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Chapter 353 Instant
The edge of the outer defensive barrier of Konoha Village.
Having just completed another round of emergency evacuation guidance, Jiraiya stood solemnly on the makeshift observation platform, his gaze fixed on the outside of the village—where a nine-tailed behemoth, standing a hundred meters tall and with a ferocious and violent appearance, roared to the sky, shaking the earth!
This scene turned many chuunibyou (lower-ranking ninja) pale.
"There's... another one?" Jiraiya said gravely. "That bastard... is he trying to distract Naruto like this?"
Although the giant beast in front of them looked exactly like the Nine-Tails, the ninjas of Konoha knew in their hearts that it was an imposter!
Because just now everyone witnessed the mythical battle in the distance, the real Nine-Tailed Fox, radiating golden light like the sun, fighting fiercely with five other giant beasts of different attributes, and finally annihilating them all with a world-shaking circular slash.
From the still seriously injured Third Hokage, Jiraiya learned some of the attacker's abilities—the ability to steal others' chakra and use it to create powerful puppets or attacks.
The dark red Nine-Tails before us originates its chakra from the Nine-Tails power stolen from Kushina Uzumaki.
"Jiraiya-sama! What do we do next?!"
"That monster is too close to the village! What if it attacks..."
"The evacuation is not yet fully complete!"
Around the temporary command post, the Konoha Jonin and elite Anbu soldiers responsible for the battle had quickly assembled. Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy were both there, ready for action. All eyes were focused on Jiraiya—the Third Hokage was still recovering from serious injuries, and now only the soon-to-be "Fifth Hokage" could coordinate the overall situation and issue the highest battle orders.
Jiraiya made a decision immediately.
"Everyone, continue to hold your posts! Prioritize ensuring evacuation routes remain clear, reinforce the perimeter, and be vigilant against any potential sneak attacks!"
"Hurry up and evacuate the remaining areas! The rest of the village is in your hands!"
"As for that big guy outside..." Jiraiya began rapidly forming hand seals, "—I'll deal with him!"
Dealing with large summoned beasts or colossal enemies? Jiraiya is more than experienced in this kind of battle! The hand seals for the summoning technique are about to be completed at his fingertips…
However, just as his final hand seal was about to be completed and his chakra had begun to connect with Mount Myōboku—
"Awoo!"
A wolf howl suddenly rang out from a certain direction within Konoha Village.
Immediately afterwards, a blue figure moved with astonishing speed through the not-yet-completely-closed defensive passage, past the assembled Jonin team, and sped off towards the outside of the village, towards the direction of the Nine-Tails!
"What?!"
"That's...?!"
All the Konoha Jonin and Anbu present, including Jiraiya, showed expressions of utter astonishment! They could see clearly—it was a canine-shaped creature with blue fur!
It exudes a unique and noble aura that is neither chakra nor natural energy.
"That's... Naruto's 'ninja dog'?!"
Kakashi Hatake was the first to recover from his shock. Of course, he recognized the figure—at a recent dinner party, this blue behemoth named "Zangi" had been quietly sitting in the corner of Naruto's apartment, behaving with unbelievable elegance, leaving a deep impression on him.
But... how did it get here?! And why is it... charging towards that nine-tailed fox?!
Under the incredulous gazes of everyone, Zaxiang's blue figure, like a shooting star moving in reverse, rushed out of Konoha's defensive range without hesitation, heading straight for the Nine-Tails, which was as huge as a mountain!
Although Zacian's size is considered behemoth among ninja dogs, compared to the nine-tailed beast in front of him, which is hundreds of meters tall and resembles a moving mountain, its figure instantly appears incredibly small, about the size of a blue ant.
"Oh no! Stop it! We can't let Naruto's pet get hurt...!"
Kakashi's voice was filled with panic. Not from fear of the fake Nine-Tails, but from a sense of responsibility for what Naruto belonged to.
In his perception, Zacian never showed even the slightest fluctuation of chakra. It felt more like a rare and exotic beast with extremely high spirituality, perhaps possessing special auxiliary abilities.
Sending it to face that monster would be tantamount to sending it to its death!
However, before he could even finish his words of advice, everything that happened in his line of sight made him suddenly stop speaking.
The blue figure of Zacian did not stay on the ground. Instead, after getting close to the pseudo-Nine-Tails, it suddenly exerted force with its hind legs, and its long and muscular body soared into the air, shooting high into the sky!
Just as it leaped to its highest point—
The energy, not from Zacian's body but from the air, gathered rapidly and merged into Zacian's body without any hindrance!
Not only Kakashi, but all the Konoha ninjas who witnessed this scene were dumbfounded.
"Buzz—!!!"
A dazzling light instantly enveloped Cangxiang's entire body! The light lasted for an extremely short time, dissipating in the blink of an eye.
When the light faded, the figure that reappeared in everyone's sight was completely different from the previous "beast"!
Its original blue fur remained, but its head was now covered by a streamlined yellow helmet, and its mane was no longer soft and flowing, but rather spread out like sacred wings.
The most striking change is in its mouth. A long sword is firmly held in its mouth!
Having completed its "transformation," Zacian coldly and hostilely locked onto the pseudo-Nine-Tails.
It could clearly distinguish that the aura emanating from this behemoth, though originating from the same source as the warm power emanating from its master, was entirely different.
This aura was polluted, filled with violence, emptiness, and a kind of "foreignness" that made it feel repulsed and disgusted from the depths of its soul.
That is not the will naturally nurtured by this planet, but a product tainted with a strong "alien" aura!
Seemingly sensing the provocation and threat from the "tiny" creature in the air, the pseudo-Nine-Tails' massive chakra began to gather in its enormous mouth, clearly preparing to launch a devastating attack.
However, Zaxiang was even faster!
As it hovered in the air, its noble and ancient aura suddenly surged to its peak! The longsword held in its mouth suddenly burst forth with an incomparably dazzling azure light!
Immediately afterwards, Zacian simply swung his head sharply towards the direction of the pseudo-Nine-Tails!
"Whoosh—!!!"
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In the distance, the main battlefield.
Sasuke Uchiha frowned deeply as he stared in the direction of Konoha.
"What is that...?"
Even with his experience, he was momentarily unable to comprehend the situation unfolding before him. A rusty, broken sword had suddenly appeared and was flying towards Konoha on its own?
But he quickly made a judgment, turned to Naruto, and prepared to speak. "Naruto, you go back and deal with Konoha first. I'll handle this guy..."
Before the words were finished—
"Awooo—!!!!!!!!!"
Something happened that left the three of them—Naruto and Sasuke, who were on high alert, and Urashiki, who was secretly observing and waiting for his chance—in disbelief and almost made them doubt their own senses and eyes!
From the direction of Konoha, the dark red pseudo-Nine-Tails that had just appeared, exuding a menacing aura, suddenly stiffened its massive body and then let out a shrill roar that was not one of anger, but rather one filled with pain!
On its body, a huge, smooth cut, shimmering with a deep blue light, appeared out of nowhere without warning!
next moment--
"Sizzle—!!!"
The massive body of the pseudo-Nine-Tails was neatly and cleanly split in two along the cut!
It revealed a chaotic red chakra structure that was surging wildly inside, attempting to reorganize in vain!
This fatal wound completely destroyed the core of its existence. The two halves of the pseudo-Nine-Tails, having lost their physical form, suddenly disintegrated.
It transformed into a raging torrent of chakra, sweeping wildly across the sky and all around, and finally vanished completely into the world with a muffled thud of energy annihilation, leaving no trace whatsoever.