The Root ninja tried his best to turn around before he died to see clearly who killed him.
Behind him, he saw a middle-aged man who was also wearing civilian clothes and had a somewhat honest face, slowly withdrawing the short knife in his hand. In his eyes, three Tomoe slowly rotated, so cold that there was no emotion at all.
"Clear the place? It's not yet certain who will clear whom."
Almost at the same time, the same scene was staged at dozens of "target" locations within Konoha targeted by Root.
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
Those Root ninjas who thought they were hunters became the prey of the Senju Chen "oriole" the moment they showed their fangs.
In Senju Chen's plan, it was never just for Uchiha to put out the fire.
Saving people is a meritorious service, killing people... is also a meritorious service.
It's just that it kills the cancer hidden in Konoha's body.
All of this was carried out in a silent assassination and counter-assassination without alerting anyone. All attention was still focused on the crazy Nine-Tails in the village.
Kakkō, illuminates the entire Konoha night as brightly as day.
Nine-Tails, which lost control of Sharingan, completely turned into a pure incarnation of disaster. It no longer has any tactics or goals. Its only instinct is to tear everything in sight into pieces and burn everything.
"Enma, transform into Adamantine Staff!"
With an old roar, Hiruzen Sarutobi's comrades-in-arms, Monkey King·Enma, turned into a Adamantine Staff that towered over the sky, extending and thickening at an alarming speed, standing between the Nine-Tails and Hokage buildings.
"Ruyi Staff, get longer!" Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed one end of Adamantine Rod with both hands and poured all the Chakra into it without reservation.
"Uh--!"
Adamantine Rod groaned overwhelmed, still looking a little small in front of Nine-Tails's huge body.
"Sarutobi! You can't push it with this alone!" Enma's voice came from the stick, and it seemed extremely solemn.
"I know!" Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth, and his aging body burst out with strength that was incompatible with his age. The muscles on his arms were knotted and veins popped out, "But we must push it out of the village!"
He used all his strength to control Adamantine Rod and pushed hard against Nine-Tails's abdomen, trying to use this huge force to forcefully push the behemoth out of Konoha's range.
Nine-Tails was in pain and let out an even more angry roar. It slapped Adamantine Rod with its huge claws, splashing out a series of dazzling sparks.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept downwards inadvertently.
The ninjas of the Uchiha Clan were still carrying out rescue operations in an orderly manner. They did not look up at the Tailed Beast Bomb in the sky that could determine their life or death, nor were they frightened away by the menace of Nine-Tails. They just silently and efficiently dragged civilians out of the ruins one after another and guided them to the shelter.
That calmness and efficiency made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a shadow in his heart.
too fast...
From the time Nine-Tails appeared to the time Uchiha appeared in the center of the village, the reaction speed was unreasonably fast. It was as if they knew what would happen.
Why wasn't Konoha Military Police Force on guard at the perimeter? Why were they able to assemble so quickly?
Countless questions were swirling in his mind, but the crisis before him left him no time to think deeply.
But now that the situation is urgent, he can only trust Uchiha Clan and all the ninjas of Konoha.
However, just as Adamantine Rod and Nine-Tails were in a stalemate, Nine-Tails suddenly looked up to the sky and roared, and black Tailed Beast Bomb began to gather in front of its mouth.
"Ho--!"
The Tailed Beast Bomb condensed in its mouth has expanded to a terrifying level. The high-density Chakra rotates violently, emitting a harsh buzz, and the surrounding space is distorted visible to the naked eye due to its huge energy.
The black sphere has an ominous purple glow on the edge, like a miniature black hole that is about to swallow everything.
Its goal is the flies in front of it that have been disturbing it and besieging it.
Once this Tailed Beast Bomb falls, I am afraid that half of the village will be turned into powder under the pure destructive energy.
"Oops!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly shrank as he rushed towards him. He could feel the terrifying power contained in that Tailed Beast Bomb, which was enough to level the mountains.
The Anbu Ninja and a large number of Uchiha people next to him had despair on their faces.
This level of attack is beyond what any conventional Ninjutsu can withstand.
"All ninjas, form defensive formations! Prepare to face the impact!" Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a hoarse roar, with a tragic determination in his voice. He knew that this was tantamount to trying to control the chariot with one's arms, but as Hokage, he could not retreat.
At this critical moment.
A flash of yellow cut through the night sky dyed red by Kakkō.
Minato Namikaze, arrived.
He stood on the head of First Hokage, and the royal robe embroidered with the words "Fourth Hokage" was rustling in the strong wind. His eyes no longer had the slightest gentleness, only the calmness and determination of the glacier remained.
He glanced at the stalemate Hiruzen Sarutobi, then at the Konoha Ninja and Uchiha tribesmen fighting below, and finally, his eyes locked on the Tailed Beast Bomb that Nine-Tails was about to blurt out.
The speed of his hands Hand Seals was so fast that afterimages appeared.
"Flying Thunder God·Guide mine!"
A spell huge enough to cover half the sky appeared out of thin air in front of Hokage Rock.
Almost at the same time as the spell was formed, Nine-Tails's Tailed Beast Bomb also shot out with a heaven-destroying momentum!
There were no earth-shattering explosions.
The black energy ball that could destroy everything disappeared silently like a stone submerged in the water the moment it touched the huge spell.
The next second.
Konoha Between the mountains in the distance, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the dazzling white light even covered Kakkō in the village. Then, a belated, dull and thunderous explosion came rolling in, shaking the whole earth.
Everyone was stunned by this miraculous scene.
"It's Lord Hokage!"
"Fourth-sama is back!"
On the desperate battlefield, cheers for the survivors burst out instantly.
Minato Namikaze ignored these. He knew that this was just the beginning.
He must completely transfer this huge threat Nine-Tails out of the village.
His eyes turned to his home on the outskirts of the village. There was Flying Thunder God Mark he left behind.
The golden light flashed again, and he appeared above Nine-Tails's head.
He pressed his hands on Nine-Tails's huge body.
The space began to distort violently.
Nine-Tails's mountain-like body, together with the overwhelming hatred and Chakra, disappeared from Konoha out of thin air in a burst of silent Uzumaki.