Naruto: Manipulation-Chapter 138: The Unusual End of the Nine-Tails Rampage

The entire Uzumaki Memorial Hall was reduced to rubble!

Tsunade was sent flying backward from the debris!

The battle had barely begun, yet she was already at a disadvantage. She had only just activated her Cursed Seal Form and Yin Seal, but before she could even react, the Nine-Tails, with its eight tails, had already lashed out, leaving her wounded and sending her crashing through the air.

A crimson claw emerged from the ruins, slashing toward Tsunade's body. Its razor-sharp talons pierced through her flesh!

A Tailed Beast...

Especially the most fearsome of them all—the Nine-Tails!

It was truly a monster beyond human comprehension!

Even with her Senju lineage, even with the Cursed Seal granted by Shigen, even with the vast reserves of chakra stored in her Yin Seal, Tsunade found herself unable to match the beast's power. And this wasn't even the complete form of the Nine-Tails...

Yet Tsunade's expression remained unfazed.

Blood trickled from the corner of her lips, but she reached out and grabbed the beast's claw, roaring as she hurled the Nine-Tails out of the wreckage!

"Tsunade!"

Jiraiya, carrying the unconscious Mizuki, hurriedly retreated from the battlefield. His eyes widened in alarm as he saw her injuries. Without hesitation, he formed a summoning hand seal.

Tsunade wiped the blood from her lips and glanced down at her rapidly healing wounds.

The Yin Seal's automatic regeneration...

But...

The Nine-Tails wasn't about to stop!

Its form shifted in mid-air, and its mouth opened wide, spewing forth a barrage of crimson chakra bullets at Tsunade like a torrential downpour.

Tsunade's hands lit up with the green glow of a chakra scalpel. Black Cursed Seals rippled across her chakra-coated palms as she slashed away at the incoming projectiles, cutting through them one after another!

Explosions erupted all around!

Thick smoke engulfed the battlefield!

More chakra bullets rained down, while Tsunade's glowing hands, like fragile saplings, stubbornly resisted the storm of crimson death!

But the sapling... survived.

However, the Nine-Tails realized this attack wasn't enough.

It landed heavily on the ground, its body inflating grotesquely.

Its ferocious maw widened unnaturally, gathering a golden sphere of immense energy before unleashing it toward Tsunade!

"This bastard!"

Tsunade's expression changed drastically!

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

With Jiraiya's incantation, the ground beneath the Nine-Tails turned into a thick, sucking mire. The beast's massive form sank into the swamp, and its golden energy beam veered off course, shooting into the sky like a pillar of light.

In the Distance

Kabuto watched the battle unfold.

The mastermind of this chaos even had a smile on his face, marveling at the sheer destructive power of the Eight-Tailed Nine-Tails.

"Truly spectacular..."

His lips curled upward.

"And those two aren't bad either..."

Kabuto murmured his admiration for Tsunade and Jiraiya, his expression filled with genuine respect.

"They truly deserve their status as the Legendary Sannin, equal to Lord Orochimaru..."

"But unfortunately..."

"They are no match for the Nine-Tails."

"If the beast had fewer tails, maybe they could suppress it. But with eight tails out... their strength alone won't be enough."

Iruka's heart was filled with dread.

He had lived through the previous Nine-Tails rampage—he knew just how terrifying it was!

Even though he wasn't sure how an eight-tailed state compared to the fully formed Nine-Tails, he knew one thing...

It was a disaster for Konoha!

Kabuto chuckled as he observed the battle.

"Before the real threat arrives... kill Tsunade and Jiraiya."

"It will make Lord Orochimaru's future attack on Konoha that much easier."

"The one who will stop the beast..."

Iruka's fear deepened.

Who in Konoha could stop the Nine-Tails?

Twelve years ago, he had seen Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, drive the beast out of the village with his staff. But even then, he doubted Hiruzen could truly subdue it...

Besides...

This was all part of their plan, wasn't it?

Iruka suddenly recalled Kabuto's words about this being just an "appetizer."

