Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 96: Two Tailed Beasts Attack from Both Sides; The Organization Has a Simple Mission for You.

Jiraiya's team is under unimaginable pressure.

As things stand, they bear the important task of resisting the attack of Iwagakure and protecting towns within the Land of Fire, but they do not seem to have the corresponding strength.

No one dares to say they are sure they will win against a Jinchūriki, not even Jiraiya.

"Hopefully the old man is reliable and sends some capable men." Jiraiya glanced back at his three subordinates.

Even the most talented Minato was completely incapable of confronting a Jinchūriki; at best, he could only escape from the Jinchūriki.

In fact, the current Minato is much weaker than the Minato in the original timeline!
Despite being motivated by Kaede Tsukasa's powerful rise, Minato Namikaze seems to be training even harder and racking his brains to develop new techniques, trying to emulate Kaede Tsukasa by developing a series of complementary ninjutsu around a core technique, thus significantly enhancing his combat power time and time again.

In this regard, Kaede Tsukasa is undoubtedly a role model for everyone in Konoha. At first, he could only control a few weak corpses, but as time went on, every time Kaede Tsukasa came up with a new technique that perfectly matched the Corpse Escape Technique, his strength would soar, surprising everyone and making it increasingly difficult for them to match him.

But don't forget that even without Tsukasa Kaede's rise, Minato Namikaze would not lack self-motivation. Such a self-disciplined person will always steadily improve himself according to his own actual situation.

This involves a crucial figure: Kushina Uzumaki.

In the current timeline, Minato Namikaze did not become a couple with Kushina Uzumaki, so he naturally could not learn a large number of Uzumaki clan sealing techniques from Kushina.

If used well, sealing techniques can suppress enemies by surprise. The key is that if many sealing techniques are prepared in advance and then suddenly launched at the right time, they can achieve the surprise attack effect of "no-seal ninjutsu".

But Minato Namikaze hasn't learned it at all.

Even with a stronger motivation to train, Minato Namikaze's strength hadn't undergone a qualitative change, and he hadn't mastered the sealing techniques. In reality, it wasn't enough for him to surpass his original self from the original timeline.

Minato Namikaze was unaware of this. Meeting Jiraiya's worried gaze, he racked his brains, devising tactics to deal with Jinchuriki, and immediately overturning each one he devised.

"With my abilities, I can only be of some use when the enemy enters a half-tailed beast form. The Rasengan can be somewhat effective, and the explosive tags can also..."

Minato racked his brains, but helplessly realized that he really didn't have any good ideas. He judged that once the enemy entered half-tailed beast form, he would be no match for him. At most, he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to hold off the enemy, but he couldn't defeat him.

“If the enemy uses the Tailed Beast Ball… no, they don’t even need to be fully transformed into a Tailed Beast to use the Tailed Beast Ball. Even if they are only half-transformed into a Tailed Beast, swallowing the chakra ball and then spitting it out, I won’t be able to stop them…” Minato sighed.

He suddenly realized that Kaedeji Tsukasa, who was also a space-time ninja, must have a solution here.

At this moment, Jiraiya spoke up: "Listen, if you encounter a Jinchuriki, you must not be alone! Once a Jinchuriki uses the power of the Tailed Beast, even a simple taijutsu attack can create a highly destructive shockwave. They can also use the Tailed Beast's chakra to create many claws, greatly increasing their attack range and making it even more difficult for us to defend ourselves."

"So difficult?"

"How did the village deal with the tailed beasts before?"

The other two teammates looked serious, and even subconsciously swallowed.

Jiraiya himself didn't have much experience dealing with tailed beasts. He thought for a moment, then held up two fingers and said, "You all participated in the Fourth Shinobi World War, so you should know that our main enemies are Sunagakure and Iwagakure. The One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure was mainly fighting Iwagakure and didn't engage in battle with us. The Jinchuriki we really faced were the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of Iwagakure."

