The next second, Hashirama Senju seized Naruto and vanished from sight in a few leaps.
It happened so suddenly that almost no one present had time to react.
The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki had been captured.
That was an ominous sign. It meant the enemy was close to achieving his goal.
In the distance.
"Whoooosh!"
A fierce wind swept across the ground, kicking up clouds of sand.
Xia Le stood amid the meteorites and swept his gaze across his surroundings.
Cold eyes fixed on him from every direction. He immediately sensed that something had changed.
"Are they all under your control?"
"So, Danzo, you think you can defeat me with your power?"
Xia Le's expression turned cold as he spoke.
"Why don't we find out?"
Tobirama Senju smiled faintly.
"Your confidence makes me regret something."
"All this time, I've never used my true strength against you."
"And that's given you this delusion!"
Xia Le sighed softly.
As his eyes opened again, they had become Rinnegan. A vertical eye slowly opened on his forehead.
Against its blood-red background lay concentric rings, with Tomoe set along them. This eye was different from the others.
It was the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
His body rose into the air. As his black hair fluttered, strange black spheres appeared before him.
"What are those?!"
Tobirama Senju's pupils contracted. He could sense something was wrong.
"Move, Kage!"
"This is the mission you were brought back to carry out."
Danzo's voice was cold.
At his command, figures shot out of the sand and attacked Xia Le.
Swish!
A flash of golden light brought Minato Namikaze before Xia Le first.
Xia Le's face remained cold as he threw a casual punch.
Bang!
Minato had barely appeared when the punch struck his chest. It caved in over his heart, crushing it.
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