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At this critical moment, a golden flash suddenly appeared beside Yagura!
It was Minato Namikaze. His expression was solemn as he stretched out his right hand and pressed it against Yagura Karatachi's forehead with lightning speed.
In an instant, black runes burst forth from Minato's palm, spreading rapidly along Yagura's forehead like black lightning, covering his entire face and even his whole body.
The carapace that had been growing on Yagura's body suddenly stopped, and then vanished as if weathered away.
The tails of the tailed beasts that had been raised behind him seemed to lose their power, one by one... slowly disappearing without a trace!
"Well……"
Deprived of the support of the tailed beast's chakra, Yagura groaned, the mad bloodlust in his eyes gradually faded, and he collapsed helplessly.
Seeing this, Kai quickly withdrew his attack and dodged. With a thud, Yagura's body crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
He fell into a deep coma, and the Three-Tails chakra churning within him was completely sealed away.
All of this seemed slow, but it actually happened in the blink of an eye. Minato Namikaze easily resolved a crisis of a tailed beast going berserk with lightning speed.
From a distance, Orochimaru, watching from the edge of the platform, twitched at the corner of his mouth: "So easy?!"
Orochimaru did not hesitate at all.
With a sway, his entire body instantly transformed into countless slender little snakes!
The small, bluish-gray snakes wriggled and slithered out from the railings and cracks in the ground, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"They...ran away again?!"
Kakashi gripped his kunai tightly, looking around with resentment.
But Orochimaru's escape was so incredibly fast that no trace of him could be found anywhere.
Shisui's Sharingan flashed past, leaving only a blur, but he could only confirm that Orochimaru had already fled far out of the battlefield.
Minato Namikaze nodded slightly and handed the unconscious Yagura over to the arriving Anbu.
……
in the audience.
Seeing that the two formidable enemies who had come on strong were so easily defeated by Naruto's father, Naruto and Sakura jumped up from their seats in excitement: "That's amazing!"
The two men raised their fists, their faces filled with a mixture of surprise and joy, and cheered loudly for the goalkeeper in the stadium.
[Ding! Sakura Haruno's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Sasuke stared intently at the screen, his eyes filled with reverence: "Naruto's father is so powerful..."
The figure that swiftly and decisively sealed the tailed beast was truly awe-inspiring. Sasuke clenched his fists tightly, a strong desire for power rising in his chest.
One day, I will reach that level too!
On the other side, Jiraiya looked at the dashing Minato Namikaze in the picture, and a heartfelt smile of satisfaction appeared on his old face.
He nodded slightly and exclaimed in a low voice, "To be able to seal a tailed beast that was about to go berserk so easily... truly remarkable!"
In his memory, Minato Namikaze was still a sunny young man, and even so, he was already a reliable Hokage.
The Minato in the picture not only looks much more mature, but also seems to be much stronger now.
Jiraiya felt a pang of nostalgia and regret: "Minato... left too soon, it's such a pity."
"Hey! You lecherous immortal, did you see that? That scoundrel snake—he's run away again! What a loser! Is he really on your level?"
Naruto was referring to Orochimaru's disheveled escape just now, and he curled his lip in disgust, "I think you, Pervert Sage, are definitely much stronger than him! You're not even in the same league!"
Jiraiya was taken aback upon hearing this: "Cough, cough! Is there even a need to say it? I'm definitely stronger than him!"
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
in the screen.
The once clear sky was now filled with wisps of black smoke, and the sounds of explosions and fighting in the distance grew more intense, creating an invisible atmosphere of tension throughout the area.
Chaos reigned around the high platform. Many civilians remained asleep under the illusion, while enemies who had infiltrated the area began attacking Konoha's weakly defended areas.
Minato Namikaze stood on the edge of the high platform, surveying the smoke rising all around him, his face calm and composed.
He immediately gave a stern order: "According to yesterday's instructions—begin the cleaning!"
The moment he uttered those words, Uchiha Shisui and Might Guy beside him simultaneously obeyed, shouting, "Yes!"
The next instant, Minato Namikaze's figure sank slightly, a golden light appeared beneath his feet, and with a whoosh, he disappeared without a trace once again!
Kakashi, still in his guarding stance, didn't react for a moment: "Minato-sensei...why did he leave?"
Shisui stared intently at the rising column of smoke in the distance, and without turning his head, said, "The Fourth Hokage has his own battlefield; we should proceed according to plan."
He exchanged a glance with Kai, and at the same time, they moved to leave the platform and join the battle.
Kakashi, unwilling to give up, took two steps forward: "Wait, I can too—"
He was about to volunteer for reinforcements when Shisui blocked his chest with one hand.
