Fleeing from Konoha-Chapter 638 - 96: Night of the Nine Tails (Part 4)
However, he must first take Naruto to a safe place before he can pursue the enemy without any reservations.
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With a chilling full moon as the background.
In the dark forest, it was filled with a blood-red mist, which was the chakra of the Nine-Tails, spreading uncontrollably at a terrifying speed to the surroundings, completely unstoppable.
"Really, if only it could be released in the center of Konoha Village."
Holding the powerless Kushina, Tobi stopped in a clearing and muttered a complaint.
To him, the chaos it might cause didn’t really matter, no matter how many people died.
After all, he wasn’t human; the number of human deaths was merely a number in his eyes.
However, it was Nagato’s order, and they couldn’t defy it.
"But, the Mangekyo Sharingan is really useful. This woman was controlled directly by the Illusion Technique. This distance should be far enough. If civilians get hurt, it’s not my responsibility."
Kushina, trapped in the Illusion Technique, was in a state of chaotic consciousness, unable to understand the meaning of Tobi’s words.
He placed Kushina on the ground, her face blank, with her chakra in disorder, and the Nine-Tails’ chakra was also trying to explode, seeking freedom from within her.
"Don’t rush, Nine-Tails, you’ll soon gain freedom under my Mangekyo Sharingan. Also, apologies, Fourth Hokage, I won’t be polite with your wife."
Tobi chuckled sinisterly and extended his hand towards Kushina’s body.
——Sprinting through the woods, Minato’s face was anxious, but he hadn’t lost his composure.
Kushina’s chakra had stopped, meaning the enemy hadn’t gone far.
The presence of the Nine-Tails’ chakra was too distinctive for Minato, like a beacon in the darkness, illuminating the path for him to follow.
Though Minato didn’t know the enemy’s purpose, he absolutely couldn’t let them have their way.
Additionally, the eye that used Space-Time Ninjutsu just now... Was it the Sharingan? Minato speculated silently,
The enemy’s eye indeed resembled the Sharingan, but it wasn’t the basic tomoe design.
If it was indeed a type of Sharingan, there could be only one possibility—the Mangekyo Sharingan.
A supreme pupil technique superior to the ordinary Sharingan.
The Mangekyo Sharingan was no secret to Minato; the Hokage Building’s archives, left behind by Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, contained extensive secrets about the Sharingan.
There was extensive research conducted on the Sharingan.
Among these, the Mangekyo Sharingan is a more advanced Sharingan not based on the basic tomoe design.
When encountering such Uchiha ninjas, one must be especially cautious.
This is how it was recorded in Second Hokage’s notes. Minato always thought it was a mystical legend, but now he found it to be a reality.
While thinking of ways to react, a powerful chakra reaction entered Minato’s sensory range.
Minato turned to his side, where fierce and wild wind swept everything away.
"Almighty Push!"
The earth split open, giant trees shattered into pieces. Minato also couldn’t withstand the sudden violent wind, being thrown back along with the debris.
Adjusting himself mid-air, Minato landed somewhat awkwardly, stabilizing himself, and looked ahead with a solemn expression.
Nagato appeared, wearing a mysterious black cloak, hiding his face in the shadows with a hood.
But the hostile intent was abundantly clear.
"Don’t think you can take another step before the Nine-Tails is released."
Nagato warned Minato in a calm tone.
Was the target the Nine-Tails inside Kushina? Minato narrowed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.
Without saying a word, Minato vanished from the spot, leaving behind a deadly golden light.
When he reappeared, it was behind Nagato, holding a three-pronged kunai in one hand and an irregularly rotating blue chakra sphere in the other, pressing it mercilessly against Nagato’s back.
Bang!
The powerful repulsive force obliterated everything around, including the attack, sending Minato flying backward uncontrollably once again.
A streak of golden light flashed, and Minato escaped the range of the repulsive force, returning to his original position, frowning at Nagato.
Nagato’s strange repulsive ninjutsu felt difficult to handle, not an opponent that could be easily resolved.
Without his Space-Time Ninjutsu to escape, such an attack could likely injure him.
"You actually placed a kunai connected to Space-Time Ninjutsu there right from the beginning. I almost didn’t notice. Impressive, Fourth Hokage. No wonder Chiba Hakushi said I should be extremely cautious of your ninjutsu when fighting you."
Nagato said with lingering fear.
Luckily, he had been careful not to relax despite having the upper hand; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured.
"What!?"
Minato heard an unbelievable name and immediately widened his eyes in disbelief.
Suddenly, Minato felt a massive conspiracy looming over Konoha.
Chiba Hakushi! That name was so familiar to Minato.
Could this attack on Kushina also be for... Minato didn’t dare to continue imagining.
Before Minato could ask, dark clouds gathered in the sky, with thunder flashing among them, rumbling loudly.
Bang!
Amid the resounding thunder, the ferocious roar of a beast was mixed in.
Blood-red chakra surged like a tsunami, causing Minato and Nagato to put aside thoughts of fighting, involuntarily looking in that direction.
Not far away, dust and smoke rose, and a monstrous roar echoed from there.
Nine tails danced wildly in the sky like nine giant serpents, shattering the earth, sweeping the forest, altering the weather, with storm after storm hitting, as if the sky itself was trembling.