Jiraiya retracted one finger: "The Four-Tails Jinchuriki was defeated by Dan Kato and Tsukasa Kaede during the Battle of the Land of Hot Springs. I heard that he was knocked into a deep coma and withdrew from the war. Now, after recuperating for less than two years, he should have recovered almost completely."

Minato and the other two nodded. In the Battle of the Land of Hot Water, although the number of troops dispatched by Iwagakure was not large, only about a thousand, the fact that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was leading the team made the danger of this force skyrocket.

To put it bluntly, these thousand Iwagakure ninjas were essentially expendable resources to distribute the firepower of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki; the real main combat personnel were the Four-Tails Jinchuriki himself from beginning to end.

Normally, destroying the ley lines of the Land of Hot Water and triggering an underground volcano would have provided a perfect opportunity to wipe out two thousand Konoha ninja, including Kato Dan, in one battle with zero casualties, and to cripple this vassal state of the Land of Hot Water, causing a serious collapse of Konoha's northeastern defense line.

Don't forget, to the northeast of Konoha is the Land of Hot Springs, and to the northeast of the Land of Hot Springs is the Hidden Cloud Village. This extremely fierce and domineering village has always maintained small-team intrusion operations against the Hidden Stone Village and Konoha Village. If Konoha Village exposes such a big flaw, even if the Hidden Stone Village stops doing anything from this direction, the Hidden Cloud Village will definitely increase its attack and weaken Konoha's strength.

"The Battle of the Land of Hot Springs, many people say it was the turning point of the Second Shinobi World War. Our comrades were in a huge disadvantage, but they ultimately turned the tide and pushed back the enemy, even severely injuring the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. I can't imagine how difficult it was back then, and how they did it."

A look of reverence appeared in Dekayi's eyes. Dekayi had crippled the Four-Tails Jinchuriki in one battle; this was of utmost importance.

Jiraiya continued, "As for the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Orochimaru and the heads of the various ninja clans on the main battlefield took action. From what I understand, Orochimaru and his group were also in a very difficult situation at the time, but in the end they were unable to make the Five-Tails Jinchuriki play a significant role. The Konoha forces defeated the Iwagakure forces first, forcing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki to retreat."

The three men nodded. They had all participated in this battle and knew how difficult it was to win.

"I remember that Lord Momoka, Lord Fugaku, and Lord Hiashi led the elites of various ninja clans to fight one after another and made huge sacrifices." Minato recalled, "At that time, Lord Kaede also played a significant role, greatly relieving the pressure on many of his comrades and reducing casualties. He was truly remarkable and played a significant role on two fronts at the same time."

The mere presence of Fugaku Uchiha was enough to make the Five-Tails Jinchuriki extremely wary. Before figuring out the extent of Fugaku's Sharingan power, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki dared not go berserk at full power, fearing that he would lose his mind. After the Five-Tails regained control of its body, it was subsequently controlled by Fugaku using his Sharingan.

Not being a perfect Jinchūriki, he would inevitably have many concerns when facing the strongest member of the Uchiha clan.

Jiraiya said bitterly, "But this time it really happened so suddenly. I didn't expect Iwagakure to be so decisive and invest so much! We don't have any strong help to share the pressure. Right now, we can only rely on ourselves to hold off the enemy."

Minato offered, "I've thought of a tactic. I can insert a specially made kunai into the enemy's body and then move the enemy to a more distant location to buy some extra time."

"It's too risky. First, do you have that much chakra to transfer to a Jinchuriki? Nobody knows how much energy the Flying Thunder God Technique would consume to transfer such a massive individual. Second, the enemy will definitely know about you, the genius of Konoha. Once they activate the Tailed Beast Cloak, their defense will be greatly enhanced, and you won't be able to penetrate it." Jiraiya rejected the idea.

