Four enormous black-red Tailed Beast Bombs shot forth with unstoppable destructive force!
The blinding black-red light instantly robbed everyone of their sight.
The world-destroying chakra pressure made the bones of everyone below in Konoha creak.
"Minato!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared hoarsely.
Minato Namikaze gritted his teeth without yielding an inch. He clenched the scorching Blue Sternritter Medal in his hand as chakra within him surged into it like a breached flood.
Deep underground, several Aokawa Shadow Clones abruptly opened their eyes, the Yin Seals on their foreheads erupting with dazzling purple radiance.
"Bzzzt—!"
A crisp hum rang through the heavens once more.
Just as the four Tailed Beast Bombs, capable of wiping Konoha off the map, were about to crash down—
A brilliant blue layer of energy, accompanied by countless black Flying Thunder God formulae spinning frantically, once again stretched over Konoha like an inverted giant net!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The four Tailed Beast Bombs slammed viciously into the blue barrier.
There was no deafening explosion, nor was there a world-shattering shockwave.
The blue dome covered in flowing black array patterns was like a greedy beast with its abyssal maw wide open.
Before everyone's stunned eyes—
The four Tailed Beast Bombs, brimming with violent energy, were swallowed bit by bit by the blue light the instant they touched the barrier, like clay oxen sinking into the sea!
The twisted black-red light struggled violently across the barrier's surface for only a few seconds.
Then it abruptly ceased.
The sky returned to calm.
A breeze swept over the ruins, stirring several wisps of dust.
Other than the lingering warmth of violent chakra in the air, the four Tailed Beast Bombs capable of destroying everything had vanished without a trace.
The northwestern border of the Land of Fire.
The commander-in-chief's central tent within the