Hostile to the Uchiha? Don't regret relocating your entire clan!

The air was still thick with smoke as Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to puff on his pipe.

Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, Sakumo Hatake, and others stood quietly to the side.

After a long silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Is there really no other way?"

Koharu Utatane nodded: "Lord Mito's life force is almost exhausted, and he may not make it through the night."

"Understood." Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe and said in a deep voice, "I don't care what your individual thoughts are, but tonight is of utmost importance, and everything must be arranged by me alone!"

A powerful aura emanated from him as Hiruzen Sarutobi swept his gaze across the faces of everyone present.

Seeing that no one objected, he slowly spoke: "Sakumo, you are in charge of organizing the members of the Dark Guard. Martial law will be imposed throughout the village. Be prepared for battle at any time!"

Sakumo Hatake accepted the order and left. Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at Danzo Shimura: "Danzo, make arrangements for the members of Root. If any danger occurs, immediately organize the villagers to evacuate."

"Xiaochun, Yan, go and inform the clan leaders of all the ninja clans that if the Nine-Tails goes berserk, they must immediately lead their clan's ninjas to support me."

After giving instructions, Hiruzen Sarutobi led a few of his bodyguards to a small wooden house outside Konoha Village.

The medical and sealing ninjas stood guard outside, ready to be deployed at any time.

Inside the wooden house, Mito Uzumaki lay on the bed, looking utterly exhausted.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi enter, Mito Uzumaki struggled to sit up and weakly said, "Monkey, let's begin."

"Yes, Lady Mito."

After saying that, he turned to look at Minato Namikaze, who had followed him.

"Minato, have you thought this through?"

"Once you become a Jinchūriki, there's no going back."

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Minato Namikaze smiled as gently as ever: "Hokage-sama, I have no regrets."

If he had asked the Third Hokage to let him become the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki sooner, Kushina might not have left the village.

Even though Kushina won't leave the village, there's no chance his request will be fulfilled...

Seeing Minato Namikaze's determined gaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say anything more.

Minato is an orphan with no complicated background.

He's also Jiraiya's apprentice, a true and upright son.

They also have the determination to protect Konoha even if it means death, and their character and talent are top-notch.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he couldn't find a more suitable candidate than Minato.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Sealing team, prepare!"

The seal on Mito Uzumaki's body was broken, and an evil chakra began to overflow.

At the same time, a large amount of extreme negative emotions are constantly impacting the mental state of everyone nearby.

Dozens of members of the sealing squad immediately circulated their chakra, trying their best to transfer the Nine-Tails' chakra from Mito Uzumaki's body to Minato Namikaze's body.

Chapter 44 Nine Tails

"I...I can't take it anymore..."

Under the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra, one after another, the ninjas of the sealing team fell down.

Although someone was immediately put in a replacement, the seal still inevitably developed many problems.

The overflowing chakra gradually coalesced into a gigantic, blood-red figure.

"King Kong Blockade!"

Mito Uzumaki's body suddenly unleashed several golden chains, firmly controlling the Nine-Tails' chakra.

However, Mito Uzumaki's already weakened aura rapidly declined once again.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Speed ​​up!"

As dawn broke, Mito Uzumaki lost her last breath, and the Nine-Tails was completely sealed inside Minato Namikaze's body.

Everyone present wiped the sweat from their faces.

The Nine-Tails' power was far more ferocious than they had imagined.

This time, if it weren't for Mito Uzumaki's desperate suppression, there could have been serious trouble.

"Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest."

"Yes, Sandaime-sama."

The Nine-Tails was successfully sealed, and everyone got up to leave.

But the next second, blood spilled from the corner of a sealing squad ninja's mouth, and an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

Looking down, she saw that her chest had been pierced by the sharp claws of a wild beast.

"Oh no, the water gate is out of control!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tore off his Hokage robe, revealing his lean and capable body.

The ANBU, who had been on high alert, immediately shielded Hiruzen Sarutobi behind them.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze's eyes had turned into red vertical pupils, and terrifying chakra was constantly emanating and condensing from his body...

In just a moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox's enormous body appeared before everyone.

With a long roar, the Nine-Tailed Fox slammed its massive claws into the ground, instantly covering the ground with countless cracks resembling a spider web.

"It finally came out..."

"You damned humans!"

After so many years, it has finally seen the light of day again.

It was living a leisurely life in the forest when two bastards said things like "You're too dangerous" and "You must be sealed away," and beat it up without saying a word.

Finally, in order to utilize its power, it was sealed away.

Konoha Village, right?

Today, I will raze this village to the ground!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The Nine-Tails swung its claw at the ninjas on the ground, who looked like ants.

In an instant, several ninjas who couldn't dodge in time were smashed into a bloody pulp.