To put it bluntly, Minato didn't master a powerful offensive technique that could injure a Jinchuriki in one strike. Was he going to rely on the Rasengan? The newly developed Rasengan probably couldn't even penetrate the Tailed Beast's cloak, and it would be even less effective once the enemy entered a half-Tailed Beast mode.

"Then I can only try to transfer the enemy's chakra the moment my kunai touches it... However, the transfer distance should not be too far. Given the speed at which the enemy's chakra increases after using the tailed beast chakra, it won't delay them for long."

Minato felt extremely helpless. He had clearly tried his best and his talent was amazing, but he was helpless against the Jinchūriki and had no good solutions at all.

To put it bluntly, if he had mastered a sealing technique that could be cast instantly, he could have gotten close enough to touch the enemy with his Flying Thunder God Technique. As long as he touched the enemy, he could cast a sealing technique, even if it only caused the enemy to freeze for a moment. For a ninja like him, there would be too many ways to use it.

This brings us back to the point: Minato failed to defeat Kushina and thus couldn't learn the powerful and efficient sealing technique.

Not to mention combining the Flying Thunder God Technique with sealing techniques.

In the original timeline, during the Nine-Tails' rampage, when faced with the massive Tailed Beast Ball spewed by the fully-formed Nine-Tails, Minato simply stood on the Hokage Rock, opened his arms, and used "Flying Thunder God Technique." A huge circular rune pattern spread from his palm, swallowing the Tailed Beast Ball bit by bit and transferring it to an extremely distant place.

At that time, Minato had mastered almost all of the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, except for the Adamantine Sealing Technique, which was a special sealing technique that Mito Uzumaki, Kushina, and Karin could all master and that was suspected to be a bloodline limit. He could even perfectly combine it with the Flying Thunder God Technique to create a systematic fighting style.

Even when facing the fully evolved Nine-Tails, if we disregard protecting the village and minimizing casualties, and simply consider the possibility of a back-and-forth battle, Minato Namikaze at that time would have been completely in control.

"That won't work now," 15-year-old Minato scratched his head.

Dekayi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So, the people in the village who are best at dealing with Jinchuriki are actually Lord Orochimaru, Lord Kato Dan, and the three great bloodline clans... or more accurately, Lord Fugaku of the Uchiha clan?"

“Wrong. The one with the most experience in dealing with tailed beasts in the village right now should be Kaedeji.” A complex look flashed in Jiraiya’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it and said in a deep voice.

"Eh?"

"As for the Ghoul, he is indeed very powerful, but he's not the type to deal with tailed beasts, is he? Didn't he only assist Lord Kato Dan in severely injuring the Four-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Lord Kato Dan must have used a spiritification technique to knock the Four-Tails Jinchuriki unconscious. Lord Kaede Tsukasa played a supporting role, such as helping Lord Kato Dan to accurately strike the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. But why would Jiraiya-sensei say that?"

"It's alright to tell you now, I'm sure you won't betray the village... Do you know why the Hidden Cloud Village sent an invasion force of several hundred people to invade the Land of Fire? Do you know why Kaedeji accurately predicted the Hidden Cloud Village's movements, laid an ambush in advance, and killed hundreds of Hidden Cloud Village's elites all by himself?"

Jiraiya carefully chose his words and slowly said, "Because before this, Kaede Tsukasa and Orochimaru secretly did something that caused great losses to Kumogakure... They assassinated the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Burubi, and they did it when Burubi had entered full Tailed Beast form and the Eight-Tails had completely gone berserk."

"What? There's such an inside story?"

Even Minato was stunned; he had never heard of such a thing before!

The key is that the amount of information is just too much. That was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Brubi. Although he did not participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War, he was supposed to be Yotsuki's partner, the future Fourth Raikage. He was killed so quietly.

"I learned from the Third Hokage that it was mainly Kaedeji who did the work. Orochimaru only cleared out some Cloud Village ninjas on guard at the beginning and didn't participate in the subsequent battle. In other words, Kaedeji killed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki by himself."

