On the field, Aokawa and the massive Eight-Tails Gyūki were still in a standoff.
Just then.
In the distant sky, a flash of blue lightning passed by.
Following that.
A figure with a slicked-back hairstyle, an incredibly sturdy build, and muscles bulging all over appeared next to Gyūki.
"Bee, what's going on?" The newcomer looked at the scene before him, his brow furrowed.
"It's me!" A muffled response came from Gyūki's mouth.
A was startled; why was the Eight-Tails controlling the body?
Gyūki seemed to see through his thoughts and explained:
"Don't worry, that brat isn't easy to deal with. I'm coming out to fight personally!"
A turned his gaze toward the Byakugan youth in the distance, his expression instantly becoming solemn.
To make the Eight-Tails say "not easy to deal with"...
Is the Hyuga's Gentle Fist really this strong?
When did such a character appear in Konoha?
In the distance.
Aokawa looked at Fourth Raikage A appearing next to Gyūki, and his heart sank.
"This is trouble."
This guy's strength was not a bit weaker than the Eight-Tails.
Even one of Gyūki's horns had been severed by him with his bare hands.
The current situation was equivalent to him having to deal with two Eight-Tails at the same time.
Just as he was rapidly thinking of a countermeasure.
Not far away, Kakashi, who was retreating, suddenly broke away from the group.
He abruptly threw a specially shaped Kunai with all his might toward Aokawa's direction.
On the handle of the Kunai, four words were engraved—Blade of Ninja's Love.
Just as the Kunai was about to reach its highest point.
A man with brilliant blond hair suddenly appeared in the air.
He caught the Kunai in one hand, looked down at the Battlefield, and spoke gently.
"Am I late?"
The figure of that man with brilliant blond hair suddenly appeared in the air.
Aokawa turned his head to look; that face he had seen countless times in hero biographies was now incredibly clear.
Minato Namikaze!
A surge of wild joy welled up in his heart.
This makes the fight much easier!
Minato Namikaze himself could hold his own against these two brothers.
He quickly responded, "No, just in time! Lord Minato!"
Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Minato Namikaze's face. "You've heard of me?"
Aokawa paused and immediately found an excuse.
"I've heard of you; my father always said Lord Minato is a very powerful Ninja."
"You have always been an idol in my heart!"
"Your father overpraises me," Minato Namikaze smiled somewhat sheepishly and scratched his head.
Then, he looked at the Battlefield, and his expression turned serious.
"But you're not bad either, to be able to fight the Eight-Tails to this extent!"
His gaze fell on the two figures, one large and one small, in the distance, his tone grave.
"The person next to the Eight-Tails glowing with lightning should be Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage, A."
"The A-B Duo has always been Kumogakure's strongest partnership; they aren't easy to deal with."
At the same time.
Fourth Raikage A also saw the suddenly appearing Minato Namikaze.
His face also became serious.
That Byakugan youth being able to fight Gyūki to this point was already troublesome enough.
Now this yellow-haired man... judging by the speed he just appeared with, he's likely not inferior to me.
Not a simple character.
Getting stuck in a standoff on Konoha's territory is very disadvantageous for them.
He looked up at Gyūki beside him. "Eight-Tails, can you tank the damage from that Byakugan youth?"
"One or two hits should be no problem," Gyūki's massive head roared in response.
"Good!" A flash of determination crossed A's eyes. "I'll hold the two of them back for a moment!"
"You go straight past them and take out those Konoha Ninjas to force them to return for backup and reveal an opening!"
On the other side.
Minato Namikaze was also rapidly analyzing the battle situation.
His gaze swept over the light pillar behind Aokawa that was slowly absorbing reishi.
"You probably can't maintain this state for long, right?"
"Can you still fight?"
Aokawa thought to himself: as expected of a Ninja with top-tier combat intelligence.
He saw the drawback of his final form at a glance.
But for someone who could calmly analyze Obito's fatal flaw after just two exchanges while his wife was captured and the Nine-Tailed was ravaging the Village, seeing through his state wasn't surprising.
He nodded. "I can hold on for a bit longer, it should be fine."
Minato Namikaze nodded and voiced his concern.
"The problem now is, if the Eight-Tails ignores the cost and tanks the damage to go past us and pursue Kakashi and the others..."
"We won't be able to stop it."
Aokawa followed his gaze.
The figures of Kakashi and the others escaping were faintly visible in the distant woods.
Once the Eight-Tails charged over, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He looked at the several-dozen-meter-tall Eight-Tails in the distance, calculating the distance in his mind, and then spoke: "Leave the Eight-Tails to me!"
Minato Namikaze was a bit surprised. "You have a way to stop it?"
"It should be no problem!" Aokawa nodded.
"The only thing that can stop a Tailed Beast..."
"...is a Gundam!"
As he spoke, the reishi in the surrounding air suddenly changed its flow trajectory.
It was no longer pouring into the light pillar behind him.
Instead, it converged frantically with Aokawa as the center!
Massive, pale skeletons composed of pure energy appeared out of thin air!
They quickly pieced together and combined around Aokawa's body!
A massive spine rose from the ground!
Menacing ribs extended to both sides!
Thick limb bones began to take shape!
Finally, a huge demon skull with horns completely encased Aokawa.
Aokawa's figure was continuously lifted as this skeleton took shape!
At the same time.
On the skeleton, layers of blue-white reishi threads emerged out of thin air.
They were like bandages, yet also like muscle fibers, tightly wrapping and connecting every inch of bone.
Layer upon layer.
The massive pillar of light behind him shrank rapidly under this reckless overexertion!
Following that, a white giant, also fifty to sixty meters tall and composed entirely of high-density reishi, stood upon the earth!
Inside the skull, Aokawa reached out his left hand and opened it; the white giant followed suit, and the surrounding reishi surged and condensed again.
Then, a massive spear appeared in the white giant's hand.
Minato Namikaze looked up, his golden hair fluttering slightly.
His eyes widened as he looked at Aokawa standing within that giant skull.
He was completely stunned.
"It can even do that?"
"Is this... the 'Gundam' you were talking about?"
Aokawa looked down and smiled. "This technique of mine is called Ransō Tenkai. Since it's called a 'Heavenly Puppet,' it's only natural for it to be a bit big, right?"
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