"Was this... Wood Release?"
When Minato Namikaze rushed back to the village, he immediately discovered that the situation seemed to have exceeded his expectations.
He had originally imagined that the Nine-Tails was probably rampaging through Konoha, causing tremendous destruction.
In fact, the Nine-Tails had indeed caused tremendous destruction to Konoha, but that destruction seemed to have been contained, and now the Nine-Tails himself did not appear to be doing very well.
A giant tree had appeared in Konoha. It constantly extended vines and branches, lashing viciously at the Nine-Tails, who seemed wary of them.
In particular, Minato Namikaze also sensed that something seemed wrong with the Nine-Tails' current condition.
He was genuinely injured now, and his chakra did not seem to be in very good shape either.
Minato Namikaze could sense the giant tree absorbing the Nine-Tails Chakra and strengthening itself. This strange sight seemed to match a technique in his memory perfectly.
Especially when he saw Xia Yan standing atop a giant lizard, it felt as though he had turned around only to discover that Xia Yan, who claimed he was not particularly capable, was beating the Nine-Tails senseless.
With that thought, Minato Namikaze threw a kunai, then quickly appeared beside Xia Yan.
"Lord Hokage?"
Xia Yan had long since noticed the kunai flying toward him, but he had also sensed the Flying Thunder God Mark on it, which was why he had not acted.
Otherwise, a kunai like that would never have been able to get near him. After all, he valued his life very much.
"Xia Yan." Minato Namikaze looked at him with nothing but delighted surprise. "You actually learned Wood Release?"
"Yes, I learned Wood Release." Xia Yan nodded lightly. "But my Wood Release still isn't good enough. I have to combine it with senjutsu for