The instant the two Tailed Beast Bombs collided at such close range, a flash of white light appeared in the night.
The white light blazed in every direction, instantly dispelling the surrounding darkness and turning the deep night into bright daylight!
"What...?!"
Faced with this sudden white light and the suffocating power constantly radiating from it, every Mist Ninja present froze for a moment.
Among the Mist Ninja qualified to stand here, even the lowest-ranked were powerful Chunin. Not one of them was an ignorant fool.
Having also just fought fiercely against Xia Yan, they all knew perfectly well how terrifying this man wreathed in golden chakra was.
In fact, when the Fourth Mizukage attacked, they had not felt particularly confident.
Otherwise, they would not have chosen to stay behind and help the Fourth Mizukage fight Xia Yan.
It was not that they failed to realize they might become burdens holding him back, but they truly had little choice.
Actually, when they had seen Xia Yan break away from the crowd and summon a fox head to gather that black power, they had already begun to suspect something.
But that suspicion seemed implausible. Even if they were sworn enemies of Konoha, surely Konoha would not go this far?
Now, however, they no longer had the slightest doubt. The moment the Fourth Mizukage frantically gathered his Tailed Beast Bomb, they were utterly certain they were facing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
"But why does this Jinchūriki's form look completely different from the Fourth Mizukage's?"
This question echoed through every Mist Ninja's mind, but they truly could not afford to dwell on it now.
There was only one thought in their minds: run!
If they stayed here, the collision of these two powers would most certainly blast them to death.
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