Meanwhile, five kilometers outside the Senju Clan compound...
Uchiha Sora and Hashirama Senju hurried to the scene.
A lush, green forest stretched before them.
Beyond the forest, six figures radiating immense power were charging toward them.
"Two-Tails Matatabi, Four-Tails Son Goku, Five-Tails Kokuō, Six-Tails Saiken, Seven-Tails Chōmei, Eight-Tails Gyuki..." Uchiha Sora couldn't help murmuring as he watched the six tailed beasts gather.
A sight like this was probably only possible in this era.
After all, the tailed beasts were still free at this point in time.
"Such powerful chakra!" Hashirama watched them with a grave expression and said quietly, "What exactly are these fellows trying to do?"
"Let's go ask them!" Uchiha Sora said.
Both men flashed forward, swiftly blocking the six tailed beasts' path.
As humans, they were no bigger than ants before the tailed beasts, who stood dozens of meters tall.
Even so, all six tailed beasts stopped.
Their spokesman was Eight-Tails.
"Where did you suicidal humans come from? How dare you block our way?" he bellowed in a deep, booming voice.
Powerful chakra erupted from his body, whipping up howling winds that shook the entire forest.
Uchiha Sora and Hashirama Senju stood atop a large tree, facing the tailed beasts' overwhelming presence head-on.
Neither man's expression changed.
Hashirama spoke. "Our Senju Clan compound is behind us! What do you want?"
"It's him! He's the one who injured me and sealed me away!" As soon as Hashirama finished speaking, Six-Tails Saiken cried out, his voice brimming with hatred.
"So that's it. You've come for revenge?" Hashirama Senju frowned. His earlier attempt to capture Six-Tails had planted the seeds of this disaster!
He inwardly cursed his mistake. Had he known, he would never have provoked a tailed beast.
With that in mind, he could only say, "Six-Tails, I was