The Nine-Tails' mountain-sized body thrashed in the sea of flames, letting out piercing howls and roars.
"Are you trying to roast our own people too?!" Hatake Sakumo rushed to Xuan Zhe's side and cursed under his breath.
Xuan Zhe's expression remained unchanged, his tone calm. "I already held back. If I'd let the Nine-Tails fire that shot, the collision between those two forces would have blown away at least a third of Konoha, even if it didn't destroy the whole village."
Halfway through speaking, he suddenly noticed that the three tomoe in the eyes of the Nine-Tails, its entire body charred black in the sea of flames, were slowly fading.
Xuan Zhe casually flicked his blade, drawing the crimson flames on Ryūjin Jakka back into the sword.
With most of its fur burned off and its entire body blackened, the Nine-Tails' tomoe vanished completely under the gaze of all Konoha's Shinobi. Then its enormous body crashed to the ground, making the entire village shudder violently.
Tsume Inuzuka's mouth hung open. It took her a long while to squeeze out a few words. "The N-Nine-Tails... got beaten just like that?"
Inoichi Yamanaka swallowed, a note of amazement in his voice. "As expected of Lord Xuan Zhe. He took down the Nine-Tails so easily..."
Shikaku Nara rubbed his chin and said quietly, "The Nine-Tails was being controlled at the time, so its strength might have been diminished. But even so, this is a little too much."
"Controlled..."
Hearing that word, Hyuga Hiashi frowned and quietly glanced toward the Uchiha Clan's formation.
When he noticed Uchiha Fugaku looking at him, he quickly averted his gaze.
Xuan Zhe slid his sword back into its sheath and turned his head to ask, "Is Kushina still alive?"
Hatake Sakumo didn't dare delay any longer. He immediately