Chapter 45: Tailed Beast Jade

The massive commotion awakened everyone in Konoha Village.

When they stepped out of their houses and saw the huge Nine-Tails in the distance, their faces turned deathly pale in an instant.

The powerful aura emanating from the Nine-Tails made them feel a bone‑chilling dread.

"It's a Tailed Beast, everyone run!"

No one knew who shouted the words hoarsely, and the crowd instantly fell into chaos.

A woman clutching a baby staggered and fell, an elder was pressed against the wall by the panicked crowd, and a young ninja trembled while gripping his Kunai, his knuckles whitening from the strain.

The villagers huddled in the shadows, their legs growing so weak they were almost paralyzed.

Even the ninjas felt a surge of intense fear.

Facing the mighty Nine-Tails, they could not muster any thoughts of resistance.

Lian Ye stepped out of the room and looked up at the distant Nine-Tails.

Even from afar, the Nine-Tails' powerful aura still pressed on him, leaving him breathless.

"Is... is this the Nine-Tails?" Lian Ye's voice trembled.

At that moment, he truly grasped the horror of a Tailed Beast.

The Nine-Tails' might exceeded his realm of understanding.

No wonder it could become the village's war weapon in the future.

If this thing appeared on a Battlefield, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Perhaps before Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama, the Nine-Tails is merely a giant toy.

But in the eyes of ordinary ninjas, the Nine-Tails could easily kill them.

Even Elite Jonin, when facing a Tailed Beast, have only the option to flee.

"Kid, stay at home, don't run around!"

Qianshou Feijian finished speaking and vanished on the spot.

Madara Uchiha arrived with hostile intent; he had to quickly muster forces to repel the Nine-Tails' invasion.

Soon, Qianshou Feijian gathered several hundred ninjas and took up a tight formation at Konoha Village's gate.

At that moment, Madara Uchiha was already controlling the Nine-Tails to approach.

Qianshou Feijian's face turned anxious, "Where's big brother, why hasn't he appeared yet?"

If Senju Hashirama didn't come, they could never stop Madara Uchiha.

The ninjas stared at the Nine-Tails before them, nervously swallowing.

"Can we really hold it back?"

That thought involuntarily surfaced in everyone's mind.

We'll die, we will definitely die!

Qianshou Feijian gritted his teeth; at this point he could only stall as much as possible until big brother appeared...

He looked up at Madara Uchiha atop the Nine-Tails and said in a low voice:

"Ban, what do you want to do?!"

Madara Uchiha looked down from his height at Qianshou Feijian and coldly said:

"Do what? Of course, destroy Konoha."

Lord Ban stared at Feijian's grimace and continued, "In my view, Konoha Village no longer has any reason to exist."

Hashirama's ideals were wrong; such peace is false.

Since that's the case, it's better to tear it down and start over.

"You are merely a deserter, you have no right to judge Konoha!" Feijian said.

Hearing that, Lord Ban's expression froze, then a mocking smile appeared.

"Deserter?" Madara Uchiha glared at Feijian, "Konoha was founded by me and Hashirama; he led the village down the wrong path, so I left..."

He hadn't finished, but Feijian interrupted, "Nice words, you're just a dog abandoned by your clan, a bereaved family's stray."

The Uchiha Clan's Members present stared in horror, eyes wide, looking at Qianshou Feijian in disbelief.

No, you shouldn't say that!

You damn want to die, don't drag us into it!

They could already imagine Lord Ban tearing them to pieces in his fury...

Qianshou Feijian realized right after speaking that he had misspoken.

He had originally intended to stall, but seeing Madara Uchiha infuriated him, and in anger he uttered those words.

Madara Uchiha's expression wavered; he looked down at the clan members, and the Three Tomoe in his eyes whirled rapidly, forming a Kaleidoscope pattern.

The Uchiha Clan's Members bowed their heads, daring not to look at the former clan leader.

The scene of Ban gathering them to leave was still vivid in their minds.

Feijian was right; they had abandoned the clan leader...

Feijian assumed Madara Uchiha would go berserk and ordered:

"Regardless of the cost, stop him from entering the Village!"

If the Nine-Tails entered the Village, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Unexpectedly, Madara Uchiha did not become enraged; instead, he quietly stared at the Uchiha Clan's Members below.

"You're wrong; they didn't abandon me, I abandoned them!" Madara Uchiha said expressionlessly, "These short‑sighted fools are unworthy of being my Uchiha clan members!"

Hearing this, the Uchiha Clan's Members showed guilt.

The years of being ostracized made them understand that Lord Ban's original decision was correct.

Unfortunately, once the bow is drawn, there is no arrow that can be retrieved.

They can't go back……

Madara Uchiha, that guy!

Qianshou Feijian looked astonished, as if he hadn't expected Madara Uchiha to say that.

The reminiscing ends here, ants.

Madara Uchiha said, and controlled the Nine-Tails to launch an attack.

"Watch out!" Qianshou Feijian shouted.

The massive claws of the Nine-Tails swiped forward, and everyone hurried to dodge.

A few among them failed to dodge and were instantly turned into Blood Mist.

Qianshou Feijian formed hand seals with both hands and used Ninjutsu to attack.

"Water Dragon Bomb!"

The other ninjas, seeing this, also formed seals and released Ninjutsu.

In an instant, countless powerful Ninjutsu surged toward the Nine-Tails.

The Ninjutsu struck the Nine-Tails but caused no damage; instead it provoked the beast's ferocity.

The Nine-Tails roared, crushing the ground, and the shattered stones shot toward the crowd like shells.

A Medical Ninja just tried to treat an injured comrade when a giant stone pierced his chest.

A ninja wielding a Kunai attempted a close‑range assault, but as he approached he was blasted by the chakra of the Nine-Tails' Beast Tail Armor, slammed heavily to the ground, his fate unknown.

The Battlefield was filled with smoke, the ninjas' attacks were like ants shaking a tree, and the Nine-Tails' onslaught had only just begun.

Despair rose in the ninjas' hearts; could they truly hold back the Nine-Tails?

"Madara Uchiha, stop now!" Qianshou Feijian looked at Madara Uchiha: "Don't go down the wrong path any longer!"

Before the words finished, the Nine-Tails suddenly let out a deafening roar, its sound wave cracking the ground.

"Wrong path?" Madara Uchiha's laugh mingled with the Tailed Beast's roar, full of mockery: "This is the only way. Look at your proud Konoha; before absolute power, it appears so fragile."

He raised his hand and waved; in the air the Nine-Tails formed a massive Tailed Beast Orb, its faint red glow reflecting the desperate expressions of everyone.

"And you, Qianshou Feijian, will also witness Konoha's end here!"

Qianshou Feijian swallowed with difficulty, "Brother, where are you?"

Being late is one thing, but now Konoha is about to be destroyed.

It would be outrageous if you don't appear soon.

In the distance, Lian Ye saw the Tailed Beast Orb in the Nine-Tails' mouth and went completely numb.

"What a joke!"

If this Tailed Beast Orb fell, the entire Konoha Village would be doomed.

Had he known it was so dangerous, he would have gone out on a mission……

At that moment, an authoritative voice rang out.

"Madara Uchiha, stop!"

Hearing that voice, Lian Ye instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Uncle Hashirama finally arrived.