Bloody tears streamed from Anyo's eyes. The blades in his pupils began to spin, and time around Minato slowly changed. The claw that had pierced his body began to withdraw, little by little.
"Little... Anyo, you really can save him. Please, you have to save Minato." This was the first time Little Chili Pepper had called Anyo by name.
Anyo gritted his teeth and forced out, "I know."
After answering Kushina, Anyo poured chakra into his eyes like there was no tomorrow, roaring over and over in his heart, Time, turn back! Turn back, damn it...
However, Minato and Little Chili Pepper both possessed Kage-level chakra, while the Nine-Tails' chakra far surpassed that level. The laws of time produced by the collision of those three energies had already exceeded what Anyo could endure.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."
Anyo spat out several mouthfuls of blood in succession. His body was utterly weakened, and his head felt as though it would split apart.
The muscles in his face twisted together like braided dough. Veins bulged across his forehead like savage cracks in parched earth, and beads of cold sweat rolled down one after another.
One second, two seconds. Time began to reverse. Everyone's heart rose into their throat. Only Minato spoke weakly, "There's no need, Anyo. I already planned to..."
"Shut up. I haven't given you permission to die. It's just the Nine-Tails. Was it worth going this far?" Anyo grimaced in pain, his entire body ice-cold. After forcing out those words, his heart thudded twice, and he spat out another great mouthful of blood. The blades in his eyes stopped spinning. His blood-red eyes turned pure black, their former liveliness growing sluggish. Then color disappeared, and everything went dark.
Under Anyo's excessive use, the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan erupted in