal. Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed in midair. Through his senses, he felt an immense force reverberate back through the staff.
Using the recoil to flip and land, he still could not steady himself and was forced backward. Every step left a deep footprint in the ground. Only by driving Enma into the earth did he barely manage to stop.
"What kind of monster is this? He's incredibly strong." A bead of cold sweat ran down Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead. In that brief exchange, the pressure the enemy gave him was no less than what the Nine-Tails had once imposed on him. Vaguely, he even seemed stronger than the Nine-Tails had been.
The enemy did not seem to have used his full strength yet. He simply did not take Hiruzen seriously at all; it had only been a casual swing of his hand.
"But no matter who you are, I will never allow you to destroy Konoha." Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped Enma, determination appearing on his face.
At the tip of Enma, an eye opened