Chapter 90: Nine-Tails (Complete)

The power erupting from the two Susanoo collided instantly with the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.

In that instant, it seemed as if space was cleaved, the earth split, and the horizon tilted.

That ultimate power converged into a blinding white light; as it spread, heaven and earth instantly turned a scorching white, as bright as daytime!

Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!

Earth Release: Earth Battle Wall!

Under that massive energy shock, the Third Hokage immediately ordered everyone to begin constructing defenses.

Although it would be difficult for such power to fully reach the village, the number of people rushing to reinforce kept growing.

He certainly didn't want to cause any unavoidable accident in this situation.

Thanks to their efforts, the Tailed Beast Ball's explosion was indeed blocked, but the violent roar still left them all with varying degrees of ringing in the ears.

Broken stones scattered across the ground, dust and smoke spread everywhere, and who knows how many people were left with lingering fear at this moment.

But at this moment, none of them paid attention to their own condition; instead, they stared intently at the two Susanoo that resembled gods.

But they didn't realize that Yuzhi's complexion was somewhat unpleasant at this time.

The collision of the Tailed Beast Balls shook Yuzhi so much that he felt slightly dazed, and his Susanoo also developed huge cracks.

Fortunately, his own regenerative ability was extremely strong, and under his control his Susanoo also began to recover quickly.

Fortunately, his bloodline has been enhanced, and he also has White Zetsu's cells.

Yuzhi thought to himself, and at the same time he glanced at Hikari not far away.

Hikari's condition was similar to his, and he noticed that her red Susanoo hadn't suffered too much damage.

Forget it, there's no point comparing with her.

Yuzhi's gaze fell on the Nine-Tails before him, and at this moment he suddenly realized that the Nine-Tails' situation seemed to have changed somewhat.

His eyes, which had originally displayed the Three Tomoe Sharingan, gradually returned to calm, and his own chaotic aura began to become orderly at this moment.

All this indicates that Minato Namikaze has probably already released the contract between the Nine-Tails and Obito!

Whoa!

The Nine-Tails' chakra kept boiling, its body began to emit steam and continuously recover; it raised its head and let out a long howl, its gaze once again falling on Yuzhi and Hikari.

It's unclear whether it's because of Obito, but at this moment it seemed especially furious.

However, having just broken free of control, its thoughts were still somewhat confused, perhaps due to the earlier beating and Obito's actions.

At this moment the Nine-Tails clearly erupted with even greater power, the whole fox lunged like a whirlwind fiercely at Yuzhi and Hikari!

Here it comes again?

Hikari furrowed her brows, her Susanoo suddenly swung its blade horizontally, lunging straight at the Nine-Tails!

Moreover, this time she clearly also noticed the Nine-Tails' change and began to increase her force.

What made Yuzhi slightly frown was that the Nine-Tails suddenly leapt up at this moment, apparently not wanting to clash head-on with Yuzhi and Hikari.

In the previous battle, even though Yuzhi and Hikari had mobility issues, they weren't good at chasing the Nine-Tails.

After all, a single leap of the Nine-Tails spans dozens or even hundreds of meters, while Yuzhi and the two of them with their Susanoo still have only human-level mobility.

Yet the controlled Nine-Tails only thought of relentless attack, which made Yuzhi and the two of them beat the Nine-Tails until their scalps went numb.

Now the Nine-Tails began to continuously recover, and its battle intellect was no longer hindered by Obito; evidently the combat difficulty would also increase.

However, this also proves the Nine-Tails won't last much longer.

Be careful, it seems to have regained a bit of consciousness.

I know.

Hikari's Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, and her Susanoo, under her control, slashed out another blade.

Moreover, this time the blade of her Susanoo was clearly wreathed in Amaterasu's flames.

Black flames blossomed with each swing of the ninja sword, instantly covering everything around; the scorching flames immediately blocked the Nine-Tails' path.

The flames accompanied the blade's edge, crashing heavily onto the Nine-Tails' body!

In the tremendous roar, dust and smoke spread across the ground.

Whoa!

The Nine-Tails was instantly flung away by the pain, but it quickly managed to steady its stance.

Its nine massive tails swayed in the air seeking balance; after a flip, its limbs dug into the earth, leaving four deep claw marks.

Hmph!

Seeing the flames erupting on its own body, it gave a fierce shake and entered a chakra form, causing the Amaterasu flames to instantly fall off.

Its scarlet pupils flickered with deep apprehension, yet at this moment they also gradually grew clearer.