Jiraiya smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, my reaction when I heard this news was the same as yours. I couldn't understand how Kaede Tsukasa did it at all... He's not good at genjutsu and doesn't have a strong bloodline limit. I racked my brains but still couldn't figure out how he dealt with the berserk Eight-Tails."

That's what he said, but deep down, Jiraiya secretly felt that Burubi might not have been killed by sheer force, but by some other method.

But Brubi is indeed dead. According to intelligence from spies infiltrating Kumogakure, Kumogakure has begun a tug-of-war with the Eight-Tails, which periodically escapes, and the battle is very large.

This explains why the Hidden Cloud Village sent a 300-strong invasion force to kidnap Kushina first; they desperately needed a more reliable vessel.

Rounding up, Kaede Tsukasa defeated the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki in a one-on-one fight and successfully killed him. According to the usual logic of the ninja world, this can actually be considered privately.

"Is that so? He actually managed to defeat the Eight-Tails... Lord Kaedeji's magnanimity far exceeded everyone's expectations. Will Lord Kaedeji come to our aid this time?"

Dekayi asked impatiently, "If it's him, he can definitely stabilize the situation here, right?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on how the village arranges things. We need to deal with more than just Iwagakure. Right now, Iwagakure's actions are just the most sudden and aggressive."

Jiraiya also thought of Orochimaru. That guy was always mysterious and rarely seen. Judging from the old man's words, it seemed that Kaede Tsukasa was very close to Orochimaru. The two of them filled the void left by Danzo and were actively engaged in some cell experiments.

The village needs people like that. Even though their research is very sensitive and walks on the edge of right and wrong, Jiraiya understands that any power needs outstanding figures in this field.

"With the combination of Corpse Release and Orochimaru's head, who knows what dangerous things these two are up to? I hope the old man can keep a close eye on them. I have a feeling that if the surveillance isn't thorough enough, they'll pull off something big."

The thought flashed through Jiraiya's mind, and he quickly shook his head, suddenly looking towards the west.

"Get ready, I sense a powerful chakra approaching!"

In fact, even without Jiraiya's words, the enemy's undisguised creation of chakra, reaching a certain level, naturally generates violent air currents that stir up the surrounding air, dust, and branches.

Two figures landed one after the other in front of the four people.

"With that long white hair and the oil-colored headband on your forehead, are you Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin? Be careful, Han, this guy is not a weakling you can just defeat easily."

"I understand. We can't just defeat him casually. We'll have to be a little more serious and kill him quickly. Finally, someone has appeared who allows me to act freely. If we kill him, Konoha will definitely feel the pain."

Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, wore a red straw hat and red armor, and carried a large, smoking gourd on his back.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, was a short man standing at 1.49 meters tall, while the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, was a burly man standing at 2.3 meters tall.

"Two? Two? Nobody told us that the enemy's two Jinchūriki were actually operating as a team!"

"Calm down. There's no other way now. We have to do everything we can to stop them."

Jiraiya's team fell into a brief period of anxiety.

Even Jiraiya, a veteran of many battles, was somewhat overwhelmed, let alone Minato and the other two fourteen or fifteen-year-old youths, who were speechless on the spot.

Facing two Jinchuriki at the same time? Throughout the entire history of the ninja world, since World War I, nothing like this has ever happened before!
The key person responsible for holding off these two Jinchūriki wasn't a legion, but a standard four-person squad!

"This is a big problem. How come we've been 'taken care of' by the two of you?"

Jiraiya stood in front of his three subordinates: "But you'd better not be so arrogant as to think you can kill us easily. We might just be able to kill you back..."

Han said coldly, "You seem to be telling a very lame joke, but unfortunately I don't understand the joke in your last words at all."

"Stop talking nonsense! They're stalling for time while waiting for reinforcements. Kill them immediately! Watch out for that blond kid; he's a space-time ninja from Konoha!"

“I know him. I saw him from afar during the Fourth Shinobi World War.”

