From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 254 Konoha disregards martial ethics; Obito happily wins a mixed doubles match.

Roar--! ! !
The atmosphere resonated, causing ripples to spread across the calm surface of the water.

Its enormous body blocked the moonlight, casting a slanted shadow that gave people an almost suffocating sense of oppression.

The Nine-Tailed Fox lowered its center of gravity, and two scarlet lights shone deep within its narrow, beastly eyes. Three blood-red tomoe were clearly visible. The cruel, ferocious, and violent aura emanating from the top of the food chain crashed against Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind like a violent tsunami.

"That's... the shape of the Sharingan?"

Only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi notice the magatama in Kurama's pupils, and a storm raged within him.

Suddenly, he felt as if he had been struck by a giant hammer. His mind went blank, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be that the Uchiha have rebelled?!"

This is not a baseless suspicion. In fact, as a disciple of the Second Hokage, he witnessed Madara Uchiha manipulating the Nine-Tails with his Sharingan when he was young. Now that he has encountered the same situation again, he naturally thought of the Uchiha.

Before he could think any further, the Nine-Tails' roar interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts.

Under the tangible sonic waves, an invisible impact spread out in layers, uprooting the surrounding trees and sending dust flying amidst the roar.

When it does not move, it is so; but when it does, it is astonishing.

The enormous fox demon suddenly burst forth with incredible speed, like a streak of orange-red flame. Its four hooves galloped wildly, whipping up howling winds and leaving a massive trail of air behind it. The billowing dust resembled a dragon, like a fiery red meteor streaking across the ground.

Boom. Boom. Boom.
The earth was trembling violently, and the air surging in from the front was like waves crashing against the shore.

"I've said it before, as long as I have a breath left, you'll never set foot in Konoha again!" With each breath, Hiruzen Sarutobi's chakra surged, his body like a taut bowstring, unleashing a powerful burst of brute force. He leaped onto the ground and thrust his staff forward with all his might: "Ruyi Jingu Bang: Power!"

In an instant, the Vajra Ruyi Cudgel grew larger, until it was as thick as a dozen people could hug, and it crashed straight into the charging fox demon.

boom! ! !
This collision was truly terrifying.

The clamorous smoke and dust, accompanied by a huge air wave, soared into the sky like a trapped dragon rising from the abyss.

The deafening roar caused houses several kilometers away to vibrate, glass to crumble into dust, and eardrums to ache.

The human and the beast were locked in a struggle.

Just like in sumo wrestling, they clash with pure brute force until one of them is defeated.

The earth groaned in agony, trembling horribly. As forces clashed, countless crisscrossing cracks spread in all directions, like a dense spider web.

To the Nine-Tailed Fox's surprise, it had clearly used all its strength, yet it could only advance a mere half step.

That tiny body was like an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron; no matter how it attacked, it could not cross the half-step threshold of the Thunder Pool.

"So this is a tailed beast."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was thrown back dozens of meters by the impact. Looking at the furrows his feet had dug and the trembling, cracked hands, he felt a sudden sense of powerlessness.

I really don't know, First Generation Lord

He's getting old after all; if he were younger, he might have been able to hold on.

"There's no other way." Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes gradually sharpening: "I can't conserve my chakra anymore. If this keeps up, my old bones will fall apart!"

He decided to stop conserving his chakra and immediately created two shadow clones.

"Earth Escape·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

A huge swamp suddenly appeared, swallowing the Nine-Tails' limbs and trapping it in the mud from which it could not escape.

Then, the two shadow clones, which had been prepared beforehand, directly extracted chakra, stored it in their mouths, and transformed it into a fierce ninjutsu:

"Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon Bullet!"

"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Combined Ninjutsu: Lightning-Water Dragon Bullet—!" While trying his best to conserve chakra, Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to use a combined lightning and water ninjutsu that was more suitable for the current situation.

In an instant, the surging waves transformed into a dragon shape, wrapped in dazzling lightning, and roared as it crashed into the nine-tailed fox. Rampaging electricity coursed across its orange fur, instantly emitting a burnt smell. The water escape technique further spread the power of the electricity throughout its body, paralyzing the fox's body.

