It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

The chakra of the five elements converged and collided with the Tailed Beast Ball flying towards them. A blinding burst of light engulfed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ground behind him. In the incredulous gaze of the Konoha ninjas on the outside, the Third Hokage's silhouette disappeared into the light as if drawn with a line.

Fugaku, who had just arrived, frowned as he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was engulfed by the light of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion.

Were they too late? If Hiruzen Sarutobi is really dead, Danzo's right to inherit the throne won't be a good thing.

With a crackling sound, the light from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion gradually faded, and the chains used by the Uchiha clan to restrain the Nine-Tails were torn apart by the claws. Several Uchiha clansmen who were desperately holding onto the ropes were flung into the sky by the Nine-Tails.

"The Nine-Tails has broken free! Quickly, control him!"

Some members of the clan with three tomoe (three-tomoe jewels) tried to cast illusions on the Nine-Tails, but it was to no avail.

Zhi Xue is now the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails. If you want to make the Nine-Tails fall under the genjutsu, you have to get past her. But even the Mangekyou Sharingan would find it very difficult to control Zhi Xue.

It's estimated that only Shisui's older brother, Kotoamatsukami, could have accomplished this in the entire Uchiha clan, but as the ultimate sister-complex, Shisui would never use genjutsu on Shisui.

"Those Uchiha clan members are helping us? Am I dreaming?"

"So the Nine-Tails wasn't under their control after all?"

After discovering that the Uchiha clan had helped them buy time to escape by fighting the Nine-Tails, many Konoha ninjas and ANBU were filled with disbelief.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just climbed out of the pit and was covered in dust, was in the same situation.

This is simply unbelievable, but it also seems plausible. After all, the Nine-Tails has wreaked havoc on Konoha; who knows if it might change its target to the Uchiha clan?

"Cough cough cough, all ninjas and young people who have lost their fighting ability, leave the battlefield immediately. The rest of you, stay with me and help the Uchiha clan defeat the Nine-Tails!"

"Yes!"

…………

While Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Hokage lineage, along with some Uchiha clan members, were still engaged in a fierce battle with the Nine-Tails, Danzo had already led the Root to a nearby dense forest, eager to witness a good show.

The Uchiha clan is a great enemy of Konoha. If they were to die at the hands of the Nine-Tails by accident, it would save them a lot of trouble. If Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to seal the Nine-Tails, he would only be able to use the Reaper Death Seal if he was afraid of heights. He just needed to wait for Sarutobi to reach the final moment before jumping out, and the position of Hokage would be his.

Unfortunately, there is always a big gap between ideals and reality. While Danzo was still preparing to observe in secret, Kurama suddenly abandoned its attack on Konoha and the Uchiha ninjas and aimed the Tailed Beast Ball precisely at him and his Root.

Danzo stared at the Tailed Beast Ball light gathering in the distance, his face contorting in a grimace, turning pale and then flushed.

I hadn't even joined the battle yet, and it had already automatically locked onto me from a distance, right?

……

As Zhixue watched the Nine-Tails dance with the numerous ninjas with a playful attitude, a bad premonition made her raise an eyebrow.

"Oh dear, why did they have to come back now of all times? This is an unexpected and difficult problem. Even the Sharingan can't avoid the sonic genjutsu used by the toad..."

Zhi Xue looked up at the sky, where a small red dot was gradually enlarging in her field of vision.

boom!

A giant toad fell from the sky, and Kurama (the Nine-Tails) also put away its Tailed Beast Ball, broke free from the restraint of many ninjas, and jumped back several hundred meters to avoid being smashed into the ground.

After the thick smoke cleared, a middle-aged man with long, white, bristly hair stood atop the giant toad's head and spoke in a strange posture—

"Aha, everyone, I've kept you waiting. Since you're the Nine-Tails, let me, the beloved and charming toad sage of Mount Myōboku—Lord Jiraiya—give you a go!

Chapter 83, Jiraiya's Doubts

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was still struggling to hold on, was overjoyed to see the giant toad appear. After recovering his strength, he jumped a few steps on the giant toad and came to Jiraiya's side to confront Kurama.

