I Won't Let You Harm My Companions!

"Ugh!"

White Fang gritted his teeth, clutching his ears tightly while enduring the scorching heat brought by the high-temperature steam!

But soon, White Fang felt his body being caught, and after a flash, he landed steadily on the ground.

"Are you alright, White Fang-senpai?" Minato asked with concern.

"Mi... Minato?" White Fang felt his ears ringing, but he still recognized Minato's voice.

"I didn't expect to run into you here, White Fang."

The aged voice, carrying a hint of coldness, gave White Fang an incomparable sense of security.

"Lord Hokage, you... how did you come here?" White Fang was shocked, and even felt a touch of emotion.

Konoha had indeed received his distress signal; even the Third had personally led a team to provide reinforcements!

"Now is not the time for this." The Third stared fixedly at the behemoth in the distance.

"Let's deal with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki first. We cannot let the Five-Tails Jinchuriki threaten the village!"

"...Yes!" White Fang stood up and patted Minato's shoulder to signal he was fine.

Looking back at the Five-Tails, which had already risen to its feet, White Fang gritted his teeth, loosened his shoulders, and said, "I just fought the Five-Tails and discovered some new intelligence."

"The Five-Tails Jinchuriki... may possess a certain level of genjutsu. Although the content of the genjutsu is absurd, the effects are realistic."

"I noticed it just now, but I couldn't dispel it no matter what."

White Fang's expression was extremely serious, "Everyone, please be careful!"

The group's expressions tightened. The Five-Tails Jinchuriki possessed such a powerful genjutsu?

"A genjutsu that even White Fang-senpai is helpless against... This is tricky." Minato was thoughtful.

Instead, the usually taciturn Aburame Shibi stepped forward.

"If it is a genjutsu, I can help."

"I have recently cultivated a brand-new breed of insect called the 'Illusion-Breaking Bug.' They need to be attached to your bodies."

Aburame Shibi extended a hand, and an insect the size of an adult dung beetle appeared in his palm.

"The insects will absorb a small portion of chakra. If they sense you are under a genjutsu, they will forcibly disrupt your chakra... It might be a little painful, but it is absolutely effective."

"Be careful, Indra, I sense the malice of these humans..." The Five-Tails' tone was as disgusted as ever.

"Hmm, I feel it too..."

Ruohuo silently formed hand seals and summoned a Shadow Clone.

Although the reality was right before their eyes, if something exceeded understanding, people often found it hard to believe.

Moreover, this world had the concept of "genjutsu," which could provide a better safe haven for people's ignorance...

But killing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and capturing the Tailed Beast at seven years old does seem a bit absurd.

Ruohuo scratched his head, suddenly understanding White Fang's mood just now.

He had abandoned his mission and taken on great risks just to barely make it back to Konoha with his companions.

As a result, a classmate from Kakashi's class appeared halfway, riding the Five-Tails, carrying the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and telling him that the aftermath had been handled, Kanabi Bridge had been blown up, and there was no need to worry...

Except for Orochimaru, it seemed no one would think this wasn't a genjutsu...

But the system gave me so much, what can I do...

Three Tomoe + super Fire Style buff, and Han wasn't even a "complete" Jinchuriki.

This... to be honest, even if Grandmother came, she could win.

As for the Five-Tails...

This was a mount he had talked into submission with his own strength; the Five-Tails just recognized Indra's chakra, what could he do?

"They are coming, Indra..."

Kokuō, the Five-Tails, reminded him and began to raise the temperature of its chakra. Steam sprayed continuously from its nostrils as it officially entered combat mode.

"Then let's have a big fight! Kokuō!"

Ruohuo clapped his hands together, his eyes growing increasingly excited.

He would just wait for the other side to initiate the attack, and then he could act in self-defense!

"ROAR!!!!!"

The Five-Tails let out another earth-shattering roar!

"Everyone, we're going in!"

The Third formed hand seals with one hand and thrust Enma forward, "Extend!"

Enma stretched directly over a hundred meters, piercing toward the Five-Tails like a javelin!

"Dodge it first," Ruohuo commanded.

The Five-Tails Kokuō immediately abandoned the idea of goring Enma with its horns and began to sprint toward the left!

"Don't think you're getting away!" the Third shouted, swinging Enma to sweep at the Five-Tails while simultaneously yelling, "Minato!"

"Understood!"

Minato had long been prepared; he placed his hands on his two teammates, activated the Flying Thunder God, and appeared directly at the head of Enma!

Although Minato was not yet the renowned "Yellow Flash," he lacked only the fear of his enemies to earn the title; at the very least, he had already mastered the Flying Thunder God technique.

Their current objective was to temporarily restrain the Five-Tails so that the Sealing Squad could forcibly seal the beast along with its Jinchuriki!

"Don't let them get on! Kokuō, charge!" Ruohuo commanded via telepathy once more!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The trio had just relocated when they activated the Body Flicker technique, attempting to land on the massive body of the Five-Tails.

However, the Five-Tails suddenly coiled its legs, gathered strength, and accelerated once more to evade the three of them!

"Hold on to me!"

Minato immediately threw a Flying Thunder God kunai engraved with the "Sword of Shinobi Love." The kunai barely caught up to the Five-Tails, and he activated the Flying Thunder God again.

Whoosh!

The Minato Team flashed forward once more, this time appearing in the air behind the Five-Tails. Minato held the Flying Thunder God kunai in his teeth, while Akimichi Choza grabbed his two teammates and hurled them violently toward the Five-Tails below!

"Go!"

"Secret Technique: Insect Infestation!" Aburame Shibi released a massive swarm of Kikaichū from his hands, which surged toward the Five-Tails like a cloud of black smoke!

Minato's attack was simple and brutal; chakra condensed in his hand and rapidly expanded, "Rasengan Super Dance Sky-Piercing God Strike!"

Isn't that just a Big Ball Rasengan? Ruohuo's eyebrow twitched, but he didn't dare to be careless.

Although the name of this technique was a bit chuunibyou, its power was nothing to scoff at. If it slammed directly into the Five-Tails...

"I won't let you hurt my partner!"

Shadow Clone No. 1 rushed in front of Minato, swearing to protect Kokuō at the cost of his life!

How is there a child here? An Uchiha!? Sharingan!? And it's a Three Tomoe!?

Minato was shocked. He immediately recalled the words of White Fang and realized that this was highly likely an illusion.

An incredibly absurd illusion... surely this Five-Tails wasn't ridden here by this boy?

Had the Five-Tails Jinchuriki been replaced? But he was still wearing a Konoha headband!

But the crucial thing was that Shibi's Illusion-Breaking Bug hadn't reacted at all!

Could it be that the Five-Tails' illusion was capable of deceiving even insects?

Thoughts flashed rapidly through Minato's mind. The little sun ultimately couldn't bring himself to strike a child, but he wasn't without other options.

The Flying Thunder God kunai fell from his mouth as Minato activated the Flying Thunder God in place, but he forcibly shifted his posture!

He went from facing Shadow Clone No. 1 to facing it backward, slamming the Big Ball Rasengan into the Five-Tails instead!

"ROAR!!!!!"

After all, it was a ninjutsu capable of shattering mountains and splitting rocks; the Five-Tails let out a pained roar!

"Did it work?" Minato was pleasantly surprised and quickly turned his head to look at the Uchiha boy from before, only to see that the boy's eyes were red and his hands were forming seals!

"Why are you hurting my partner!"

"Damn it! You aren't Konoha ninja at all!"

"Then suffer the fury of my Will of Fire!"

The shadow clone inhaled deeply, "Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"