The Kyuubi Rebellion (3)

The masked man tilted his head and said, "Who knows, it's impossible to say."

Minato looked through the two dark holes in the tiger mask and saw the Mangekyo Sharingan, realizing its significance in his heart.

Knowing that the current Uchiha Clan had not yet birthed a Mangekyo Sharingan, and even Shintaro only had the three tomoe, he recognized that the man before him was no ordinary opponent. If he wasn't skilled in the [Hiraishin no Jutsu], he might have already been defeated.

Therefore, the identity of the mysterious masked man seemed to be the only one capable of rivaling the First Hokage, Uchiha Madara.

"But why are you targeting Konoha?"

Minato cautiously asked, having affirmed the identity of the mysterious masked man.

The mysterious masked man lifted his head slightly and said, "It is my desire, and it was also my plan from the beginning."

"Both for war and peace."

He said this while raising his hand and releasing a thick iron chain from his cuff.

Minato drew his kunai and prepared himself.

'He's no ordinary person in any respect. Having the ability to control Kyuubi, as well as time and space ninjutsu surpassing mine and the Second Hokage's, while also harboring such dangerous thoughts.'

'If I don't end it here, things will become more difficult than Kyuubi causing havoc. If I jump into the village, this man will follow, making the battlefield even more chaotic.'

As Minato thought, the mysterious masked man put the chain on his hand, and both were ready to settle the outcome here.

'Madara cannot control Kyuubi for too long like this. For the village matters, I can only trust the Third... and Shintaro.'

'I must hold this man here.'

The mysterious masked man said, "Now that Kyuubi has been released, you have no hope."

Minato responded calmly, "You underestimate Konoha too much."

After saying this, both rushed toward each other, and a fierce battle was about to ensue.

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At the same time, a great battle was taking place on the other side of the battlefield.

Kyuubi continued to wreak havoc in the village, destroying tall buildings with one strike.

The flying debris was lethal, causing many civilian casualties. Even a ninja would die if hit by this.

Often, older ninjas sacrificed themselves to protect their children.

Seeing the tragic scene, Hiruzen turned around and said seriously, "To prevent the village from being destroyed, drive Kyuubi out of the walls!"

A large number of ninjas behind him knelt to receive the order.

"Yes!"

"Give me time to activate ninjutsu, and don't relent in your attacks!"

"Yes, let's go!"

The ANBU ninjas, directly under the Third Hokage, and several mid-level Jonin from Konoha rushed forward and faced Kyuubi directly. However, Kyuubi's claws easily swatted the ninjas away like mosquitoes.

Hiruzen took advantage of the opportunity bought by the ninjas with their lives, biting the seal on his finger and slapping it to the ground.

"[Kuchiyose no Jutsu]!"

A tall white monkey wearing a tiger skin skirt appeared in front of Hiruzen, folding his hands, and said in human words, "It's Kyuubi... Is its seal released?"

"Drive it out of the village and use the Adamantine Staff!"

Enma and Hiruzen had partnered for many years and developed a silent understanding.

"Understood!"

*BANG*

A burst of white smoke appeared, and a long staff with a black middle and golden ends leaped into the air and was caught by Hiruzen.

Hiruzen took the Adamantine Staff, placed it around his waist, and shouted, "Let's go!"

An eye grew from the end of the Adamantine Staff, while the front end extended at an extremely fast speed.

"ROAARRR!"

Kyuubi roared angrily, then was pushed by the Adamantine Staff. He was forcibly driven out of the village, smashing buildings along the way and easily breaking through the wall.

"Finally drove him out of the village."

Hiruzen seemed to be struggling.

Even relying on his exceptional skills to apply chakra to his feet over a large area to release his power, Kyuubi's strength could easily overpower humans.

Hiruzen and Enma could only suppress them temporarily.

However, this also showed the Konoha ninjas that Hiruzen was still strong enough to rule Konoha.

Hiruzen leaned against the ground, panting, "Don't relax! Keep attacking!"

A large number of ninjas rushed towards Kyuubi, preventing Kyuubi from breaking into Konoha again.

The ninjas built another wall in Konoha with their flesh and blood.

The battle was so brutal that ninjas were killed and injured almost every minute.

Hiruzen also didn't want to see such a scene.

"Minato, where are you?"

On the front lines against Kyuubi, the Konoha ninjas were still bravely rushing towards Kyuubi to launch attacks, only to be shot down by Kyuubi.

A Konoha ninja below glared and roared, "Hold on until the Fourth Hokage arrives!"

One by one, the brave Konoha ninjas rushed forward, but ultimately, they were all shot down.

*BAAM*

A middle-aged ninja fell from a height, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Iru...ka..."

The Iruka he thought of was his son, and his wife had died protecting Iruka in the previous battle.

At this moment, the Konoha ninja named Umino Ikkaku also died fighting Kyuubi to protect Konoha.

The boy named Iruka was forcibly carried by a ninja to a safe place in Konoha, although the short-haired boy with a scar at the base of his nose screamed for revenge for his parents.

Not only Iruka, but all the young Konoha ninjas who wanted to rush to the battlefield were stopped and placed in a small barrier to wait for the battle to end.

Among them were Kakashi and Guy, who wanted to join the fight from the beginning.

Although the strength of these two was above their peers, Konoha did not allow them to participate in the battle.

Because the opponent was the fierce and powerful Kyuubi, and these boys and girls were the future of Konoha.

"Listen, you young people must not get close to Kyuubi."

The speaker was obviously Yuhi Shinku. He was a genin instructor in Konoha.

Kurenai was also among the crowd. She was very dissatisfied with this and angrily said, "We are also part of Konoha, why are we not allowed to go?"

"In Konoha's critical moment of life and death, we are asked to do nothing. What does this mean?"

Kurenai was very excited, showing her inner reluctance. This was mainly due to the heroic performance of the front-line ninjas.

She was kind and didn't want to just hide behind the barrier and watch the sacrifice of Konoha ninjas.

She frowned at her father angrily, but Shinku said something that shocked Kurenai.

"You are also a ninja, and sooner or later you will lose your life. But child, I hope you can at least pass on the will of fire to my future grandchildren."

"Promise me, I believe in you."

After saying that, Shinku rushed to the battlefield.

Kurenai's eyes widened, and she unconsciously touched the engagement ring on her hand.

"Will it be passed on to your grandchildren..."

"...Shintaro, where are you?"