Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 299 Should I do it?

"This is?"

Having just escaped Obito's control, Kurama was momentarily stunned and hadn't quite grasped the situation.

However, he quickly remembered Toshiro opposite him, Chubeimaru beneath him, and Enma.

However, it didn't really care.

It was familiar with the opponent's methods. Although it had been controlled by the suddenly appearing Uchiha, it still retained its memories.

I didn't take it to heart at all.

Once it eliminates these troublesome opponents, it can regain its long-lost freedom, which makes it overjoyed.

Thinking back to my own running in the sunset, and then comparing it to the prison inside Kushina's body, this is really not the life a fox should live.

No doubt about it, let's wipe out these Konoha bastards.

"...I'm not too late, am I?"

Just as Toshiro had just dispelled another shadow clone and returned to his energetic state, ready to have a good fight with Kurama.

The Third Hokage finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

"No! The timing is perfect~" Seeing that Kurama had regained consciousness and the Third Hokage had arrived just in time, Toshiro immediately said to Chubeimaru beneath him, "Keep your distance from Kurama, I need to prepare a ninjutsu!"

While directing his subordinate Chubeimaru, Toshiro didn't forget to ask the Third Hokage, who had just arrived, "How are the preparations over there?"

"Did they bring the alternative Jinchūriki?"

Knowing that the Fourth Hokage was coming, and that this old man was arriving so late, Toshiro decided to tease the old man a bit and relieve some stress.

"A potential Jinchūriki? Where did this potential Jinchūriki come from?"

Upon hearing Toshiro's words, the Third Hokage finally realized that he had only prepared for the sealing team to seal the Nine-Tails and had not prepared any new Jinchuriki. He was stunned by Toshiro's question.

It's important to understand that if you're only controlling the Nine-Tails, without a bloodline limit like Kushina's that can suppress tailed beast chakra to a certain extent, you simply can't suppress it for very long.

"No alternative Jinchūriki?"

Even Toshiro found this somewhat unbelievable.

Such a large ninja village must have at least one or two Jinchuriki to train, if not a huge number.

"Have you never considered the possibility that the Nine-Tails might be freed and need to be resealed?"

Seeing Toshiro's incredulous gaze, the Third Hokage felt quite embarrassed.

Konoha has been peaceful since Mito-sama became the Jinchuriki. In addition, Kushina's growth over the years has far exceeded their expectations. Therefore, the higher-ups have never considered replacing the Jinchuriki.

Even when Kushina caused a scene in the conference room last time, none of these high-ranking officials had considered these things.

In such a rush, where was he supposed to conjure up a living, breathing human Jinchūriki?

"How about... I give it a try?"

Seeing the Third Hokage frozen in place, Toshiro couldn't help but joke with him.

Also, observe the other party's reaction.

"This…"

What a joke! Although he could tell that the other person was just teasing him, how could he possibly accept such a remark?

If the other party takes advantage of the situation, he'll be in a very awkward position!

"Let's control the Nine-Tails first! We'll make a decision when the Fourth Hokage arrives."

"I believe... the Fourth Hokage can handle this matter well!"

In fact, a large part of Naruto's birth was to become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki should something happen to Kushina.

"That's settled then!"

Upon meeting the Third Hokage, Toshiro immediately used the Fourth Hokage as a shield, and stopped joking with him.

Raising its arm high, a bolt of lightning shot into the clouds, causing the dark clouds that had gathered in the sky above Konoha to begin to emit dazzling light. The ninjas and civilians below all raised their heads, staring in disbelief at the enormous thunder beast in the clouds.

Even Kurama, who had never taken Toshiro and his group seriously, now realized that things were getting a little bad.

The fox curled up into a ball, wrapping itself up tightly with its tail.

This is the strongest defense it can muster.

"Lightning Release: Kirin"

With a deafening roar of thunder, the ground where the Nine-Tails stood, and the surrounding area within a radius of several hundred meters, were reduced to ruins.

Only one orange-red fox remained, lying on the ground, convulsing incessantly.

It wasn't that it was seriously injured by the attack itself, but rather that the powerful lightning strikes, along with the tingling sensation that spread throughout its body, were what truly hurt it.

It was truly electrified, twitching violently.

"Chūbei Maru... what are you waiting for!"

Seeing the summoned beast beneath his feet, Toshiro, who had been somewhat distracted by his lightning release, quickly reminded it.

It's also because Kurama (the Nine-Tails) worked so hard before, using a lot of chakra to create huge seas of fire, as well as the Uchiha Flame Array that Toshiro had used before.

This is what makes the power of this Qilin attack exceptionally astonishing.

"Understood~"

Reminded by Toshiro, Chubeimaru sprinted to Kurama's side, grabbed the giant fox's right leg, and dragged it like a dead dog towards the place the Third Hokage had indicated.

"You... damn... bastard... and that bastard Uchiha!"

"Don't let me escape... or I'll eat you all up!"

When has Kurama ever been treated like this? Even Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, though they weren't nice to him either, never treated him so badly.

How can it withstand this?

However, at this time, no one paid any attention to its threats.

"Quickly... everyone to your positions!"

"Everyone, stay at your respective nodes in the formation, and don't overlook anything!"

……

"Third Hokage, the Nine-Tails' recovery speed is astonishing. At this rate, it won't be more than a few minutes before it regains its mobility."

Observing the changes on Kurama's side through his Sharingan, and looking at the panicked sealing team members below, Toshiro had to remind the Third Hokage that if things dragged on any longer, something bad might happen to Kurama.

These members of the sealing team, used to enjoying a good life, were all incredibly nervous when they truly faced the Nine-Tails' aura.

"Toshiro still needs to have Chubeimaru continue to suppress Kurama, otherwise these guys might cause some trouble."

Seeing how useless his sealing squad was, the Third Hokage was speechless and could only hope that Toshiro's summoned beast could continue to suppress the Nine-Tails.

(End of this chapter)