The Deterrent Power of Controlling the Nine-Tails

Uchiha Ying and the other top commanders under Uchiha Kyu were doing everything they could to deal with the clan heads of the ninja clans.

Orochimaru was hard-pressed dealing with his own teacher, but with Manda's help, the pressure on the Uchiha Clan's ninja eased considerably.

The Hyuga Clan's ninja were blocked outside by Konoha's ninja and could not fully join up with the Uchiha Clan.

They could only hold back as many Konoha ninja as possible to lessen the pressure on the Uchiha Clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's death warriors and their fight-to-the-death tactics put Fugaku Uchiha under immense pressure.

He alone could not stop so many death warriors. The clansmen around him were either wounded or dead.

With Uchiha Shisui out of the fight, Minato Namikaze was now completely unchecked.

Fugaku Uchiha had no other choice but to endure Minato Namikaze's attacks alone.

Protected by Susanoo, Fugaku Uchiha had gained another layer of shell.

Minato Namikaze was an assassin-type ninja and simply could not break through Susanoo's defenses.

Minato Namikaze's greatest strength was the terrifying spatial ninjutsu known as Flying Thunder God, which had allowed him to leap into the ranks of Shadow Level experts.

"Flying Thunder God: Space Transfer."

Since he could not break the defense, Minato Namikaze intended to transfer Fugaku Uchiha somewhere else.

By the time Fugaku Uchiha returned, the battle might already be over.

Just as Minato Namikaze was about to activate Flying Thunder God—

"Roar!!!"

A cold, suffocating, violent, terrifying chakra erupted, shocking every ninja on the field.

The brutal Nine-Tails suddenly appeared behind the Uchiha Compound, its nine tails lashing continuously.

"Not good, Kushina."

The instant Minato Namikaze looked up and saw the Nine-Tails, he immediately stopped. His face turned pale, and his eyes filled with worry for his beloved.

The Nine-Tails' appearance meant that an enormous variable had emerged tonight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi broke away from his battle with Orochimaru and ran over with a grim face, demanding an explanation.

"Minato, didn't I tell you to hide Kushina?"

Minato Namikaze said anxiously, "I followed your orders and had Kushina stay somewhere safe. I even set up a barrier specifically for her. No one should have been able to force their way in."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly saw the Mangekyō Sharingan slowly emerge in the Nine-Tails' eyes, and his already tense expression immediately worsened.

"Not good. That Mangekyō Sharingan pattern belongs to Uchiha Kyu. Uchiha Kyu has returned."

"Most likely, Kushina was worried about you and ran out on her own, only to encounter Uchiha Kyu."

"Damn it, shouldn't he have been on the battlefield?"

After the terrifying Nine-Tails appeared, the fierce battle was forced to a halt.

Just seeing that terrifying body made everyone swallow nervously. No one dared make a rash move; the Nine-Tails' deterrent power was simply too overwhelming.

Hyuga Hiashi also found an opportunity and quickly returned to his clansmen with his younger brother, Hizashi.

"He's finally back."

Hyuga Hiashi looked toward the top of the Nine-Tails' head, a relieved expression appearing on his face.

Uchiha Kyu's appearance also meant the outcome of this battle had already been decided.

But how did Uchiha Kyu know the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki's identity? Even he did not know who the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was.

"Why has everyone stopped fighting? Doesn't that make it seem like I interrupted you?"

A teasing laugh came from atop the Nine-Tails' head as a figure slowly appeared before everyone's eyes.

"It's the clan head! Great, we're saved."

"The clan head's Mangekyō Sharingan can actually control the Nine-Tails. The clan head is incredible."

When some of the older Uchiha ninja saw their high-spirited clan head standing atop the Nine-Tails, their eyes grew unfocused, as though they had seen Madara Uchiha of old.

That arrogant, unrivaled Madara Uchiha.

Fugaku Uchiha knelt on one knee, one hand pressed over his continuously bleeding eye. Looking up at the man atop the Nine-Tails with his remaining eye, a smile spread across his stern face.

Uchiha Mikoto ran over and supported him with a worried expression. "Fugaku, your eye..."

"Father."

"Mother."

Covered in blood, Uchiha Itachi hurried over anxiously.

The current Uchiha Itachi seemed far more human than before.

"Hyuga Hiashi, why haven't you brought your people over yet?"

Uchiha Kyu controlled the Nine-Tails as it advanced step by step toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

That invisible pressure made Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others afraid to act rashly. They could only watch helplessly as Hyuga Hiashi led the Hyuga Clan's ninja around them and successfully joined up with the Uchiha Clan.

"Third Hokage, Fourth Hokage, what should we do?"

"Why is the Nine-Tails here? Didn't you tell us that the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was staying somewhere no one knew about?"

Before the Nine-Tails, the strength of Choza Akimichi and the others seemed utterly insignificant. No one wanted to face such a terrifying Tailed Beast.

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and immediately crushed their thoughts of retreat. "Do you think Uchiha Kyu will let you go?"

"Don't be foolish. Given how ruthless he is, once we lose, our fate will be..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words placed enormous pressure on Choza Akimichi and the others.

In the hearts of these clan heads, their clans always came first.

If they lost, given Uchiha Kyu's temperament, he certainly would not spare their clans.

"Everyone, get behind me. Bring the bodies of the fallen clansmen with you."

"With me here, you're safe."

Uchiha Kyu's calm, gentle voice reached the ears of his clansmen.

The feeling of being bullied outside, only for a parent to return and stand up for them, made many Uchiha clansmen silently wipe away tears.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared fixedly at Uchiha Kyu. "Was all of this within your expectations?"

"You deliberately went to the front lines because you wanted to force me to act, didn't you?"

Uchiha Kyu laughed arrogantly, but his laughter gradually turned cold. "Since you've discovered it, I won't hide it from you."

"All of this was within my plan."

Choza Akimichi spat and snapped in fury, "You despicable bastard."

"Despicable?" Uchiha Kyu sneered. "I don't argue with losers."

"Minato, the information about Kushina being a Jinchūriki has always been carefully protected."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected that Minato Namikaze had leaked the Jinchūriki's information, allowing Uchiha Kyu to seize this opportunity.

Minato Namikaze felt some resentment toward the Third Hokage. "It should have been Orochimaru who leaked the information."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had nearly forgotten that Orochimaru had once worked with Danzo, and Danzo knew the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki's information.

"Damn it." Cold sweat beaded on Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead in his anxiety.

The operation he had initiated seemed unlikely to end well.

"What a coincidence. This woman seems very worried about you, Minato."

"Let me give you a taste of a Tailed Beast Bomb first."

Uchiha Kyu sat cross-legged, stroking the Nine-Tails' smooth fur as he controlled it to gather a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Even an existence as terrifying as the Nine-Tails could only be controlled when it encountered the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The destructive power gathered within a Tailed Beast Bomb was extraordinarily terrifying. A single one could destroy more than half of Konoha.

"Kushina."

Minato Namikaze's eyes reddened with anxiety.

When he imagined Kushina secretly coming here because she was worried about him, only to be captured by Uchiha Kyu, his heart felt as though it were being cut by knives.