One-Tail!

Orochimaru had been in the middle of exchanging blows with the Hokage.

Suddenly, he caught sight of the scene behind him: Gaara being pinned down and beaten.

Orochimaru was instantly stunned.

"What the hell!"

"What is up with this kid? We had an agreement, didn't we? He was only supposed to be able to use it once, and that strange weapon of his didn't seem this big before!"

The truth was, Orochimaru had always looked down on Uchiha Sora because he believed the boy was only strong when it came to sneak attacks.

As for his previous weapon, Orochimaru felt that as long as he stayed a little vigilant, he could ignore it entirely.

But looking at this now, if he didn't go all out, he knew that if a normal person were hit, they wouldn't have the health pool of a Tailed Beast!

They would be blown to pieces in a matter of seconds!

At this moment, Deidara was ecstatic!

"Good heavens! This guy really understands art. Although the explosions aren't particularly intense, they are constant—it's magnificent!"

For a moment, Deidara felt the urge to rush down there and become sworn brothers with Uchiha Sora!

Itachi Uchiha was also incredibly shocked at this moment.

He stared blankly at the one he considered to be his poor, surviving kin in Konoha Village.

How did he look so fierce?

That guy was hiding a weapon in his hands and was actually chasing Gaara down to beat him.

For a moment, it felt like he was the one invading.

"Strange... I don't recall such a weapon existing in our clan, yet Uchiha Sora is undoubtedly a member of our Uchiha Clan."

For a moment, he was also completely bewildered.

Only the Hokage was feeling excited at this time.

"I knew it! This kid is extraordinary. I never imagined he could unleash such power, enough to suppress a Tailed Beast!"

"Since that's the case, let's go all out!"

The Hokage roared, his chakra erupting in a violent surge.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped a massive pillar, resembling a structural beam from a building, in his hands!

Every time he swung it, it seemed to whip up gusts of wind and terrifying bolts of lightning.

Seeing the Hokage suddenly become so fierce, Orochimaru was furious.

"Damn it! How can a mere junior possess such terrifying combat power!"

He was also baffled, but he soon let out a cold sneer.

"It's useless. No matter how strong he is, he is only human after all. Facing a formidable Tailed Beast, this is nothing!"

Orochimaru's gaze then turned gloomy.

"Friends from Sunagakure, hurry up and let your Tailed Beast erupt, or else this will drag on and lead to trouble!"

That was right; the trump card for Orochimaru and his allies was none other than Gaara's Tailed Beast.

With a Tailed Beast rampaging through the village, many of Konoha Village's high-ranking officials would surely be unable to sit still.

By then, all the experts would be busy dealing with the Tailed Beast.

Could a mere Uchiha Sora still stir up any trouble?

Sure enough, on the plaza, Gaara let out a frantic roar.

At this point, his body had been raked by the Gatling Gun, looking like a hornet's nest leaking everywhere, and the gourd on his back was frantically spilling sand.

It was no exaggeration to say that he was at risk of being finished off at any moment.

Without another word, he reached out to the Tailed Beast slumbering within his heart.

"Shukaku, come out... this is your chance to appear!"

In an instant, the sky over the entire Konoha Village darkened.

Bolts of lightning danced, and the heavens themselves seemed to tremble.

Cracks appeared on the ground, and combined with the shaking sky, it felt as if the apocalypse had arrived.

"This is..."

Kakashi, who was in the middle of rescuing people, couldn't help but glance over.

His expression turned extremely grim.

Jiraiya also gasped in shock.

"A Tailed Beast, the One-Tail. Even if it's only the One-Tail, it's still absurdly strong."

Might Guy's expression darkened.

"Damn it! What are we supposed to do about Uchiha Sora? No matter how strong the kid is, he can't possibly take on a Tailed Beast alone!"

Asuma gritted his teeth at his side.

"If there's no other choice, let's ignore this for now and focus on pinning down the Tailed Beast!"

"But the problem is, those guys from Sunagakure are using the Tailed Beast specifically to pin us down!"

Seeing the situation, everyone grew anxious.

At the same time, not far away, Hinata and the others gradually began to wake up.

This included Sasuke and Naruto, as well as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Right now, in their memories, they were just normally participating in the Chunin Exams.

They had been watching a crucial moment—the intense battle between Rock Lee and Gaara.

So why did they suddenly fall asleep?

Now that they were awake, it felt as if the world had turned upside down and the entire village was about to be destroyed.

"What happened? I feel like I just took a nap, and then the sky changed!"

Choji couldn't help but scratch his head, and after seeing the scene in the distance where Uchiha Sora was clashing with Gaara, he was instantly dumbfounded.

"Oh my god! What's going on? Someone is invading Konoha Village, and we were asleep!"

"Uchiha Sora is the only one holding the line!"

Shikamaru had also regained his senses.

He immediately scanned the area, quickly assessed the situation, and began to explain.

"That must be it... that chakra signature has to be a Tailed Beast. Uchiha Sora is fighting a Tailed Beast!"

Ino's eyes were sparkling.

"For the sake of the village... he's willing to fight a Tailed Beast. Uchiha Sora is so cool!"

Hinata, however, was sweating for Uchiha Sora.

"No! I have to go help him!"

Sakura Haruno shook her head from the side.

"We can't! Going over there now wouldn't help; we have to trust Uchiha Sora."

Sasuke's expression was also grave to the extreme.

"Don't worry, my brother will find a way to solve this!"

At this moment, Shikamaru said solemnly from the side.

"It seems like none of the village's powerhouses can get away right now. Look at that aura—the Tailed Beast is about to fully manifest!"

"If Uchiha Sora really can't hold out alone, we'll go in and rescue him!"

Clearly, upon learning that Uchiha Sora's opponent was a Tailed Beast, no one held much hope.

After all, in everyone's subconscious, a Tailed Beast was like the Nine-Tails—a monster capable of soloing the Hokage!

For a moment, Hinata's eyes even turned a little red.

Under everyone's gaze and amidst the shock, the ground shook violently, and a massive figure suddenly appeared in the sky above Konoha Village!

It was none other than the One-Tail, Shukaku, covered from head to toe in earthy-yellow scales and looking incredibly ferocious!

It was one of the Tailed Beasts in the Naruto World!

ROAR!

Shukaku roared at the sky, seemingly celebrating its liberation.

Its figure almost blotted out the entire sky, and the pressure made it hard for everyone to breathe.

Even the Hokage cast a look of despair.

"You animals... you actually released a Tailed Beast here!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, despite trusting Uchiha Sora, knew that Uchiha Sora couldn't possibly kill a Tailed Beast.

After all, the two were simply not on the same level.

Even Itachi Uchiha felt killing intent surface in his eyes.

"Daring to touch my little brother—no matter who you are, you won't have an easy time today!"

Itachi Uchiha had come today to stir up trouble.

However, he hesitated at this moment.

He wondered if Uchiha Sora was already capable of facing this alone.

Had he already grown that much?

Should he intervene or not?