Red Tailed Beast Chakra immediately surged from Rōshi and Han, and they simultaneously entered Tailed Beast Cloak Mode, greatly enhancing their attack, defense, and speed.

Han said, "You blond kid, you'd better be faster than my 'Steam Ninja'. If you're even 0.01 seconds slower, you'll be in big trouble."

The Four-Tails' ability is Lava Release, which essentially produces magma. The Five-Tails, on the other hand, has the Boil Release, which can create an astonishing amount of high-temperature steam.

Han, whose speed had already increased significantly due to entering tailed beast form, could further increase his speed by generating steam.

"Those two bastards didn't leave any openings; they went all out right from the start." Jiraiya's mouth tasted bitter.

He hesitated whether to summon Gamabunta, the toad, but felt that doing so might kill Gamabunta.

Was he about to enter Sage Mode again? But the thought of summoning those two toad sages made Jiraiya even more anxious. He really didn't want to talk to those two anymore. Every conversation would involve Nagato. What if those two made demands of him, or wanted to do something to Nagato? How could he refuse?

Using the power of Mount Myōboku, yet refusing to obey its commands?
"If I must die, then I shall die here. I have already made too many mistakes, and it is best not to continue making them. I should try my best to give Nagato more opportunities to develop freely."

Jiraiya made up his mind, glancing at Minato Namikaze behind him out of the corner of his eye. With Minato's abilities, escaping wouldn't be difficult...

“Teacher…could it be that you…” Minato’s senses were sharp.

"Someone has to stay behind and hold them off." Jiraiya gave a forced, confident smile. "The Toad Sage won't lose to a Jinchuriki!"

Swish!
Two figures rushed towards Jiraiya's team at incredible speed, so fast that only Jiraiya and Minato could react immediately!

"Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo!"

Jiraiya stretched out his hair, forming a giant spiked shield. Then, the hand seals on his hands changed rapidly, dazzling the eye: "Ninja Art: Thousand Needles!"

shhhhhh!
Countless strands of hair transformed into hard, white needles, piercing towards the two Jinchūriki in succession. "I'm just waiting for you to charge at me. Even with your Tailed Beast Cloaks, you can't break through the penetrating power of my Thousand Needles!" Jiraiya gritted his teeth inwardly.

However, normally, it is best to enter Sage Mode before activating the Hair Needle Senbon. That way, the hair will be harder and sharper, and the firing frequency will be higher and there will be more of it, making it continuous and like an automated turret that can strike enemies over a wide area.

But there's no time to worry about that now. Since Jiraiya has made up his mind to use Sage Mode as little as possible to buy Nagato precious time without external interference, he is already prepared to sacrifice himself.

"Hmph, this kind of technique..."

The old man emitted a hissing sound as he spat out multiple magma balls and numerous needles to bombard the area. Although this was not enough to destroy all the needles, he was able to ensure his safety by hiding behind the movement trajectory of the magma balls.

Lava Release is clearly effective against the Needle Jizo lineage's ninjutsu.

Boom boom!

Occasionally, magma balls would be pierced and shattered by the senbon needles, but even when they turned into many small fragments, many of them still burned and fell onto Jiraiya's hair due to inertia.

Not to mention, two magma balls destroyed the needle-shaped sticks along the way, crashing almost intact onto the Needle Jizo statue. Amidst the booming sounds, they blasted a noticeable dent into the Needle Jizo's massive shield, and the high-temperature flames spread rapidly.

Instead of launching a direct attack, Han suddenly unleashed a piercing sound from his body, spewing out large amounts of steam. His figure vanished instantly from the front, and by the time Jiraiya and the others reacted, Han had already slipped behind them.

"Too slow, your hair."

Han launched a powerful kick, aiming to strike Minato first: "Boil Release: Jet Kick!"

A larger amount of steam erupted from Han's body, and the high-speed jet of steam exponentially increased the destructive power of his kick, far exceeding the strength that an ordinary ninja could achieve by fighting desperately!

