Of course, Chiyo was not the only one who arrived.
Ebizō, Kirigakure's Mei Terumi, Ao, Chōjūrō, Konan of the Hidden Rain Village, the Queen of Loulan, Princess Sara, and many others also appeared at the scene.
Clearly, everyone wanted to see how the arrogant Nine-Tails would be suppressed by the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren.
"That works."
Hearing Chiyo's words, Gaara hesitated for a moment before nodding decisively.
There was nothing to hesitate about.
Ever since Shukaku had been sealed inside him, he had never dared to sleep properly. That was why he had such heavy dark circles under his eyes.
"Good."
Chiyo nodded with satisfaction.
She had not expected Gaara to change so much after being sent to Konoha. He was no longer as cold and emotionless as before.
What Chiyo did not know was that after arriving in Konoha, Gaara had long since been stunned by Uchiha Ren's actions.
More importantly, while staying in Konoha, the One-Tail inside him did not dare act recklessly.
One night, Gaara had accidentally fallen asleep.
Shukaku immediately tried to break loose.
The result?
Before it could even fully erupt, it was suppressed instantly.
Gaara would never forget that night.
The Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, had looked like a god. With one casual strike, he had forced Shukaku down so completely that it did not dare move again.
Since then, Shukaku had become much more obedient.
Now that Chiyo suggested asking Uchiha Ren to act again, Gaara genuinely wanted Ren to teach Shukaku another lesson.
That way, he would be able to control his tailed beast transformation more easily.
"We finally get to see Lord Fifth Hokage act again."
"Exactly. The Nine-Tails really chose the worst possible time to come out. Isn't it just making its own death uglier?"
"More than ugly. It's definitely going to get beaten badly by Lord Uchiha Ren."
Mei Terumi, Ao, Chōjūrō, Konan, the Queen of Loulan, Princess Sara, and the others all looked amused after arriving.
They could already imagine the Nine-Tails' miserable ending.
After all, even they no longer knew how strong the current Fifth Hokage truly was.
The Nine-Tails coming out now to cause trouble was no different from seeking death.
Feeling countless gazes that looked at it like an idiot, the Nine-Tails, which had been preparing to erupt again, suddenly hesitated.
It had finally seized this chance to break free.
And yet?
So many people were laughing at it.
Was it really that funny?
It was the legendary Nine-Tails.
Among the nine tailed beasts, it ranked first in both strength and chakra.
And now it was being treated like a joke.
The more the Nine-Tails thought about it, the more miserable it felt.
Damn it.
It was the Nine-Tails.
How had it become the village idiot?
"No…"
A cold light flashed in its eyes.
"I am the Nine-Tails."
"I absolutely cannot lose face here."
Even if it could not defeat the man in front of it, it would still destroy Konoha.
Yes.
It would destroy the village completely.
As the legendary Nine-Tails, it had never suffered such humiliation before.
Since they all looked down on it, it would show them its power.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
One after another, terrifying spheres of chakra formed in its mouth.
Then the Nine-Tails fired more than ten Tailed Beast Bombs in different directions, launching them across Konoha.
Its plan was simple.
Scatter the attacks everywhere.
As long as one landed, it would achieve its goal.
Unfortunately, the Nine-Tails was disappointed again.
Its attack looked terrifying.
But in reality, it was useless.
"Why bother?"
Ren looked at the scene and shrugged.
He truly could not tell whether the Nine-Tails was genuinely stupid or only pretending.
To be this arrogant in front of him—
was it desperate to embarrass itself?
Without any warning, a terrifying aura covered all of Konoha.
Then, under the Nine-Tails' disbelieving gaze, the dozen Tailed Beast Bombs stopped in midair.
A series of dull popping sounds followed.
The terrifying bombs vanished one after another.
From beginning to end, they achieved nothing.
"Too terrifying. Lord Fifth Hokage is truly too terrifying."
"More than terrifying. He didn't even move, yet more than ten Tailed Beast Bombs turned into duds. Just thinking about it makes my scalp go numb."
"The Nine-Tails is stunned. It thought it was powerful, only to meet someone even more unreasonable."
"Heh. The Nine-Tails probably thought it was seeing further than everyone else, but it didn't realize it was already trapped."
"Hahaha! The Nine-Tails only thinks it's strong. In reality, it's just a joke."
"More than a joke…"
Watching more than ten Tailed Beast Bombs turn into harmless sparks, countless people in Konoha could not help exclaiming.
Some even revealed expressions of absolute worship.
Everyone knew the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, was powerful.
But knowing it and seeing it were two different things.
When they personally witnessed him erase more than ten Tailed Beast Bombs without lifting a finger, they were still shaken.
The Fifth Hokage was simply too strong.
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