Jing Uchiha returned to Konoha to take the Nine-Tails away, but the outcome caught him by surprise.
He had grown stronger, yet his old friend's strength seemed boundless, terrifying beyond measure.
Even the Steel Release he had so carefully selected had been smashed apart with a single punch. Kazan's fighting prowess had reached the pinnacle.
He did not give up. To complete that grand genjutsu and liberate the entire world, Kazan was an obstacle he could not avoid.
"Summoning Technique!" Purple divine radiance shone from Jing Uchiha's Rinnegan as he pressed both hands to the ground.
The next moment, more than a dozen enormous summoning beasts charged out of the summoning array, roaring.
Birds and beasts of every kind emerged.
"So many summoning beasts! Did our Konoha summon them to fight?"
A mass evacuation was underway in Konoha, with designated ninja leading the civilians to safety.
Their gazes brimmed with hope, longing for good news.
Reality was cruel. They saw a gigantic crocodile rampaging, its eyes purple and flames spewing from its mouth.
They also saw an eagle. With a beat of its wings, lightning exploded, igniting fires throughout Konoha that blazed high into the sky.
These were enemies, not reinforcements.
Elsewhere, the Nine-Tails turned its head. It still had strength to spare while fighting three great tailed beasts alone. Fixing its gaze on the eagle overhead, it condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth and spat it out.
With chakra compressed to the utmost limit, the Tailed Beast Bomb contained terrifying power.
With a boom, a massive explosion erupted in the sky. The Tailed Beast Bomb detonated, blasting the lightning-wielding eagle to pieces.
Almost simultaneously, a series of mighty roars rang out from the Forest of Death.
Without waiting for Kazan to speak, Hakimi leaped out of the