"Roar!!!!!!"
The Five-Tails let out a thunderous roar once again!
"Everyone, get ready!"
The Third Hokage formed a hand seal with one hand, and Enma extended his length, piercing toward the Five-Tails like a spear!
"Get out of the way," Wakaho commanded.
The Five-Tails, Mu King, abandoned the idea of using its horns to deflect Enma and started charging to the left!
"Don't let it escape!" The Third Hokage shouted, swinging Enma at the Five-Tails, and then cried out, "Minato!"
"Got it!"
Minato was already prepared. He placed his hands on his two teammates and activated the Flying Thunder God technique, appearing at the head of Enma!
Though Minato wasn't yet the renowned "Yellow Flash," he had already mastered the Flying Thunder God technique.
Their current objective was to temporarily restrain the Five-Tails, allowing the sealing team to forcibly seal the Five-Tails along with the Jinchuriki!
"Don't let them get close, Mu King, charge!" Wakaho mentally ordered.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As the trio moved, they executed body flicker techniques, attempting to land on the massive body of the Five-Tails.
However, the Five-Tails suddenly gathered power in its legs and swiftly evaded the trio!
"Hold on to me!"
Minato threw a kunai engraved with the "Love of the Ninja" symbol. The kunai barely managed to catch up with the Five-Tails and was used to activate the Flying Thunder God technique again.
Swish!
Minato's team reappeared, now above the Five-Tails' rear. Minato, holding the kunai in his mouth, and Shikaku Nara, grabbing his two teammates, hurled them down toward the Five-Tails!
"Go!"
"Secret Technique: Insect Plague!" Shino Aburame released a swarm of beetles, which poured down like black smoke onto the Five-Tails!
Minato's attack was straightforward: he gathered chakra in his hands and rapidly expanded it, "Spiral Super Tornado Breakthrough!"
'Isn't this just the Big Ball Rasengan?' Wakaho thought with a twitch in his eyebrow, but he didn't dare let his guard down.
Though the name of the technique seemed somewhat cumbersome, its power was substantial. If it struck the Five-Tails directly...
"I won't let you harm my comrades!"
Shadow Clone 1 charged in front of Minato, determined to protect Mu King!
"Why is there a child? Uchiha!? Sharingan!? Three Tomoe!?"
Minato was startled and quickly recalled Sakumo's warning, realizing this might very well be an illusion.
An extremely absurd illusion... Could it be that this Five-Tails was really ridden by this boy?
Had the Five-Tails Jinchuriki been replaced? But he was still wearing a Konoha forehead protector!
Yet Shino's Genjutsu-Breaker Beetles didn't seem to react!
Could it be that the Five-Tails' illusion could even deceive insects?
Thoughts raced through Minato's mind. Despite his reluctance to attack a child, he had no other options.
The Flying Thunder God kunai fell from his mouth. Minato activated the Flying Thunder God technique on the spot, forcibly altering his stance!
From facing Wakaho's Shadow Clone 1 to facing it backward, Minato smashed the Big Ball Rasengan into the Five-Tails' body!
"Roar!!!!!!"
The technique, capable of shattering mountains and stones, caused the Five-Tails to roar in pain!
"Did it work?" Minato asked with surprise, quickly turning to look at the Uchiha boy from before, only to see him with red eyes and hands forming seals!
"Why are you hurting my comrades!"
"Damn it! You're not even Konoha ninjas!"
"Then bear the wrath of my Will of Fire!"
Shadow Clone 1 took a deep breath, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"