Nine-Tails (Second Update)

Chapter 144: Nine-Tails (Second Update)

"Haha, Naruto is the name of the protagonist in Jiraiya-sensei’s novel. Pretty good, right? Here, this is the one."

Even while pregnant, Kushina’s temper had not changed at all. Beaming happily, she pulled out a novel and stuffed it into Xu Yue’s hands, making Minato beside her smile wryly.

"He inherited the excellent genes of both of you. He’ll definitely become an amazing ninja someday. By the way, do you think his hair will be blond or red?"

Xu Yue had likewise blended into the cheerful atmosphere of their little family.

"Is that even a question? It’ll definitely be red. The bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan is incredibly dominant. Aside from the Senju Clan, I’ve never seen anyone able to suppress it."

Kushina haughtily raised her head, looking immensely pleased with herself.

Minato repeatedly agreed.

"But I’m betting it’ll be blond."

Xu Yue grinned mischievously. Kushina, who had just been smug, immediately puffed out her cheeks and glared at him as if accusing him of being mean.

"How about we make a bet?"

"What are we betting?"

"Don’t you want the scroll for Adamantine Sealing Chains? The Uzumaki Clan is under my authority now. If Naruto has blond hair, I’ll let you learn it."

"Oh? And if he doesn’t?"

"Then you’ll have to be Naruto’s instructor."

Kushina looked as though her scheme had succeeded. She was clearly planning to find a babysitter for her child. Minato was the Hokage, after all, and had far too much to do. They still needed a good teacher.

This guy happened to be under punishment, had nothing to do, was strong, and had a good character. He was perfect.

As he gazed distractedly at this warm, harmonious family, Xu Yue seemed to see Naruto growing up under their care. As an orphan, he had never experienced such a feeling.

But the brief distraction was soon hidden beneath the gentle smile on his face.

"Of course. Even if I win, I’ll still promise to take good care of him."

"Haha, don’t worry. I’ll make you admit defeat wholeheartedly."

Kushina clenched her fist and struck a violent pose, looking completely unaffected by her huge belly…

"Senior Brother Minato, come outside for a moment. I need to talk to you."

After finishing dinner at Minato’s home, Xu Yue spoke to him. Minato froze for a moment, then nodded and followed him outside.

Kushina looked displeased, jealously huffing at the two men as they left. Still, she did not follow them and instead began tidying up.

"Senior Brother Minato, I’m afraid Kushina may run into some trouble when she gives birth."

Xu Yue spoke to Minato in a somewhat grave tone.

Xu Yue could clearly feel the air around them stiffen. Minato, whose radiant smile had always been as bright as the sun, seemed to darken at once.

That faint sense of pressure made Xu Yue feel as though he were facing the Third Hokage!

A genius was a genius, after all. Even after becoming Hokage, Minato Namikaze was still improving at a rapid pace.

"Although we haven’t signed a ceasefire agreement with Hidden Cloud yet, the Third Ninja War is indeed effectively over. Is there a problem?"

Minato asked steadily.

"Maybe I’m overthinking it. During this trip, I encountered a very troublesome opponent. He possessed the Sharingan, as well as a troublesome space-time ninjutsu."

After weighing his words, Xu Yue revealed some information.

"Space-time ninjutsu?"

Though Minato was confident in himself, he believed Xu Yue would not try to scare him. Xu Yue himself had mastered the Flying Thunder God, so he understood its power better than anyone.

"Also, he seems to be after the Tailed Beasts. In any case, there’s no harm in being careful, right?"

"I understand. I may need your help when the time comes."

"Of course…"

Minato, this is all I can do for you. If you survive this time, perhaps… we might truly become friends.

Before Kushina gave birth, Xu Yue still regularly consulted her on Sealing Jutsu, and the days passed one by one.

Aside from the gradual reduction in the Chakra refinement speed restriction caused by the delayed space, Xu Yue’s foundational theory in every other aspect improved considerably.