"It's now!"

During the brief moment when the Nine-Tails was being controlled, three figures instantly landed at the corresponding four locations.

With the hand seals complete, Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, "Three-Directional Seal!"

Green, transparent curtains rose from the east, south, and west, then a pyramid-shaped barrier opened, forming a solid wall that trapped the nine-tailed fox within.

boom!
The Nine-Tails, now free, unleashed a furious attack that struck the barrier.

The violent tremors caused cracks to spread across the barrier. The caster, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was severely injured, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his lips. Yet he remained silent, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the Nine-Tails within the barrier, veins bulging on his forehead: "You won't get out of here before I die!"

No matter how the Nine-Tailed Fox attacked from within the barrier, the seemingly weak and cracked pyramid barrier remained standing.

With each heavy blow, Hiruzen Sarutobi's life force gradually dwindled to a flickering candle in the wind.

On the other hand, the battle situation is showing a one-sided trend.

The extraordinary abilities of the Sequence 5 Wraith are indeed bizarre and inexplicable. It can penetrate various attacks, launch sneak attacks silently, possess people, and flicker between mirrors.

However, could it be said that Obito was just unlucky, or that he had done too many despicable things and his luck was always a bit bad?

The greatest advantage of the vengeful spirit form is that it can pass through obstacles and ignore all kinds of attacks, but it just so happened to run into Minato Namikaze, who was perfectly countered by the natural energy of the Sage Mode.

The brutal, bone-crushing blows left Obito bruised and battered, looking utterly pathetic.

However, although Minato Namikaze had the advantage, he couldn't turn it into a victory. It wasn't that he couldn't make up his mind; it was simply that Obito was too difficult to kill. His body was as hard as steel, his movements were agile and nimble, and his recovery speed was astonishing. Moreover, he would summon 'ghosts' and 'living corpses' from time to time to prolong the battle.

Sensing the waning energy on the other end, Minato Namikaze was frantic. Knowing he couldn't delay any longer, he bit his thumb and pressed it to the ground without hesitation: "Summoning Jutsu!"

"Hahaha, now that things have come to this, do you think you can solve my problem by summoning a summoning beast?" Obito seemed to have been beaten badly, but in reality he had suffered no losses. He was deliberately delaying, watching Minato Namikaze gradually despair, so as to satisfy his deep-seated desire for revenge.

However, the next moment, Obito was shocked to find that what emerged from the smoke was not the so-called summoning beast.

Instead, he was a tall and imposing figure with a full head of white hair that flowed like a lion's, two small toads perched on his shoulders, exuding a heroic spirit.

"I never imagined that Konoha would become like this after I've been away for so long."

The man wore a headband with the character "oil" on it, a red outer robe, wooden clogs, and carried a large scroll on his back.

His calm and steady gaze fell on Obito. After lingering for half a second, the tall and burly man sighed softly and said, "Minato, is this guy... the disciple you mentioned?"

"is teacher."

Minato Namikaze stepped out from the side, his eyes lowered, and said softly, "I can't take him down by myself, so I had to have the messenger toad inform you."

"Stop talking nonsense, Jiraiya, Minato!"

Standing on his shoulders, Shima clapped his hands, interrupting their reminiscing: "I have to rush back to cook for the kids. Honey, hurry up and get rid of him!"

"Understood, Mom."

Fukasaku smiled, looked at the two people beside him, and said with emotion, "It's been so many years. I never thought I would see the two of you in Sage Mode fighting together again."

"Then let's go."

Jiraiya kicked off his wooden clogs, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "Kid, let me show you what happens when you offend a sage!"

At this moment, Obito lost his composure, and beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Did something go wrong?
Minato Namikaze was already difficult to deal with, and now Jiraiya has appeared as well?
You people in Konoha have no martial ethics!
It was supposed to be a one-on-one match, how did it turn into a mixed doubles game!
(End of this chapter)