Chapter 207

It was also impossible that he was Senju Hashirama's opponent!

"Tobirama, if there's anything else, just discuss it with Saki and Madara."

"No need to bring me in on it. I'm heading to the Fire Temple now…"

Senju Hashirama finished speaking and vanished on the spot.

He had only just managed to control his own power with great difficulty,

and hadn't caused too much damage to the Land of Fire!

If the Nine-Tails were to break out,

and casually spit out a few Tailed Beast Balls,

half the buildings in the Land of Fire would probably be destroyed by it!

Senju Hashirama naturally could not tolerate such a thing happening!

……

【Jiraiya: I wonder what the poor Nine-Tails feels seeing this…】

【Orochimaru: Even though the Tailed Beasts' power is formidable, unfortunately, facing the First Hokage, they're no different from stray kittens on the roadside!】

【Senju Hashirama: Hahaha! Not at all… the Nine-Tails' power is still extremely terrifying; otherwise, the other me wouldn't have had to go capture it personally!】

【Shukaku: Excellent!! I can't be the only one suffering. Looks like I'll immediately have this stinky fox, the Nine-Tails, to keep me company in suffering!】

【Nine-Tails: Stinky tanuki, what nonsense are you spouting?! The battle's result isn't out yet—how do you know I'll definitely be caught by Senju Hashirama?!】

【Eight-Tails: Uh… Nine-Tails, although we all admit you're the strongest among us, when it comes to facts, you can't really argue, can you.】

【Seven-Tails: Brothers, let's not gloat too much… this Senju Hashirama has already captured the One-Tail and the Nine-Tails, so where do the rest of us Tailed Beasts stand?】

【Three-Tails: He probably won't catch all of us, right? This Senju Hashirama is different from the one we knew. Shukaku attacked him first and got captured; the Nine-Tails might cause massive destruction… we don't really have any conflict with him.】

【Six-Tails: Anyway… I have a bad premonition.】

【Temari: Unbelievable… this is the first time I've seen the Tailed Beasts look so afraid…】

【Kankuro: I never thought these Tailed Beasts, stronger than the Shukaku inside Gaara, would one day fear a single human this much!】

【Onoki: Kid! This has nothing to do with whether they're Tailed Beasts—didn't you see the First Hokage's power?】

Standing outside the altar of the Fire Temple,

watching the power continuously seeping out around him.

Senju Hashirama was relieved he had rushed here as fast as possible,

for the seal before him was now only one step away from being broken!

This aura, strong yet not strong,

if ordinary people were infected by it,

at best they'd fall ill with some ailment,

at worst they might drop dead on the spot!

No wonder the ancient records say the Nine-Tails is a walking calamity,

aside from its own formidable power,

the aura it emits alone is enough to make people extremely uncomfortable!!

"Boom!"

Seeing the seal had already loosened to such a state,

Senju Hashirama simply threw a punch,

shattering the altar before him outright!!

"Hahaha!! Who is it?! Who helped this great one break the seal?!"

"To reward you for helping this great one!! This great one can grant you an intact corpse!"

An arrogant voice rang out from deep within the altar.

Immediately after,

a colossal fox with nine tails,

its entire body covered in red fur, appeared before Senju Hashirama!!

Opening its great maw and taking several deep breaths,

a savage yet exhilarated grin spread across the Nine-Tails' face!!

After waiting so many years,

it had finally escaped the seal.

These damned humans!!

The Nine-Tails resolved to show these humans exactly how fearsome it was!!

As it swiveled its massive beast-pupils,

searching everywhere for the monks of the Fire Temple,

it found not a single soul!!

When it caught sight of Senju Hashirama before it,

its pupils couldn't help but contract sharply!!

This human!!

This guy…

How could this guy be so powerful?!

Senju Hashirama was simply standing there,

and yet he gave the Nine-Tails an utterly terrifying feeling!!

This feeling even made him feel a sense of familiarity!!

On the old man Six Paths,

the Nine-Tails had sensed this same aura before!!

Could it be that the human before him was as powerful as the Sage of Six Paths?

The instant this thought surfaced,

the Nine-Tails rejected it outright!

That was absolutely impossible!

In this day and age,

how could there possibly be someone as powerful as the legendary Sage of Six Paths?

This had to be an illusion of his own!

The Nine-Tails figured it was simply because he had been sealed away for too long,

causing his mind to become unclear,

leading to a mistaken judgment!!

"Human! This great master is in a good mood today!"

"Since you helped me break the seal, I'll let you off the hook!"

His eyeballs rolling around ceaselessly,

the Nine-Tails decided he should leave this place first!!

Having barely escaped from the seal,

he ought to enjoy the taste of freedom!

Unable to accurately gauge Hashirama Senju's strength,

he figured it was better to retreat in order to advance,

wait until he had left the Land of Fire, and then talk,

at worst he could come back later to take revenge on these humans,

anyway his lifespan was long enough — the one thing he didn't lack was time!!

With that said, the Nine-Tails prepared to turn around and leave!!

But just at that moment,

the Nine-Tails discovered that he couldn't move a single muscle in his entire body!!

It was as if an invisible force had bound him in place!

This power...

This familiar feeling?