211: End

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Thunderclouds amassed in the distant sky. Although the incident happened far from Konoha, the palpable force of the disaster still swept through the air, weighing heavily on the hearts of those who could feel it. Those village subconsciously turned their heads and stared blankly at the nine huge tails wreaking havoc in the forest outside Konoha.

Horrible storms surged in waves, and the ground tremors reverberated throughout Konoha. Numerous buildings trembled nonstop, affected by the powerful chakra erupted by the Nine-Tails.

"Damn it!"

Minato hadn't anticipated the quick unsealing of the Nine Tails. Compared to entangling with the enemy hete, Kushina's safety and resealing the Nine-Tails took importance over his current situation.

Transforming into a yellow flash, Minato retreated from the spot. Nagato, witnessing the departure of Minato, didn't intervene. In fact, even if he attempted to block Minato, he wouldn't suffice to stop him. As long as the Yellow Flash wished to leave, no one in the world could restrain him. The Yellow Flash's power wasn't in vain; fighting to the death would only increase the likelihood of his own death.

However, Nagato achieved his goal. Even if it were the Yellow Flash, resealing the Nine-Tails would demand a huge price, including the lives of many Konoha ninjas. His primary objective of provocation had been accomplished, signaling the opportune time to retreat.

"Revealing myself to Konoha may lead to an inevitable fate for you as well... In any case, we're all just using each other. You hide in secrecy, and I do the same." Nagato muttered, walking slowly towards the depths of the forest.

Chiba Shiraishi hoped to divert Konoha's attention, which also aligned with Nagato's. He subtly indicated Chiba Shiraishi as the mastermind. Konoha's response to this wouldn't be indifferent in the future. His plan to reclaim the Land of Rain would proceed more smoothly from here on.

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"Hurry up the evacuation and relocate all civilians to shelters! Also, call the Uchiha clan for support!" The Third Hokage Hiruzen issued the order solemnly.

"Yes!"

All Anbus present promptly acted, recognizing the urgency of the situation and ensuring the swift passing of the order as soon as possible.

Hiruzen sensed the Nine Tails' extremely violent aura advancing towards he direction of Konoha. It wouldn't be long before the tailed beast directly reached the village. By then, even if Konoha managed to suppress ir, they would suffer a significant loss.

Moreover, the Nine-Tails emerged outside the village forest, suggesting there was an accident in Minato's arrangements. But how could it be? Hiruzen began to question how the incident happened, considering Minato's own strength. To ensure Kushina's smooth delivery, Hiruzen had dispatched his most elite Anbu to protect her..... Why, then har Minato allow the Nine-Tails to emerge?

Such a mistake was impossible given Minato's sealing abilities. While running towards the scene of the incident, Hiruzen pondered about these. In short, what was most important was to reseal the Nine-Tails. Further discussions could follow after resealing the tailed beast.

For this purpose, the Uchiha's power needed to be used. The Sharingan could effectively control the Tailed Beast. Although the extent of control remained uncertain, securing even a few seconds was important, prompting the need for Uchiha ninjas.

Konoha's gates opened, and with the Nine-Tails' dangerous power felt, no one in Konoha could rest peacefully. A large number of ninjas streamed through the gates, rushing towards the forest to curb the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Nine long, big tails, resembling pythons, seayed like waves in the forest. The sky roared with black clouds, generating thunder vortexes that illuminated the dark night, igniting fires in the forest.

The first wave of Konoha ninjas soon reached the frontline. They saw the body of the fox entity, mountainous in size, with strange red eyes. At the encounter, every Konoha ninja almost stiffened, frozen on the spot.

The sky rolled with black clouds, generating thunder vortexes that illuminated the dark night, and a fire ignited in the forest. The Nine-Tails swiped its claws, tearing their bodies into pieces. Its sharp, claws, turned into blades, turned crimson with blood, dripping gore.

"No, don't cower!, Stop this beast!"

The surviving Konoha ninjas summoned their courage to resist. With Konoha behind them, allowing the Nine-Tails to breach the village posed a life-threatening danger to their families. Thus, fear and death weren't reasons for them to retreat. Despite their fright, they would stop the Nine-Tails at all costs. This was their sole determination.

