Madara Uchiha dealt with the Nine-Tails with extraordinary speed and precision.
Man and beast exchanged only a single glance before the eerie pattern of the Sharingan appeared in the Nine-Tails' scarlet pupils. One moment, the enormous demon fox had been baring its fangs and claws, trying to swat Madara dead like an ant; the next, it bowed meekly to the ground.
The Nine-Tails' immense, towering body lay pressed into the dust, along with all nine of its tails. Even its long ears lay obediently against the back of its head. Not even the most docile, well-trained pet dog could match that submissive, humble posture.
On a distant peak, Shingetsu stood protected inside a barrier, equally dumbfounded by Madara's astonishing, lightning-fast efficiency. Had the whole thing even taken a minute? Or even half a minute?
The Sharingan-no, Madara Uchiha really was the Tailed Beasts' natural nemesis!
"Shingetsu, come over."
Apparently, Madara had not expected the legendary Tailed Beast to be so pathetically easy to defeat either. He had thought he would at least get a satisfying fight out of it. Bored, he put away his Gunbai and Scythe and called Shingetsu over.
"Coming!"
Shingetsu clapped her hands together. Countless vines broke through the ground and gently wrapped around her, extending down from the peak to carry her to the ground a hundred meters away from the mountain.
The instant she landed, she eagerly darted past Madara Uchiha and ran straight to the Nine-Tails' side. Looking up at the enormous creature, whose top she could not even see, Shingetsu could not help letting out an amazed cry:
"Wow!"
Shingetsu ran back to Madara's feet and gave his sleeve a little tug. Her pretty eyes sparkled like two brilliant gems. She looked exactly like a child who had found a fluffy kitten or