Shisui turned around, shook his head at him, and solemnly said, "Kakashi-senpai, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Your task now is to protect the safety of the examinees and the audience!"
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Might Guy also gave a thumbs-up, making a confident gesture: "That's right! Kakashi, you can focus on taking care of the examinees, leave the rest to us!"
After saying that, Shisui and Kai transformed into two afterimages, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed off in the direction from which the explosion had recently occurred.
Kakashi watched the two figures disappear into the distance, and could only sigh helplessly, "Sigh..."
He knew that he had been seriously injured and that forcing himself to play now would only be a hindrance.
However, having been assigned a task, he quickly composed himself and thought to himself, "That's right! Naruto!"
In my haste, I almost forgot that Naruto is still in the middle of this training ground!
Upon realizing this, Kakashi's heart tightened, and he dared not hesitate.
He leaped down from the platform and nimbly swept towards the center of the arena.
Dust filled the arena, and the situation was chaotic, but Naruto's position was particularly conspicuous and quickly caught Kakashi's eye—
In the center of the training field, Naruto stood majestically atop the head of a giant toad!
The toad was dark red all over, tens of meters tall, and held a huge steel fork-like weapon in its hand. It was none other than the toad Ken of Mount Myōboku!
On the ground in front of Hama Ken, two figures lay sprawled about.
A man dressed in the Sunagakure examination uniform, with colorful face paint, looked like Kankuro, a puppeteer from Sunagakure.
The other was a middle-aged man wearing a Sand Ninja vest, with bandages wrapped around his arm—
It was none other than Maki, the Jonin leading the team from Sunagakure!
Both were incapacitated; one had fainted with his face swollen and eyes rolled back, while the other lay on the ground, his fate unknown.
Kakashi gasped in shock: "Naruto can even defeat a Jonin?!"
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Kakashi strode toward Naruto, and with a quick glance, he noticed a figure blocking Naruto's path.
She was a female ninja from Sunagakure, with light golden hair tied into four ponytails and a tall, well-proportioned figure. However, her body was covered with scars from battle, and she was tightly gripping a huge iron fan in her hand.
She stood upright, panting, her eyes fixed on Kakashi's direction.
"I won't let you pass!"
Even knowing she was no match for him, this stubborn female ninja still held up her fan to shield her unconscious brother, her eyes filled with determination.
Kakashi was filled with respect when he saw that she was seriously injured but still bravely protected her comrades, so he did not attack rashly.
He walked over to Naruto and asked in a low voice, "Naruto, how is it?"
"Kakashi-sensei! You're here!" Naruto turned around and saw Kakashi had arrived. He nodded. "Nothing serious! I've already taken care of those two guys. But..."
He changed the subject, a hint of worry on his face, "Gaara suddenly turned into that strange persona, I have a bad feeling about this..."
As Naruto spoke, he pointed to a spot not far ahead.
Kakashi looked in the direction Naruto pointed and saw a huge, strange sand sphere standing in the center of the training ground!
Kakashi could clearly sense the violent chakra fluctuations emanating from inside the sand sphere even from dozens of meters away—
Kakashi's expression changed drastically.
Although he didn't know what was happening inside the sand ball, a strong intuition told him that it would be too late if he didn't stop it.
"No matter what, stop him first!" Kakashi said in a deep voice, decisively stretching out one hand, "Lightning Blade—"
Blue and white lightning suddenly surged in his palm, emitting a piercing sound—
Just then, a strange change occurred.
A strange hissing sound came from inside the sand sphere, and a huge, earth-yellow claw suddenly tore through the sand shell and swept out with a "whoosh," heading straight for Kakashi!
This claw strike was incredibly fast, carrying a sharp gust of wind. By the time Kakashi noticed it, it was too late to dodge.
At the critical moment, with a muffled thud, Gamaken's massive body shifted to block Kakashi, his steel fork forcefully blocking the sharp claw!
A look of pain appeared on Hama Jian's honest face.
Its massive body plowed two deep furrows in the ground, sliding for dozens of meters before finally regaining its footing.
Temari, who witnessed this scene up close, stared blankly at the giant claw, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, her voice trembling: "The feigned sleep technique... it succeeded?! That monster... is about to emerge!"
In the center of the training field, the scene suddenly changed!
Suddenly, the huge sand ball expanded rapidly, instantly covering the entire playing field, with countless grains of sand surging and gushing out in all directions like a storm.
Dust filled the sky and covered the earth, obscuring the sun and plunging the entire site into a dim, chaotic yellow haze!
Immediately, a deafening burst of maniacal laughter ripped through the air: "Hahaha—I'm finally out!!"
With this arrogant laugh, a yellowish-brown raccoon monster, over ten meters tall, stood up, brandishing its enormous claws and roaring to the sky!
……
in the audience.