Chapter 76: The Prelude to War Has Already Sounded
After doing all this, Kakashi obviously breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head, and faced Yuto directly.
Clearly, Kakashi intended to use his own life to create escape time for the three of them: Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura.
Seeing this scene before him, a rare look of surprise appeared on Yuto's face.
"Sure enough, people who do not play by the rules will bring many surprises."
Yuto raised his hand to touch his forehead, secretly sighing that he had taken things too much for granted.
Originally, Yuto's plan was to force Kakashi to make a choice through the pressure applied by himself and others. Among the three, whether it was Naruto or Sasuke, they were both relatively important existences to Konoha.
With Kakashi's strength, out of the three people, he could only forcibly take away two. The remaining person would naturally be Sakura, who had no background.
If Kakashi did this, then Sasuke and Naruto would be thoroughly disappointed in Kakashi. The subsequent consequences would be disappointment in Konoha.
Normally speaking, ninjas who have experienced war should have made the choice designed by Yuto. This is because this choice maximizes benefits, whether for oneself or for the village.
Unfortunately, Kakashi did not do this. Instead, he used this special method to resolve his current predicament.
However, thinking about it carefully, Kakashi doing this was also somewhat within expectations.
"Fortunately, I prepared a backup plan."
Looking at Kakashi, who was standing not far away ready to risk his life, Yuto smiled faintly and formed several seals with one hand.
At this moment, Naruto, who was riding on the back of a large dog, suddenly stiffened.
Inside his body, the Nine-Tails sealed in the cage suddenly opened its eyes and let out a roar:
"Yuto!!!"
Strong negative emotions erupted from the Nine-Tails. The seal talisman, which had already been half torn off by Yuto, could not withstand the violent chakra of the Nine-Tails. Although it still blocked a large portion, a small portion of chakra still leaked out.
A red chakra cloak quickly covered Naruto's entire body. Naruto's pupils directly turned into beast-like pupil shapes.
Bang!
With one claw striking down, the large dog Naruto was sitting on was directly dispersed by the claw!
The other two large dogs also hurriedly stopped their bodies, looking nervously at Naruto who was undergoing Tailed Beast transformation in the center.
"Naruto..."
Sakura looked at Naruto's current appearance and could not help covering her mouth.
"This chakra... how is it possible!"
Looking at the layer of red chakra cloak around Naruto, Sasuke swallowed hard.
Roar!!
A beast-like roar issued from Naruto's mouth.
Within a short period of time, the single chakra tail originally behind Naruto actually turned directly into two.
Accompanying the appearance of the second tail, the last trace of clarity in Naruto's eyes was also completely covered by tyrannical emotions!
Bang!
Naruto stomped heavily on the ground. His entire body directly turned into a red afterimage and rushed towards Sasuke.
Sasuke activated his Sharingan, but he could still only see a blurry red figure. It was too fast!
In the next instant, amidst Sasuke's shocked expression, Naruto appeared in front of him. The red chakra claw slammed down fiercely.
Sasuke was slapped away by Naruto's palm, crashing into a tree not far ahead. The large dog summoned by Kakashi was similarly dispersed by a palm strike.
"Sasuke! Naruto, what on earth are you doing!"
Seeing the injured Sasuke, Sakura's expression changed drastically, and she shouted at Naruto.
Accompanying the sound of Sakura's voice, Naruto abruptly turned his head to look in Sakura's direction.
"Run!"
Sasuke covered his chest and looked at Sakura, shouting with a hoarse voice.
At this time, the large dog under Sakura also reacted. It hurriedly turned around carrying Sakura and fled in the opposite direction.
Bang!
Naruto's speed was too fast; Sakura could not react at all. She only felt a burst of severe pain as her entire body was already slapped onto the ground.
Frenzied and tyrannical chakra constantly emanated from Naruto's body. Naruto, in his two-tailed state, was simply not something the current Sasuke and Sakura could deal with.
The Nine-Tails' chakra continued to pour out. If not stopped, it would likely not take long for a third tail to appear behind Naruto.
On the other side.
Sensing that extremely familiar chakra not far away, Kakashi, who was confronting Yuto, saw his expression change drastically.
How could Naruto suddenly undergo Tailed Beast transformation!
Kakashi could no longer care about stalling Yuto and the others. He hurriedly turned and rushed in Naruto's direction.
"Lord Yuto, do we need to go over there now?"
Ringo Ameyuri looked in the direction Kakashi left, a trace of pity in her tone.
"Although the desired effect was not achieved, the result should be about the same. With Kakashi's current body, facing Naruto who is about to enter the three-tailed state, even if he doesn't die, he will be seriously injured and fall into a coma."
Lowering his head and seeing the look of pity on Ringo Ameyuri's face, Yuto reached out and patted her small head:
"Rest assured, Konoha has plenty of opponents. When the time comes, I'm afraid you won't be able to pick through them all."
Ringo Ameyuri's face blushed, but her eyes shone brightly.
"The prelude to war has already sounded. Konoha, let me see your underlying strength."
"That fellow Uchiha Madara definitely left behind a backup plan to deal with me. Then what about you, Senju Hashirama? Did you also leave behind means to deal with me?"
A rare look of excitement appeared on Yuto's face. Looking in the direction of Konoha in the distance, he spoke softly.
As one of the few top figures in the entire Ninja World, that guy Senju Hashirama was not truly foolish.
After a long while, the excited look on Yuto's face receded. He turned to Ringo Ameyuri and Haku and said:
"This play is over. Let's go."
A light breeze blew past, and the three of them, including Yuto, vanished.
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Boom!
A huge roaring sound and violent chakra filled the surroundings.
"Cough..."
Kakashi directly coughed up a mouthful of blood. However, he did not even have time to wipe the bloodstains from his mouth before quickly leaving the spot.
Bang!
The spot where Kakashi had just been standing exploded directly. Naruto's figure had already appeared there, letting out a huge roar.
A large amount of blood had already dyed Kakashi's clothes blood-red. Kakashi was holding the unconscious Sasuke and Sakura.
While attracting Naruto's attention, he retreated non-stop toward the border of the Land of Fire.
At this moment, Naruto had already entered the three-tailed state, and even half of a fourth tail was already exposed.
Under Kakashi's constant luring, they got closer and closer to the border of the Land of Fire. At the same time, Naruto's undisguised chakra also quickly attracted the attention of the Konoha ninjas at the border of the Land of Fire.
Sweat mixed with blood made it impossible for Kakashi to keep his eyes open, but Kakashi dared not stop in the slightest.
The chakra in his body was already running low. Once his movements slowed slightly, not only himself, but even Sasuke and Sakura in his arms would likely face life-threatening danger.
Konoha Strong Whirlwind!!
Suddenly, an extremely familiar voice reached Kakashi's ears.
Accompanied by a dull loud noise, the Tailed Beast-transformed Naruto was kicked away by a green figure that suddenly appeared.
A trace of a smile appeared on Kakashi's face. In the next moment, his entire person fainted dead away.
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