"Bastard! How dare he!"
Even though he had repeatedly heard the term 'Nine-Tails Attack' from Ye Chen,
and clearly knew that Konoha Village had suffered heavy losses because of the Nine-Tails,
the scene before his eyes—the Nine-Tails rampaging through Konoha and the corpses of villagers strewn everywhere—still deeply provoked Minato Namikaze.
He had aspired to be the Hokage since childhood, always considering the protection of Konoha Village and its villagers as his most important responsibility and duty.
He never expected that the disciple he personally taught would become the murderer who slaughtered the villagers!
"Obito! Stop it now!"
Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but shout loudly, two conflicting thoughts churning in his mind.
One was understanding Uchiha Obito's perspective, standing in his shoes and understanding his pain.
The other was his perspective as a Ninja of Konoha Village, feeling immense resentment toward Uchiha Obito's actions.
But things would not change because of his will; the images continued to play.
[In the image, the Third Hokage, now clad in armor, gave orders to the Anbu:]
["I will stop the Nine-Tails. You go protect the villagers and evacuate them."]
[The pair of close friends, Kakashi Hatake and Guy, were about to join the attack on the Nine-Tails but were blocked by the Anbu:]
["Go evacuate the villagers. This is the order of the Sandaime."]
[At this moment, every Ninja in Konoha Village was mobilized.]
[In the distance, on the Hokage Rock, Minato Namikaze's figure appeared.]
[The Nine-Tails noticed Minato Namikaze and immediately fired a Tailed Beast Ball at him from afar.]
[The energy contained within the Tailed Beast Ball made everyone tremble with fear. If it were to explode in the Village,]
[then the entire Konoha Village would likely be truly leveled to the ground.]
["Bearing the name of Hokage, I must protect the Village and its people."]
["This is my duty."]
[Looking at the massive Tailed Beast Ball hurtling through the air, Minato Namikaze's expression was solemn.]
[He quickly formed hand seals, instantly creating a massive Flying Thunder God Formation.]
[He teleported the Tailed Beast Ball to a distant empty area.]
[Boom!]
[With a deafening roar, an endless heatwave followed, and the shockwave from the explosion knocked down a vast area of trees surrounding the Village.]
[At that moment, a dark hand struck from behind Minato Namikaze.]
[The prepared Minato Namikaze counterattacked instantly, his Kunai precisely thrusting toward Uchiha Obito's temple.]
[A sudden change occurred!]
[Minato Namikaze's Kunai seemed to pass through an illusion, as if there were no physical body at all.]
[Startled, Minato Namikaze had no time to change his move before being struck by Uchiha Obito's fist.]
[Afterward, the three tomoe in Uchiha Obito's exposed right eye spun, and a powerful suction force seemed to try and pull Minato Namikaze in.]
[In the moment of crisis, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.]
[Uchiha Obito didn't seem discouraged by the missed strike and let out a cold laugh.]
In the Hokage Office, Minato Namikaze's brows were tightly furrowed.
"What a bizarre ability, to be able to shift one's body between tangible and intangible."
"When I struck him, his body was intangible."
"But when he hit me, it was definitely a real fist."
Shikaku Nara nodded upon hearing this. He pondered for a moment and asked:
"That suction force seems quite special."
"If you were caught by it, Minato, it would probably be dangerous."
Minato Namikaze nodded. In this short time, he had already thought of several ways to counter the opponent's ability.
He just didn't know if his future self could react in time.
[In the image, the intense battle continued in the forest outside Konoha Village.]
[Minato Namikaze truly lived up to being the pinnacle of civilian Ninjas; his combat intelligence was exceptionally outstanding.]
[After being caught off guard by Uchiha Obito's bizarre ability just now, he immediately thought of a way to break it.]
[He charged toward Uchiha Obito, throwing a Kunai midway, aimed directly at Uchiha Obito's forehead.]
[Relying on his intangibility, Uchiha Obito didn't dodge. He also charged forward, reaching a hand toward Minato Namikaze's heart.]
[The intangibility effect activated, and the Kunai thrown by Minato Namikaze still didn't hit anything solid, instead passing through Uchiha Obito's head.]
["Heh, I've got you!"]
[Uchiha Obito felt a surge of joy.]
[But in the next moment, he saw a triumphant smile on Minato Namikaze's face.]
[In an instant, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique, teleporting from his original spot to the Kunai he had just thrown.]
[A blue sphere of light lit up in his hand, and a massive Rasengan slammed hard into Uchiha Obito's back!]
[Bang!]
[The ground cracked as Uchiha Obito was slammed firmly into the earth.]
[Then, Minato Namikaze took the opportunity to sever the link between Uchiha Obito and the Nine-Tails.]
[With that, the Nine-Tails was no longer under Uchiha Obito's control!]
[The scene shifted to a circular platform in Konoha Village.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage clad in armor, instructed the ANBU Ninja behind him:]
["The Nine-Tails' destructive power is too great; we can't let it stay in the Village."]
["We must drive it out of the Village."]
["Buy me some time. Your attacks must not slacken for even a moment!"]
["Yes! Let's go!"]
[The Anbu kneeling on the ground responded in unison, then lunged toward the Nine-Tails one after another.]
[All sorts of Ninjutsu and Ninja tools rained down on the Nine-Tails like a storm.]
[But the Nine-Tails was incredibly powerful; in just one encounter, more than half of these Anbu were lost.]
["Summoning Technique!"]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi bit his thumb for blood and formed a seal on the ground:]
["Come forth! Monkey King Enma!"]
[In the next moment, a huge cloud of smoke exploded, and Enma, wearing a leather vest and a forehead protector, appeared.]
["Enma! Transform into the Adamantine Staff!"]
["Understood!"]
[Enma possessed the ability to transform; the Adamantine Staff he became was indestructible and could grow or shrink at will.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi held the Adamantine Staff that Enma had transformed into and extended it toward the Nine-Tails.]
[Bang!]
[The collision occurred, and the massive force actually pushed the Nine-Tails outside of Konoha!]
Minato Namikaze's brow relaxed slightly.
As expected, his future self quickly understood Uchiha Obito's ability and immediately devised a countermeasure.
"That's great, Minato."
"Now, the Nine-Tails won't be able to destroy the Village anymore."
Shikaku Nara laughed excitedly; he had been watching the Nine-Tails rampage through Konoha Village with a heavy heart.
Among those fallen villagers, there might very well be many members of the Nara Clan.
"Yes, next should be the scene where I seal the Nine-Tails."
"Watch closely, Shikaku."
"Taking this lesson to heart, we must prepare properly for how to deal with Uchiha Obito's attack later."
"We'll make sure he never returns!"
Minato Namikaze truly felt murderous intent toward Uchiha Obito!
Although he knew Uchiha Obito had been deceived by Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito had tangibly taken actions that harmed Konoha Village.
This was something he could not tolerate!
"Sensei... Obito..."
Kakashi Hatake felt miserable hearing the murderous intent in Minato Namikaze's voice.
But his reason prevented him from saying anything to plead for Uchiha Obito.
He deserved to die!