On the lakeshore, a dozen or so Kirigakure Ninja formed several circles.
They continuously Hand Seals, channeling Chakra into the Sealing Jutsu on the ground.
Blue light spread along the lake shore.
But just as the seal was pressed down, a loud bang came from the bottom of the lake.
boom!
The entire lake surface rises upwards.
Several sealed ninjas were swept away by the waves and crashed heavily onto the shore.
" Sealing Squad!"
Mei Terumi turned around and shouted:
How much longer can it hold out?
A member of the Kirigakure Anbu gritted his teeth and rushed to her side.
"Lord Mizukage!"
"The seal is about to break!"
"If this continues, the Three-Tails will completely break through the seal!"
Mei Terumi looked at the lake.
How much longer can we hold on?
"Ten minutes at most."
The Anbu were panting heavily.
" The Sealing Squad has already used up more than half of their Chakra."
Mei Terumi gritted her teeth.
"Keep holding on."
"Under no circumstances should the Three-Tails be allowed to get close to Kirigakure."
"Yes!"
The Anbu turned and rushed back into the sealing array.
Mei Terumi stood by the lake, without retreating.
She knew very well that Kirigakure could not withstand any more turmoil.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, has died.
The Bloody Mist Village brought immense suffering to its villagers.
Kisame Hoshigaki defected.
Zabuza Momochi defected.
Many bloodline families have died out one after another.
The village now has very few high-end combat personnel left.
Once the Three-Tails charges into Kirigakure, the village has no power to stop it.
"Hang in there a little longer."
Mei Terumi said in a low voice:
"If we can reseal it, the village will still have a chance."
The lake water suddenly parted to both sides.
A huge head emerged from the bottom of the lake.
The Isobu opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar.
roar!
The sound waves surged in all directions.
Trees along the lake have fallen in large numbers.
The Sealing Squad's ninjas were so shocked that their ears and noses bled.
Mei Terumi quickly Hand Seals.
"Everyone, restart the Sealing Jutsu!"
" Sealing Squad, suppress it with me!"
The blue seal glowed once more.
Chains rose from the lake and coiled around the Three-Tails's body.
The Three-Tails swung their tails violently.
boom!
The lock connection broke.
The lake water surged into the sky and then crashed down like a torrential rain.
Mei Terumi raised her hand to cover her face.
"Continue!"
"Don't stop!"
A heavy downpour began.
The valley was quickly covered by a curtain of rain.
Zhang Yu stopped atop a tree in the distance.
The Nine-Tails raised its head.
"It's that big turtle."
" Three-Tails."
Zhang Yu looked towards the lake.
The Three-Tails 'Chakra continued to surge.
The Kirigakure Sealing Squad has been pushed to its limit.
The Nine-Tails revealed its sharp fangs.
"Boss, let me go."
Zhang Yu nodded.
"Go."
The Nine-Tails jumped off his shoulder.
The body rapidly expanded in mid-air.
The fox, which was originally only the size of a rabbit, transformed in the blink of an eye into a gigantic, crimson Nine-Tails Demon Fox.
All nine tails unfurled simultaneously.
A powerful Chakra shot into the sky, even shaking off the falling rain.
The Kirigakure Ninja by the lake all stopped what they were doing.
A sealed ninja looked up at the Nine-Tails, his voice changing.
What is that?
"Fox?"
"Nine tails..."
Mei Terumi suddenly turned her head.
She looked at the Nine-Tails standing on the hillside, and her expression changed instantly.
Nine-Tails?
How did the Nine-Tails end up here?
Nine-Tails did not answer.
It landed on all fours, and the ground immediately cracked open.
The next second, the Nine-Tails charged towards the lake.
The Three-Tails also sensed its presence.
Isobu raised its massive head and roared, its three tails lashing out at the Nine-Tails simultaneously.
The Nine-Tails raised its claws and slammed them down head-on.
boom!
The two forces collided.
The lake surface exploded on the spot.
The Three-Tails creature's massive body was swatted sideways dozens of meters by the Nine-Tails's claw, and its huge tortoise shell crashed into the mountain wall.
