"Roar!!!"
The Nine-Tails threw back its head and roared, its nine tails shooting into the sky.
A long cry rang out beneath the night sky, tearing through the darkness.
An ordinary-looking Tailed Beast Bomb came hurtling in.
Wherever it passed, the ground was overturned by a devastating wave of air, rocks surged wildly, and even space trembled.
Minato Namikaze's expression turned solemn. His hands rapidly formed seals, gripping a specially made kunai between them.
"Flying Thunder God: Space Transfer."
The incoming Tailed Beast Bomb was forcibly transferred outside the village by the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Boom!
A mushroom-shaped explosion, powerful enough to shift heaven and earth, erupted in the distance outside the village.
In that instant, the darkness in the night sky was driven away by the dazzling light of the explosion, turning night into day.
"It's coming again."
Before Minato Namikaze could catch his breath, Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly warned him as another Tailed Beast Bomb came roaring in.
"I'd like to see how many Tailed Beast Bombs you can transfer."
Uchiha Kyu sat leisurely atop the Nine-Tails with one hand propping up his chin. Watching Minato Namikaze begin to sweat below, he was in an excellent mood.
With the ninja village held hostage, Minato Namikaze could only passively transfer the Tailed Beast Bombs without pause.
No one in this world understood this space ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God, better than he did.
Using Flying Thunder God to transfer an energy mass as terrifying as a Tailed Beast Bomb consumed chakra on an entirely different scale from using Flying Thunder God to move himself.
Orochimaru stared at Uchiha Kyu atop the Nine-Tails, his eyes filled with curiosity.
To control the Nine-Tails so effortlessly and have it release Tailed Beast Bombs—was this the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Kekkei Genkai truly was a fascinating treasure.
Orochimaru unconsciously licked his lips.
Fugaku Uchiha was astonished.
"Using Tailed Beast Bombs to drain Minato Namikaze's chakra and threatening the ninja village has completely restricted Minato Namikaze's most terrifying Flying Thunder God."
"That move was truly brilliant."
"Lord Third, this can't go on!"
After successfully transferring another Tailed Beast Bomb, Minato Namikaze was drenched in sweat with anxiety. "My chakra won't last much longer. Think of something, quickly!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze gradually hardened. "There's no other way. We can only charge in one more time."
There were still more than two hundred suicide soldiers left, along with over a thousand shinobi from the various clans.
Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to Choza Akimichi and the others. "Minato won't be able to hold out much longer. Bring out every trump card you have now."
Choza Akimichi let out a heavy sigh, as though he had made up his mind. "There's no choice. We can only fight to the death."
Choza Akimichi took a distress flare specially made by the Akimichi Clan from inside his clothes.
The Akimichi Clan had many members, and over the years, the number of shinobi secretly cultivated after pledging themselves to the Third Hokage was likewise considerable.
Only a hundred or so clan members were participating in this operation.
They had originally thought victory was assured and that this would be an easy operation. Now, however, it had turned into a desperate, do-or-die struggle.
How ironic!
In a weak voice, Inoichi Yamanaka said, "Lord Third, we will never tolerate an evil clan like the Uchiha existing in Konoha."
"My Yamanaka Clan will give everything we have."
"Third, my Aburame Clan is the same."
"And my Inuzuka Clan."
"And my Nara Clan."
Several flares bearing the distinctive marks of the various clans exploded in the night sky, dazzling fireworks bursting into an artistic display of beauty in an instant.
Fugaku Uchiha said solemnly, "It seems they're preparing to make one final stand."
Uchiha Shisui's pale face showed intense fighting spirit. "I've recovered some chakra. I can help."
Uchiha Itachi clenched his fists tightly. "Big Brother Shisui, I'm coming too."
Orochimaru stood to the side, chuckling sinisterly without the slightest trace of worry.
Hyuga Hiashi looked steadily at the clan members. Since they were going to fight, they would fight to the very end.
After seeing the several flares in the night sky, Uchiha Kyu laughed disdainfully.
Call them.
Call them all.
Only then could he fight to his heart's content.
Beat all the disobedient ones to death. The ones left would all be obedient, well-behaved dogs.
Uchiha Kyu could already see the authority of Konoha's Hokage beckoning to him.
Originally, he had only planned to weaken the ninja clans further tonight, but he had not expected to discover the variable that was Kushina Uzumaki.
If Kushina Uzumaki had not secretly run out on her own, Uchiha Kyu truly would not have found her hiding place.
With the Nine-Tails as his support, Tailed Beast Bombs could practically be released without limit.
However, condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb required some time; it could not be cast instantly. Otherwise, it would have been even better.
His own chakra could not sustain high-intensity combat indefinitely, and the existence of the Nine-Tails happened to make up for that weakness.
Uchiha Kyu slowly rose to his feet and unconsciously closed his empty hand around the air.
Hmm. I'm missing a Uchiha Gunbai.
I'll go find Uchiha Obito and take it back another day. How could something belonging to the Uchiha be left outside?
Uchiha Kyu leaped down from the Nine-Tails and quickly returned to Fugaku Uchiha and the others.
"Clan Head."
"Clan Head."
Uchiha Kage and the others looked at Uchiha Kyu with adoration, while the clan members behind them enthusiastically shouted praises to their invincible clan head.
Uchiha Kyu raised a hand and pressed it downward. The crowd's cheers abruptly ceased.
"The Konoha leadership has harmed their fellow ninja clans. They disregard the law and act without restraint."
"The Third Hokage is greedy for power and profit, using the convenience of his position to secretly cultivate suicide soldiers."
"The Fourth Hokage indulges and shields the Third Hokage, and has even knowingly broken the law."
"The Akimichi, Aburame, Yamanaka, and other clans assisted the Konoha leadership in committing evil. Their crimes are utterly unforgivable."
Uchiha Kyu's furious roar rang out with immense force. "Tell me, do we still have to endure this?"
The Uchiha shinobi's blood boiled as they roared in response, "No!!!"
Uchiha Kyu raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, his voice low.
"My clansmen, brothers of the Hyuga Clan, for the sake of the justice in our hearts, help me kill all our enemies."
"After tonight, I will share the glory of this victory with every one of you."
"Roar!!!" The Nine-Tails roared wildly behind him in support.
Uchiha Kyu's words set their blood ablaze, making them feel as though they stood at the highest point of justice, passing judgment on heinous criminals.
An inscrutable smile appeared on Hyuga Hiashi's face. The instant he looked up, he raised his blade with burning fervor. "Clan members, for justice!!!"
"Follow me and kill!!!"
"Kill!!!"
Hizashi Hyuga stayed tightly at his elder brother's side, leading the Hyuga clan members in charging forward first.
Fugaku Uchiha gently patted Mikoto's back. His face was filled with killing intent as he raised his blade and shouted excitedly.
"For the clan, for our clan head, for justice."
"Follow me and kill all our enemies."
"Kill!!!"
Uchiha Kage and the others, their bodies brimming with killing intent, surged forward as one.
Uchiha Kyu thoughtfully swept a glance at the Nine-Tails, a calculating glint flashing through his sharp eyes.
"Hold the line for me. Once the reinforcements arrive, victory will be ours."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just prepared to lead his troops forward, suddenly froze and held his faintly aching lower back.
Damn it, why did the old injury have to flare up now?
"I'll find a way to deal with the Nine-Tails. Lord Third, hold on."
Minato Namikaze had no time to concern himself with Hiruzen Sarutobi's injury. He hurriedly dropped that sentence and vanished from the spot.
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