"You little brat, at least you know how to come back. If you had been any later, you might have been collecting my old man's corpse." Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Jiraiya with a hint of joking. However, what he said was not without reason. If Konoha couldn't hold on at this time, he really would have to be nailed to his coffin years earlier.

"Ah, I never expected this to happen after I left Konoha..." Jiraiya looked at the masked man standing on top of the Nine-Tails in the distance, his expression becoming solemn.

If the Nine-Tails has appeared... then Minato's children are probably...

Zhi Xue frowned as she saw Jiraiya and Gamaken suddenly appear.

Another Kage-level opponent... This one won't be easy to deal with.

At this moment, Nine-Tails seemed to sense Zhixue's wavering heartstrings and couldn't help but laugh.

"I didn't expect you to be scared too. But with me protecting you, go for it." Kurama said confidently. However, Zhixue knew that Kurama was not fully grown yet. If Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Fugaku Uchiha, who had not yet made a move, were added to the opposing team, the chances of winning would be slim. Not to mention that old dog Danzo was probably still waiting to pick up the scraps.

But she can't leave this good show so easily. Her brother's grand finale hasn't come yet. The disappearance of Kotoamatsukami also needs a reason. Danzo, the source of all evil, must also be dealt with at this time. Otherwise, the Uchiha clan will never be able to get out of the quagmire.

As Zhi Xue pondered, she covered her right eye. The black clover seemed to be spinning and about to overlap, but a hand on her shoulder made her give up the idea of ​​using her right eye pupil technique.

"Looks like you've run into a bit of trouble. What? Need some outside help? Of course, the price is a few Sharingan eyes, how about that?" Obito came up behind Zhixue and pointed to the radical Uchiha clan members in the distance who weren't very willing to help.

Zhixue looked in the direction Obito pointed, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

All she cares about is that her brother is alive and well; she doesn't care about anything else. Good luck to them.

Seeing that Zhixue had agreed, Obito, hiding behind his mask, also revealed a smile.

"Why is there another one? Is this a shadow clone?" Jiraiya said strangely, looking at the two masked figures above Kurama's head.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also shook his head.

Regardless of the circumstances, the masked men who attacked Konoha are Konoha's enemies and must be punished. Whether it's one or two, they must pay the price!

Obito chatted with Shiki for a while, then his figure disappeared from the spot along with the vortex. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya were both on guard against the attacks around them, but a scream caught their attention.

"That is……"

The blood of three Uchiha clansmen splattered on the ground. Obito pulled the long sword from the neck of one of them. As blood splattered, Obito put the corpse into the Kamui dimension.

Several Uchiha clan members nearby stepped forward and attacked the masked man with their swords, but they passed right through him as if they were hitting a phantom.

"Get out of the way!" A Jonin from the Uchiha clan, defiantly, spat out a Fireball, but it simply landed on the ground, igniting a burst of flames without leaving any trace of impact.

Swish!

Two chains flew out of Obito's hands, pulling several Uchiha ninjas around him with two sharp cracks. He then cut them in half at the waist with his blade, sucked their bodies away again, and then used Kamui to teleport them behind Shiki.

"I took two extra, you probably don't mind, right?"

When Obito asked her a question, Shiki shook her head.

The Nine-Tails killed nearly a hundred ninjas and seriously injured thousands more in this drama, and this was under considerable restraint. Obito's losses were nothing compared to that.

"Damn it, killing someone right under our noses, even if they're Uchiha, that's too arrogant..." Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fist, then looked at Jiraiya's position beside him.

"Ah, I understand. You and Gamaken will take care of the Nine-Tails. I'll deal with those two masked men."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, while Gamaken placed the shield hanging behind him in front of him, and his other hand, which was holding a trident, tensed up.

"I'm quite slow-witted, please bear with me during the battle."

Seeing the giant toad about to launch its attack, Kurama let out a threatening growl, and a crimson light flashed in its bloodshot eyes.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!" Jiraiya took the lead, launching a fireball seven or eight meters long, which was dispersed by the Nine-Tails' claws.

Roar!