The Five-Tails is the one with the highest level of physical skills among the nine tailed beasts, and it also prefers physical attacks in battle.

As the Five-Tails' Jinchūriki, Han mastered the Five-Tails' Boil Release, and thus had to learn the Five-Tails' preferred fighting style in order to maximize his strength.

This terrifying kick was about to turn Minato into a bloody pulp, not to mention the terrifying scorching effect of the spreading high-temperature steam.

Minato remained motionless, seemingly unable to keep up with Han's pace in that instant. Just as Han was about to kick his head off, his figure suddenly disappeared, taking Jiraiya and two other teammates with him.

"Missed it. The Flying Thunder God Technique is really convenient. That blond kid's reflexes and casting speed exceeded my expectations."

Han was somewhat surprised, but only slightly.

It would be truly laughable if a space-time ninja were defeated by him in one round. With Han's speed, if this happened a few more times, Minato would be doomed if he relaxed or slowed down even for a moment.

"Not bad ability, but as an ordinary person, how much chakra, stamina, and energy can you muster to fight me?" Han sneered inwardly. The endurance of a Jinchuriki is terrifying. If he only maintains the Tailed Beast Cloak mode, he will not suffer too much damage.

"Hmm, they escaped to a position two hundred meters away in an instant. This is going to be difficult. We can't afford to waste time on these guys." Old Zi looked into the distance.

"Should we split up? One person stays behind to kill these guys, and the other person hurry up and destroy the town."

"No, not for now. There are many strong people in Konoha. Who knows who will come next? We are not perfect Jinchuriki. When we are in trouble, we can only help each other." Old Purple shook his head.

To put it bluntly, it's still because they're wary of genjutsu, especially the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

He's not a perfect Jinchūriki; if he were to face attacks from both the Tailed Beast within him and external genjutsu at the same time, he might really be defeated.

If you crash and burn on Konoha's turf, the consequences will be very troublesome.

"Alright then, looks like we'll have to play a game of catching mice."

Han moved first, and Lao Zi quickly followed.

As they moved, they continuously destroyed the kunai around them, erasing as much of the spatial coordinates left by Minato as possible, while simultaneously charging towards the large town.

This forced Jiraiya's team to rush up and stop them, but this made it easy for them to expose their weaknesses.

In several rounds of combat, both sides constantly shifted positions.

Once again, Ozuru and Han launched a pincer attack on Jiraiya's team. This was the simplest and most direct tactic, and also the most effective one.

There was no other way; Jiraiya's team dared not split up. Jiraiya and Minato still had the ability to hold their own, but the remaining two would be killed in a single encounter.

The gap between ordinary people and Jinchuriki is too vast. They are powerless to fight back in every aspect. At best, they can only serve as filler soldiers, allowing the Jinchuriki to kill them in a negligible amount of time, using each life to buy time for their powerful comrades.

"Damn it, there's absolutely no hope at this rate. If this happens a few more times, our resources will be severely depleted." Jiraiya said helplessly.

But this time things changed; the time that Jiraiya and the others bought actually came in handy.

A figure rushed over and immediately attacked the enemy. The leader punched Old Purple in the chest, the force of which made Old Purple grunt. The tailed beast cloak on his chest was torn apart, and fragments of tailed beast chakra splattered out.

Jiraiya's eyes lit up, but he was soon disappointed because the companions who came to help did not have the strength to turn the tide of the battle.

"Senior Momoka, it's you who's come!" Jiraiya exclaimed, finally getting a chance to catch his breath.

"I was a little closer to here, and when I found out that the battle had already started, I rushed over before my companions. So far, it seems I arrived just in time."

Momoka Senju clenched her fist. Not everyone can reach Tsunade's level, but relying on the powerful physique of the Senju clan, she can still achieve good results.

It's already quite remarkable that a punch with all its might could destroy a tailed beast's cloak.