This attack was meant to weaken Konoha—so that when Orochimaru finally struck, resistance would be futile!

Orochimaru...

The most dangerous rogue ninja in Konoha's history!

Iruka couldn't even imagine what would happen if Konoha suffered heavy losses in this attack. How could they possibly defend against Orochimaru in the future?!

Iruka was just an academy instructor.

His understanding of power was based on reputation.

And if the three strongest in Konoha—Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Tsunade—fell here...

Then Konoha would truly be doomed.

And...

What about Naruto?

Iruka clenched his teeth.

That child had always wanted to be a ninja, had just graduated from the academy... He had always dreamed of becoming Hokage!

Tsunade and Jiraiya shared the same concern.

If they didn't stop the rampaging beast, Naruto would die.

They quickly came to the same conclusion.

"We seal it!"

Sealing the Nine-Tails was the only option.

Both Tsunade and Jiraiya understood the weight of the situation—Konoha couldn't afford to lose the most powerful Tailed Beast!

But...

Sealing it was easier said than done!

"Summoning: Toad Oil Flame Bomb!"

Jiraiya's hand seals flashed as he summoned a massive toad, which leaped onto the Nine-Tails, pinning it down!

The Nine-Tails struggled furiously!

In an instant, its crimson chakra erupted, wrenching itself free from the massive toad's grasp!

Now...

Even in its incomplete state, it had become an unstoppable force.

It had no rational mind—only raw, destructive instinct!

Tsunade swung her fist, smashing it into the beast's skull.

"Jiraiya, hurry up!"

Jiraiya raised his palm, preparing a sealing technique.

But the moment his barrier seals formed, the sheer force of the Nine-Tails' chakra shattered them instantly!

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The Five Elements Seal—

Useless!

The Nine-Tails, with eight tails unleashed, was beyond his ability to seal!

And...

The beast sensed Jiraiya's intent.

Its rage exploded, and it lunged at him, its claws swiping faster than he could react!

"Move!"

Tsunade kicked Jiraiya aside, her hands swiftly forming a seal. Black markings spread across her body as she activated the full power of her Yin Seal!

She knew—

This was no ordinary fight.

If they hesitated, they would die.

Konoha

The village was in chaos.

Shinobi scrambled to maintain order as civilians fled.

"What's going on?!"

Shikaku Nara, the head of the Jōnin Corps, asked grimly.

"Why has the Nine-Tails gone berserk?!"

"Let's move!"

Chōza Akimichi donned his battle armor, glancing at his son being led to safety.

"We have to hurry!"

Inoichi Yamanaka wiped the sweat from his brow.

Stopping the Nine-Tails would come at a heavy cost...

"The Third Hokage is already there!"

"Right now, Tsunade and Jiraiya are fighting the Nine-Tails!"

Despite the updates, none of it brought any relief.

Twelve years ago, the Nine-Tails had nearly destroyed Konoha...

Stopping it again would require sacrifices.

Unless...

A miracle happened.

Suddenly, the battlefield trembled.

And from above—

A lone figure descended.

Calm. Unshaken.

Shigen had arrived.

Shigen descended slowly from the sky, completely unfazed by the raging chakra of the Nine-Tails. His expression remained calm as he watched the beast lunge toward him, its fangs bared in a monstrous roar.

Then, something strange happened.

Just as the Nine-Tails' jaws snapped toward Shigen—just as its final tail was about to emerge, completing its transformation—its chakra suddenly began to recede.

In the blink of an eye—

The thick, crimson cloak of chakra was drawn back.

Before the stunned eyes of Konoha's shinobi, the rampaging chakra of the Nine-Tails swiftly collapsed in on itself.

The beast's enormous form...

Gradually shrank.

And in its place, a blonde-haired boy fell to the ground.

Naruto Uzumaki.

The battlefield fell into complete silence.

Everyone stood frozen, their eyes wide in disbelief.

The terrifying, uncontrollable Nine-Tails...

Had been subdued in an instant.

By nothing more than Shigen's mere presence.

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