Meanwhile.
Outside, Daohuo Uchiha and Shui Uchiha hurried toward the position they had planned.
The three of them had spent half a year plotting this plan, taking every possible situation into account.
That much time had lulled the Third Hokage into complacency, and they had also found a way to break the seal.
Before long, the three of them arrived near the Hokage Building.
At that moment, inside the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage and three elders were in a meeting.
"Hiruzen, we can't wait any longer."
Danzo's face was gloomy. He urgently needed Sharingan, and he didn't want to watch the Uchiha Clan swagger around in front of him.
"Danzo, watch your words."
"Without a killing blow..."
The old Third Hokage was about to launch into a lengthy lecture.
Suddenly, a sense of danger welled up inside him.
Meanwhile, outside.
The two had already drawn near a balcony.
Naruto was set down.
Shui Uchiha yanked open Naruto's clothes and swiftly formed Hand Seals.
At the same time, densely packed symbols appeared on the ground.
"Break!"
He struck Naruto's stomach with his palm.
At that moment, Naruto suddenly opened his eyes.
His hands shot up instantly.
Shui Uchiha's eyes widened.
"Something's gone wrong!"
Daohuo's expression changed. He couldn't understand why the other party had suddenly woken up.
Tsukuyomi!
The Mangekyō Sharingan activated.
Caught off guard, Naruto fell under Tsukuyomi.
The seal inside him was broken.
"Ha ha! Brat, this old man is out!"
"Though I don't know what you're trying to do, old man, I'll do as you wish."
The Nine-Tails bared a savage grin.
A pillar of chakra shot straight into the sky.
Terrifying pressure spread through the surrounding area in an instant.
"Something's wrong with the Nine-Tails!"
"Damn Uchiha Clan! They've been driven into a corner!"
Danzo's eyes widened in alarm, and he instinctively took several steps back.
The Third Hokage's expression darkened, and he felt a pang of regret.
The chakra expanded in an instant, and a gigantic red fox appeared.
The first thing it did was bring down a paw.
Daohuo Uchiha's expression changed as he quickly retreated.
"Damn Uchiha!"
The Nine-Tails' face twisted with rage. It wanted to kill these two irritating insects.
"Genjutsu!"
Fortunately, Daohuo had been prepared. His Mangekyō activated.
The Nine-Tails was affected in an instant.
Though he couldn't control the Nine-Tails completely, he could still confuse it briefly.
The two of them quickly retreated.
At the same time, Naruto regained consciousness.
Damn it, I was careless.
Naruto's face darkened. He had never imagined that the Uchiha Clan possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan—one that had never appeared in the original story, at that.
How had he not realized that the butterfly's wings could change things so quickly?
Of course, if he'd known that all this was because of him, Naruto would have regretted it even more.
He regretted not killing them.
Since I'm already out, I might as well stir things up.
Naruto's eyes turned cold. He hadn't cared about this before, but now that he was out, he might as well see if he could take down the Third Hokage.
The only reason the Third Hokage was still alive was to let him develop in peace. If he couldn't do that, then Naruto would replace him.
[Triple Inversion activated]
Naruto's body instantly turned into a mass of white vapor and merged with the Nine-Tails.
Triple Inversion, combined with the power of Twin Palms, instantly suppressed the Nine-Tails' consciousness, and Naruto took control of its body.
He didn't even need to frame the Uchiha Clan; the Nine-Tails would do it for him.
Three tomoe appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes.
Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!
The Nine-Tails threw back its head and roared.
Its mouth gaped open, and chakra quickly gathered into a Tailed Beast Bomb.
By then, the ninja had already reacted.
The villagers woke from their dreams, hearing that familiar roar!
Everyone trembled uncontrollably.
"It's the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!"
"Run! The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is out!"
"Damn it! Why didn't the Third Hokage kill it?"
"We're doomed! What are we going to do without the Fourth Hokage this time?"
Those who had lived through the Nine-Tails' attack recognized its familiar presence, and panic swept through the village.