However, a single Thousand Hands Peach Blossom is not enough to change the passive situation.

Senju Momoka was also a shrewd person, so she could naturally understand some of Jiraiya's subtle thoughts: "If Fugaku were to arrive, he would probably be able to truly turn the tide of the battle. His genjutsu is very effective at interfering with Jinchuriki."

No one could understand the loneliness in Senju Momoka's heart.

Of the entire Senju clan, only Senju Momoka and Tsunade are truly outstanding. The other clan members are completely unremarkable, and Nawaki, who was once highly regarded, has been dead for several years.

With no successors, from a few years old to teenagers, and then to their twenties, no geniuses have emerged who can surpass their peers. The population size in each age group has also become problematic. This is the predicament of the Senju clan.

Compared to the stable Hyuga clan and the ever-growing Uchiha clan, the Senju clan has been showing signs of decline. However, neither the Uchiha nor the Hyuga clans have publicly expressed this view. But how could the three great clans, who have been competing healthily for so many years, be completely unaware of each other's situation?
No one has publicly pointed it out, preserving each other's respect and face.

"I have to do something," Senju Momoka thought silently.

"Another one, the patriarch of the Senju clan? This is never going to end." Old Purple stood up nonchalantly, the wound on his chest slowly healing.

"The Senju clan has very strong bodies; simple injuries heal quickly. I've fought Senju Momoka on the battlefield, and she's a tough opponent. Forget it, let's not continue like this. I should be more decisive."

Han said, "I can handle them by myself using my half-tailed beast form."

"Alright, but you know, if you show any signs of losing your mind, it means this operation has to end. We won't have enough results to go back to the village. Who knows what kind of crazy thing Onoki will do then?"

"I understand. This isn't my first time entering half-tailed beast form, so I know what I'm doing."

Han's body began to swell, and his translucent red chakra gradually transformed into an opaque red-black color. Soon, he transformed into a humanoid Five-Tails.

This also means that his ability to exert force has increased significantly, making him even more dangerous.

"Lord Momoka, I will deal with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Please deal with the Four-Tails Jinchuriki," Jiraiya said quickly.

"No, let's switch. I've fought Han before, I'll deal with him!"

Senju Momoka immediately took action and rushed towards the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Han let out a muffled snort, raised his head slightly, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light. He turned into a blur—in fact, by the time the others saw the blur, it was already too late, enough time for Han to make his move many times over.

Faced with this situation, Senju Momoka immediately roared and unleashed her physique to its highest level, unleashing various powerful wind-escape techniques that created a brief, small-scale storm that blew in all directions.

"Using Wind Release with powerful cutting ability to deal with the enemy's attack, as expected of Lady Momoka."

Minato and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Wind Release ninjas are rare, no matter which village they are in. The Wind Release techniques that Senju Momoka uses with her powerful physique and abundant chakra are far more powerful and larger than ordinary people can imagine.

boom!
The massive storm collided with Han, who was hurtling around it. The two forces tore at each other, and even a fraction of a second of gap was enough for Senju Momoka to react. Then came a series of wind-escape techniques, as she tried to cut wounds into Han's body in this way.

Defeating the Five-Tails is impossible, and Senju Momoka herself knows this, but holding off the Five-Tails is not impossible.

Next, we'll see how long it takes Jiraiya to defeat the Four-Tails Jinchuriki... Unfortunately, Senju Momoka is essentially an elite Jonin, and in a battle of this level, she doesn't have the ability to deliver the decisive blow.

"You seem to have made a mistake."

Han Meng stepped back, feeling the intense pain emanating from his body and his dwindling rationality as time went by. He coldly said, "Last time we fought, you were nothing more than a supporting character. Your role was nothing compared to Orochimaru, or even compared to Fugaku Uchiha or Hiashi Hyuga."

This stung Thousand Hands Peach Blossom.

With a roar, Han charged forward like a small mountain, forcefully breaking through the storm with his flesh and blood: "One-on-one, I can kill you in an instant!"

