So.
Yuto's original assault on Jiraiya paused for a moment.
He twisted his body to easily dodge Sakumo's slash, then raised his arm and delivered a brutal punch.
The surging force traveled through his fist and slammed directly into Sakumo's body.
"This speed…"
Sakumo's pupils contracted.
Under the force of that violent blow, half his body was shattered outright. His form was sent flying uncontrollably.
At the same time.
Orochimaru, who had been waiting on the sidelines, slammed both hands onto the ground with a low cry.
Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!
Countless thick serpents were summoned forth in a dense swarm, surging toward Yuto like a tidal wave.
"What a disgusting jutsu."
Yuto surveyed the scene with distaste and formed a single Fire Release hand seal.
He then opened his mouth and unleashed a torrent of flame as vast as a sea of fire.
The towering flames instantly engulfed everything in the surrounding area!
The countless venomous snakes Orochimaru had summoned didn't even have time to hiss before they were reduced to ash.
And the inferno continued to spread in all directions.
Tsunade, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the others paled slightly and quickly retreated.
"A standard Fire Release jutsu producing power close to an S-rank technique. This chakra volume is monstrous!"
A golden flash appeared as Namikaze Minato materialized beside Jiraiya, speaking with evident astonishment.
With Minato's experience, he could tell that this terrifying Fire Release was powered purely by Yuto's monstrous chakra reserves.
There was no refined technique involved whatsoever!
"This is just the appetizer, Minato. Be careful from here on out."
Jiraiya's expression had been grave from the start. He issued a solemn warning to Minato.
The moment Jiraiya's words left his mouth!
Yuto's figure burst forth from the flames, closing the distance toward the group at terrifying speed.
"If this is all you've got, you don't even qualify to make me warm up!"
Yuto let out a booming laugh. Before the sound even reached their ears, he was already standing before them.
His speed had surpassed the speed of sound itself!
At such terrifying velocity, probably only Minato and Tobirama — the two users of the Flying Thunder God — could keep pace.
In a single breath!
A violent surge of chakra gathered in Yuto's palm, forming a miniature Tailed Beast Ball in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, Yuto appeared directly before Orochimaru.
Damn it!
No time for hand seals!
Orochimaru's pupils shrank sharply as he stomped the ground and hurled himself backward.
"Too slow."
Cold indifference flickered in Yuto's eyes as he pressed the miniature Tailed Beast Ball down toward Orochimaru.
But just as the Tailed Beast Ball was about to make contact!
Minato instantly positioned himself between Orochimaru and the incoming attack.
Facing the Tailed Beast Barreling toward him, Minato's eyes narrowed.
A flame-like golden chakra erupted from Minato's body.
Black markings and tomoe-shaped patterns materialized across his form.
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!
In that same instant, the miniature Tailed Beast Ball struck Minato's body.
A massive impact rang out, sending up clouds of dust.
Though the Tailed Beast Ball had struck Minato dead-on, it did not explode.
Orochimaru, shielded behind Minato, quickly retreated to safety, letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Saved by that kid Minato."
Orochimaru glanced down at the Flying Thunder God mark on his chest and let out a low chuckle.
Good thing he had taken the precaution of placing that mark before the battle. Otherwise, that attack would have been absolutely lethal.
With that thought, Orochimaru raised his head and looked toward the center of the dust cloud.
He wasn't the only one — everyone else fixed their gaze on the same spot with equal tension and dread.
As the dust cleared!
Two figures stood at the center of the battlefield.
Namikaze Minato, cloaked in golden chakra, appeared before them all.
At that moment.
Yuto held the Tailed Beast Ball in one hand, while Minato had crossed both arms over his chest.
Where the Tailed Beast Ball pressed against Minato, several arms made of golden chakra had formed, firmly gripping the sphere and holding it at bay.
It was thanks to these chakra arms that the Tailed Beast Ball had not detonated on contact.
"This power… the Nine-Tails' chakra. I didn't know it could be used like this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo stared at the current Minato with astonishment.
"Being able to block my attack is genuinely impressive, I must say."
Yuto raised an eyebrow and spoke to Minato in a calm tone.
"It's not easy for me either."
Minato glanced at the countless cracks spreading across his chakra arms and gave a wry tug of his lips.
Were it not for the unique regenerative properties of Edo Tensei, both his arms would have been destroyed the instant he caught the Tailed Beast Ball.
Even so, a hint of pride lingered at the corner of Minato's mouth.
After all, the figure before him was a legendary being.
Being able to block even a single attack from someone like that was a point of pride in itself.
Watching Minato in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Yuto's lip suddenly curled upward.
"The Nine-Tails' power is impressive. But you're not the only one who can use it."
Yuto's expression remained as cold as ever.
As he spoke, the same golden chakra surged from within his body, rapidly enveloping him entirely.
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!
At this sight, every single person present showed absolute shock.
"That's impossible!"
Minato in particular stared with wide eyes, his face a mask of disbelief.
But a moment later.
Minato seemed to realize something terrifying.
Could there be another Nine-Tails sealed inside Yuto's body?
No — that couldn't be right.
The other Nine-Tails should still be inside his son Naruto. After being resurrected through Edo Tensei, Minato had specifically gone to check on his son.
Naruto was alive and well!
And that was precisely why this was so incomprehensible. How could someone who wasn't a jinchuriki use the Nine-Tails' Chakra Mode?
"Minato, don't overthink it. This man has the ability to absorb all chakra."
"The chakra inside his body is converting into something similar to our Tailed Beast chakra!"
The Nine-Tails sealed within Nagato spoke up, its voice thick with wariness.
