Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 302 A sneak attack, Nine-Tailed Fox in full armor
Without any probing or words, the two tailed beasts, one of the strongest among them, began a primal hand-to-hand combat right beside the ruins of the palace built against the mountain!
"boom--!!!"

The eight-tailed giant octopus tentacles struck first! One of them, wrapped in violent lightning chakra, was like a giant steel whip carrying immense thunder, tearing through the air and crackling with blinding blue-white lightning, lashing fiercely at the Nine-Tails' side! The air was blown apart, creating a deafening sonic boom!

The Nine-Tailed Fox reacted with lightning speed! Its massive body displayed incredible agility as it suddenly turned to the side, its front claws, burning with crimson-gold flames, tearing through the air with a sharp, piercing sound as it charged forward!
“Sizzle——!!!”

Claws clashed violently with the lightning-wrapped tentacles! A piercing screeching sound and the deafening explosion of annihilated energy resounded through the sky! The lightning was torn apart and devoured by the crimson flames, but the terrifying force from the tentacles also caused the Nine-Tailed Fox's massive body to stagger slightly. Its claws carved several deep, charred wounds that revealed bone on the tough surface of the tentacles, and foul-smelling, dark blue blood gushed out like a waterfall!
"Moo—!" The bull demon roared in pain, and its other three tentacles, like venomous pythons, flashed from different angles and coiled around the Nine-Tails' limbs and neck! At the same time, its huge bull head suddenly lowered, and its giant horn, which was powerful enough to crush mountains, was wrapped with deep red Eight-Tails chakra, and like a burning comet, it slammed into the Nine-Tails' chest!
The Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes blazed with ferocity! Instead of retreating, it advanced, its four enormous, flaming fox tails coiling out like serpents, precisely binding three of the attacking octopus tentacles. The crimson-gold flames instantly ignited the tentacles' skin, emitting a sizzling sound and a burnt smell! The other three fox tails, like battering rams, lashed out with overwhelming force, striking the side of the giant horn that the Bull Demon was charging at!
"Thump!!! Thump!!! Thump!!!"

A series of deep, resounding booms, like the beating of a heavenly drum, echoed continuously! Each strike exploded with bursts of sparks of interwoven crimson and deep gold energy! The bull demon's charge was forcefully deflected, its massive horn grazing the burning fur of the nine-tailed fox, sending sparks flying like wildfire! The nine-tailed fox was also thrown backward by the immense impact, its claws carving several deep, terrifying furrows into the ground, sending rubble flying high into the air like a volcanic eruption!

Naruto, inside Kurama, formed hand seals, and a ball of golden chakra suddenly expanded above the heads of the civilians of the Land of Lightning below, transforming into a shield wall that perfectly blocked the boulder falling from the sky!
"Lord Senko!" Upon seeing this scene, the people of the Land of Lightning below erupted in cheers once again. At this moment, the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village in the city also stepped forward, attempting to suppress these troublemakers who were cheering for the enemy.

However, the long-standing oppression had already pushed the people of the Land of Lightning to the brink of explosion. They could tolerate the heavy taxes at the beginning and the levies of labor and materials when they retreated to the Lightning Capital. But not long ago, the Cloud Ninja forcibly seized their stored grain, which undoubtedly became the last straw that broke their backs.

"You ninjas' good days are over! Once Lady Fox Deity defeats that evil bull-headed octopus, she won't let you off the hook!" A slightly bolder civilian roared at the Cloud Ninja in front of him.

"You damned commoners, are you betraying your country?" the Cloud Ninja immediately shouted. "Look carefully, that nine-tailed fox is not some fox spirit, but the Nine-Tailed Fox of Konoha. Lord Killer Bee and Lord Gyuki are protecting the Daimyo right now!"

"Hmph, he is indeed protecting His Highness the Great, but the Fox Spirit is protecting us!" the man said, pointing to the golden defensive shield above them that was shielding them from falling rocks.

"Besides, so what if Lady Fox Deity is from Konoha? I've heard that the people in the areas occupied by Konoha are living much better lives than before!" This commoner from the Land of Lightning roared fearlessly, looking at the kunai that the other party had already drawn.

"Come on! Kill me! My son has already been worked to death by you all! You might as well kill me too! The fox spirit will avenge me later!"

A fierce look flashed across Yun Yin's face after being rebuked. He picked up a kunai and stabbed it at the ignorant and reckless commoner in front of him.

