"Kabuto!" Orochimaru shouted, and Kabuto swiftly teleported to his master's side.
"Summoning Jutsu!" Orochimaru said, drawing a line of blood across the tattoo on his arm.
Orochimaru and Kabuto were surrounded by smoke. When it cleared, a massive purple snake appeared.
"Orochimaru... summoning me requires one hundred sacrifices," Manda said in his deep voice.
"Of course," Orochimaru replied.
"I can't summon Katsuyu. I don't have enough chakra left," Tsunade said.
"Summoning Jutsu!" Jiraiya said, and he too was enveloped in smoke.
A few seconds later, he stood atop an enormous orange toad.
"Manda and Orochimaru... it's been a long time," Gamabunta said, puffing out a cloud of smoke from his pipe.
"This should end now," Jiraiya said. Gamabunta drew his sword and charged at the snake.
Manda merely opened his mouth and bit down on the sword. Gamabunta twisted, trying to pull it free, but to no avail.
Manda swung his tail, preparing to pierce Bunta, but Bunta flipped backward.
Manda immediately slithered toward Bunta and flung the sword at him. Bunta leaped aside to avoid it, and the sword plunged into the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Naruto suddenly shouted, slamming his hand against the ground.
A huge cloud of smoke rose from the ground, blocking everyone's view.
Then, a thunderous roar erupted from within the smoke. The ground shook, and the smoke dispersed.
The figure was enormous, nearly twice Bunta's size. It had orange fur, razor-sharp teeth and claws, blood-red eyes, and nine tails swaying behind its back.
Fourteen years later, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox descended upon the world once more.
"The Nine-Tails... the Nine-Tails..." Jiraiya stammered, his face pale.
Everyone else was stunned. They had never expected a jinchuriki to summon his Tailed Beast in battle.
"Do you like the fresh air out here?" Naruto asked, standing atop the