From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 175 Heroes always appear at the last moment

"Tailed beast jade!"

"Tailed Beast Ball—!"

Ultra-high density chakra clashing at extremely close range!

Om-!
In an instant, strange phenomena appeared between heaven and earth.

Two extremely high-density Tailed Beast Balls clashed at extremely close range. The moment they made contact, they seemed to fuse, and then multiplied at an astonishing speed, eventually forming a huge, destructive ball of light containing extreme light and heat, like the sun.

A huge, sun-like orb of light was surrounded by a golden corona resembling flames.

A blazing, dazzling light erupted, even dispelling the thick, dark clouds that had been shrouding Konoha with thunder and lightning.

The world fell into a brief silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

People felt that the noisy sounds suddenly disappeared, and the empty and desolate silence made them feel uneasy.

The next moment, a deafening roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Boom——! ! !
The blast created a dazzling ring of fire that filled the sky, resembling a terrifying scene from the apocalypse.

As the enormous orb of light, as large as the sun, shattered like an eggshell, the terrifying energy leaking from it ignited the remaining matter in the atmosphere.

The destructive fire, carried by violent storms and shockwaves, surged and expanded its destructive domain like the ceaseless tides of the ocean, encompassing almost half the village. The thick, dark clouds were shattered by the towering pillar of fire, turning the entire sky a fiery red.

After the first wave of impact ended, the second, third, and fourth waves followed.
The clash between two Tailed Beast Balls is a scene of utter destruction!

The intense collision of the two energies even caused the surrounding void to tremble, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain, with extremely fine, pitch-black cracks crisscrossing like a shattered mirror.

Even some self-aware ninjas who retreated far away beforehand were still affected by the 'Tailed Beast Ball'.

Everyone's body turned a bright red, accompanied by mild to moderate concussions, and their internal organs also experienced intense discomfort due to the impact of the shockwave.

The extreme heat after the explosion evaporated all the rainwater, creating a large plume of white smoke.

The entire earth was 'hollowed out,' creating a huge pit nearly 100 meters deep. The soil inside was scorched by extreme heat and turned into lava and crystals.

Looking around, what every Konoha ninja saw was a scene of ruins.

After being ravaged by the storm and its impact, the houses collapsed like fields of wheat, leaving behind ruins and debris everywhere, with the streets and every place ablaze with flames.

"Roar--!!!"

The deafening roar sent sound waves soaring into the sky.

The surrounding water vapor was blown away, revealing a hideous and terrifying figure, like an ancient Titan.

With its enormous horns and bull-like head, it was undoubtedly the Eight-Tails, Gyūki. As their gaze moved downwards, the Konoha ninja watching were filled with despair. The Nine-Tails, on which they had placed their hopes, was now being trampled underfoot.

"Heh, do you see that? Nine-Tails."

The Eight-Tails felt an immense sense of satisfaction. For the first time in a thousand years, it had won this guy fair and square. Naturally, it wanted to mock him as much as possible: "This is the difference between Jinchuriki. You are completely powerless now. You are too weak. Unbelievably weak!"

Although both are Jinchūriki and have undergone Tailed Beast transformation, the difference between them is like heaven and earth.

On one side, there is a pair of Jinchūriki who are in perfect harmony and have a strong bond; on the other side, there is a pair of Jinchūriki who have been forcibly drained of their power by being sealed, resulting in a strained relationship and a complete lack of understanding.

The result was, naturally, that the more coordinated side emerged victorious, with the Eight-Tails overwhelmingly defeating the Nine-Tails.

In a close-quarters clash of Tailed Beast Balls, the ultimate victor was none other than the Eight-Tails!
After taking the full force of the Tailed Beast Ball, Kushina Uzumaki, who was a Jinchūriki, coughed up blood and fainted. The enormous Nine-Tails body outside, having lost the control of its Jinchūriki, began to slowly become transparent until it disappeared completely.

In the end, only the Jinchūriki, Kushina, remained, lying in the deep pit. "It's all over."

"We're doomed! Even the Nine-Tails isn't a match for that guy!"

"That Kushina is such a waste! She has the strongest tailed beast inside her, yet she can't even beat that Eight-Tails?!"

Having witnessed their hopes dashed, the Konoha ninjas vented their pent-up resentment on the Jinchuriki.

They believe it was all because Kushina was too weak that the Nine-Tails, which was supposed to be the strongest tailed beast, lost to the Eight-Tails from Kumogakure.

Now, no one can stop the Eight-Tails.

Enveloped in despair, the morale of the Konoha ninjas was on the verge of collapse, and many even burst into tears.

Danzo stood before the Hokage Building, his face stiff, his eyes ashen and lifeless. Looking at the defeated Nine-Tails, he felt a chill run through his limbs: "It's over. Everything is over."

The Nine-Tails is Konoha's last trump card. He doesn't even hope to win; he only hopes to hold off the Eight-Tails.

However, even such a small wish was ruthlessly shattered.

"Why...why did this happen?!"

Danzo blamed everything on others, feeling as if everyone and everything around her was against her!
"I was so close to becoming Hokage, just a hair's breadth away. Everything was going according to my plan, so why did it suddenly turn out like this? Why is everyone making mistakes? Why?! Am I really not suited to be Hokage?"

Just as he was asking himself questions and beginning to have doubts...

But then, the Eight-Tails reached out and scooped up the unconscious Kushina. Looking at the ruins of the village, he sighed and said, "Ha, they couldn't even protect such an important Jinchuriki. As expected, this is no longer the Konoha of the past."

If it were fifty years ago, when the First Hokage was still alive, even if it had ten more lives, it wouldn't dare to act recklessly in Konoha.

The fact that the once glorious Konoha had become so weak in just a few decades truly made the Eight-Tails sigh. The world of humans changes too quickly.

So, that guy's target was a Jinchūriki!

Only at this moment did the Konoha ninjas finally understand that this guy deliberately waited for the Nine-Tails to appear in order to kidnap the Jinchuriki!

The importance of Jinchuriki is self-evident. Once Konoha loses the Tailed Beast as a weapon, it will face a situation that is many times more terrifying and difficult than it is now!
"Oh, right. I almost forgot."

As if suddenly remembering something, the Eight-Tails turned back to look at the Konoha ninjas whose eyes were bloodshot, and forced a 'humanized' wicked smile onto its face: "Before I leave, let me give you one more gift!"

As it spoke, it opened its blood-red maw, which was filled with an extremely high density of chakra.

"It's a Tailed Beast Ball!"

The scene they had just witnessed instantly awakened the fear in the hearts of the Konoha ninjas.

boom! ! !
A massive Tailed Beast Ball, tens of meters in diameter and carrying an intense aura of destruction, pierced the night, its target clearly the very center of Konoha.

The terrifying wind pressure was almost tangible. The areas it flew over were even crushed and cracked by the extremely high density of the weight. This Tailed Beast Ball was enough to completely wipe the remaining half of Konoha off the map. No one would survive within its blast radius!
"Is it really time for us to perish?"

Linjiao, who was guarding the Hokage, had a deep sense of despair in his eyes.

Inside the Uchiha compound, Mikoto tightly embraced her child, her desperate eyes still holding a sliver of hope: "Sōgetsu...where are you? Konoha needs you, Itachi and I need you, please, please save us!"

Just at this moment of despair, a figure appeared instantly, blocking the path directly in front of the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Sorry everyone, we're late."

The man's voice, carried clearly by the wind, reached everyone's ears: "Don't worry, leave the rest to me!"

(End of this chapter)