Uchiha

Its voice was hoarse yet booming, instantly reaching the entire battlefield.

And as its gaze grew brighter, its chakra also became increasingly stable.

It won't try to run, will it?

Yuzhi watched this scene and thought to himself, he didn't know where Minato Namikaze was now, but he knew he absolutely could not let the Nine-Tails escape!

The Nine-Tails had finally broken free; it could do anything now, and thinking of this, Yuzhi suddenly had an idea.

Hikari, stop.

What's wrong?

Hikari lightly exhaled, and hearing Yuzhi's voice she gave him a strange glance.

Such a battle cannot solve the problem, and besides, a jinchuriki will die if separated from its tailed beast; Kushina might be able to hold on, but the time cannot be too long.

Yuzhi controlled his Susanoo to come to Hikari's side, and he quickly spoke.

Moreover, the tailed beast being sealed is not voluntary; this will likely cause a serious problem.

"It ran away, Kushina is doomed?"

Hikari immediately understood Yuzhi's meaning; she frowned and asked softly.

"What should we do? We can defeat it with our strength, but if it chooses to retreat, we'll have no way to deal with it."

"And I just tried using the Tailed Beast Control Technique to control it, but it was clearly very alert; we need to weaken its power a bit first."

Yuzhi and Hikari clearly aren't yet at Madara Uchiha's level; they can't control a fully alert Tailed Beast with a single glance.

Obito is absolutely impossible; they can only act when the Tailed Beast is weakened.

Now the Nine‑Tails has broken free; without the seal its power keeps rising, and even though it's still dazed and its own strength resists, Yuzhi and the others find it hard to control.

"I have an idea; I think we can give it a try."

Yuzhi spoke in a low voice; his gaze remained on the Nine‑Tails, but he reached out his hand voluntarily.

"If we combine our powers, perhaps we'll get a different effect."

Combine our powers?

Hikari stared at Yuzhi in a daze; although she thought, "I could just give you the power of eight thousand spears," for a moment she remained among everyone's stunned gazes, then she instantly released Susanoo and hurried to Yuzhi's side.

The scene left the Third Hokage and others a bit bewildered; although they didn't know what the two were doing, he knew exactly what he needed to do!

"Cover them! Temporarily hold back the Nine‑Tails!"

"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"

The Third Hokage immediately gave the order and swiftly formed hand seals to release Fire Release.

Around him, countless ninjas were already gathered; compared to the problems within Leaf Village, the Nine‑Tails was clearly their real nemesis!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Bullet!"

Hundreds to thousands of ninjutsu surged out at that moment, raging wildly toward the Nine‑Tails!

The dense barrage of ninjutsu resembled meteors, constantly striking the Nine‑Tails' body.

But such ninjutsu could not harm the Nine‑Tails, just as before they could only block its forward steps.

This time, however, no one felt despair, because they believed those two Uchiha clan members must have their own plan.

Boom—

Violent explosions kept spreading over the Nine‑Tails, and all of this made the Nine‑Tails even more ferocious!

Its gaze grew clearer amid the relentless attacks, and murderous intent began to overflow wildly from its eyes.

"Damn insects, you all should die!"

At that moment the Nine‑Tails finally could speak normally, but this state made the Third Hokage's complexion even worse.

"Lord Third Hokage, sorry I'm late."

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded beside the Third Hokage's ear; upon hearing it, his face lit up with ecstatic joy.

"Minato, you finally came!"

The newcomer was naturally Minato Namikaze, but what made the Third Hokage's expression shift slightly was that a severely weakened Kushina was in Minato's arms!

"Lord Third Hokage, we can discuss everything later; we have more important matters to handle now."

Minato sighed inwardly; earlier, when he saw everything stable, his heart had felt somewhat pleased.

But now, recalling all this and the many dead, his previously cheerful feeling had completely vanished.

Especially seeing Kushina's current condition pained him; he knew everything was far from over!

Buzz—

However, at that moment the situation on Yuzhi's side suddenly changed.

A surge of even colder chakra emanated from him, and his Susanoo also showed some strange changes.

The Susanoo, originally like black gauze, suddenly took on a dark red hue, and its size instantly swelled.

In just an instant, the Susanoo began to rise continuously; on this red‑and‑black Susanoo, a lower body also appeared!

The emergence of a lower body meant the Susanoo's power was greatly amplified.

Moreover, at that moment the Susanoo's form was crystal clear; a crystal cavity appeared atop it, and Yuzhi and Hikari slipped inside!