Fireballs, water balls hardened as steel, sharp rock pillars jutting from the ground – all forms of kunai, shuriken, exploding tags, and ninja tools flew towards the Nine-Tails relentlessly.

Even the mighty Nine-Tails struggled to contend with such incessant attacks, the tailed beast howled in pain.

Effectively pushing the Nine-Tails back, suppressing its arrogance, they ninjas displayed joy, intensifying their attacks to keep the Nine-Tails suppressed. The thick dust and smoke dissipated, revealing the Nine-Tails' form in the eyes of the ninjas after more than ten minutes of relentless attacks.

Seeing the Nine-Tails' unscathed form, the expressions on the faces of the Konoha ninjas froze instantly. The Nine-Tails grinned, casting its eyes over the Konoha Ninja's forehead protector. It evoked a very unpleasant memory from the past.

"Konoha... Hokage... Madara... Mito... Kushina.. DIE!"

The Nine-Tails had intense hatred and hostility towards humans. For it, this was a battle of revenge. Being imprisoned for decades, it endured confinement within the humans like an animal, losing its freedom and dignity.

All of them claimed to be saint, claiming they acted in its best interest, but they were merely a group of selfish people who thought only about themselves.

Humans to the Nine-Tails, were truly synonymous with ugliness and hypocrisy!. Over the past few decades, the Nine-Tails' perception of humans had undoubtedly plummeted to freezing point.

It hated Konoha Ninja even more. It might find some pleasure in its heart towards the strange person who unsealed the seal from Kushina's body.

The Konoha ninjas in the surrounding noticed the Nine-Tails' unscathed state, indicating that despite their attacks in suppressing it, they were just wasting their chakra. And once their chakra was depleted, the Nine-Tails would attack Konoha like a bamboo breaking through. It could be deemed a desperate battle. Even those with an optimistic attitude found their hearts covered in despair.

As the Konoha ninjas sank into depression, the Nine-Tails' expression grew more ferocious. Sliding forward rapidly, curling its tail and brandishing its claws, it prepared to shred the Konoha ninjas blocking its path.

However, a large and elongated staff flew from a distance, striking it in the face. The powerful force caused the Nine-Tails to stagger back, glaring angrily at the newcomer. It was Hiruzen, who had rushed to the scene.

"Don't lose confidence. We are responsible for resisting in the front, while you hold back from the side!"

Hiruzen's face had a grave expression. Beside him stood Koharu and Homura, and Tokukaze who also rushed to the frontline to curb the Nine-Tails' rampage.

"This is much more terrifying than the incomplete Nine-Tails we dealt with a few years ago. It seems that this time I really have to fight for my old life."

Akimichi Tokukaze sighed softly, extracting a pill from his ninja bag and swallowing it directly. A shocking chakra erupted from his body, transforming into actual butterfly wings and he rushed towards Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails swung its claws, colliding with Torukaze's fist. A resounding bang echoed, the atmosphere exploded muffledly.

Tokukaze retreated, coughing up blood. The Nine-Tails intended to capitalize on the victory, pursuing, but was blocked by Hiruzen holding his Adamantine staff. The weapon struck Nine-Tails on the head, causing it intense pain.

Hiruzen's palm trembled. Even with a weapon like his staff, restraining the Nine-Tails was incredibly stressful. However, with a body that hadn't aged significantly, Hiruzen didn't fear the power of Nine-Tails.

Although Nine-Tails couldn't be defeated, pinning it down was still possible. But it just wasn't enough to contain the Nine Tails, it needed to be sealed again.

Hiruzen had the ability to reseal the Nine-Tails. However, a Jinchuriki was nowhere to be found. Moreover, not anyone could become a Jinchuriki. Choosing someone randomly to seal it could lead to Nine Tails breaking free again as soon as it was sealed, resulting in a waste of life.

"Hiruzen, where did the Fourth and Kushina go?, we are about to be overwhelmed!"

Homura and Koharu cooperated with Hiruzen and Tokukaze restraining restrain Nine-Tails. Even so, both appeared very distressed, their faces pale.

