Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Its nine tails suddenly extended and then swept across the large number of Konoha ninjas around it.

The nine tails swept across with lightning speed, and many Konoha ninjas were caught off guard, resulting in numerous casualties. Among them were several Jonin who were skilled in taijutsu and were responsible for binding the Nine-Tails with iron chains.

Without the assistance of these taijutsu Jonin, the binding force of the Nine-Tails was immediately insufficient, and with a single effort, the Nine-Tails broke all the remaining iron chains on its body.

Next, it stuck its nine tails into the ground, using this leverage to quickly free its body from the swamp.

"You beast, don't even think about getting out."

Seeing this, the Third Hokage immediately gritted his teeth and swung his incredibly heavy Vajra Staff again, trying to stop the Nine-Tails from breaking free of the swamp.

Unfortunately, Kurama had already witnessed his techniques.

Before he could even swing the Vajra Cudgel, one of the Nine-Tailed Fox's huge tails swept towards him like lightning.

To avoid being instantly killed by the Nine-Tails' tail, the Third Hokage had no choice but to abandon his attacks and instead use the Vajra Staff to block.

The next moment, the Third Hokage was violently whipped away by one of the Nine-Tails' tails, and a white cloud of dust that stretched for thousands of meters appeared in the Forest of Death.

After the Nine-Tails swatted away the Third Hokage, the only ninja on the field who could put some pressure on him, it continued to seize the time to break free from the swamp, completely ignoring the various powerful ninjutsu attacks from the other Konoha ninjas around it.

Just as Kurama was about to break free of the swamp, a huge blue chakra chain covered with black sealing techniques quickly bound Kurama's entire body, instantly stopping its movements and causing its body to begin to sink again.

"Kirito, you damned brat, you can't hold me back anymore."

The Nine-Tails looked at the chakra chains binding it, then its gaze immediately fell on the small figure on the ground not far away, and roared.

At the same time, it laboriously turned its head toward Kirito in preparation, and then opened its mouth.

A massive black sphere radiating terrifying chakra fluctuations quickly appeared in Kirito's eyes.

Chapter 124: The Nine-Tailed Fox's Legacy (Part 4)

"Tailed Beast Ball, this guy's hatred for me is really extraordinary."

Kirito looked at the rapidly appearing black sphere in front of him and smiled bitterly to himself.

To be honest, he was already giving it his all, but he still couldn't completely restrain the Nine-Tails and allow it to release the Tailed Beast Ball.

Therefore, the improved version of King Kong Lockdown is still inferior to the original version by a lot, lacking something very crucial.

There was no other way; he didn't intend to die young so soon, so he prepared to loosen the Vajra Lock and escape as quickly as possible.

"No, there's still a chance."

Suddenly, Kirito noticed something, his eyes lit up, and he looked up at the sky.

The next moment, a giant red toad fell from the sky and landed heavily on Kurama's body, instantly interrupting Kurama's Tailed Beast Ball that it was about to complete.

Spirit Spell: Roof Collapse Technique!

"Why is this guy back?"

"Is that Jiraiya?"

On the ground not far away, Orochimaru and Tsunade saw the giant toad that had suddenly appeared and immediately realized who had come.

"Haha, kid, let me, Jiraiya-sama, lend you a hand."

Jiraiya laughed heartily as he stood on the red toad.

"Lord Jiraiya, thank you for your timely assistance. Please have your summoning beast help me drag the Nine-Tails to the nearby sealing altar."

Kirito saw Jiraiya and expressed his gratitude.

"Bunta, did you hear that?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya immediately spoke to Gamabunta, the red toad beneath him.

"Stop talking nonsense. This guy is incredibly strong. Even with just the combined strength of me and that powerful brat, we can only temporarily suppress him like this."

When Gamabunta heard Jiraiya make the matter sound so easy, he immediately cursed in displeasure.

"I see. Then I'll call Gamahiro over to help."

Jiraiya covered his ears and said this when he heard Gamabunta's loud cursing.

However, just as he was about to use the summoning technique again, he saw a huge purple snake appear in front of him, with his friend Orochimaru standing on the snake's head.

Not only that, after the purple serpent appeared, a giant blue-white slug also appeared on the scene, with Tsunade standing on the slug.

"It seems there's no need for that anymore."

Jiraiya smiled upon seeing this.

"Manda, assist us in bringing the Nine-Tails to the sealing altar over there."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya, who was smiling at him, and immediately gave orders to Manda beneath him.

Upon hearing Orochimaru's commanding tone, Manda wanted to say something, but seeing that it was surrounded by Konoha ninjas, it had no choice but to swallow its words and quickly use its massive snake body to bind the Nine-Tails.

"Slugs secrete a slippery mucus on the ground to reduce friction."

Seeing that the Nine-Tails was being suppressed by Jiraiya and Orochimaru's summoned beasts, Tsunade thought for a moment and then spoke to the slug beneath her.

"I understand, Lady Tsunade."

The docile slug immediately obeyed the order, spitting out a large amount of slippery mucus onto the ground.

"Everyone else, don't just stand there, cooperate with us to pull the Nine-Tails to the sealing altar."

Tsunade shouted loudly to the other Konoha ninjas who were still capable of fighting.