Gravel rolled down.
The Kirigakure Ninja were all stunned.
"This..."
" The Nine-Tails swatted the Three-Tails away with a single claw strike?"
"That's Three-Tails!"
Mei Terumi's fingers clenched tightly.
The Nine-Tails flicked its claws.
"The tortoise shell is still so hard."
The Three-Tails crawled out from the rubble, its mouth agape in fury.
A ball of black Chakra rapidly condensed in its mouth.
Upon seeing this, the Nine-Tails rushed forward.
It opened its mouth and bit down on the Three-Tails creature's neck.
Before the Three-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb could even take shape, it was forcefully shattered by the Nine-Tails beast.
The explosive Chakra surged in all directions.
The Nine-Tails grabbed the Three-Tails creature by the neck and dragged it into the lake.
Boom!
A huge column of water shot into the sky.
The lake water churned continuously.
The Three-Tails struggled frantically underwater.
The three tails lashed out at the Nine-Tails again and again.
The Nine-Tails raised its claws and slapped the Three-Tails fox's shell repeatedly.
With each strike of its claws, a ripple spread across the lake's surface.
The sealed ninjas on the shore looked at each other in bewilderment.
They were already on the verge of losing control of the Three-Tails.
But after the Nine-Tails appeared, the Three-Tails didn't even have a chance to raise its head.
Is that really the Nine-Tails?
Why would it help us?
"Stop asking, continue the sealing!"
Mei Terumi quickly realized what was happening.
" Sealing Squad, seize the opportunity!"
"Push the Three-Tails back to the bottom of the lake!"
The Sealing Squad ninjas hurriedly Hand Seals.
Numerous chains pierced through the lake, wrapping around the Three-Tails's body.
Nine-Tails used one claw to press down on Isobu's head, and the other claw to push it into the water.
The Three-Tails ' body was bound tightly with chains.
It kept struggling.
The lake water was so heavy that it couldn't turn over because of the Nine-Tails.
Nine-Tails Fox lowered its head and said:
"Big turtle, do you submit?"
The Three-Tails let out a deep roar.
The Nine-Tails raised its claw and slapped it hard again.
"Do you submit or not!"
The Three-Tails ' roar immediately weakened.
Nine-Tails retracted its claws with satisfaction.
That's more like it.
Mei Terumi she watched the Three-Tails being suppressed in the lake, but then a more intense surge of Chakra suddenly came from afar.
The power within the Three-Tails surged once more.
The sealing chains binding it snapped one by one.
The Nine-Tails's claws were also shaken off.
The Three-Tails creature burst out of the lake, its massive body crashing onto the shore.
boom!
The ground shook violently.
Mei Terumi quickly retreated.
Nine-Tails landed by the lake and looked down at Three-Tails, who had gotten back up.
"Hasn't it had enough?"
Zhang Yu landed from the treetop next to Nine-Tails.
"The seal has been broken."
"It's completely out of control now."
The Nine-Tails fox swung its tail.
"Then keep beating them."
Zhang Yu looked at the churning lake water in front of him.
"Don't rush."
"Let them fight first."
Mei Terumi turned to look at Zhang Yu.
She had already noticed the person at the top of the tree.
Black hair, black clothes.
He had no ninja tools on his shoulders, but the Nine-Tails stood beside him.
Who exactly is this man?
The Three-Tails creature roared and charged toward the shore once more.
Its massive body smashed through the rocks in its path, and the lake water followed, overflowing the valley.
Mei Terumi's expression changed.
" Sealing Squad, retreat!"
"Get away from the lake!"
The sealing ninja immediately withdrew the spell and retreated out of the valley.
Mei Terumi, however, remained where she was.
She Hand Seals, Chakra rapidly gathered.
" Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The lake water surged skyward.
A gigantic water dragon materialized behind Mei Terumi, roaring as it charged toward the Three-Tails.
boom!
The water dragon crashed into the shell of the Three-Tails turtle.
Water splashed everywhere.
The Three-Tails ' body only swayed slightly.
This attack did not harm it; instead, it enraged it completely.