"I don't know; I've already sent the Anbu to locate the two of them." Hiruzen shook his head, continuing to attack Nine-Tails and stopping its progress.

"Then what do we do?" Homura was shocked. Minato was secondary; the key was Kushina. She possessed the physique of the Uzumaki clan, most suitable for sealing Nine-Tails. Without an appropriate container, even if they had the ability to seal the Nine-Tails, it would be useless.

Hirizen didn't speak, but deep worry lingered in his eyes. Compared to others, he cared more about the whereabouts of Minato and Kushina. During Kushina's childbirth, what exactly had occured? He surveyed the corpses of ninjas strewn across the ground, secretly sighing in his heart.

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Konoha remained relatively stable. The Uchiha Police Force managed the crowd in an orderly manner, guiding them to take refuge in the shelter. Although the Nine-l Tails hasn't attacked the village yet, they didn't dare bet on the possibility that it won't invade the village. Hence, directing non-combatants to shelters was the most correct choice.

On the Police Force building, more than a dozen Uchiha ninjas, led by Uchiha Fugaku, gathered. This represented the elite forces of the Uchiha clan, albeit only a portion. Many Uchiha ninjas were currently assisting in the evacuation of the crowd, constituting the only force that can be assembled.

Fugaku looked at the tailed beat outside the village with a stern expression. The monstrous silhouette, coupled with the unfathomable chakra, induced a cold sweat even in him.

"Is that the Nine Tails?" An Uchiha beside Fugaku asked, equally frightened. Faced with such a powerful existence, the human body would seem utterly powerless.

"That's right, it's the Nine Tails." Fugaku affirmed after a deep breath. His greater concern, however, lies with the safety of Minato. An uneasy premonition stayed within him. The fact that the Nine-Tails was free suggested a problem had occurred with the Jinchuriki.

"The crowd has almost dispersed; let's head over there now."

"Yes."

While legend attributed the Uchiha's Sharingan with the power to control tailed beasts, doubts begin to emerge among the Uchiha ninjas witnessing Nine Tails' overwhelming Clchakra.

Could the Sharingan truly control the Nine Tails? However, this doubt eas short-lived. Even if a person's pupil power has limits, the combined strength of all their Sharingan should suffice to create a big genjutsu that could temporarily stabilize the Nine-Tails' rioting mood.

Fugaku was about to lead all the Uchiha to the frontline when he suddenly stopped. An Anbu leaped over from a distance, landing in front of Fugaku and the others.

"Are you here from the Hokage's order? Don't worry; we're going to use Sharingan to assist." Fugaku responded accordingly.

"That's not the case. Hokage-sama's order is for the Uchiha clan to hold the rear. The Uchiha's power isn't needed to deal with the Nine-Tails."

"What!?"

Fugaku and the Uchiha behind him are surprised, and the latter glared angrily at the Anbu. Placing the Uchiha at the rear seemsled to be mocking their bravery and devotion to their duty. In the face of an incredibly severe challenge, the Uchiha had contributed significantly to the village's establishment. How could the blood of their ancestors bear the stigma of cowardice?

"That's all for now. Please, Uchiha, don't move around without restraint. Disobeying orders from the higher ups will have a bad influence on your clan." After the Anbu finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving the Uchiha ninjas agitated.

"Damn it! Stop!" An irritated Jonin was about to pursue the Anbu.

"Stop!" Fugaku intervened.

"Leader?"

"Since it is an order from above, there's nothing I can do about it." Fugaku sighed.

The remaining Uchiha were also angry, but they restrained themselves, avoiding causing chaos. Because among the high-level authorities, there was no place for the Uchiha.

While the era of the first Hokage was tolerable, but since the second Hokage came to power, the Uchiha's status has declined since. Despite being one of the village's biggest founders, the Uchiha lacked representation at the top, controlled by the Hokage faction of the Senju clan, alongside the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.

"Well, Leader, do you think the higher-ups won't let us pass because they fear we will use the Sharingan to control Nine-l Tails and claim it for ourselves..."

