Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi faced the strongest tailed beast for the first time, the terrifying pressure made him feel helpless!

"Further in, we'll reach the core area of ​​Konoha. If the Nine-Tails were to enter the core area, the resulting losses would be..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped his Ruyi Jingu Bang tightly, his mind already made up.

No matter what, we can't let this tailed beast continue its rampage, even if it means using that one move...

"Roar!!"

As if sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts, the Nine-Tails, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, suddenly raised its giant claws and slammed them down towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's head, while simultaneously roaring to the sky, and terrifying chakra began to gather.

In the blink of an eye, the jet-black Tailed Beast Ball had already taken shape, emanating a suppressed and terrifying aura that filled people with despair.

The many ninjas below felt a suffocating feeling in their chests, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was terrified.

If such a Tailed Beast Ball were to be blasted into Konoha...

Accompanied by the roar of the Nine-Tails, the terrifying Tailed Beast Ball was suddenly unleashed, shaking the heavens and earth.

Everything along the way was crushed, the earth cracked, as if it were a harbinger of the apocalypse.

"Damn bastard!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared inwardly, but he was powerless to stop the suffocating Tailed Beast Ball. He could only watch helplessly as the apocalypse that would destroy them slowly descended, along with the other ninjas around him who also wore expressions of despair.

"boom!!!"

The unparalleled Tailed Beast erupted with a thunderous roar, its surging chakra crushing everything in its path. Even though countless Konoha ninjas tried their best with various ninjutsu, it was all meaningless in the face of this strongest Tailed Beast.

No, actually, it can be stopped.

If it were Konoha from the original story, they would be able to stop the Nine-Tails.

Unfortunately, Konoha has lost all its elite forces. Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha are still in the Land of Iron. Konoha, which only has a group of clan ninjas such as Sarutobi and Shimura, can hardly withstand this attack.

Destruction is coming!

"Go to hell! All of you, go to hell!"

"Damn Konoha! Damn Minato Namikaze! May everything die!"

Above the Nine-Tails' head, hidden in the shadows, Obito Uchiha seemed to have gone mad: "Nagato's words make a lot of sense. Only by experiencing pain can one truly understand it. Only by personally feeling this sense of being in the abyss can one comprehend the despair in my heart!"

"Minato Namikaze... Feel the despair!"

The powerful Tailed Beast Ball suddenly erupted, and from its core, an indescribable energy explosion raged out, engulfing most of Konoha Village.

The surrounding buildings, the lush forest, the ninjas and the people...

Everything affected by the Tailed Beast Ball was forcibly annihilated by this energy at this moment.

This is the destructive power of the Nine-Tails, this is the power of the strongest tailed beast!

"Come again! Come again! Come again!"

Despite the collapse of his former homeland before his eyes, Obito Uchiha felt no discomfort whatsoever; on the contrary, he felt only exhilaration.

Another Tailed Beast Ball condensed and fell, and a suffocating explosion swept across the area once again.

again and again.

The Konoha ninjas suddenly understood why the Tailed Beasts were hailed as representatives of endless chakra. Those ninjas who had not yet been affected stared blankly, never having encountered such a situation before.

The Nine-Tails wreaked havoc, and the Tailed Beast Ball exploded.

The village, once the most prosperous, powerful, and central in the entire ninja world, is now a scene of devastation, riddled with potholes and filled with ruins...

Amidst the smoke-filled ruins, the remaining walls are slightly loose.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shakily crawled out of the ruins. In front of him was a broken but unusually thick earthen wall, and beside him were a dozen or so elite members of the Sarutobi clan. These were the people he could save as quickly as possible.

The surviving ninjas struggled to their feet, their expressions somewhat dazed.

Most people stared in disbelief at the scene before them, finding it hard to believe that this dust-filled ruin was once the prosperous Konoha. Everything had happened so fast that they hadn't had any time to adjust.

"Kyuubi..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at everything before him, his fists clenched tightly.

As he watched Kurama begin to head towards the shelter, Hiruzen Sarutobi's wavering heart finally made up his mind at that moment.

"Oh!"

But right now.

The smoke from the necromancy rose, and a giant toad appeared.

Above the toad was Minato Namikaze, wearing the robes of the Fourth Hokage, and at his feet was Fukasaku, the toad sage.

"Where...is this?"

Looking at the billowing smoke and dust before him, he could vaguely see a desolate land with no buildings in sight. Minato Namikaze showed a hint of doubt on his face, but this doubt only lasted for a moment before turning into a raging inferno.

He saw the ruins in the distance, and even more so, the rampaging nine-tailed fox demon.

This is Konoha, the Konoha he swore to protect with his life.

However, at this moment, Konoha has been invaded, damaged, and almost destroyed!

"It's gotten this far......"

The toad-like immortal, Fukasaku, said with a solemn expression, "I've already rushed Minato, but it seems I'm still a step too late."

“No, boss, you’ve done more than enough.” Minato Namikaze tightened his Fourth Hokage’s robes. “Gamabunta, please hold off the Nine-Tails for now. I need to check something.”

"Ah I?"

Gamabunta, who was still posing, was stunned, but Minato Namikaze on his body had already disappeared from the spot.

"Thank you for your hard work, Wentai. I'll go back and prepare dinner with my wife now. Remember to come back for dinner."

"Know it."

Gamabunta gripped his katana, muttering incoherent words, and charged toward the direction where Kurama was.

Minato Namikaze, who had disappeared, reappeared instantly on a treetop.