"Summoning Technique: Monkey Demon!"

The Enma summoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the rampaging Nine-Tails in surprise and asked, "Hiruzen, what happened?"

"No time to explain," Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Transformation: Golden Cudgel!"

After pushing the Nine-Tails back several hundred meters with a single blow, the barrier team, who had been prepared in advance, immediately deployed the barrier, trapping the Nine-Tails inside.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's enormous body slammed into the barrier, making it teeter on the brink of collapse, but ultimately failed to break it open.

"Damn humans, don't even think about trapping this old man again!"

The Nine-Tails raised its head, and a large amount of chakra condensed in front of it, forming a small Tailed Beast Ball.

Under Kurama's control, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded instantly, shattering the sturdy barrier into pieces.

Most of the members of the barrier team responsible for casting the barrier were also killed or injured in the violent explosion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected the Nine-Tails to be so troublesome. Even with thorough preparations, the Nine-Tails still managed to escape from the barrier.

"Go! Stop the Nine-Tails and protect the village!"

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's command, the Anbu ninjas immediately charged towards the Nine-Tails.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

"Fire Escape: The Art of Fierce Flames!"

Countless ninjutsu attacks were launched at the Nine-Tails, but they had no effect and only made the Nine-Tails angrier.

With a swipe of its sharp claws, the ANBU ninja suffered heavy casualties.

Just then, an extremely dazzling blade of light flashed by.

Sakumo Hatake approached Kurama and began slashing at its body repeatedly.

Unfortunately, even though his swordsmanship was renowned for its ability to kill with a single blow, it had no effect on the Nine-Tails.

Even wounds inflicted with the utmost effort will heal in just a few seconds thanks to the Nine-Tails' terrifying regenerative power.

Under intense combat, Sakumo Hatake felt exhausted in less than ten minutes.

"Sakumo, step back!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted and began forming hand seals: "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Four clones appeared, and Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his golden cudgel into the ground, simultaneously forming hand seals with the four clones: "Ninja Art: Five Elements Great Combo Technique!"

The five elemental ninjutsu of wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth are combined into a powerful combo technique that instantly engulfs the Nine-Tails' enormous body.

"As expected of the Hokage, he's amazing!"

"We're sure to win this time, right? Even the Nine-Tails can't withstand this kind of attack, can it?"

"This power truly befits the strongest Hokage."

The combination ninjutsu released by Hiruzen Sarutobi ignited hope in the hearts of everyone present, and they began to praise him.

The next second, a huge claw burst out from the billowing dust.

The claws slammed down, instantly killing dozens more people.

"Is this the current Hokage? Compared to that bastard back then, you're far inferior."

"Tonight, no one can stop me!"

At the same time, reinforcements from various ninja clans arrived.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders, a large number of elite ninjas were thrown into battle against the Nine-Tails.

Although the Nine-Tails was furious, it was unable to kill everyone in a short time.

Just as the battle was getting more and more intense, a mysterious person dressed in a black robe and wearing a vortex mask suddenly appeared on Kurama's shoulder.

"That's so stupid, Nine-Tails."

"At this rate, it won't be long before you're exhausted and resealed."

"Apart from killing some insignificant Konoha ninja, nothing will change."

Seeing the human suddenly appear on her, Nine-Tails turned her head, her vertical pupils filled with chilling coldness.

It didn't act immediately because it saw a pair of eerie, scarlet eyes.

A pair of eyes that looked exactly like the one that had brought it endless humiliation!

The Nine-Tailed Fox asked with some apprehension, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"I'm just someone whose goals align with yours right now," the masked man replied calmly, then pointed in the direction of Konoha Village.

"Use the last of your chakra to bombard Konoha with the Tailed Beast Ball."

"Ninjas can hide, but those buildings can't."

Kurama looked at the man with the vortex mask on his shoulder and asked curiously, "Humans actually chose to help the Tailed Beasts, do you hate them that much?"

“Hate?” The man with the vortex mask shook his head. “Rather than hate, it’s more accurate to say that they don’t quite meet my expectations.”

Upon hearing this, Nine-Tails suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... Interesting, then this time I will grant your wish."

Tailed beasts' chakra is not inexhaustible; it's just an illusion created by the sheer volume of chakra combined with their incredibly fast regeneration rate.

Even tailed beasts need time to recover their chakra, stamina, and energy after continuous high-intensity battles...

With the added suppression of the sealing technique, it really doesn't have much time left to hold out.

Did Chapter 45 make you realize some of your mistakes?

"Look everyone, who's standing on the Nine-Tailed Fox's shoulder?"

"I don't know, a vortex mask... What a strange outfit, I've never seen it before."