After the battle began, the Nine-Tails crashed into Gamaken's shield. The collision of the two behemoths was like a landslide, with fierce winds and continuous earthquakes sweeping through the night. The Uchiha clan and the remaining Konoha ninja were still supporting Hiruzen Sarutobi in his tenacious struggle against the Nine-Tails.

Several kilometers away in the forest, ancient trees, some over a hundred years old, collapsed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust and spreading flames. Jiraiya ran through the forest, took a small brown bottle of toad oil from his pocket, and threw it on the ground.

Zhi Xue, holding an ordinary longsword, chased after Jiraiya, but as she walked into a dense thicket, a pair of hands suddenly appeared on the muddy ground and grabbed her ankles.

puff~

Zhi Xue plunged her longsword into the ground, scattering the shadow clones, and then a sea of ​​fire swept in from the front.

Jiraiya, who was not far away and felt the touch of the dissipating shadow clone, sensed that something was wrong.

Those ankles were very small, completely different from what they looked like on the surface. They looked like a child's. Could it be that a transformation spell was used?

While Jiraiya was still wondering, a huge wave rushed in from afar, knocking down the tree along with him.

In the dimly lit torrent, a black light rapidly pursued Jiraiya's direction.

Feeling the overwhelming pressure of chakra, Jiraiya gathered his chakra in his palm, took a deep breath in the water, and opened his eyes to see Shisue attacking with the Rasengan.

"Da Jade Rasengan!"

A brilliant blue light shone from the center of the surging waves, and all the water that came into contact with it evaporated, leaving a blank area.

As the light gradually faded, Jiraiya, who was standing in the center of a large pit with a diameter of seven or eight meters, took several steps back, and felt a tingling sensation in his right hand.

Jiraiya frowned as he looked at the masked man in the distance, whose hands were also trembling.

"Was that... a Rasengan?"

Chapter 84, Shiyuki vs. Jiraiya

"Earth Release: Earthquake Core!" Several Earth Release members pressed their hands onto the ground, and thick rock pillars emerged from the sides of Kurama, restricting its movement. As the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi also unleashed the Earth Flow River, which surged from all directions, attempting to trap Kurama firmly in the stone prison.

"Old man, is this all you've got? Who do you think you are!" Nine-Tails swung its nine enormous tails, causing the stone pillar to collapse. Feeling the mud beneath its feet, Nine-Tails raised its tails upwards, and a blackish-purple Tailed Beast Ball was formed.

boom!

Gamaken used his fork to pin the three tails to the ground, then raised his shield and smacked Kurama's head with a "guang".

While the Nine-Tails was out of commission, a dozen Nara clan members standing on high ground glanced at the cloudless night sky and used the Shadow Imitation Technique to connect with the Nine-Tails under the clear moonlight.

"Ninja Art: Water Rush Wave!" A water-style torrent, as powerful as a rushing river, erupted from the mouth of an ANBU squad. Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals, mixing his lightning release into the water and washing it over the Nine-Tails' body.

Gamaken also placed his shield from above and slammed it down on Kurama's body.

"Damn it..." Kurama felt the numbness in its body and the heavy pressure on its head, and its chakra began to surge like a volcano.

"Quickly, suppress the Nine-Tails! Don't let it break free!"

"Yes!"

The Uchiha clan ninjas threw out hundreds of chains around the Nine-Tails, linking them with lightning release attributes, further suppressing the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the Nine-Tails, which was now unable to move. At least it was temporarily trapped. Next, it was time to seal the Nine-Tails.

"Konoha Village is really capable. Despite so many weak methods, they were still able to trap the Nine-Tails."

Swish!

A black blade flashed, slicing the chains binding Kurama into several pieces. The Uchiha ninjas pulling on the chains were sent flying backward by the force of the impact.

Gamaken, still pinning Kurama down on its head, swung his spiky trident at Obito.

Obito himself passed through the fork and, using the strength from Hashirama's cells, kicked Gamaken to the ground.

Freed from the two restraints, the Nine-Tails emitted a crimson chakra light, and even the black shadow beneath it gradually lost its effect.