With Shinichi Hyuga gone, the ninjas of the Hyuga Clan began to take action as well.
Hizashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga had been assigned to protect their clan members and lead them safely out of Konoha.
Putting everything else aside, they began organizing the clan and guiding them toward the shelters.
The Third Elder and the other jonin went to warn the families close to the Hyuga Clan.
This was also a policy Shinichi Hyuga had established: any ninja who had once helped the Hyuga Clan would receive help from them in return.
Now was the time for everyone to help one another.
Returning sincerity with sincerity was what Shinichi Hyuga had wanted to teach Minato Namikaze from the very beginning.
But people couldn't be taught that way. Minato Namikaze still held fast to his own ninja way.
Before long, the Hyuga Clan compound had been emptied out.
Roar...
A hundred-meter-tall beast appeared in the heart of Konoha, like a gigantic fox. Its savage, vertical pupils glinted as scarlet chakra enveloped its body. Wherever it touched the ground, explosions erupted.
The most conspicuous feature was the nine tails waving behind it. A single sweep from any one of them could bring down swathes of buildings, leaving nothing but ruins.
That deafening roar jolted the people of Konoha awake.
The residents who went out to investigate were struck with terror at the sight of the enormous beast.
Those living near the Nine-Tails had been knocked unconscious by the wild, ferocious roar when it first appeared.
"A fox!"
"The Nine-Tails!"
"The demon fox!!!!"
"Help!"
"What kind of monster is that?"
Screams, cries for help, and questions burst from their mouths.
Civilians and ninjas who didn't know what was happening all cried out in confusion and begged for help.
They didn't understand