"What is that?"
Behind Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake stared in shock at the black chakra sphere continuously gathering before the mouth of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
He could feel the enormous chakra contained within it!
If such a massive chakra sphere came at them...
There was no guarantee any of them could survive it!
"This is bad... It's a Tailed Beast Ball!"
Minato recognized it immediately.
Having experienced the Nine-Tails' attack firsthand, he knew exactly what it was.
A Tailed Beast Ball!
An S-rank technique that could only be used by jinchūriki in their Tailed Beast state, formed by combining Yang Release chakra and Yin Release chakra.
It compressed chakra to the absolute limit into a concentrated sphere, and once released, its destructive power was enough to effortlessly annihilate several mountains or even an entire village!
"It seems... I'll have to use the second stage of the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Minato looked grimly at the Konoha shinobi behind him.
If those shinobi took this Tailed Beast Ball head-on...
Their complete annihilation was inevitable!
Boom...
Ning Feng's golden giant suddenly appeared in front of the Tailed Beast Ball!
Then it swung its blade horizontally, violently knocking the Tailed Beast Ball aside!
A fierce shockwave erupted from the point of impact!
The Tailed Beast Ball was instantly sent flying into the distance!
BOOM!
A distant mountain range suddenly exploded apart. The tremendous blast could be felt even by Minato and the others despite being so far away!
"What... what kind of technique is that?"
Kakashi's Sharingan widened as he stared in disbelief at the figure standing atop the Demonic Statue.
Was that really his former best friend?
The same person now trying to kill him?
If that technique had landed on him just now...
There was no need to think about it. Not a single person present would have survived a technique capable of instantly obliterating a mountain range!
"Could that really be Obito?"
Cold sweat formed on Kakashi's forehead as he looked at Minato.
"I don't know... but I think Feng's words may have been true."
Minato forced a smile, feeling lingering fear himself.
Even he couldn't confidently say that the second stage of the Flying Thunder God Technique could perfectly transfer such a terrifying Tailed Beast Ball.
Had Ning Feng not intervened just now, he would have been forced to act himself.
"Hmph..."
While Ning Feng's Susanoo was occupied dealing with the Tailed Beast Ball, Madara seized the opportunity and rushed forward, slashing twice viciously at the golden Susanoo!
"Urgh..."
The golden warrior staggered backward several steps.
Instantly, Minato and the others felt the earth shake beneath them!
"What will you do about the next one?"
Seeing this, Obito Uchiha silently thought to himself.
Behind the mask, his Sharingan displayed a cold and merciless gleam.
The Demonic Statue opened its mouth again, preparing to launch another Tailed Beast Ball!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the golden Susanoo vanished.
At the same moment, a figure appeared beside Minato!
"Teacher Minato, take everyone back to Konoha immediately!"
"I'll hold them off here!"
Minato looked at Ning Feng in surprise.
"Alright!"
Kakashi immediately stepped forward.
"Feng, I'm fighting with you!"
Minato stretched out a hand to stop him.
"Kakashi! The situation is critical. If we stay here... we'll only interfere with Feng's battle!"
"I have to see the masked man's true face..."
Kakashi stared at Ning Feng with unwavering determination, completely ignoring the increasingly imminent Tailed Beast Ball.
"Sigh... honestly, you really are..."
Ning Feng rubbed his forehead helplessly and looked at the determined Kakashi.
He knew there was no persuading him right now.
Just like in the original story, Kakashi was someone stubborn to the core and deeply attached to those he cared about.
Changing his mind in a short time was nearly impossible.
"Teacher Minato, leave now!"
Ning Feng roared as he prepared the formula for the second stage of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Since Kakashi was staying here...
He had no choice but to transfer the Tailed Beast Ball once again!
"Alright! Feng, hold on until I return with reinforcements!"
Gritting his teeth, Minato placed a hand on the shinobi around him.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Whoosh!
The group vanished instantly!
At the same time, Ning Feng's technique was completed, and the massive Tailed Beast Ball began sinking into his space-time formula.
The Tailed Beast Ball continued disappearing into it without causing any disturbance.
Meanwhile, flames suddenly erupted in the distant mountains!
"Susanoo... Twin-Blade Flame Dance!"
"Wood Release... Wood Spikes Technique!"
Seeing Ning Feng dismiss his Susanoo, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha immediately launched attacks at him!
"Damn it!"
Ning Feng glanced at Kakashi beside him.
At such a short distance, he had very little time to react!
There was no way he could summon his Susanoo in time!
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Suddenly, Ning Feng and Kakashi vanished once again!
They reappeared on the opposite side of the battlefield!
"Hah... Tobirama really did create quite a few interesting techniques."
Madara sighed as he watched Ning Feng escape.
The Flying Thunder God Technique had already saved Ning Feng more times than he could count.
And there was also Edo Tensei.
That technique had repeatedly produced miraculous results.
Without it, Madara himself would never have been revived.
"Whew... Kakashi, stay here for now."
Ning Feng set Kakashi down and looked toward the distant blue warrior and Wooden Golem, his expression grave.
"Next, I'll do everything I can to let you see the masked man's true face."
In truth, those words were mostly meant to comfort Kakashi.
It was simply an excuse to keep him here.
Without a Kamui sharing the same dimension as Obito's, Ning Feng had no instant-cast technique capable of maintaining continuous attacks for over five minutes.
And Kakashi's current strength was still insufficient to use Kamui repeatedly.
Although he was considerably stronger than his original counterpart at this point, he was still a ninja with relatively limited chakra reserves.
"Alright..."
Kakashi picked up a Flying Thunder God kunai stuck in the ground beside him.
"If you manage to break through... I hope you'll take me over there so I can confront him myself."
"I promise."
Ning Feng gripped Kakashi's hand, his expression solemn.
"I'll head out now. Take care of yourself."
Whoosh!
Ning Feng's figure quickly disappeared from the area.
"Why hasn't Tobirama been summoned yet?"
On the other side, Madara was communicating with Yakushi Kabuto through Hashirama Senju.
"The Second Hokage is needed on another battlefield. If necessary, he can come over at any time."
Hashirama tossed over a kunai bearing Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God seal.
Madara caught it.
"Have him come over now."
"Let's eliminate Uchiha Feng once and for all."
"Otherwise, dealing with him constantly teleporting around with the Flying Thunder God Technique won't be easy."
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