Before a tailed beast, a ninja's power seemed so insignificant. No matter what the Konoha ninja tried, they could not shake that colossal creature in the slightest.
Minato used Flying Thunder God to return to the village. Flames already blazed into the sky, and the enormous Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc to its heart's content.
Even that failed to satisfy it. It opened its mouth, and a Tailed Beast Bomb began taking shape within.
Minato frowned at the sight of the Tailed Beast Bomb. If it landed in Konoha, the village would likely be finished.
"With my name as Hokage on the line, I cannot lose. I will never let you do as you please!"
"Roar!"
The Tailed Beast Bomb finished forming and shot straight toward Kage Rock, the most conspicuous landmark in Konoha-and the biggest eyesore in the Nine-Tails' eyes.
"Flying Thunder God!"
Minato activated Flying Thunder God and appeared atop Kage Rock, facing the incoming Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder!"
Flying Thunder God Marks instantly scattered and arranged themselves into a formation.
Boom!
The Tailed Beast Bomb struck Guiding Thunder and, like an iron ball sinking into a swamp, was swallowed little by little.
Finally, it vanished completely, transported somewhere else.
An instant later, an earth-shattering explosion erupted in an uninhabited area outside Konoha.
Having successfully redirected the Tailed Beast Bomb, Minato knitted his brows.
"Just one Tailed Beast Bomb was already this taxing. If it fires another, I'll be in trouble. I have to find a way to move this thing outside the village."
While Minato was thinking, a dark hand reached toward him from behind.
But Minato was still Minato. The Fourth Hokage's strength was no empty boast.
Sensing someone behind him, he spun around and thrust a kunai straight at them.
Yet he