After saying that, she stopped on the slug, grabbed an iron chain from the ground, threw it at the Nine-Tails, tied it around the Nine-Tails' neck, and then pulled hard.

With a strong pull, half of the Nine-Tails' body was pulled out of the swamp.

Seeing that the Sannin and Kirito had successfully suppressed the Nine-Tails, the morale of the other Konoha ninjas, which had been severely damaged, was rapidly recovering.

Upon hearing Tsunade's words and seeing her actions, they all followed suit, throwing out a large number of chains to bind the Nine-Tails. Then, together with Kirito, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and others, they worked together to pull the Nine-Tails little by little towards the sealing altar.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

As the Nine-Tails watched itself being dragged little by little toward the sealing altar, it let out an angry roar.

However, most of its chakra was bound by Kirito's Adamantine Sealing Technique, making it difficult to mobilize; it could only successfully mobilize a small portion of its chakra.

This small amount of chakra was far from enough for him to break free from Kirito's Adamantine Lock. He could only try to use this small amount of chakra to release a Tailed Beast Ball to deal with Kirito.

However, when it tries to unleash a Tailed Beast Ball on Kirito, that damned toad Gamabunta, who is pressing down on it, hits its head with the hilt of his sword, preventing it from successfully condensing the ball.

The purple serpent that coiled around it was no ordinary creature either; the longer it coiled around it, the less chakra it could draw upon.

Now, it seems to be able to do nothing but rage in vain.

"Very good, it will work."

Kirito, already drenched in sweat, smiled as he watched as the Nine-Tails was pulled toward the sealing altar by the combined efforts of the Konoha ninja.

The Adamantine Sealing Technique, formed by the tailed beast-level chakra within the Yin Seal, could indeed effectively suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra, but the process was extremely difficult. If it weren't for the assistance of Jiraiya and Orochimaru's summoning beasts, he might not have lasted even a minute.

With the help of Jiraiya and Orochimaru's summoning beasts, his pressure has been greatly reduced, and he should be able to hold out until he pulls the Nine-Tails to the sealing altar and completes the final sealing of the Nine-Tails.

Suddenly, a Konoha Jonin less than twenty meters away from him dropped the iron chain in his hand and threw more than a dozen kunai at him with lightning speed. Each of the kunai had a lit explosive tag attached to it.

"Bastard!"

"Hatoyama, what are you doing, you bastard?"

"Stop his attack quickly!"

……

The sudden defection of this Konoha Jonin named Hatoyama shocked the other Konoha ninjas nearby, who all shouted angrily.

Some people wanted to help Kirito, but it was too late.

Each of the kunai thrown by Hatoyama was covered with a large amount of lightning release chakra, making them incredibly fast. At a distance of less than twenty meters, they were about to hit Kirito in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, lightning flashed.

Suddenly, more than a dozen petite figures appeared in everyone's eyes, and then all of the dozen or so kunai with explosive tags were blasted away.

"Bang bang bang~"

The next moment, a series of explosions sounded in the sky.

"Damn Uchiha."

When Hatoyama saw that his sure-fire attack was completely thwarted by the little girl named Uchiha Chizuru at the crucial moment, he angrily shouted at Chizuru, who was now collapsed in front of Kirito.

He was clearly unwilling to accept the assassination's failure, so he decisively unleashed a blinding burst of lightning, donned a suit of lightning armor, and charged towards Kirito without regard for his own safety.

As a spy trained by the Hidden Cloud Village from childhood and sent to Konoha, his mission this time is to sabotage Konoha's successful sealing of the Nine-Tails.

Through his observations, he realized that Kirito was the key to sealing the Nine-Tails. As long as Kirito was killed, no one would be able to suppress the Nine-Tails.

At that time, the Nine-Tails will surely be able to break free from the constraints of the Leaf Village, causing the seal to fail.

He disguised himself very well, successfully deceiving those around him. He even took advantage of the convenience of pulling the Nine-Tails with chains to quietly approach Kirito. Finally, he patiently waited for Kirito to be preoccupied with suppressing the Nine-Tails and then launched a surprise attack.

Unfortunately, his long-planned sneak attack ultimately failed.

Hatoyama's attack, fueled by a death wish, was undoubtedly fast and powerful, but he had already lost the initiative to launch a sneak attack, and there were many people in Konoha who were faster than him.

A flash of blue light appeared in the air, and then Hatoyama's head was completely separated from his body.

The next moment, a white-haired ANBU ninja holding a short sword appeared in front of Kirito and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for the poor rescue just now, but from now on, anyone who wants to hurt a hair on your head will have to step over me, Hatake Sakumo, first."

Chapter 125: The Nine-Tailed Fox's Legacy (The End)

"Thank you for your help, Lord Sakumo, but now please help me take her to a safe place."

Kirito smiled with great effort after hearing what Sakumo Hatake said.

"This……"

When Sakumo Hatake heard Kirito say that, he hesitated.

He naturally understood who Kirito was referring to, but his primary task now was to protect Kirito.

He had checked on Chizuru's condition; she had simply fainted from exhaustion and was not in any immediate danger.

But Kirito is different. If he leaves now, there's no telling what enemy spy might launch a sneak attack on him later.