The wooden man's appearance instantly stunned everyone present.
Nine-Tails Naruto was a little dumbfounded too.
"Dad... isn't this a bit much?"
Minato Namikaze had no intention of keeping up the act. He controlled the wooden man, planning to hit Nine-Tails Naruto with a Throat Lock first.
While locking his throat, he also took the opportunity to cosplay the First Hokage.
Standing atop the wooden man's head, the Fourth Hokage said solemnly, "Nine-Tails, your power is too great. I can't let you run free!"
With that, the wooden man tightened its grip around the Nine-Tails' neck and slammed him to the ground.
And that wasn't all.
Minato Namikaze followed up with the Wood Dragon Technique.
A massive wood dragon coiled around Nine-Tails Naruto and began devouring his chakra.
Elsewhere.
Feeling his chakra being devoured at a terrifying rate, Naruto shouted to Kurama in his mind.
"Kurama... hurry and pull your power back! We need to get out of here!"
Kurama immediately withdrew his power.
As Kurama pulled back his chakra, the Nine-Tails restrained by the wood dragon and wooden man began to shrink.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze knew Naruto was preparing to make his exit.
So he had no intention of letting the wood dragon and wooden man hold him too tightly.
Everyone else also saw the Nine-Tails gradually shrinking. To them, it meant the Fourth Hokage had successfully defeated the monster.
Once the Nine-Tails had shrunk enough, a bolt of golden lightning suddenly descended from the sky, striking him at the center of the wood dragon's coils.
The golden lightning was so blinding that everyone nearby instinctively shielded their eyes.
Seizing that opening, Naruto, who had already returned to normal, took on Pikachu's power and combined Quick Attack, Enhancement Type Nen, Shave, the Body Flicker Technique, and the Speed