The ninja began evacuating the civilians.
The Tailed Beast Bomb.
Over by the Hokage Building.
"Danzo!"
The Third Hokage's face changed dramatically at the sight.
Danzo gritted his teeth, a pained look flashing across his face.
He understood what the Third Hokage meant.
[Summoning Jutsu]
He summoned Baku with Summoning Jutsu. The moment Baku appeared, it used its ability.
Before the Tailed Beast Bomb could explode, Baku swallowed it, and it disappeared.
Even Danzo felt a pang of pain.
That was his summon.
Powerful summons were rare in the Ninja World.
But there was no time to worry about that now.
The Third Hokage had already summoned his own summon.
"Monkey, why have you come out again?"
Seeing the Nine-Tails, Enma also felt a headache coming on.
"There's no time! Turn into the Adamantine Staff!"
Seeing that the Nine-Tails was preparing to unleash another Tailed Beast Bomb, the Third Hokage was frantic.
Enma said no more and instantly transformed into a staff.
The monkey held the staff in both hands and aimed it at the Nine-Tails, ready to use his old trick to launch it away.
But the Nine-Tails wasn't a beast anymore. Naruto was controlling it now.
Seeing that the old Third Hokage had finally joined the fight, Naruto stopped preparing another Tailed Beast Bomb and charged straight at him.
Faced with the Adamantine Staff's immense length, Naruto simply dodged.
A terrifying pressure accompanied a massive claw as it slammed toward the Hokage Building.
"Damn it! The Uchiha Clan has it under their control!"
Danzo gritted his teeth.
Everyone could now clearly see the Three-Tomoe in the Nine-Tails' eyes.
Meanwhile, over with the Uchiha Clan.
The Great Elder and Fugaku Uchiha exchanged grim looks.
"What happened? Weren't we supposed to have him release the Nine-Tails?"
"Something's wrong. With their abilities, those two probably couldn't control the Nine-Tails."
"Could it be that mysterious person?"
"Probably. What is he trying to do?"
The two of them could tell that events had gone beyond their expectations.
At the same time, the Nine-Tails and the Third Hokage were battling.
The Third Hokage was already past his prime. He was no match for the Nine-Tails.
And that bastard Danzo instinctively backed away when faced with a situation like this.
Fortunately, the other two elders had already called for reinforcements.
"Sealing Squad, prepare!"
A dozen or so people immediately held scrolls at the ready, prepared to seal the Nine-Tails.
"Barrier Squad, move out!"
With the orders given one after another,
everyone got into position.
A barrier rose,
trapping the Nine-Tails and the ninja inside.
The Third Hokage was already at a disadvantage in the fight within.
"Ordinary numbers are useless against it. Looks like I can only use Sealing Jutsu."
The Third Hokage had realized that ordinary ninjutsu was ineffective against the Nine-Tails.
He quickly formed Hand Seals and planted the Adamantine Staff into the ground.
[Tri-Seal]
A golden pyramid appeared, trapping the Nine-Tails.
A mass of golden chains emerged from its center and wrapped around the Nine-Tails.
"Damn old man!"
Naruto could feel how troublesome the old man was.
He could wear his opponent down eventually,
but to keep things from dragging on too long, Naruto began to use his own abilities.
"Gather, and it takes shape. Scatter, and it becomes energy."
Naruto used the power of Triple Inversion.
The enormous Nine-Tails turned into a cloud of red smoke and passed through the chains.
"Damn it! How is that possible? How can the Nine-Tails have an ability like that?"
Everyone's pupils shrank.
"It seems this is fate. Where the leaves dance, the fire burns on."
The Third Hokage made up his mind.
At the same time, he quickly formed Hand Seals.
Densely packed symbols appeared on the ground.
The Nine-Tails had only just re-formed when it suddenly found itself unable to move.
[Reaper Death Seal]
The Third Hokage approached as well.
Naruto's pupils contracted.
Oh no, the old man's really going through with it.
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