The huge commotion woke everyone in Konoha Village.
When they stepped out of their houses and saw the colossal Nine-Tailed in the distance, their faces instantly turned pale.
The powerful aura emanating from the Nine-Tailed sent shivers down their spines.
"It's a Tailed Beast, everyone run!"
Someone screamed this at the top of their lungs, and the crowd immediately descended into chaos.
A woman holding a baby stumbled and fell, an old man was pressed against a wall by the panicked crowd, and young Ninja trembled, gripping their kunai so tightly their knuckles turned white from the strain.
The villagers cowered in the shadows, their legs so weak they were on the verge of collapsing.
Even the Ninja felt a strong surge of fear.
Facing the mighty Nine-Tailed, they couldn't even muster the will to fight back.
Renye stepped out of his room, looking up at the Nine-Tailed in the distance.
Even from afar, the powerful aura emanating from the Nine-Tailed still made it difficult for him to breathe.
"Is...is this the Nine-Tailed?" Renye's voice trembled.
At this moment, he truly understood the terror of a Tailed Beast.
The Nine-Tailed's power exceeded his comprehension.
No wonder it would become the Village's weapon of war in the future.
If this thing appeared on the battlefield, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Perhaps in front of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, the Nine-Tailed was just a large toy.
But in the eyes of ordinary Ninja, the Nine-Tailed could easily kill them.
Even an Elite Jonin would only be able to run away when facing a Tailed Beast.
"Kid, stay at home, don't run around!"
Senju Tobirama vanished from his spot after speaking.
Uchiha Madara's intentions were hostile; he had to quickly organize his forces to resist the Nine-Tailed's invasion.
Soon, Senju Tobirama gathered hundreds of Ninja and arrived at the Konoha Village gate, standing ready.
At this moment, Uchiha Madara had already manipulated the Nine-Tailed to approach.
Senju Tobirama's expression was anxious, "Why isn't Hashirama here yet?"
If Senju Hashirama didn't come, they wouldn't be able to stop Uchiha Madara.
The Ninja swallowed nervously as they looked at the Nine-Tailed before them.
"Can we really stop it?"
This thought involuntarily appeared in everyone's minds.
We're going to die, we're definitely going to die!
Senju Tobirama gritted his teeth; at this point, he could only try his best to buy time until Hashirama appeared...
He looked up at Uchiha Madara on the Nine-Tailed's head, his voice low:
"Madara, what do you want?!"
Uchiha Madara looked down at Senju Tobirama from above and said coldly:
"What do I want? Of course, to destroy Konoha."
Madara looked at Tobirama's ugly expression and continued, "In my opinion, Konoha Village no longer needs to exist."
Hashirama's ideology was wrong; such peace was false.
Since that was the case, it would be better to tear it down and start anew.
"You are just a renegade, you have no right to judge Konoha!" Senju Tobirama said.
Hearing this, Madara's expression froze for a moment, then he revealed a mocking smile.
"Renegade?" Uchiha Madara looked at Tobirama with cold eyes, "Konoha was built by Hashirama and me. He led the Village down the wrong path, which is why I left..."
He hadn't finished speaking when Tobirama interrupted him: "That sounds good, but you're just a stray dog abandoned by your clan."
The Uchiha clan members present widened their eyes in horror, looking at Senju Tobirama in disbelief.
No, you can't say that!
You want to die, don't drag us with you!
They could already imagine the scene of an enraged Lord Madara tearing them to shreds...
As soon as Senju Tobirama finished speaking, he realized he had said the wrong thing.
He originally wanted to buy time, but seeing Uchiha Madara angered him, and he spoke those words in his fury.
Uchiha Madara's expression was volatile. He looked at the clan members below, and the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun rapidly, forming the pattern of the Mangekyo.
The Uchiha clan members all lowered their heads, not daring to look at their former clan leader.
The scene of Madara gathering them to leave was still vivid in their minds.
Senju Tobirama was right; they had abandoned their clan leader...
Senju Tobirama thought Uchiha Madara would go berserk and ordered:
"No matter the cost, stop him from entering the Village!"
If the Nine-Tailed entered the Village, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara did not become enraged but quietly stared at the Uchiha clan members below.
"You're wrong, it wasn't them who abandoned me, but I who abandoned them!" Uchiha Madara said expressionlessly: "These short-sighted fellows are not worthy of being my Uchiha Madara's clan members!"
Upon hearing this, the Uchiha clan members showed expressions of guilt.
The experience of being ostracized over the past few years made them realize that Lord Madara's decision back then was correct.
Unfortunately, there was no turning back once the arrow was shot.
They couldn't go back...
"That Madara!"
Senju Tobirama looked astonished, seemingly not expecting Uchiha Madara to say such a thing.
"Our reunion ends here, you ants."
Uchiha Madara said, controlling the Nine-Tailed to launch an attack.
"Be careful!" Senju Tobirama shouted a warning.
The Nine-Tailed's huge claw swatted down, and everyone quickly dodged.
Several people were too slow to evade and were instantly crushed into a bloody mist.
Senju Tobirama formed hand signs and used Ninjutsu to attack.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
The other Ninja, seeing this, followed suit, forming hand signs and releasing Ninjutsu.
In an instant, countless powerful Ninjutsu swept towards the Nine-Tailed.
The Ninjutsu hit the Nine-Tailed but caused no damage; instead, it provoked the beast's wild nature.
The Nine-Tailed roared, shattering the ground, and the stirred-up rocks shot towards the crowd like cannonballs.
A medical Ninja was about to treat an injured comrade when a giant rock pierced through his chest.
A Ninja holding a kunai tried to launch a close-range surprise attack, but upon approaching, he was blasted away by the Nine-Tailed's Tailed Beast cloak Chakra, falling heavily to the ground, his fate unknown.
Smoke filled the battlefield, the Ninja's attacks were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and the Nine-Tailed's assault had only just begun.
The Ninja felt despair; could they really stop the Nine-Tailed?
"Madara, stop!" Senju Tobirama looked at Madara: "Don't go down the wrong path again!"
Before he finished speaking, the Nine-Tailed suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar, its sound waves cracking the ground.
"Wrong path?" Madara's laughter, mixed with the Tailed Beast's roar, was full of mockery: "This is the only path. Look at your Konoha, which you are so proud of, how fragile it appears before absolute power."
He raised his hand and waved, and the Nine-Tailed condensed a massive Tailed Beast Ball in the air, its eerie red light reflecting the despairing expressions of everyone.
"And you, Senju Tobirama, will also witness Konoha's end here!"
Senju Tobirama swallowed with difficulty, "Hashirama, where are you?"
Being late usually was fine, but now Konoha was about to be destroyed.
Not showing up now would be too much.
In the distance, Renye saw the Tailed Beast Ball in the Nine-Tailed's mouth and felt completely numb.
"What the hell!"
If this Tailed Beast Ball landed, the entire Konoha Village would be finished.
If he had known it was this dangerous, he would have gone out on a mission...
Just then, a majestic voice rang out.
"Madara, stop!"
Hearing this voice, Renye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Uncle Hashirama finally arrived.