The Nine Tailed Beasts were called monsters by the world.
But in the eyes of the Tailed Beasts themselves, Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara, and Yuto were far more monstrous than they were.
They were monsters wearing human skin!
The moment Minato saw Yuto use the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he prepared to use the Flying Thunder God to retreat.
But Yuto was faster!
A thick, solid arm of chakra shot out from Yuto's body and swatted Minato away with a single slap.
The Tailed Beast Ball in Yuto's hand followed right after, slamming directly into Minato's body.
BOOM!
A terrifying explosion swallowed Minato's figure completely!
Before Yuto even touched the ground, his body twisted midair.
He became little more than an afterimage, vanishing from sight once more.
"Summoning Jutsu — Triple Rashomon!"
Seeing Yuto disappear, the hair on Orochimaru's body stood on end. He slammed both hands onto the ground.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three enormous Rashomon gates, each over ten meters tall, were summoned and positioned in front of Orochimaru.
BOOM!
Before anyone could process what was happening, a thunderous impact rang out against the Rashomon gates.
The first gate shattered instantly, as though crushed by an overwhelming force.
The second gate shook violently, and a hole several meters wide appeared in its surface.
It was only then that Yuto's figure became visible to everyone, already standing beneath the third gate.
"Get up!"
Yuto lunged forward and grabbed the third Rashomon gate with both hands.
Under Orochimaru's horrified gaze, he ripped the massive gate clean off the ground.
The ten-meter-tall gate was hurled at Orochimaru, pinning him beneath it with a deafening crash.
The entire ground shook from the impact.
Yuto leaped onto the Rashomon gate and stomped down hard.
The force traveled through his foot and into the gate, causing the ground to cave in by several dozen centimeters.
Through his sensory perception, Yuto felt Orochimaru's chakra signature weaken rapidly — though it didn't disappear entirely.
He was still alive.
"We can't let this continue!"
"Restrict his movement first!"
Senju Tobirama's expression was dark as he shouted the order.
The moment his words fell!
Tobirama vanished from his position, moving across the ground at a speed akin to teleportation as he charged toward Yuto.
From another direction, Hatake Sakumo reappeared on the battlefield, now wielding a short blade.
Thanks to Edo Tensei's rapid regeneration, the half of his body that Yuto had obliterated had already fully restored.
And it wasn't just the two of them — the rest of the Konoha forces sprang into action as well.
Yuto's terrifying speed had shaken every last one of them.
If they didn't find a way to restrict his movement, the battle would only grow more disadvantageous for them.
"Hahaha! Come on then!"
"Entertain me, all of you! Let me see how much amusement you can provide!"
Yuto looked at the Konoha forces surging toward him and let out a joyous laugh, his voice dripping with absolute confidence.
A ferocious aura continued pouring out of Yuto's body, creating an invisible pressure that spread in every direction.
The very air dropped several degrees in temperature!
An ordinary shinobi under this kind of pressure would lose all will to fight.
"Yuto! You're as obnoxious as ever!"
Senju Tobirama rapidly formed hand seals while moving at full speed, puffing out his cheeks.
"Water Release — Water Shockwave!"
A massive stream of water erupted from Tobirama's mouth, instantly forming an enormous water column.
But!
Tobirama didn't aim this Water Release jutsu at Yuto. Instead, he directed it at the ground below.
Under Tobirama's control, a small lake was formed in just two or three breaths.
Tobirama stepped onto the water's surface and formed another set of hand seals.
"Water Release — Riding Wave Strike!"
With this jutsu activated, Tobirama used the water environment he'd created to glide across the surface at high speed, doubling his velocity.
In the blink of an eye!
Tobirama was already on top of the Rashomon gate, charging straight at Yuto in the center.
"Don't think I don't know your plan."
Watching Tobirama rush toward him, Yuto wore a faint, cold smile.
Others might not understand Senju Tobirama's tactics, but how could Yuto not?
In Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, a chakra arm shot out and slammed toward Tobirama.
Facing this attack, Tobirama didn't use the Flying Thunder God to dodge.
Instead, he swiftly pulled a kunai from his cloak and hurled it to one side.
At the same time, Tobirama slapped the water's surface beneath him, sending a surge of water rushing up as a shield.
The water was shattered instantly by the chakra arm. But that brief moment was all Tobirama needed.
He quickly left his original position, moving in the opposite direction of the kunai he had thrown.
A golden flash!
Minato appeared at the location of the thrown kunai, but vanished again the instant he materialized.
A heartbeat later, Minato reappeared — this time bringing another figure with him.
Uchiha Itachi!
Seeing Yuto before him, Itachi's eyes burned with wariness and grim resolve.
He had originally died at Yuto's hands.
He never imagined that after being resurrected, he would have to face Yuto again.
Because of this, Itachi went all out from the very start.
"Amaterasu!"
The moment Itachi appeared, the Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes spun rapidly.
Black flames erupted from the Mangekyo Sharingan and surged toward Yuto.
At the same time, Jiraiya closed in from behind.
"Both of you sages! Use everything you've got for this next jutsu!"
Jiraiya's face was set with grim determination as he gave the command.
Demonic Illusion — Toad Confrontation Chant!
Fukasaku and Shima both opened their mouths wide, unleashing a series of powerful frog cries.
"Annoying."
Hearing Jiraiya launch his sound-based genjutsu once again, a flash of icy killing intent crossed Yuto's eyes.
Ghost!
A spectral, black ghostly figure instantly materialized before Yuto, absorbing the black flames of Amaterasu on his behalf.
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