However, the next moment, a golden light suddenly fell from the shield wall above, protecting the civilian. The ninja who made the move did not react in time. After the kunai was stuck in the shield wall, the resulting reaction force sent him flying far away.

"Lord Celestial Fox is still protecting us!" Upon seeing this, the surrounding civilians cheered with joy!
"Do you dare to be distracted while fighting me?" the bull demon gritted his teeth and said.

"Do you expect me to use my full strength to beat you up?" Nine-Tails grinned, secretly pleased by the feeling of being surrounded by the worship of countless people, which made him even more adept at fighting the Bull Demon.

The demon was also puzzled. Although Kurama was indeed the most favored of the Sage of Six Paths among the tailed beasts, the amount of chakra in front of him was only half of what it was at its peak. So why was he still at a disadvantage?

"Awooo—!!" After Kurama knocked the Gyu-ki back with a punch, it suddenly opened its massive maw, and a point of destructive black energy rapidly condensed deep in its throat! Tailed Beast Ball! At the same time, Naruto inside Kurama also infused Sage Chakra into this Tailed Beast Ball.

The Gyūki's single eye snapped shut! This Tailed Beast Ball, which looked anything but ordinary, had triggered its beastly instincts. The giant octopus's lower body contracted sharply, and its eight tentacles, like giant springs, unleashed unimaginable power, propelling its massive, mountain-like body to the side at incredible speed! At the same time, its enormous bull-like mouth opened wide, and a thick, black, pungent-smelling ink, like a black torrent bursting its banks, spewed towards the Kurama!

"Boom——!!!"

The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball grazed the edge of the Gyu-ki's rapidly dodging body and shot into the distant sea of ​​clouds, detonating instantly! A ball of light, even larger and more dazzling than before, rose from the depths of the clouds, illuminating half the sky as if it were daytime, and the terrifying shockwave shattered most of the cliff face below!

Almost simultaneously, the torrent of pitch-black ink slammed into the Nine-Tails! The ink possessed extremely strong adhesion and corrosiveness, and also carried a strange energy that interfered with perception! The crimson-gold flames burning on the Nine-Tails' body were instantly suppressed and dimmed, emitting a hissing wail. Its massive body was forced back again by the impact of the viscous and heavy ink, its movements noticeably slowed for a moment!
"Roar—!" The bull demon seized this fleeting opportunity! Its three tentacles, which had been entangled by the fox tail, suddenly exerted force, their muscles bulging, forcefully breaking free from the scorching flames and restraints, tearing away large patches of charred flesh! At the same time, its massive, mountain-like octopus body lunged forward, its remaining five tentacles, like a net from heaven and earth, lashing out with ferocious force from all directions at the nine-tailed fox, which was covered in ink and unable to move! It intended to use its most primal and savage power to completely imprison its opponent!
A glint flashed in the Nine-Tailed Fox's golden cross-shaped pupils, which were covered in ink! It sensed the deadly strangulation force, but instead of fear, it was aroused by an even deeper ferocity!
"Awoooo ...

A soul-rending roar erupted from the Nine-Tails' mouth, which was covered in ink! The vast ocean of Nine-Tails chakra within its body boiled and burned with unprecedented ferocity! The ink covering its body was forcibly blasted away and evaporated by the sudden burst of tangible, crimson-gold chakra flames! The nine enormous fox tails, like a raging inferno, danced and expanded wildly, forcefully withstanding the five massive tentacles that were strangling towards it!
It abandoned its defenses, roared to the sky with its massive head, and then lunged forward to bite! Its fangs, like towering blades, bit down hard on the bull demon's thick neck covered in armor!
Crimson gold and deep red, flames and lightning, claws and tentacles, fangs and giant horns! Two ancient ferocious beasts engaged in the most primal, savage, and earth-shattering melee on a shattered floating rock platform, amidst churning clouds and falling boulders! Every collision was like a clash of stars, every roar made the heavens and earth tremble! The entire Thunder City trembled in fear during this cataclysmic battle of behemoths!
Just minutes later, the crumbling Daimyo Palace collapsed with a roar.

As for the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, no one cared whether he was dead or alive. The giant dark red body of the Gyūki trembled violently and retreated step by step in the raging crimson-gold storm of the Nine-Tails! Each collision brought an impact like a landslide, and the ruins of the palace crumbled and collapsed under their feet like brittle biscuits.