Especially after using up all his spare C-Rank Plot points, his foundation in Sealing Jutsu had become exceptionally solid.

At last, what was meant to come had come…

Outside a wooden house far from Konoha, protected by a barrier, Xu Yue watched Minato pace anxiously nearby. His tone seemed somewhat melancholy.

"Really? You’re not going inside to watch over her…?"

"Lady Biwako said it wouldn’t be convenient for you to go in, and I also…"

"Looks like you still haven’t taken my words seriously enough."

Xu Yue no longer paid attention to Minato’s explanation. His gaze gradually turned cold, making Minato feel, for a fleeting moment, that his junior brother was unfamiliar.

As her husband, Minato had originally been allowed inside the delivery room. With the barrier, the Flying Thunder God, this specially selected secluded location, and both Minato and Xu Yue present, they should have been able to guard against any problem. Yet his junior brother clearly did not agree.

"Back when I fought Madara to that extent, I still couldn’t snatch someone away from his hands. Minato, you’re too confident in your Flying Thunder God. Sorry, but it seems I can’t help you after all."

Xu Yue’s tone grew colder. If he did not enter the delivery room, there was no point in staying here.

Just as Minato was confused and about to ask for clarification, the screams of Biwako and another female ninja rang out from inside the wooden house. Minato’s face turned extremely ugly, and in the next instant, he vanished.

Only Xu Yue remained standing silently outside.

Since it still happened, then the Fourth Hokage would ultimately become history…

Kushina had the Nine-Tails extracted from her as a Jinchuriki. You probably wouldn’t choose to live on alone either…

In the next instant, Xu Yue vanished as well. But he did not appear inside the wooden house. Instead, he appeared within Konoha.

Minato’s Flying Thunder God techniques could still compete with Obito’s in speed. Against that terrifying space-time ability of intangibility, a half-baked fighter like him should not waste time. Going or not going would make no difference.

Since that was the case, he would use the backup plan…

Konoha at night had turned somewhat chilly. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, put on his cloak, feeling that something was off today.

Hopefully, he was merely worrying too much.

On Konoha’s peaceful, prosperous streets, immersed in postwar tranquility—

A spiraling vortex appeared, and Obito emerged within Konoha. He then formed hand seals and summoned something.

A massive summoning pattern spread outward from his arm.

In an instant, a crimson giant beast carrying an intense aura of misfortune appeared at the very center of Konoha.

Terrifying Chakra erupted in an instant.

The raging gale directly destroyed the first wave of buildings!

Flying rubble filled the sky, and cries of misery echoed everywhere…

It was said in ancient times that a fox was born with nine tails. When it moved those tails, mountains crumbled and tsunamis rose.

That was the most fitting description of the Nine-Tails.

With endless Chakra and its enormous body, the instant it appeared, it inflicted tremendous damage upon the completely unprepared Konoha.

Buildings collapsed across vast areas, and the earth split apart!

As the strongest village in the ninja world, Konoha had rapid reaction speeds even in peacetime.

Though they had no idea why the Nine-Tails had appeared, ninjas swiftly assembled themselves into attack formations.

They used Explosive Tags to attack, attempting to draw the Nine-Tails’ attention and lure it outside the village.

But how could the Nine-Tails, under Sharingan control, be affected by such tactics? It casually swatted those ninjas aside, and anyone even grazed by it was torn to pieces.

Countless buildings were destroyed.

Countless ninjas and villagers died because of it…

Within the Uchiha compound, Itachi held the newly born Sasuke and continuously comforted the crying infant.

"No matter what happens, big brother will protect you."

Inside the ruins of a house, Iruka looked at his mother collapsed on top of him. Seeing the huge wound on her back from protecting him, he burst into tears.

"Protecting children is a parent’s duty. Hurry to the shelter."

Iruka’s father stood before them. Facing the rampaging Nine-Tails, he did not retreat a single step.

"But Father, you…"

"I’ll take care of your mother. Now, go!"

At a location where many young ninjas had gathered.