Looking at Kushina Uzumaki, who was leaning against a tree trunk, looking weak and holding Naruto, Minato Namikaze felt a pang of self-reproach, but more than that, he felt relief and joy.

Konoha was so devastated that he had even prepared for Kushina and Naruto to die, but thankfully, it wasn't too late...

"Thank you."

Minato Namikaze's gaze fell on Gengetsu Hozuki, and he thanked him in a deep voice. Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, he guessed that if it weren't for Gengetsu Hozuki, he probably wouldn't be able to see Kushina and Naruto right now.

"Don't mention it, after all, I'm being paid." Hozuki Gengetsu casually waved his hand.

"Tell me what kind of reward you want."

"Watergate……"

"boom!!!"

Before Kushina could finish speaking, another deafening explosion of a Tailed Beast Ball came from afar.

Minato Namikaze's expression darkened. Without saying a word, he strode up to Kushina, a yellow-orange hue appearing in the corner of his eye. Chakra surged, and his hand landed on Kushina's lower abdomen.

Kushina's body trembled slightly, but her breathing became much more stable.

Sensing that Kushina's aura was gradually calming down, Minato Namikaze looked at Naruto gently again, lightly touched Naruto's cheek, and then suddenly stood up, facing the Nine-Tails in the distance.

"Watergate……"

"Sorry, but I'll be back soon."

Minato Namikaze murmured softly, the words "Fourth Hokage" behind him shining brightly under the blood-red moon.

He was indeed the husband and father of Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto Namikaze, but more importantly, he was the Hokage of Konoha!

Now that Konoha has been destroyed by the Nine-Tails, how could he, who had already arrived too late, sit idly by?

After saying that, Minato Namikaze's figure had already disappeared.

Hozuki Gengetsu, standing behind him, sighed softly, his expression somewhat complicated.

He once sacrificed himself for Kirigakure, dying alongside the Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure. Now, Minato Namikaze sacrifices his personal life for Konoha.

“You are indeed a qualified Kage.” Hozuki Gengetsu looked at Uzumaki Kushina beside him, whose eyes were lowered and filled with Naruto: “But you are not a qualified husband and father.”

……

"It's coming again!"

"Damn Nine-Tails, we have to stop him this time."

"We can't let him release the Tailed Beast Ball anymore! The shelter is right behind us! Everyone, let's stop this beast with all our might!"

A terrifying amount of chakra once again condensed in the Nine-Tails' mouth, and countless Konoha ninjas rushed to attack, attempting to interrupt the Nine-Tails.

Having made up his mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his Ruyi Jingu Bang into the ground, causing it to extend infinitely and move closer to Kurama. At the same time, he used the Shadow Clone Technique in mid-air to create four clones.

The next moment, the four clones, along with his main body, simultaneously formed hand seals.

Lightning!

Water dragon!

Rock and soil!

Fireworks!

Gale!

"Five Escapes: The Technique of Large Continuous Bullets!"

The simultaneous release of five different elemental ninjutsu—fire, lightning, water, earth, and wind—is bound to stop the Nine-Tails' tailed beast ball from forming.

The Five Elements Great Combo, carrying an irresistible force, crashed down on the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails, which was being struck with such force, was forced to stop the formation of the Tailed Beast Ball. However, in Obito's eyes, who was in control of the Nine-Tails, the three tomoe were spinning.

The next moment, the Nine-Tails actually swallowed the failed Tailed Beast Ball into its belly.

The Nine-Tails' belly suddenly swelled up, its mouth full of sharp teeth opened wide, and the Tailed Beast Cannon, with its power undiminished, exploded!

"what?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked, and countless ninjas looked on in despair, their hands and feet turning cold.

If this attack lands, the refuge where countless Konoha ninjas gather will be completely destroyed, and Konoha... will also disappear completely and perish!

Despair filled the hearts of countless Konoha ninja.

But at this critical moment, a golden figure suddenly appeared on the rocky strata of the refuge, his hands quickly forming hand seals, and a specially made kunai was held horizontally in front of him.

A dense array of Flying Thunder God techniques appeared.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

The Tailed Beast Cannon, powerful enough to destroy everything, was right before their eyes. Amidst the despair in everyone's eyes, a miracle occurred.

The space in front of them seemed to be opened up at this moment, and the terrifying Tailed Beast Cannon was trapped in an inexplicably deep space, being absorbed little by little, without any aftershocks.

Boom!

In the far distance, a blinding light shone through the darkness, followed by a deafening explosion!

"That's... Minato's spacetime barrier?" Akimichi Torifu's eyes lit up.

"Has Minato returned?"

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi, felt a sense of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his face. The morale of the surrounding ninjas also soared, as if victory had already arrived.

Minato Namikaze's influence on the Konoha ninja is enormous, especially at this point in time.

Not long after the end of World War III, and even Minato Namikaze's tenure as prime minister was only a year old.

With the lingering glory of a war hero and the rising star of Hokage, Minato Namikaze, with these two combined buffs, became the backbone of countless Konoha ninjas.

"blocked……"

Seeing the explosion in the distance, Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief, gripped his Flying Thunder God kunai, and prepared to join the battle.

But in that instant, a hand appeared silently behind him and reached for his neck.

With his reaction attribute maxed out, Minato Namikaze immediately sensed something was wrong and swung his kunai out. But what he saw next made his pupils shrink.

The kunai in his hand pierced right through the other person's body, as if the person in front of him was a phantom. But the moment the kunai pierced through, the person became solid again and grabbed his right arm!

"It's you!"