A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Kushina's mouth. She clenched her teeth, barely maintaining the Adamantine Sealing Chains, but her body was already trembling slightly.
Minato reappeared beside her in a flash of golden light.
Kushina mustered all her strength to force out a few words. "Go to Naruto, Minato..."
As his palm touched her shoulder, they both vanished.
The next instant, the Nine-Tails broke free of the chains.
In his fury, he crushed another layer of the surrounding rubble and charged straight toward the center of the village.
Its body cast a long shadow as it moved low through the air, its nine tails blotting out the full moon. It was utterly terrifying, and the entire ground trembled.
"That's... the Nine-Tails!"
"Quick, form a defensive formation! Sealing Squad, get ready! Everyone, move!"
Just as the entire village descended into panic.
A sharp beam of moon-white light pierced the air, suddenly slicing in from the side at tremendous speed before landing precisely at the base of one of the Nine-Tails' tails.
It severed the tail clean off, chakra spilling out without end.
Although the tail soon regenerated.
That sharpness and cutting edge still lifted everyone's spirits. Yes, it was that man!
"Lord White Fang!"
Hatake Sakumo appeared on a rooftop directly in front of the Nine-Tails, a white short blade in his right hand, a faint glow lingering on its edge.
He narrowed his eyes.
"The Nine-Tails... did something happen to Kushina? Where's Minato now? Strange, someone still wants to stir up trouble, even with that person holding everyone of this era in check.
"Konoha really is a pain..."
He steadied himself, his gaze sweeping rapidly along the outline of the Nine-Tails' body, as though searching for the next opening to strike.
He did not rush to