Kurenai’s Father looked at the young ninjas before him, all indignantly demanding to be allowed into battle. His expression was cold.

"Without permission, no one is to attack."

"But, Father, we’re ninjas too. We’re prepared for this!"

Kurenai, who had only recently become a ninja, protested angrily.

"Of course. As ninjas, we will all die someday, but…"

"At the very least, you must pass down the Will of Fire we inherited to your descendants."

All of Konoha descended into chaos because of the Nine-Tails’ appearance. No matter how hard they tried, they could not draw the attention of the Nine-Tails being controlled by the Sharingan.

Then, at that moment, a massive staff suddenly shot out from within the village, carrying a terrifying shockwave.

With a single blow, it sent the enormous Nine-Tails flying outside the village.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Repelling the Nine-Tails with one strike—this was the true display of the Third Hokage at his peak!

But Hiruzen was not known for his Chakra reserves. Forcing the Nine-Tails back head-on placed an immense burden on him.

He had won the exchange, but he clearly could not match a Tailed Beast’s endurance.

Meanwhile, the suddenly struck Nine-Tails flew into a complete rage. It immediately opened its mouth and began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb, aiming it at Konoha.

In the next instant, a tiny figure appeared above the Nine-Tails. A fist descended from the sky, and with a body as insignificant as an ant by comparison, it directly smashed the Nine-Tails’ entire head into the ground.

The newly formed Tailed Beast Bomb scattered apart, its shockwave spreading out and completely flattening the surrounding area.

Empowered in Sage Mode and combined with the Monster Strength Punch, the strike left even the Nine-Tails dazed for a moment, biting its own tongue.

Not only that, after landing the punch, Xu Yue turned around, and his eyes shifted into the form of the Mangekyo.

Kamui!

He opened the spatial rift torn by Kamui as wide as possible.

He actually shredded off one of the Nine-Tails’ tails!

The tyrannical authority of the space-time attribute was something even a Tailed Beast could not resist!

However, the Nine-Tails was simply too large. Even though Kamui could truly injure it, it could not inflict too much damage. The severed tail rapidly reformed amid Chakra gathering like foam…

Seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb stopped, the Third Hokage also breathed a sigh of relief before quickly catching up.

Watching the ninjas charge forward one after another to protect the village, Hiruzen’s heart bled.

Against a Tailed Beast on the Nine-Tails’ level, sheer numbers of ordinary ninjas had little effect. They needed powerhouses at his level.

What exactly had happened?

Where was the Fourth Hokage?

Fortunately, Uchiha Yue had stepped forward at the critical moment. Otherwise, if the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb had struck the village, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

"Everyone, stop it! We can’t let it approach the village!"

"It came too suddenly. There hasn’t even been time to evacuate. Even if we have to risk our lives, we must hold it outside the village!"

"Hurry! Reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?!"

"That was the Third Hokage!"

"That’s Lord Black Flash!"

"Keep it up! We can do this! As long as we hold on until the Fourth Hokage arrives, we’ll definitely be able to subdue the Nine-Tails…"

Seeing the Nine-Tails knocked away from the village, Konoha’s ninjas reacted with remarkable speed, charging forward one after another.

But against the Nine-Tails, they did not even have the ability to slow it down!

Hiruzen’s heart grew exceptionally heavy.

What should he do? What method could he use now?

He had to find a way to restrain the Nine-Tails, then seal it again…

Suddenly, terrifying vines burst out of the earth. Great swathes of them surged and twisted together, and even the enormous body of the Nine-Tails was directly bound by thick vines.

Its fangs and claws could not clear away the vines that were surging forth at terrifying speed.

In an instant, it was completely bound and wrapped up!

Sage Art…

Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!

The Wood Realm grown through senjutsu Chakra absorbed not only natural energy, but also continuously devoured the Nine-Tails’ terrifying Chakra as it grew madly.

The harder the Nine-Tails struggled, the faster it grew.

Wood Style’s suppressive power against Tailed Beasts was on full display…

Second update today, one more still to come!!

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