Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 297 Restrictions

"The Fourth Hokage must be in quite a bit of trouble!"

"It seems that only I and Toshiro can hold out here a little longer!"

Seeing the Nine-Tails' gaping maw and the huge blue-black Tailed Beast Ball inside, the Third Hokage's eyes narrowed.

An old man like him really felt somewhat powerless when facing the Nine-Tails.

If it weren't for Toshiro and the opponent's summoned beasts holding him off, he estimated that his old bones wouldn't have been able to withstand Kurama's onslaught for more than a few rounds before they fell apart.

"Now...Chūbeimaru...make your move!"

The Nine-Tails' chakra had almost gathered up, and Chubei, having received Toshiro's reminder, swung his enormous golden cudgel, which had expanded to be over ten meters thick and over two hundred meters long, and lashed it towards the Nine-Tails' head.

This is also why the Third Hokage was somewhat unable to withstand the drain. Even if he and Enma worked together, maintaining this scale of transformation technique required Enma's indestructible power, which was extremely taxing.

Fire Release: Flame Orb

To coordinate with Chubeimaru's attack and eliminate the interference from the Nine-Tails' tail, Toshiro didn't stand idle either. He directly spat out nine football-sized fireballs from his mouth and attacked the Nine-Tails' tail.

These fireballs, each emitting a light, were orange-red with a hint of gold, causing even the Third Hokage to squint his eyes involuntarily.

boom!!

A series of dazzling flashes of light erupted, followed by a violent explosion, and the resulting shockwaves sent the surrounding trees swaying wildly.

Before the Konoha ninjas who had arrived could even adjust, an even more violent explosion rang out from the edge of Konoha Village.

Then came a blinding light that illuminated the entire leaf as if it were daytime.

"This ninjutsu?"

Upon seeing Toshiro's Flame Ball, the Third Hokage felt a sense of déjà vu about this ninjutsu and couldn't help but ask about it.

"This ninjutsu is one I developed by incorporating fire-style chakra nature transformation, based on the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan!"

"It can be considered an upgraded version of 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Flame Bullet'."

This ninjutsu is somewhat similar to the prince's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, but its power is not as exaggerated. It is also a ninjutsu that requires hand seals to perform.

"But compared to this..."

"Don't the sealing team have any good solutions?"

"If there are no restrictions..."

Although Chubeimaru's blow changed the trajectory of the Tailed Beast Ball, they were still too close to Konoha, and there was no guarantee they wouldn't make a mistake.

If things go wrong, the whole village could be in danger!

"Sealing Class..."

"Unless we completely restrict the Nine-Tails' movements... otherwise..."

The Third Hokage was somewhat helpless at this point. The most powerful sealing masters in Konoha were Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and the strength of the rest was really limited.

When facing the Nine-Tails, it's of no help at all!

"Doesn't the village have any emergency plans?"

Upon hearing the Third Hokage's words, Toshiro felt like he was choking on a curse, completely at a loss for words!

It's a good thing I gave the Fourth Hokage and his wife the information that Obito might attack Konoha a week in advance, so why is the village's response still so terrible?

"……No"

Faced with Toshiro's question, the Third Hokage was somewhat speechless.

The blame lies with Shimura Danzo. If that bastard hadn't said that this was an excuse Minato Namikaze used to regain power, making him somewhat wary, the village's response wouldn't have been so hasty.

"If we can control the Nine-Tails, can the sealing team then also seal it?"

Seeing this, Toshiro was also helpless and could only hope that the sealing ninjas in his village could help.

Otherwise, he didn't have any better options and could only wait for the Fourth Generation Couple to arrive!

"…Can!"

After gritting his teeth and considering the strength of the sealing squad, the Third Hokage answered with some hesitation.

"Then please ask the Third Hokage to make some arrangements. I'll stay here, and Enma and Chubeimaru will hold the fort for now."

"If all else fails, trying some large earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of trap or burial trap) would be a good alternative!"

Looking up at the sky, sensing that things were almost ready, Toshiro added, "Have those ninjas holding them back in the distance use Fire Release ninjutsu as much as possible. I need to prepare a technique!"

"Alright! I'll leave this to you. I'll arrange it as soon as possible!"

"Wait for my signal..."

Seeing Toshiro's solemn expression, which also suggested a certain level of confidence, the Third Hokage didn't hesitate. He instantly teleported away from Chubeimaru's head to prepare methods to restrain the Nine-Tails.

He didn't even take his own summoned beast, the Ape Demon, with him.

"Next, we just need to stall for time and wait for the Kirin to be unleashed!"

Looking at the increasingly dense dark clouds gathering in the night sky, Toshiro muttered to himself.

At this moment, he wasn't afraid of the Third Hokage causing any trouble. Although the other party was wary of the Uchiha, he still needed to consider the timing.

At this crucial moment, Konoha relies on his power to control the Nine-Tails, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Also, he planned to show off his muscles. Ultimately, the ninja community comes down to skill.

If you keep pretending to be a harmless newbie, waiting to play dumb and take advantage of others, they might actually think you're easy to bully and come over to kick you when they don't need to.

Even if there is no real harm, it is still quite annoying.

"Hiruzen...this is an opportunity!"

"When we're dealing with the Nine-Tails later... by the way..."

Just as Toshiro was busy dealing with the Nine-Tails and the Third Hokage was busy gathering the sealing team members to seal the Nine-Tails, a figure appeared behind the Third Hokage and whispered in his ear.

It was at the very beginning that Shimura Danzo proposed restricting the Uchiha from getting close to the Nine-Tails.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, he came over to check on the situation and happened to run into Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was gathering members of the sealing team to prepare to restrain the Nine-Tails.

Unable to control the darkness within her own heart, she made this suggestion to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"No... Uchiha Toshiro is our comrade... Besides, right now, they are trying their best to stop the Nine-Tails' rampage, how can we!"

Startled by the suggestion from his old buddy, the Third Hokage rejected Danzo's suggestion outright.

Although the opponent is an Uchiha, and he usually doesn't like him to some extent, in this situation, he can't afford to lose the opponent's fighting strength no matter what.

The situation at the Watergate is also unclear.

(End of this chapter)