"Roar—!" The Nine-Tailed Fox roared, its giant tail, burning with crimson-gold flames, was like a whip of divine punishment, accompanied by a shrill whistle that tore through space, and it slammed into one of the giant tentacles that the Bull Demon was trying to block!

"Crack—Pfft!"

A sickening cracking sound accompanied by the muffled thud of flesh being torn apart! The tough tentacles wrapped in lightning chakra were forcibly snapped off! Dark blue blood gushed out like a burst dam, the severed ends charred black and emitting acrid smoke! The Gyu-oni let out a roar of extreme pain, its massive body staggering backward from the terrifying force!

The Nine-Tailed Fox, emboldened by its momentum, pressed its advantage! Its other two burning fox tails flashed like lightning, piercing the vital areas of the Bull Demon's chest and abdomen, exposed by excruciating pain! Simultaneously, its massive head opened its blood-red maw once more, the destructive black light deep within its throat rapidly coalescing, its target aimed directly at the Bull Demon's single, crimson eye, which was constricting violently from pain and shock! The aura of death, like a chilling tide, instantly engulfed the Bull Demon!
For the first time, horror flashed in the bull demon's single eye. Its remaining tentacles flailing wildly, trying to block the fatal thrust, but the excruciating pain from its severed limb overwhelmed it! The deadly Tailed Beast Ball was about to erupt, and it had no way to avoid it—

At this critical moment!
Time seemed to have been paused.

Without warning, a strange ripple spread through the space. At the center of that ripple, directly above the Nine-Tailed Fox's hideous head, a figure silently appeared.

The figure hovering in the air possessed an elegant, almost indifferent demeanor. His pale skin gleamed with an inhuman luster in the residual light of the explosion, and a strange horn grew from his forehead. Most striking of all were his eyes—black and white eyes that flashed with an eerie, cold light, with several black tomoe surrounding the pupils. He coldly looked down at the raging Nine-Tailed Fox below, as if looking down at a maddened ant.

Otsutsuki Ishiki!
He didn't even glance at the besieged Ushioni below, as if it were just an insignificant background rock. He casually raised his right hand, palm down, aiming at the Nine-Tails' massive, defenseless head that was gathering its Tailed Beast Ball.

"Watch out, Kurama-nii!" Naruto quickly warned upon seeing this.

"All things are guided by heaven."

There was no sound, but an irresistible, incomprehensible, and terrifying suction force, seemingly originating from the very rules of the world, suddenly descended!
“Wu——?!”

The Nine-Tails' action of condensing the Tailed Beast Ball was instantly interrupted! Its massive, flame-burning body stiffened abruptly, as if an invisible giant hand had choked it! Even more terrifying, the Nine-Tails' chakra, which was as turbulent as a vast ocean within its body, now surged uncontrollably and frantically toward Isshiki Otsutsuki's palm like a flood bursting its banks!
"A technique to absorb chakra... Kurama, hold on!" Seeing this, Naruto gritted his teeth and began to gather natural energy, channeling it into the chakra that Kurama was extracting.

Otsutsuki Isshiki frowned. Although the natural energy entering his body couldn't harm him, it had caused him considerable trouble. So he stopped absorbing it and coldly said, "Stubborn fool."

His free left hand silently rose.

A long, thin, jet-black spike, gleaming with a cold metallic luster—the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod—instantly materialized at his fingertips! Wrapped in the purest, most destructive energy, enough to annihilate the very source of chakra!
Just as that chilling, destructive energy was about to erupt from Yishi's palm—

"call out--!!!"

A piercing shriek, tearing through the air with soul-shaking speed, arrived in an instant from the distant horizon! It was not a physical object, but a gigantic arrow composed purely of condensed, dark purple lightning energy! The trajectory of the arrow exploded with a series of booming sounds in the air!
"Indra's Arrow!"

The arrow wasn't aimed at Isshiki himself, but at the left hand he had just raised, ready to finish off Naruto!

Otsutsuki Isshiki's unchanging indifferent expression finally showed a slight ripple. He seemed somewhat surprised by the sudden and accurate sniping. His raised left hand had to change its trajectory instantly, his five fingers spread open, and a dark light shone brightly in his palm!
The purple arrow vanished suddenly less than three feet from Yi Shi's palm.

Although he blocked the arrow, his move to finish off Naruto was abruptly interrupted! For the first time, his cold gaze truly turned towards the direction from which the arrow had come.

(End of this chapter)