"What… is this?"

Seeing this, all the Leaf Village ninjas around shouted in amazement, and the Third Hokage's eyes widened even more.

The stimuli he had received today were already huge, yet he realized that everything still hadn't ended.

"Is that the true power of the Uchiha?"

Minato was also stunned at that moment, staring straight at the towering Susanoo, feeling the raging aura surge.

After a while, he suddenly embraced the Kushina beside him, knowing everything was moving in a good direction.

"Is this your idea?"

Hikari breathed slightly, looking at the Yuzhi still holding her, and finally asked softly.

"Hmm, although it's not as smooth as I imagined and the difficulty is unusually high, this is enough."

Yuzhi was now a bit weary; the third‑stage Susanoo and the fourth‑stage were truly two different concepts!

Knowing this technique is entirely different from actually performing it, because it completely destroys and deconstructs the previous third‑stage Susanoo.

Moreover, this Susanoo is a typical underdevelopment; even though Yuzhi and Hikari's combined power is terrifyingly strong, both are only at the Mangekyou Sharingan level.

Even with their fusion granting Yuzhi enough power to reforged the Susanoo, its height was only sixty to seventy meters.

"But that's enough!"

Seeing the Nine‑Tails nearby with its fur standing on end, clearly sensing extreme danger, Yuzhi quickly controlled the Susanoo's power.

I'll control Susanoo for the main attack; you assist me and look for an opportunity to restrain the Nine-Tails.

Okay.

Hikari didn't waste words; a single word expressed her attitude.

The Mangekyou Sharingan in Yuzhi's eyes kept spinning; the next moment, he directly controlled Susanoo to charge forward, and the huge Ninja Sword fiercely slashed at the Nine-Tails' head!

Dream on!

The Nine-Tails let out a roar; it seemed fully awake, its massive nine tails swept out straight toward Yuzhi.

Amaterasu!

However, before it could even move, Hikari had already acted.

The scattered Amaterasu flames had already formed a huge vortex, howling as they wound around the Nine-Tails!

At the same time, Amaterasu flames also appeared on Susanoo's Ninja Sword.

What?

The Nine-Tails naturally could feel the terror of these flames; its millennia of memory let it instantly understand what this was.

It immediately tried to dodge, but the flames, controlled, came straight at its body; the intense pain made its expression ferocious.

What's worse, that damned Susanoo had already swung down straight at its head!

Damn it!

Although the Nine-Tails won't die, taking this hit will definitely greatly reduce its strength; in an instant it made a decision.

It roared, extending both claws together to try to block this attack.

Shinra Bansho!

Moreover, at this moment Yuzhi also unleashed his own power; the huge Ninja Sword's strength suddenly surged, as if bearing a tremendous force, crashing heavily onto the Nine-Tails.

Boom—

With the violent roar, the Nine-Tails let out a mournful howl; its pupils slit, its hind legs kicked back wildly, countless wood chips and dirt flew from its hind legs.

Before it, its two claws had been directly severed by Yuzhi!

The ground quickly cracked; under the immense force, the ground continually trembled and sank, a deep fissure rapidly spreading outward.

Good opportunity.

Seeing the Nine-Tails quickly retreat, Yuzhi immediately controlled Susanoo to pursue; no matter how far the Nine-Tails jumped, he could keep up.

And what Yuzhi loves to do most is beat a dog in the water!

Hum—

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuzhi struck again at the Nine-Tails, and this strike he amplified even more with 'Shinra Bansho'.

Tsukuyomi!

Hikari also at this moment directly coordinated with Yuzhi; she was still unsure whether the Nine-Tails could now be controlled.

Therefore she did not use the 'Tailed Beast Control Technique', but chose 'Tsukuyomi', after all the Yin Release and Yang Release powers on the Nine-Tails were so evident and mottled.

Wanting to control with an illusion is truly not a simple matter.

However, this time the Nine-Tails obviously couldn't withstand it; under the power of 'Tsukuyomi', the whole fox froze in place, and Susanoo's blade instantly fell.

Boom—

Another thunderous roar rang out, and the Nine-Tails' huge figure was flung backward, slamming heavily into the ground.

Under the tremendous force, its body dragged a long mark across the ground.

No one knows how many meters it slid before it barely came to a stop.

The people in the distance saw this scene and were completely speechless; such a battle truly exceeded their imagination.