The order seemed ridiculous; the Uchiha's Sharingan would undoubtedly reduce the death and injury rate of ninjas in frontline battle. However, the upper echelons prohibited the Uchiha from approaching Nine-Tails. Such an order likely stemmed from the fear of the Uchiha's Sharingan controlling Nine-Tails.

"Don't let your thoughts run wild. Protecting the village's safety is the Police Force's duty."

Fugaku knew that thoughts like that couldn't be quelled in every Uchiha ninja's heart; otherwise, there will be disasters in the future. However, there was no way to stop such thoughts. This situation reminded Fugaku of the defection incident from a few years ago.

Uchiha Ruri, an Uchiha clan genius, used her Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails when she defected, causing significant losses to Konoha. This incident deepened the higher up's resentment towards the Uchiha clan.

While the blame lay with the Uchiha for not noticing Uchiha Ruri's betrayal, Fugaku understood that the current Nine-Tails disaster wasnt caused by an Uchiha inside Konoha. As members of the village, the Uchiha clan lived within the village. If the Nine-Tails was released, it placed their relatives in imminent danger of losing their lives.

Konoha's Uchiha ninjas would never be so foolishly self-destructive. If someone released the Nine-Tails outside the village, Fugaku could only think of one person—Uchiha Ruri.nShe already had a record of controlling the Nine-Tails, and her Sharingan's power could dominate Tailed Beasts. A ninja rebelling against their village, using the power of the tailed beast to seek revenge, was also a reason.

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"Isn't Minato still here yet?"

Hiruzen's palm began to ooze blood, his complexion pale, he coughed constantly, gritted his teeth, and stared at the Nine-Tails violently attacking Konoha Ninja.

In the evil pupils of the tailed beast, ita malicegrew. The others were almost scared too. Although they resisted, they knew it would only be a matter of time before the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha. Compared to their ancestors, their abilities, as descendants, were limited. There was no way to stop the beast.

"Forget Minato, Hiruzen. Did the Anbu really send an order to the Police Force? Why hasn't a single Uchiha shown up?" Koharu's face was gloomy.

"I sent an order to the Police Force from the very start. It's really strange that any Uchiha haven't come yet." Hiruzen frowned, he was also puzzled by this. Before Minato arrived, using the Sharingan to stabilize Nine-Tail was the best way.

"So... that?"

Koharu pointed to the red eyes of Nine-Tails and the complex patterns inside, which was more complicated than the basic Sharingan. The rest of the Konoha may not know what it was, but as disciples of the Second Hokage, they all knew what it was.

The ultimate eye above the ordinary Sharingan - The Mangekyou Sharingan! .. Uchiha Madara haf used this pupil to control the Nine-Tails.

Hiruzen fell silent; the huge Mangekyou Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tail's eyes, and the ninjas of the Uchiha clan hadn't arrived yet... were the Uchiha behind theiw?

Uchiha Madara decades ago.

Uchiha Ruri five years ago.

In the current Uchiha, was there another ninja who could control the nine tails?

Hiruzen began making guesses, with an extremely complicated expression on his face. Right at this moment, a palpitation spread through the air, bringing him back to his senses in an instant.

The Nine-Tail retreated a long distance, and the nine python-like tails leveled the surrounding ground, causing a large number of casualties to the ninjas chasing past.

The ground collapsed, creating a cliff. The sky clouded with thunder.

The Nine Tails roared loudly, and blue and black chakra spheres quickly condensed in front of the roar, and these chakra spheres began mixing with each other, merging into a very huge black chakra sphere.

The moment the black sphere formed, the world froze, and the biting cold made their body tremble.

"Damn!"

Hiruzen's expression changed drastically, and he stepped forward to stop it with his staff.

The black sphere faced the direction of Konoha. If that thing wasn't knocked down, the entire Konoha may be destroyed by the power.

Thunderbolts continued in the mountains and forests, and the moment the black sphere was thrown out, it continued in the mountains and forests, and the earth and forests were involved, turning into dust and flying away.

Over the heads of many Konoha ninjas, it flew towards direction of Konoha.

The Third Hokage and the others had dull faces and could only watch the tailed beast bomb fall into Konoha without any way to stop it.

