Chapter 256

Ishihara watched this scene, somewhat speechless.

He had originally been thinking of intervening in the war, but now he completely gave up on the idea, came to a spot nearby to watch from the sidelines, and became a melon-eating bystander.

Ishihara could be at ease, but on the battlefield the Third Hokage and the Konoha ninja were beginning to fight desperately.

With Nara Shikaku, the strategist, and Yamanaka Inoichi, the intelligence-transmission specialist.

Konoha's overall combat strength was brought to its maximum.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"

"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"

Dozens, even over a hundred ninja simultaneously casting a single low-level ninjutsu produced an extremely terrifying power.

Endless Earth Flow Walls surrounded the Nine-Tails, Water Release filled the gaps, then Lightning Release bombed, and Fire Release scorched.

Although the damage dealt to the Nine-Tails was limited, one had to admit that ninjutsu bombardments with ranges of several hundred meters looked extremely fearsome.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A massive amount of shadows spread out from behind the Konoha ninja, taking advantage of the chaos to link with the Nine-Tails' shadow and bind him!

Then the Third Hokage used Body Flicker to arrive beside the Nine-Tails, and grabbed the Nine-Tails in one swift motion.

"Got you!"

"Old fool, so what if you've caught me!"

The Nine-Tails roared furiously. He had gradually adapted to the Shadow Imitation Technique and gained experience, and immediately began to struggle wildly.

The Third Hokage's body looked like a child's compared to the Nine-Tails' massive frame.

But the next moment, the Nine-Tails revealed a look of terror, and immediately let out a furious, panicked roar.

"Bastard, it's that Fourth Hokage's technique! What are you trying to do?!"

The Third Hokage's expression was cold and stern. "It's all over!"

"Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"

Buzz—

Following the Third Hokage's furious roar.

The Shinigami's arm immediately pierced through his abdomen and grabbed onto the Nine-Tails, instantly pulling the Nine-Tails' soul out.

"Damn it, that move again. I won't let you get away with this, Third Hokage!"

The Nine-Tails struggled frantically.

But it was useless!

The current Third Hokage, while not at his peak, was in far better physical condition than when the storyline began.

The Nine-Tails couldn't resist at all!

The soul was pulled out by the Shinigami like a toy, looking as if it required no effort at all.

Seeing this scene, Ishihara immediately narrowed his eyes.

"Could it be that attacks in soul state have something special about them? Or is it only the Shinigami that's special?"

He thought of the Spirit Transformation Technique.

It seemed that after using this move to enter an enemy's body, killing them was extremely fast.

"Looks like there's still some hidden secret here."

Ishihara noted this point silently in his heart, and his gaze toward the Third Hokage also carried some curiosity.

One had to know that the Dead Demon Consuming Seal was meant to seal the enemy's soul—that is, chakra!

Was the Third Hokage planning to seal the Nine-Tails completely? Or seal only a small amount of chakra like the Fourth Hokage did?

The Third Hokage roared: "Sealing team, seal the Nine-Tails immediately!"

Immediately, several figures from the sealing team rushed forward and unfurled the massive sealing scroll that had long been prepared.

The Nine-Tails, held by the Shinigami, couldn't move, and could only watch helplessly as the seal descended upon him, roaring furiously:

"Bastards, are you not going to care about that brat's life or death?"

One had to know that once he was sealed somewhere else, Naruto was done for!

The Third Hokage said sorrowfully: "Everything is for Konoha!"

"Bastards!"

The Nine-Tails was furious.

Rather than being sealed into another jinchūriki, he would rather stay inside Naruto.

After all, Naruto's seal had already been broken once, and he had also gained enough understanding of Naruto.

Feeling the terrifying sensation transmitted from the Shinigami, he hurriedly shouted:

"Let me go, I'm willing to return to Naruto's body!"

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The Third Hokage was stunned, then his expression changed.

He had originally given up hope of re-sealing the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body, and hadn't expected such a sudden turn.

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But he, who had cast the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, had little time left, and roared inside: "Now, act immediately, or I'll seal you right now!"

He immediately sealed away the portion of the Nine-Tails' soul he had grabbed.

The Nine-Tails' body shrank a little, feeling the pain acutely.

He glared at the Third Hokage resentfully, and seeing that he was about to act, actually slowly dissipated into the air.

Revealing the body of the original Jinchūriki, Naruto!

Seeing this scene, Ishihara could not help but be stunned.

"Is this the so-called protagonist's halo?"

"To actually make the Nine-Tails, which had broken the seal, willingly return to the seal?!"

Ishihara was left speechless.

The Nine-Tails' decisiveness left the Third Hokage and the people of Konoha equally stunned.

The Third Hokage was the first to come to his senses. "Quick, immediately apply a new seal to Naruto, then wait for Jiraiya's return; he can repair the seal!"

Konoha's Barrier Team immediately began to act, and the massive seal from the sealing scroll fell upon Naruto.

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Another layer of seal was added outside Naruto's Eight Trigrams Seal.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief; at last, Naruto was saved.

He knew his time was short and hurriedly made his final arrangements.

"Kakashi, Shikaku, Guy, after my death, the three of you shall be responsible for handling Konoha's affairs!"

"Recall Jiraiya and Tsunade as soon as possible; I have already sent people to contact them. The Fifth Hokage shall be chosen from between the two of them."

"As for other matters, I trust you will handle them well."

Having said this, the Third Hokage stared blankly toward the direction of Konoha, his eyes gradually losing their color, and with a thud, he collapsed.

"Lord Hokage!"

Kakashi and the others hurried forward to check, then their faces changed drastically.

The Third Hokage was dead!

The few exchanged glances and, without exception, breathed a sigh of relief.

The Uchiha incident seemed to be over; they had seen how devastating the Uchiha losses were. Regardless of past thoughts, there would definitely be no rebellion in the future.

The Nine-Tails' rampage had also been stopped, and it had been resealed within Naruto's body.

Although many had died, although the Third Hokage had sacrificed himself, and although Danzo was suspected to have sacrificed himself.

Yet Konoha's suffering seemed to have passed.

Suddenly, their expressions froze.

Not far away, Ishihara stood there blatantly, as if pondering something.

He was indeed pondering.

After watching the entire process of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and observing the Shinigami, he had made a new discovery.

After the Shinigami swallowed the Third Hokage's soul, he vanished like a wisp of smoke.

This time, he sensed a trace of Space-Time Ninjutsu fluctuation!