Especially when they saw the Nine-Tails rise again, its body constantly healing beneath the white smoke.

But at the same time its body had shrunk by more than one layer; everyone knew the Nine-Tails had fallen into weakness!

Minato, seize the opportunity, quickly reseal it!

The Third Hokage saw this and immediately urged.

Yes.

Minato Namikaze immediately nodded, then leapt up, holding Kushina as he rushed toward Susanoo.

His speed was fast, but he had not left a Flying Thunder God mark on Yuzhi and Hikari; fortunately, Yuzhi had already stopped attacking.

Finally, it's ending.

Yuzhi stopped in place, he sensed his own condition, and at the same time noticed Minato Namikaze approaching; he let out a slight sigh.

If you hadn't come, our Susanoo probably couldn't hold out.

Hearing this, Hikari couldn't help but nod; although Yuzhi led Susanoo, she also contributed considerable chakra and eye power.

She naturally also knew exactly how Susanoo's condition was now; although the battle could still continue, the two of them couldn't hold out.

Yuzhi, Hikari!

Not long after, Minato Namikaze had leapt onto Susanoo and stopped outside the crystal tank, staring blankly at the two inside before sighing after a while.

You've worked hard.

Minato Namikaze now seemed somewhat guilty; after the joy, his heart had already been filled with such guilt.

The Nine-Tails was inside Kushina's body, and he himself had been guarding it; with this happening, how could he not feel guilty?

Moreover, as Hokage, he discovered he basically didn't need to do anything.

Besides unraveling the Nine-Tails' contract, he hadn't experienced any notable battle, causing his guilt to inevitably grow.

When together with the Third Hokage, he still hadn't shown anything; it was only now seeing Yuzhi and Hikari.

Especially seeing the bloodstains on their faces, his guilt involuntarily increased considerably.

Yuzhi and Hikari themselves felt nothing; they hadn't even noticed their eyes bleeding, but they didn't think much of it.

Yuzhi directly said, "Next, we're going to seal the Nine-Tails, right?"

"Move faster, Kushina Jonin is about to lose her grip," Hikari added from the side.

"I understand. Thank you both for your effort."

Minato Namikaze nodded seriously, but at that moment the shrunken Nine-Tails nearby suddenly lifted its head.

"The inherent flaw of humanity can never change; you only act arrogantly, doing what you think is right."

The Nine-Tails let out a massive roar, glared at Yuzhi and the others, and its mouth suddenly widened again.

"Old man, I will never be sealed by you again!"

A massive amount of chakra gathered in its mouth, directly targeting the distant Susanoo.

A jet‑black chakra sphere appeared, growing larger, and a terrifying pressure emerged!

In the next instant, accompanied by a roar from the Nine-Tails, a Tailed Beast Ball was spewed out!

Perhaps the Nine-Tails was truly desperate this time; where the Tailed Beast Ball passed, the space shivered, and the ground was scarred with a deep fissure.

In the blink of an eye, the Tailed Beast Ball arrived before Yuzhi and the others!

After finishing that, the Nine-Tails turned, leapt up, fully regained consciousness, and of course knew its current condition.

Now is certainly not the time to keep fighting; it must retreat immediately and seek revenge later!

Boom— Boom— Boom—

Hearing the relentless booming behind it and feeling the earth tremble, the Nine-Tails' eyes filled with hatred.

"Old man, I will definitely find you!"

"Where do you intend to go?"

But at that moment, a voice suddenly reached the Nine-Tails' ears.

Its body quivered at the sound, and in the next instant it saw a red‑and‑black Susanoo appear behind it.

The massive Ninja Sword, blazing with the flames of Amaterasu, swung fiercely toward it!

"What?"

The Nine-Tails shouted internally, its red eyes full of disbelief; it tried to dodge, but it was too late.

Moreover, at that moment a woman with blood‑red eyes met its gaze.

Its whole body stiffened, thoughts gradually stalled, and consciousness grew increasingly hazy.

Just as it slipped into unconsciousness, it suddenly heard two voices.

"Beast, return to Leaf Village."

"Nine-Tails, you're too dangerous; you still need to be sealed."

For some reason, as the Nine-Tails fell completely unconscious, its claws clenched tightly.

The battle scene turned out rather fragmented, so I'll just finish it all today.

Because the Nine-Tails incident is the perfect chance for the protagonist to showcase himself, and it also needs some shifts in characters' mindsets, I originally planned to upload it all at once but ran out of time, so I only posted half; now I'll just complete the rest.