At the position of the navel, the sealing formula present there suddenly emitted a large amount of red chakra.
This red chakra, erupting like a torrent, was filled with an eerie and sinister aura. It then dispersed into several streams of chakra in the air, dancing wildly without any pattern.
Forming into red tails.
Creating an incredibly strong and violent airflow.
Subsequently, some of the overflowing red chakra coagulated in front of Hakushi into the giant head of a red fox, baring its teeth at Hakushi and Ruri with eyes full of brutality and hatred.
The roar shook the earth.
Four long, massive tails waved like a storm, sweeping away the surrounding ground and ruins completely.
Hakushi took a step back, staring at Kushina who was transforming into a fox creature, her body continuously twisting and deforming, and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Is it already so terrifying with just four tails?
Why does it feel no more intimidating than when I first saw Shukaku?
A beast capable of bringing calamity, with eyes glowing with fierce light, and teeth honed to perfection, seemed to thirst for blood, turning everything before it blood red.
"I didn't expect that releasing just a part of the power would reach this level. How about it, Ruri, can your donjutsu control it?"
Hakushi asked.
"This level is not a problem."
Ruri ignored the rampant red chakra stream, stepping forward calmly as her scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan sparkled, concentrating Sage Art Chakra to unleash an illusion technique.
The fox cloaked in red chakra armor, its four limbs supporting it on the ground, wagged its four tails, shaking the earth, but upon seeing Ruri's Three-Tomoe Sharingan, its body immediately trembled, and its tail movement halted.
The image of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared in its beastly eyes.
With the Sage Art as the core, the Sharingan illusion technique was successfully triggered.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
A loud shout echoed in the air.
It was no surprise to Hakushi; as anticipated, Konoha ninja reinforcements were expected to arrive around this time.
Indeed, a large number of Konoha ninja rushed in from afar.
Fireballs and water dragons cut through the sky, heading towards Hakushi and Ruri.
It seemed they wanted to halt the Nine-tails' steps.
However, the Nine-tails in Four-Tails State waved its tail, jumping directly in front of Hakushi and Ruri, its four limbs supporting it like a beast on the ground, letting out an ear-piercing roar.
The shockwave from its roar caused the ground in front to crumble inch by inch, with the fireballs and water dragons dissipating.
Amidst the screaming of Konoha ninja, they were directly blown away by the shockwave from the Nine-tails' roar, falling clumsily to the ground, their bodies covered in miserable cuts.
"Damn it! What are you two doing! Why are you doing this?"
A Konoha ninja was angrily shouting and questioning there.
The Nine-tails, already in Four-Tails State, its brutal and cold pupils, turned into the same Three-Tomoe Sharingan as Ruri's.
Clearly, the one controlling the Nine-tails was indeed a member of their Konoha ninja.
Just, a former comrade.
Hakushi and Ruri had no intention of explaining anything, as it was all meaningless.
"Stop them!"
They fearlessly rushed forward, enduring the enormous pressure from the Nine-tails, and some directed their targets from the Nine-tails to Ruri and Hakushi.
The incident happened too suddenly; in any case, it was necessary to calm down this chaos first.
The Nine-tails bared its teeth, glaring at these overconfident Konoha ninja, and charged towards them as well.
At that moment, a kunai flew from the sky, aimed directly at Ruri.
It was a special kunai with three blades.
Ruri frowned.
Only a kunai coming towards her, was this kind of attack underestimating her?
A golden light appeared, and suddenly a figure appeared in front of Ruri, holding a chakra ball in his hand, striking down violently.
Boom!
The ground shattered, forming a vortex-shaped pit.
Minato appeared there, his face cold, watching Ruri roll out of his attack range in a sorry state. He immediately chose to give up, picked up a three-pronged kunai that landed in his other hand, and slashed towards Hakushi's body.
Clang!
The Shadow Blade came whistling through the air, colliding with the three-pronged kunai, producing a metallic clash, blocking Minato's attack.
Minato was astounded. What was this?
Then, without overthinking, his figure vanished from the spot, letting the charging Shadow Blade miss its target.
Minato reappeared on an open space ten meters away from Hakushi, where a similarly styled three-pronged kunai was embedded.
Minato looked at Hakushi and Ruri with uncertainty, surprised that his ninja techniques were completely ineffective against them.
Seeing Minato's figure coming and going, Hakushi was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"What incredible speed you have, Minato. That's not Instantaneous Body Jutsu, but Space-Time Ninjutsu, isn't it."
Although phrased as a question, Hakushi spoke with a tone of certainty.
"What exactly are you two doing?"
Minato's tone was icy, clearly genuinely angry.
Ruri, at this moment, stood up from the ground, patted the dust off her body, and stood next to Hakushi, staring at Minato intently with wary eyes.
If it wasn't for her rapid neural responses just now, she'd definitely be seriously injured now.
Even though she was reluctant to admit it, this guy's speed... exceeded hers!
Ruri, for the first time, took this classmate who entered school at the same time as herself and Hakushi seriously.
Not a simple blonde.
"What are we doing? That really is a meaningless question. Actually, we didn't plan on doing much, just wanted to borrow your girlfriend for a while and return her quickly after we're done. So, could you please stand aside and not intervene?"
After all, I don't want to face that elusive space-time ninjutsu. Hakushi sighed in his heart.
Minato was momentarily stunned by Hakushi's words, then glared at Hakushi with furious eyes.
"Are you really the person I know?"
Unable to believe it, the friend who could laugh and chat with him not long ago had now become so cold, mercilessly attacking comrades, even using the Nine-tails' power to harm the village.
Unforgivable!
Hakushi fell into silence, looking at the streets around him, devastated by the Nine-tails' power.
"Sorry, but to me, I'm already tired of this village. Besides, the Chiba Hakushi you knew never existed from the beginning."