But the moment he saw the Nine-Tails' eyes, his expression changed.
How could...
How was this possible?!
With Minato Namikaze using Flying Thunder God at full power, his speed was nowhere near something the Nine-Tails could match.
Tsunade had been located ahead of time, and Kushina was handed over to her.
"The tailed beast was extracted?!"
After hearing what had happened, Tsunade's expression darkened.
A jinchūriki's chance of surviving the loss of their tailed beast was zero.
There was no one in the entire Shinobi world who did not know that.
She looked down at Kushina, who had barely a breath left in her, breathing out more than she breathed in.
Unable to bring herself to say anything harsher, Tsunade could only gently set Naruto beside Kushina's head and channel her medical chakra, doing her best to keep her alive.
"The Nine-Tails has broken into Konoha!"
Kakashi's voice was full of terror.
The others turned to look as well.
That enormous perimeter wall was as flimsy as paper before the Nine-Tails.
One side of the gate was easily smashed open, and its nine tails swept wildly about, each far more powerful than Hiruzen Sarutobi's Ruyi Jingu Bang.
The surrounding houses were crushed like building blocks.
The villagers' cries rang throughout the village.
"Minato, you handle the mysterious person who released the tailed beast. Everyone else, come with me and stop the Nine-Tails!"
Hatake Sakumo reacted extremely quickly, splitting the team into two groups on the spot.
Wood Release: Silent Killing Binding Technique!
As the Nine-Tails wreaked more and more havoc, Shisui was the first to act.
Though he could not compare to the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the wooden lengths he summoned still bound the Nine-Tails' right forepaw, briefly entangling its ankle.
"Grrroar-"
The Nine-Tails seemed to sense the presence