Boom!
The gold sand surging towards Minato Namikaze was suddenly swept away by several red chakra tails, scattering into pieces.
As this chakra continued to surge within Minato, an evil and violent aura instantly swept out.
"Huh?!"
"What is this aura?"
"The damn fox?!"
Within the sealing space.
Shukaku, sitting like a large-bellied Buddha, suddenly opened his eyes, having immediately sensed the repugnant aura from the leaking chakra.
"Shukaku, is it the Nine-Tails?"
Standing before Shukaku, Sōmi's face showed a shocked expression as he asked, ready for battle.
He couldn't understand the situation; there hadn't been a Nine-Tails incident, so how could Minato possess the Nine-Tails?
Kushina was alive and well, so at most, half of the Nine-Tails might be separated with her cooperation. But even if the Nine-Tails were split in two, shouldn't the other half be sealed within the Child of the Prophecy?
Could this be another trick by that old toad?
No, no!
If Minato had sealed the other half of the Nine-Tails within himself, he would have used it during the last encounter with Orochimaru...
Even if he wasn't a Perfect Jinchūriki at that time, with the strong Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, he could definitely borrow the Nine-Tails' chakra.
While Sōmi's chaotic thoughts were racing, Shukaku suddenly spoke, "No..."
"It's not him!"
"It's just his chakra. I don't see that arrogant dead fox..."
Shukaku squinted his eyes, staring intently at Minato's abdomen. After a moment, his expression eased but still showed displeasure.
Because the amount of chakra on Minato alone already surpassed him, a genuine Tailed Beast...
"I see."
Sōmi, hearing this, also felt slightly relieved.
If Minato had truly become a Perfect Jinchūriki, then...
Sōmi would have to rethink his strategy, perhaps considering cooperation with the Masked Man, and then plan how to join Nagato and his group in raiding Konohagakure.
Although the situation hadn't reached its worst, the chakra continuously emanating from Minato's abdomen had already surpassed both him and Shukaku, moving towards the exaggerated measurement unit of 'pillar.'
There was no choice; even half of the Nine-Tails was enough to overpower the combined force of six Tailed Beasts.
Moments later.
Minato's form had changed; he hadn't transformed into the 'Golden Body Mode,' but rather resembled the 'Nine-Tails' chakra transfer.'
A circle of red chakra surrounded him. Due to the overwhelming amount of chakra, eight chakra tails gradually formed behind him.
However, Minato didn't transform into the beast-like state of 'Partial Tailed Beast Transformation' but maintained his human form. This violent chakra was swiftly tamed by him, with the tails gently swaying in the falling rain, exuding a sense of ethereal beauty.
It seemed that Minato had practiced this process many times before.
His pupils also changed, no longer the toad-like horizontal ones, but a vivid red cross-shaped pattern (similar to when Naruto accidentally released the Nine-Tails' chakra during his talk with Nagato).
At this point, all three individuals present had a circle of energy surrounding them, but only the Raikage's eyes remained unchanged.
The other two had transformed into dazzling cross-shaped pupils.
"Raikage-sama, don't worry."
"Minato Namikaze isn't a Perfect Jinchūriki; he's merely borrowing the Nine-Tails' chakra!"
Sōmi shouted across to the Raikage.
The Raikage glanced disdainfully at Sōmi without responding.
Though the Raikage was reckless, he wasn't foolish.
Borrowed or not, such formidable power was real and tangible. Did they expect him to lead the charge?
The Raikage had a basic ability to assess enemy and ally strength. Although their clan's constitution was strong enough to possess chakra comparable to a Tailed Beast, it was only barely comparable to what's inside Sōmi's stomach.
Kumogakure was very pragmatic; their method of evaluating Tailed Beast strength was straightforward—counting tails. Without witnessing Sōmi's power firsthand, the Raikage wasn't particularly concerned about Sōmi compared to the Two-Tails in their village.
Now, Minato had eight tails behind him!
In such a scenario, with his most trusted brother not present, the Raikage wouldn't act rashly.
Moreover, Minato's current appearance reminded the Raikage of their village's past figures, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who gained the Nine-Tails' power by consuming its flesh.
Later, Kumogakure even experimented with eating the Eight-Tails' flesh, but the experiment ended with all subjects dying.
How did Minato acquire this power?
His previous action... Could it be...
Seeing the Raikage unmoved, Sōmi turned to Minato and immediately noticed something odd.
"Huh?"
"Minato is still gathering Natural Energy?"
"Isn't he already in Sage Mode?"
Ignoring the Raikage, who had developed a fear of battle, Sōmi, upon discovering Minato's subtle actions, quickly formed several hand seals and clapped his palms together.
"Sage Art: Infinite Sand Dust Great Breakthrough!"
As Sōmi opened his mouth, a storm mixed with sand dust erupted forth.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A swirling hurricane suddenly rose in front of Sōmi, emitting a sharp and urgent wind howl.
Under Sōmi's control, the towering tornado seemed to flatten like a giant being compressed, expanding its range immensely and encompassing several miles ahead. It contained countless sharp wind blades, instantly slicing nearby trees into fragments and carrying them skyward.
Even the falling rain and the surging gold sand on the ground were swept into the hurricane.
The Raikage couldn't help but be astonished; the power and range of this jutsu were immense!
If he were to fight against Sōmi, a decapitation strike would be necessary, not a swarm tactic...
In his mind, the Raikage silently concluded that both Sōmi and Minato posed too great a threat to ordinary shinobi.
Suddenly!
A dazzling blue light burst forth from the front.
A chakra sphere with a diameter close to twenty meters was launched directly towards the center of the hurricane ring blade.
"Sage Art: Super Giant Rasengan!"
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
A sharp and rapid metallic clashing sound echoed across the sky, even the falling rain could only turn into a thin white mist, cautiously enveloping the outside.
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