Having inherited White Fang’s legacy and gained the Senju clan’s chakra constitution from Tsunade, Yusuke had already reached peak Kage-level strength.
He now engaged these several hundred Konoha shinobi, most of whom were elite Chunin with only a small number being Jonin.
Even without using the Hatake swordsmanship or the Lightning Release techniques created by Hatake Sakumo that he had obtained from White Fang, he could fight just like Edo Tensei Madara had when he was first summoned during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
He could simply go on an unstoppable rampage through the entire crowd.
The ninja blade in his hand rapidly reaped the lives of Konoha shinobi, and he did not care in the slightest whether they lived or died.
After all, before long, the number of people Konoha would lose would be far greater than this.
“This guy… How is he so strong?”
Tsunade’s face was filled with shock.
Other than White Fang, she had never seen a shinobi so skilled with a blade.
“If this continues, Konoha will only be sacrificing its combat strength for nothing.”
Thinking this, Tsunade suddenly leaped into the air and raised her right foot high, bringing it crashing down with enough destructive force to pulverize rocks like tofu.
“Take this! Heaven-Shaking Foot!”
BOOM!!!
Tsunade’s foot slammed into the ground, shattering the earth across a radius of several hundred meters.
The inside of the shrine was also thrown into turmoil.
Feeling the shockwave, the already aged and pale Uzumaki Mito’s face grew even paler.
She gritted her teeth and suppressed the Nine-Tails’ rampage, doing everything in her power to transfer the Nine-Tails into Kushina’s body.
Outside the shrine, Yusuke had avoided Tsunade’s attack, and a faint smile appeared beneath his mask.
Without using the Hatake swordsmanship or Lightning Release, dealing with Tsunade was indeed rather difficult.
However, his original purpose was never to fight her.
Moreover, if he dragged things out for too long, not only would more Konoha shinobi arrive, but he would also miss the best opportunity to release the Nine-Tails.
Thinking of this, Yusuke used the Body Flicker Technique and rapidly disappeared from the spot, charging directly into the shrine.
“As expected, the target is Grandma and the Nine-Tails? Could it be Cloud shinobi again?!”
Tsunade turned around and chased after him, shouting suspiciously.
The Cloud Village had once attempted to abduct Kushina, so it was no wonder Tsunade suspected them.
“Get out of my way!”
Facing two Senju clan shinobi blocking his path, Yusuke kicked them both, sending them flying.
Before one of them could even fly away, Yusuke grabbed him, spun around, and threw him toward Tsunade.
Tsunade was startled and raised her hands to catch him.
But in those brief fractions of a second, it was already too late.
Slash—
Yusuke cleaved the shrine’s entrance in two with a single stroke.
Inside, he saw Uzumaki Mito enduring obvious pain as she suppressed a mass of golden light, attempting to slowly transfer it into Kushina, whose face had also turned deathly pale from the agony.
It was obvious that the irregularly shaped golden mass was the Nine-Tails, restrained by the sealing technique.
Unlike Obito, Yusuke had never learned how to release the Nine-Tails from Uchiha Madara.
But now, as luck would have it, the Nine-Tails was already being released by Uzumaki Mito herself.
“Who… who are you?!”
The people assisting with the sealing saw Yusuke barge in, and their expressions immediately changed.
And at the very moment they were distracted, the Nine-Tails’ seal loosened further, causing both Kushina and Uzumaki Mito to look even more pained.
“This ritual is way too troublesome. Let me help you escape from it.”
Yusuke instantly charged into the sealing formation.
Two Senju clan shinobi hurriedly stood up and tried to stop him.
But they were too late.
Yusuke had already rushed into the center of the sealing formation, between Uzumaki Mito and Kushina.
He brought the bottom of his sword hilt down and quickly struck the backs of their necks.
“What?!”
“You… why…”
The two Uzumaki women, who had been completely focused on the jinchuriki transfer ritual, collapsed before they could finish.
Before losing consciousness, they gave Yusuke one final look, their eyes filled with complicated emotions—unwillingness, anger, relief, and more.
Then they fell heavily to the ground.
“Go wild, Nine-Tails.”
Yusuke smiled.
ROAR!!!
Freed from Uzumaki Mito’s chakra restraints, a roar that shook the heavens and earth rang throughout the entirety of Konoha.
BOOM—
The next second, as a gigantic claw reached out, the entire Senju Shrine was torn apart.
A monstrous fox the size of a small mountain emerged into the open sky!
“Grandma!!”
Seeing the collapsing shrine, Tsunade cried out in terror and worry.
However, in the next moment, Tsunade saw the masked man wave his hand, sweeping away all the beams that were about to fall onto Uzumaki Mito and Kushina.
“Heh.”
In the end, all Tsunade heard was a satisfied chuckle from the masked man.
Then he vanished without a trace using the Body Flicker Technique.
Tsunade could not understand why he had saved the two of them at the final moment, but she had no time to think about it now.
She hurried forward, picked up Uzumaki Mito and Kushina, and shouted to the other Konoha shinobi outside,
“Retreat! Everyone, retreat!!”
“Konoha! Senju Hashirama!”
Even without being controlled by Obito’s Sharingan, the Nine-Tails, which had been sealed for nearly thirty years, was already filled with deep hatred and resentment.
Looking at the Hokage Rock in the distance, carved with the faces of Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Nine-Tails’ eyes turned red.
It opened its enormous maw and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb.
BOOM!!!
Five seconds later, accompanied by a world-shaking explosion, the entire Hokage Building in the center of Konoha was reduced to rubble.
A massive mushroom cloud slowly rose from what had once been the center of Konoha.
“Hahahaha—what a magnificent sight!”
Standing atop the Konoha Ninja Academy building, Yusuke laughed wildly in delight.