BOOM!!
Just then, a thunderous crash rang out in the distance.
An enormous, fiery-red figure came charging toward them from afar.
The ground rumbled and shook.
Nine tails thrashed wildly behind it.
Violent, sinister chakra surged and raged.
"What?!" Everyone on the battlefield turned toward the enormous figure, stunned.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox!" Hashirama's expression darkened slightly.
The six great tailed beasts froze at the sight of Nine-Tails.
"Nine-Tails! What are you doing here?!" Eight-Tails cried out.
But Nine-Tails did not answer Eight-Tails. It opened its enormous mouth, formed a massive Tailed Beast Bomb, and fired it straight at Hashirama Senju!
"Nine-Tails! What are you trying to do?!" Alarmed, Hashirama hurriedly formed hand seals and slapped the ground.
Summoning: Fivefold Rashomon!
Rumble...
Five iron gates bearing demonic faces rose from the ground, barring the Tailed Beast Bomb's path.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
But under the force of Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, they shattered one after another and vanished in white smoke.
In the end, however, the multiple Rashomon gates still managed to deflect the Tailed Beast Bomb, sending it toward the distant sea.
BOOM!!
A shock wave like collapsing mountains and a raging tsunami swept over them, leaving everyone stunned.
Hashirama leaped into the air. An enormous Wood Dragon spiraled upward beneath his feet and charged toward Nine-Tails as he shouted, "Nine-Tails! I've already released the other tailed beasts from their seals! What more do you want?"
But Nine-Tails still said nothing. Its eyes were blood-red as it threw back its head and howled, staring fixedly at Hashirama.
"Nine-Tails!" Hashirama shouted, but Nine-Tails still gave no response.
Seven-Tails, hovering in midair, suddenly spoke. "Something's wrong. Nine-Tails clearly isn't itself. It looks like someone's controlling it!"
Standing atop its head, Uchiha Sora nodded and frowned. "That's right. Nine-Tails is definitely being controlled. Its