Under the moonlight, the Nine-Tails roared and howled madly. With every swing of its nine tails and every swipe of its two hands, it brought about the destruction of countless houses, and even more, it madly harvested the lives of countless civilians.
Inside Konoha Village, countless ninjas, in order to protect the villagers and facilitate their retreat, leapt high from below, constantly using explosive tags and kunai to attract the Nine-Tails' attention. They needed to draw its attention and buy more time for the villagers to take refuge, even if it meant their own deaths.
All of Konoha, from top to bottom, had been awakened. With the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, absent, the responsibility of presiding over the situation fell to the retired Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. At this moment, he had already donned his battle attire, accompanied by countless Anbu members who were also deploying.
He was old and his strength was failing, but he had to hold on until Minato returned.
Fang Wuwei had left Konoha early, as even he didn't want to confront the Nine-Tails. He was now speeding towards the red dot on the radar, the Cavalier beneath him roaring loudly.
Aside from the Nine-Tails, there was another reason he didn't want to stay in Konoha...
The strong wind constantly whistled in his ears, but it couldn't completely drown out the wails and screams of countless civilians from Konoha Village in the distance... These painful sounds kept echoing in his ears; he was still a person, he still had humanity, and he couldn't bear to hear such things... But this was not the time to dwell on that. He couldn't handle the Nine-Tails himself. The best thing he could do now was quickly deal with the Reincarnators so that Minato could return to deal with the Nine-Tails.
This was the greatest thing he could do for the villagers.
Although the blue dot representing Minato on the radar appeared on the Fire Shadow Rock not far away, Fang Wuwei still sped into the distance. He knew Minato would soon teleport away; he needed to head directly to his destination now. His target... had always been the Reincarnators.
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"According to the plan! Xiao Hua, you and Lotte act together. Now, keep an eye on the Fire Shadow Rock and Konoha. Once Minato leaves, you two immediately enter the village to find someone!"
"Alright~"
"Oh my god! I don't want to work with this guy!"
Lotte, who had complained about not wanting to eat braised pork noodles, smiled and agreed. Xiao Hua, on the other hand, was full of complaints, but he didn't say much, leaving the team with Lotte with a sullen face and heading towards Konoha.
"Mantis, go outside the village and see if anyone else is hiding!"
"Yes, sir~"
A heavily made-up woman, with long golden hair flowing, revealed a rather unappealing smile and turned to leave the team.
The remaining three then proceeded quickly, heading first to the location marked on the map provided by the main god, which was the place of Obito and Minato's decisive battle in the original story.
They were to assist Obito in killing Minato there to the best of their ability. At the very least, they had to delay him, making Minato miss the time to seal the Nine-Tails and return for support.
An unprecedented massive crisis had arrived, but Minato, who had just arrived in the Fire Shadow Rock area, was still unaware. Instead, Fang Wuwei was getting a headache from the six scattered figures suddenly appearing on his radar.
He used Flying Thunder God to arrive on his Fire Shadow Rock, which was a high vantage point, very convenient for observing the current situation in Konoha.
Bearing the name of Hokage, protecting the villagers of the village was his current duty; he absolutely could not let them act wantonly anymore!
Watching the Nine-Tails madly destroying and Konoha engulfed in flames, Minato's eyes were filled with rage. He released a large amount of Chakra to lure the Nine-Tails.
The Nine-Tails quickly spotted Minato. Its eyes were cloudy, but deep within, hatred was hidden. Driven by Obito's Sharingan and the Nine-Tails' inherent hatred for humans, the Nine-Tails opened its massive maw. Yin and Yang nature Chakra rapidly condensed, combined, and compressed within its mouth, finally forming a giant black-purple Chakra orb—this was the Tailed Beast Bomb.
It fired a cannon at Minato, and the path of the Tailed Beast Bomb created a huge gust of wind. Its powerful destructive force and speed meant that merely its passage carved a mark into the ground, scattering countless dust, collapsing houses, and flying straight towards Minato.
As it approached the Fire Shadow Rock, it suddenly stopped. A black jutsu formula, combining the spatial-temporal properties of the Flying Thunder God and the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu, Minato created his own Flying Thunder God usage—Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder!
Although he didn't think of this name at first... it didn't matter anymore.
The Tailed Beast Bomb slowly sank into the black jutsu formula of the Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder, disappearing directly into the air. As Minato formed hand seals and raised a Flying Thunder God Kunai, the distant sky suddenly lit up, even illuminating Minato's location. A huge explosion sounded, and the destructive power of this Tailed Beast Bomb exceeded Minato's expectations.
The Tailed Beast Bomb had no effect, and the Nine-Tails continued to destroy the surrounding houses. The many ninjas below saw the area where the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb disappeared. Although they were too far to see Minato, they could clearly see that the jutsu that transferred the Tailed Beast Bomb was a spatial-temporal barrier.
Minato had returned; the Fourth Hokage had arrived on the battlefield.
Seeing the Nine-Tails' terrifying attack resolved, the morale of the many ninjas soared. Under the leadership of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the recovered ninjas and Anbu members began to form a proper defensive line, further restricting the Nine-Tails' range of destruction.
Minato, still standing on the Fire Shadow Rock, was about to hurry back to report the intelligence to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he felt a chill behind him and a strange Chakra appearing... Obito appeared behind Minato, extending a hand to grab Minato, intending to send him into the Kamui dimension, cutting off Minato's high-level combat power, and then properly deal with him... But Minato's exceptionally excellent reflexes and perception quickly made him turn around, using a kunai to stab, piercing right through the head area.
Minato watched his attack pass through the enemy's head, his eyes filled with shock. Then, Obito's hand suddenly materialized, grabbing Minato's hand, which had just passed through him.
"Your opponent is me, and..."
Obito's right eye widened, and Kamui activated. He intended to suck Minato in and then fight to the death in the Kamui dimension... At worst, he could escape in time, as long as it didn't affect the Nine-Tails. What if he simply starved Minato to death in there?
"It's already over!"
Space began to twist and deform, and Minato's body began to be uncontrollably pulled in a spiral towards Obito's right eye... But Minato quickly reacted, immediately using Flying Thunder God to completely escape the range of Obito's Kamui. Obito's dōjutsu was interrupted, his body froze, and he only saw a flash of light before his eyes.
So fast...
Even with a single-eye Kamui, at close range, the speed was undeniably extremely fast. Obito had always been successful with this move, never failing, but today, he was defeated by his sensei's divine speed.
Once again, using Kamui to warp away, Obito was about to continue pursuing Minato, but before leaving, he felt a gaze constantly on him, so he turned his head and, through his mask, saw two men crouching in a dark corner not far away, watching the scene.
Hmph... those strange people he saw a few days ago... Hmph, I'll deal with you later...
Watching Obito disappear, with only a swirling distortion left in the air, and confirming that Obito had truly left, Lotte and Xiao Hua quickly vanished, taking a shortcut towards Konoha Village... Fishing in troubled waters, they were most skilled at it!