With the Wind Release barrier broken, Han's numerous wounds were quickly covered by the new Tailed Beast Chakra, making it appear as if he had rapidly healed himself and was completely unharmed.

However, this is an illusion. Half-tailed beast transformation means that the Jinchuriki's skin has been completely destroyed by the ferocious tailed beast chakra, a large number of superficial blood vessels have been damaged, and all the blood that flows out has been evaporated.

In other words, the half-tailed beast transformation is a self-destructive stage, which depletes not only one's rationality but also one's physical body. Once the body reaches a certain limit, the half-tailed beast transformation must be deactivated.

Otherwise, the body will collapse and the person will faint on the spot. An even worse outcome is that the mind will perish before the body, and the tailed beast inside the body can take over and fight in place of the body, automatically entering full tailed beast transformation.

"Never underestimate the Senju clan!!"

With a low growl, Senju Momoka faced the Han who suddenly rushed in front of her. With no way to avoid him, she relied on her body, which had a strong self-healing ability, to engage in a physical battle with Han while bathed in steam.

And they didn't fall behind!

Zizizi!
Steam adhered to Senju Momoka's body, creating terrible wounds for her every moment. Being scalded by steam was far more terrible than being scalded by boiling water!
But all this torment was endured by Senju Momoka, who desperately squeezed out the life force within her body to engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat with Han.

"That's great, but I've never had just limbs."

With a sudden flick of its tail, Han unleashed a terrifying shockwave that covered dozens of meters in front of it, easily severing towering trees. In the end, Thousand Hands Peach Blossom was also blasted away.

Swish!
The tailed beast's chakra transformed into a claw, which quickly extended and grabbed Senju Momoka.

"It's over. Now I will use my most prized physical skills to kill you completely, and I believe you can rest in peace... There will be no more chance for us to fight each other."

Han stomped on the ground, about to crash into Senju Momoka and shatter her into pieces. Being able to personally kill the renowned patriarch of the Senju clan would be a very good result.

"Senior Momoka!" Jiraiya, who was dealing with Rōshi, was shocked.

Minato's face tightened, and he immediately tried to move over, but he was disappointed to find that he had no usable spacetime coordinates there and could not get there in time!
"Damn it, I actually watched my comrade... I must find a way to leave a spell mark on grass and trees in an instant without having to prepare special kunai beforehand!" Minato's face showed reluctance, but he was truly powerless.

Everything seemed irreversible, and Senju Momoka felt a pang of regret, preparing herself to face her fate.

"We failed to repel the enemy, but this will probably make more people remember the Senju clan and at least revive the clan's reputation."

Senju Momoka thought to herself silently.

Just as he was about to be killed by Han.

"Bagua Kongzhang!"

A tremendous force struck Han's chakra claw, causing a slight deviation in Han's movement and missing the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Senju Momoka.

"Well done, Takashi. It's wonderful to be able to personally experience the power of the Hyuga clan on the battlefield once again."

Another small team arrived.

The leader stood on a broken tree stump and said calmly, "I apologize, everyone. I deployed a relatively small number of zombies here. After using the Void Realm Technique to transfer them here, I still had to run a distance. I need to be more careful about that next time. However, through Hyuga Takashi, I had the privilege of witnessing your battle, which was quite exciting."

Jiraiya, seeing the newcomer, breathed a sigh of relief and immediately distanced himself from Rōshi.

"Hmph, they're really slow to arrive. A space-time ninja should have arrived immediately." For the second time, Jiraiya felt that Kaedeji was so reliable.

"There's no other way. As you can see, I'm a Jonin leading a team now. I can't always think about myself. I have to find opportunities to give my students pointers and teach them... Now is the best teaching opportunity."

Kaede paused, then said to the loosely standing figure beside him, "The Five-Tails looks fierce, so I'll deal with it. Hidan, your task is easier; go and kill the Four-Tails."

(End of this chapter)