Two semi-transparent tails swayed behind Kushina.
Cracks appeared on Kushina's face, resembling a fox's whiskers.
A claw formed of chakra swiped fiercely towards Yōkō.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and the others watched Fox intently.
Fox was now clearly Konoha's number one individual, and none of them had seen him fight at full strength.
Facing the chakra claw formed from the Nine-Tails' power, Yōkō raised his hand and swatted.
The claw shattered, the Nine-Tails' chakra unable to even maintain its form.
Namikaze Minato's pupils constricted.
He had sparred with Kushina before; he knew the strength of those chakra claws best.
Those claws could easily crush stone and swat away kunai and shuriken.
He never imagined Lord Fox could shatter the claw with just a light wave of his hand.
Kushina's spirit suddenly found itself in the sealed prison within her body.
"Fox Demon! Give me more chakra!"
Behind the prison bars, the Nine-Tails' eyes slowly opened. It sensed a very powerful chakra.
That person isn't someone one or two tails can deal with.
"Heh heh, so he's the Wood Release user you mentioned? Not all Wood Release is Senju Hashirama's Wood Release..."
The Nine-Tails approached the seal, and a large amount of chakra overflowed from the prison.
Three tails appeared behind Kushina.
Yōkō used a Body Flicker to appear beside Kushina.
"Wood Release: Iron Vine!"
Several iron vines shot out from Yōkō's sleeves.
After just a few lashes, the Nine-Tails' chakra covering Kushina dissipated, unable to even maintain the semi-transparent chakra cloak.
"Nine-Tails, I know you can hear me. Bring out more chakra. Otherwise, I'll have to take it myself."
Yōkō could help Kushina reinforce the seal, or he could help her loosen it a bit.
Kushina's aura rapidly weakened, and then, an even more terrifying chakra appeared.
The Nine-Tails was enraged!
Vast chakra surged around Kushina.
This time, it wasn't a semi-transparent chakra cloak, but a solid, reddish-brown chakra, entering a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
Four tails appeared behind Kushina.
Kushina dropped to all fours, raised her head, and a Tailed Beast Ball began to form in front of her.
Yōkō nodded. "As expected of the Nine-Tails. The preparation speed for the Tailed Beast Ball is much faster than that low-tier Two-Tails."
Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball, everyone grew tense.
Especially Nara Rokaku.
He had no ability to withstand a Tailed Beast Ball.
Even though I'm standing right next to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, what if he uses a Body Flicker to jump away? What should I do then?
As for Danzo on his right, Danzo had already gathered chakra in his feet.
Tsunade, however, looked completely unconcerned, showing no intention of dodging at all.
Namikaze Minato was extremely nervous. He had sparred with Kushina many times and had long heard of the Tailed Beast Ball, but he had never seen Kushina use it.
When he was with his teacher Sakumo in the Land of Grass, he had seen the Five-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.
The Five-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball could be described as earth-shattering.
The destructive power of a Tailed Beast Ball was universally acknowledged in the ninja world.
Every ninja village had been struck by one, either from within or from outside.
In her four-tailed state, Kushina's Tailed Beast Ball was only the size of a human head, but its presence was staggering.
Waves of shockwaves emanated from it, blowing Fox's cloak.
Fox actually didn't dodge or avoid it; he didn't retreat.
He bent down, pressed his face close to the Tailed Beast Ball, and moved his head from side to side, observing and examining it.
On the ridge, even the previously calm Tsunade grew tense.
Fox is strong, but isn't this playful attitude a bit too much?
In the next instant, Yōkō took a step back. In front of him, a Wooden Human erupted from the ground.
This Three Worlds Wood Human was only the height of two men. After appearing, it fiercely grabbed the Tailed Beast Ball.
The Tailed Beast Ball was like a ball, caught in the Wood Human's palm.
Control of the Tailed Beast Ball had actually changed hands!
The Tailed Beast Ball became the Wood Human's weapon. The Wood Human pressed the Tailed Beast Ball against Kushina's shoulder.
BOOM!
Kushina, struck by her own Tailed Beast Ball, let out a scream.
Tsunade quickly raised her hand, pressing it on Minato's shoulder to stop him from acting rashly.
"Minato! Just watch properly! The Nine-Tails is a matter of utmost importance. Fox won't act recklessly!"
Namikaze Minato knew Lord Fox was powerful, and with Lord Fox present, Kushina wouldn't run amok, but this training method was too rough.
The Wood Human that had just appeared, grabbing the Tailed Beast Ball and using it as a weapon to smash someone, left an extremely deep impression on Minato.
Can chakra be used like that?
When the smoke and dust cleared, a deep crater was visible in the valley.
Minato sawthat Kushina had been blasted to one side, with many burn injuries on her body.
However, the Nine-Tails' chakra had a healing effect. The massive amount of chakra caused the wounds to heal at a visible rate.
Only then did Minato breathe a sigh of relief.
Glancing at the crater, Minato became thoughtful.
So, concentrated chakra can have such destructive power.
No need for fancy tricks. Simply concentrating energy can create terrifying lethality.
The explosion hadn't damaged the Three Worlds Wood Human; it remained intact.
Yōkō stepped out from behind the Three Worlds Wood Human and looked at Kushina not far away.
"Kushina, four tails aren't enough. Your development of the Tailed Beast is far behind Jinchūriki like Ryūjin and Han."
Kushina was in pain all over. Enraged, and especially with the Nine-Tails' will emerging, she completely lost her reason.
Five tails appeared behind Kushina!
Yōkō sensed the chakra and nodded slightly. "Try to fight the Nine-Tails for control of your body. If you can manifest five tails without losing your reason, then you'll have the confidence to face other villages' Tailed Beasts on the battlefield."
However, beast-like roars came from Kushina's throat; clearly, she couldn't gain control of her body.
At this moment, Kushina resembled a wild beast more than anything.
On all fours, she was charged recklessly at Yōkō.
Her front claws suddenly extended over ten meters, grabbing for Yōkō.
The Three Worlds Wood Human raised its hand and caught Kushina's claw.
"Freely extending chakra arms provide good flexibility in combat."
Just then, one finger on Kushina's claw suddenly transformed into a two-meter-long sharp blade, stabbing towards Yōkō's forehead.
On the ridge, everyone thought Fox would use his Absolute Defense secret technique. Unexpectedly, the Wood Human intercepted this attack as well.
The Three Worlds Wood Human had three heads and six arms. One arm grabbed the claw's wrist, while another arm nimbly caught Kushina's extended finger.
"Kushina, try to control your body! Don't let the Nine-Tails' beast instincts drive you! This is the point of the training!"
Kushina couldn't hear anything. She turned her head, bit off her own chakra arm, and once again charged recklessly at Yōkō.
Yōkō shook his head.
It seems we should start by controlling four tails first. Five tails is too difficult for Kushina right now.
"Wood Release: Kōan's Calming Hands!"
The Three Worlds Wood Human's six hands moved; some grabbed Kushina's wrists, others her shoulders.
The most important wooden hand, with the character 'seat' (Seat) appearing as a cursed pattern on its palm, pressed against Kushina's forehead!
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