The Tailed Beast bomb was about to fall into Konoha. Above the huge wall, a black seal was created out of thin air, surrounding the entire black Tailed Beast bomb, and it disappeared from there instantly.

The disappearance was too sudden; let alone Nine-Tails, even Konoha ninjas was stunned.

"Is that... Minato?"

Hiruzen clearly saw the face of a ninja who used the ninjutsu to transfer the bomb.

On the towering walls of Konoha, Minato carried Kushina's body on his shoulders, appearing in a slightly embarrassed state, having evidently experienced a battle.

Minato stood there, not taking immediate action, but thought about how to deal with Nine-Tails.

Ordinary ninjutsu attacks wouldn't work, the Nine-Tails' body was too resistant. Special methods were needed to cause any damage.

"Minato...take me there..."

Kushina, carried on Minato's shoulders, suddenly coughed and spoke.

"Kushina?"

"Hurry up... I don't have much time left. Before that, I'm going to leave with tthe Nine-Tail..."

Kushina sensed her vitality passing away, and even with her physique, she couldn't hold on for too long.

Minato saw the determination in Kushina's eyes and felt a bit uneasy.

"Don't show such a sad expression. Naruto will be counting on you in the future... And remember to be careful. I think the enemy will attack Konoha. After all, you are the hero regarded as the child of prophecy by Jiraiya..." Kushina forced a smile, having already made up her mind.

Being able to use her half-crippled life to drag Nine-Tail down together was her last contribution to the village. It's just a pity that she won't witness her son grow up.

"I see... But the village can't lose the Nine-Tails. So, let me accompany you, Kushina. At least this way, you won't be alone on the road." Minato said, resigned to his fate.

"What do you mean? Minato, what are you trying to do? Don't do anything stupid!" Kushina keenly noticed that Minato's words had another meaning, her face filled with anxiety.

Minato just smiled and didn't answer Kushina's question. He turned his head to look at Nine-Tail, his face becoming serious.

This turmoil, it is time to end.

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The Nine-Tails suddenly disappeared from sight, leaving the Konoha ninjas who were about to fight with their lives stunned, unsure of what happened.

"Flying Thunder God Jutsu?" Hiruzen looked at the place where Nine-Tail disappeared and muttered to himself.

Immediately afterward, he looked at a location where the breath of Nine Tails appeared, brought there by Minato's space-time ninjutsu.

"Anbu follow, the rest of the ninjas are on standby!" Hiruzen left this order and set off toward Minato with Anbu.

Following the action, the others also followed. The importance of the Nine-Tails was self-evident. Even with the yellow flash there, they felt it still wasn't safe.

About five minutes later, as they approached the destination, Hiruzen suddenly discovered something shocking.

It was a huge illusory light and shadow, separating from the Nine-Tails' body and falling toward a certain direction.

"What is that?"

Koharu and Homura wondered if their eyes had misread; was that light and shadow Nine-Tail? But why did it look so unreal?

"That jutsu is..."

Hiruzen recognized something, and his heart sank. Without answering everyone's questions, he accelerated his pace. Through the dense forest, the scenery ahead appeared in their eyes.

The light of the seal that isolated the outside world was slowly disappearing, and there was only a slight dust blowing over the scene.

The gigantic Nine-Tails had disappeared from the clearing. In the center of the sealing altar, a baby cried loudly.

Kushina, covered in blood, fell beside the altar, having lost her breath of life.

Minato stood there reluctantly, the hideous and illusory figure behind him, like a ghost from hell, turned into nothingness and disappeared.

"Minato..."

Hiruzen called Minato's name, especially when he saw the illusory ghost behind Minato; he knew that trouble was getting worse.

Minato heard Hiruzen's call, turned his head slowly, coughed up blood, held his last breath, and conveyed his last words to Hiruzen:

"Hokage-sama... take good care... of Naruto... for me... Also... the village must be careful of... Chiba.. Shiraishi... and... Sharingan... Eyes... space.. time.. power... Nine-Tails'... is... them...cough..."

At the end of his speech, the voice gradually became inaudible, he fell to the ground weakly, dying with a smile.

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