"Buzz..." As if to confirm what Tsunade had said, tens of thousands of heart swords trembled, emitting sharp sword hums once more...
The cat-faced Anbu gulped, exchanging a glance with the fox-faced Anbu beside him. Staring at each other, they dared not move a single inch.
Seeing that the two were sensible, Tsunade turned to Shizune and said, "Stay here and watch them, I'll go take a look."
Shizune glanced at the two Anbu, nodded seriously, and then... saw Tsunade imitating Roy, slowly closing her eyes, attempting to link her chakra and merge into the world of heart swords within the [Heart Drop Sword Listening]...
"Pop~" A gap opened in the clouded mind,
Tsunade blinked in astonishment, opening her eyes again, her mind detaching from her body. Following Roy, she stepped into Kushina Uzumaki's spiritual world. Before she could stabilize herself, another person slowly emerged beside her, who was... Minato Namikaze, coming to his senses!
Outside, in the not-so-large living room, only five conscious people remained in a flash,
Two dared not move, one was dutifully following Tsunade's orders, keeping watch and not daring to move either, while only Itachi stood up casually next to Roy, stepping toward Mikoto Uchiha...
"Kaa-san (Mother), let's go to the kitchen..."
As the boy walked, extraordinarily, the small swords seemed to grow eyes, automatically giving way to him and Mikoto Uchiha, clearing a path to the kitchen.
Itachi walked over slowly, took Mikoto Uchiha's hand, looked up at her, and calmly said, "Nissan said he's hungry and wants to eat later."
Mikoto Uchiha, feeling the warmth in her palm, finally regained her composure. She gave a deep glance at Roy and Kushina Uzumaki, then turned and softly walked toward the kitchen with Itachi...
"Woosh~" It was midsummer, a hot wind blew in from outside the window but couldn't dispel the chill in the living room...
In a bizarre dead silence, Kushina Uzumaki leaned on Minato Namikaze's shoulder with her eyes closed. Though outwardly calm, inside was entirely different... As a few people arrived, it stirred up towering waves...
"Drip..." Water rippled across the peaceful lake...
In a misty spiritual world, upon Roy, Tsunade, and Minato Namikaze's arrival, the swirling fog dissipated... revealing two figures, one large and one small, entangled in combat...
The large one was trapped in a huge cage, trying to break free—it was... the Nine-Tails!
The small one with flowing fiery red hair had a ferocious expression, with a few chakra chains extended from the back, trying with all their might to bind the few fierce tails of the Nine-Tails poking through the cage's gaps!
A battle was imminent, clearly... the struggle had been ongoing for quite some time...
"Kushina!" With a "whoosh," a marked kunai flew out... Upon seeing Kushina and the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze didn't hesitate for a second, flashing into the scene and immediately using the Flying Thunder God technique, instantly appearing beside Kushina Uzumaki. A kunai deflected a cunning fox tail attacking Kushina Uzumaki's waist and abdomen!
"Clang..." The sound of metal clashing rang out... as chakra collided, a faint spark erupted...
Tsunade approached Roy and together they gazed at the towering Nine-Tails, thrashing about furiously. Turning her head to look at the paused young man, Tsunade said, "At first, I heard of a young man named the Red Flash who kills with a single strike, never needing a second. I was somewhat skeptical,
but that sword strike just now, I think, they still underestimated you..."
The silent multitude of swords, chakra momentarily molded to such an extent... besides the young man's extraordinary swordsmanship being beyond ordinary comprehension, Tsunade couldn't think of other possibilities... Of course, this also indirectly reflected——'This youngster Uchiha Ging, his mastery over chakra, is astonishing as well!'
"Lady Tsunade overpraises," Roy smiled slightly, his gaze wandering momentarily over the massive cage imprisoning the Nine-Tails and the chakra chains extending from Kushina Uzumaki's back, quickly recognizing the Four Symbols Seal and the Adamantine Sealing Chains!
As descendants of Ashura's clan, the Uzumaki undeniably had an extraordinary relationship with the Senju clan, even in Roy's view....
The Uzumaki and Senju were merely two branches derived from Yang Release, one without bloodlines, adept in sealing techniques, the other with bloodline limits, inherently robust and self-repairing, which was superior was clear... When it came to combat, the Senju with the passive Hundred Healings jutsu were undoubtedly stronger!
But similarly, as jinchuuriki, in the ninja world, no one could match the Uzumaki, inheritors through generations of the Four Symbols Seal and the Adamantine Sealing Chains!
"Clink... clink... clink....."
The chains, kunai, and fox tails intertwined, producing constant crisp sounds...
As Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's chakras intertwined with the Nine-Tails, waves of energy surged outward into the surroundings... Seeing the battle heat up, Tsunade rolled up her sleeves, not looking back, saying to Roy, "I'm going in first!"
Then, soaring in with a punch packed with immense force, she aimed it directly at the Nine-Tails!
Just then... "Boom~" the Nine-Tails howled in pain. A tail was forcefully reshaped by Tsunade's punch!
It howled, retreating into the cage, gripping the bars tightly with sharp claws, shaking the cage with a deafening clatter, shouting disgruntledly at the group, "Despicable scum, if you have the guts, undo the seal and watch me tear you apart!"
"Noisy..." After Tsunade joined the battle, a sound rippled through the void....
A point of light suddenly appeared, then shattered like fireworks into countless tiny points of light, slowly gathering into a humanoid figure, landing right on the Nine-Tails' head!
The Nine-Tails' gigantic fox eyes, as big as a person, glanced upwards. From the light, Roy suddenly emerged, his right foot lightly stepping downward... [Magnetic Force: Rejection]!
In an instant, it transformed into overwhelming gravity, acting on the Nine-Tails,
Immediately, the weight pushed it, cage and all, down onto the calm lake of the spiritual world....
'Heavy... so heavy......'
The glowing purple nen transformed into lines of gravity, binding the Nine-Tails' head, limbs, and tails, forcing it to lie down... witnessing this scene, even seasoned veterans like Minato Namikaze and Tsunade couldn't help but widen their eyes in astonishment, noticing the peculiar state of the Nine-Tails!
"Minato, it seems something is weighing it down!" As the host of this spiritual world, Kushina Uzumaki's perceptiveness, second only to Roy's, undoubtedly made her the strongest in terms of sensing,
She could clearly feel the cage becoming extremely heavy... as if a massive mountain were pressing down, deforming under the unbearable weight....
"Perhaps, it's gravity," Minato Namikaze murmured thoughtfully, rubbing his chin and turned to Tsunade uncertainly, "Lady Tsunade, can you tell what it is?"
Tsunade squinted her eyes, shaking her head slowly, "In any case, it's not Roy's own power...."
"Then it must be a gravity-based ninjutsu!" Minato Namikaze stated gravely, doubts surfacing in his mind... he was unaware that the Uchiha Clan possessed such [Bloodline Limits]!
One should know, [Bloodline Limits] mostly derive from elemental fusion, with rare exceptions like the Kaguya clan or Jugo, who have special constitutions... throughout the entire ninja world, Minato Namikaze hadn't heard of a [Bloodline Limit] involving [Gravity].....
"Creak... creak... creak....."
The cage groaned under the unbearable load... the Nine-Tails, prone on the ground, watched as even its head began to bow low... its fierce fox eyes widened in fury, roaring suddenly, bursting through the lines of gravity, it tilted its head up at Roy and unleashed a blast from its mouth!
The terrifying black tailed beast bomb materialized in a blink!
Before Minato Namikaze or Tsunade could react,
It blasted point-blank at Roy....