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"What a great explosion !"
"Rocked the ground"
"What on earth !" Obito Uchiha's eyes widened in shock as he looked south. His Mangekyō Sharingan activated instinctively.
"What the hell is that?! Huh!?"
"Wait!! Isn't that... that mysterious guy?!"
His expression shifted rapidly as he processed what he was seeing. Then, without hesitation, he used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished.
"Tch, why are we waiting? Just let me out already! One Tailed Beast Bomb and I can flatten Konoha for you!"
Kurama had broken free from its seal before, and although Kushina had reinforced it afterward, there were still cracks in it.
But because Ron was nearby, the Nine-Tails didn't dare to act up.
Rinnegan.
That was the Rinnegan!
The eyes that could summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
If Ron got curious and decided to claim it for himself, the Nine-Tails would have nowhere to cry.
So right now, it was doing everything it could to please Ron.
Just hoping—begging—that he wouldn't summon the Demonic Statue… or at least, if it groveled enough, he'd heal it in the end.
"Shut up, Nine-Tails!" Kushina snapped, instinctively wanting to use Adamantine Sealing Chains to put it in its place.
But after glancing at Ron beside her, she hesitated.
Last time, when Kurama went berserk, Ron had helped her. And it was clear that Ron didn't really have any malicious intent toward the Nine-Tails.
Thinking for a moment, she still decided to bind its mouth with her chains—just to keep it from saying something it shouldn't.
If Ron actually got any funny ideas, it'd be too late to regret it.
"Master…" Tsunade looked at Ron with pleading eyes.
She mostly believed what he'd told her by now—about 80% of it. But she didn't hate Konoha itself; she just hated its people .
Konoha was her grandfather's legacy. It was where she grew up, where her roots were.
Shizune also scooted closer, reaching out her small hands and clutching Ron's sleeve.
"Ron, please don't destroy Konoha, okay~? Please?"
Ron blinked at them in surprise.
"When did I ever say I was going to destroy Konoha?"
Wait, had there been some kind of misunderstanding?
Destroy Konoha? He wasn't that brain-dead.
Who knew how many valuable experimental materials were in Konoha? How much top-tier equipment was hidden there?
If he let a Tailed Beast Bomb loose, how much would he lose?
Sure, the things he could buy with money weren't a big deal, but what about the stuff money couldn't buy?
Like Hashirama Senju's cells? The Uchiha's Sharingan?
What was he supposed to do—revive Hashirama just to kill him again for more cells?
What the heck!" ! That'd be way too insane!
Using the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu might not kill him, but it definitely wouldn't be pleasant. And he wasn't that crazy.
"But still…" Ron turned his gaze toward Konoha. "They're taking their sweet time."
He had already arrived, yet inside Konoha, there wasn't the slightest reaction.
That wouldn't do.
Ron's expression sharpened, and in an instant, his eyes turned crimson.
His Sharingan spun rapidly, and within a blink, it transformed into a giant windmill shape.
The moment his Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, the surrounding air felt noticeably heavier.
Ron spread his arms wide, and suddenly, his eyes glowed with a strange, eerie light.
"Susanoo!"
The next second—
An enormous surge of chakra erupted from his body, a fusion of his ocular power and energy.
Blue flames of chakra swirled around him like fire, crackling with intensity.
And then—
A breathtaking sight unfolded.
A towering blue skeletal structure materialized before them, massive and overwhelming.
Tsunade and the others were left speechless, staring in shock.
"That's… the initial form of Susanoo!" Tsunade murmured in disbelief.
First, Wood Release, and now Susanoo?
Uchiha and Senju bloodlines—he had both?!
Who the hell was Ron, really?!
Tsunade was at a loss.
At first, she had assumed Ron was some long-lost member of the Senju clan.
If that were the case, then being conquered by him wasn't too humiliating.
After all, she had spent decades trying to understand her grandfather's Wood Release, but she had never truly mastered it.
Not to mention, she couldn't even use his Sage Mode.
And yet Ron—
He could do it all.
That was why her initial fear had eventually turned into full surrender.
His presence radiated an unyielding strength, a fortress built of unwavering resolve. Each movement, deliberate and precise, spoke of a power that commanded both respect and a subtle, thrilling fear.
But now…
Susanoo? Sharingan? Mangekyō?
"What the hell are you so shocked about?! You act like you've never seen the world before, little girl!"
Taking advantage of Kushina's moment of distraction, the Nine-Tails broke free from the sealing chains.
"Ron already has the Rinnegan! What's so surprising about him using Susanoo?!"
"But…"
The Nine-Tails' voice suddenly carried a mix of doubt and hatred.
"Why… why is the color of his Susanoo… exactly the same as that bastard, Madara Uchiha?!"
Luckily, it was just the same color, but the aura wasn't exactly the same—otherwise, it would have lost control on the spot.
Damn it! The moment Uchiha Madara showed up…That was the beginning of its miserable life!
Who would understand? It was just a tailed beast, living peacefully in the mountains and forests, minding its own business.
Every day was carefree—eating when hungry, drinking when thirsty, sleeping when tired.
When it got bored, it would go and spar with its brothers every now and then. Of course, "spar" meant it was the one beating them up.
Life was absolutely perfect.
Then one day, out of nowhere, some lunatic with a Mangekyō Sharingan found it.
No questions asked—he brainwashed it on the spot and controlled it, forcing it to fight another psycho. And guess what? It was the one getting beaten up!
And after that…
It was pinned down by that freak who controlled a thousand hands.
Not only did he seal it, but he even had the nerve to mutter, "Nine-Tails, your power is too strong. I have to seal you away!"
Like, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!
YOU have a thousand freaking hands! You sealed me with just ONE! Who the hell is actually too strong here?!
That was the moment it lost all hope.
From that day on, it was locked up in a dark, tiny space and never saw the light of day again!
And the one who started it all was that damn man with the blue Susanoo.
"Rinnegan? What exactly is that? And what's wrong with Ron having the Rinnegan?"
Kushina couldn't help but ask.
She wasn't to blame for her curiosity—sealing the Nine-Tails inside her took an incredibly powerful sealing jutsu.
Even then, the damn fox still caused trouble whenever it felt like it.
But now, in front of Ron, just one look from him and the Nine-Tails immediately behaved. Not just behaved—it was scared to even speak, terrified of making Ron unhappy.
The difference was like heaven and earth!
"The Rinnegan belongs to the Sage of Six Paths—that old man was the only one who ever had it."
Nine-Tails drifted into memories of the past, back when it was still young, when it first met the Sage.
The Sage of Six Paths: "Distribute the chakra~"
"One-Tail gets a share, Five-Tails gets a share."
"Two-Tails gets a share, Nine-Tails gets a share."
"Three-Tails gets a share, Nine-Tails gets a share."
It had always been the Sage's favorite.
But sadly, the old man eventually passed away.
Shaking off its thoughts, the Nine-Tails continued, "As for why Ron has the Rinnegan… I have no clue."
It was just a carefree little fox—how would it know anything about this insanely powerful bloodline?
BOOM!
Just as the three women and the fox were still in shock, Ron's Susanoo raised its arm high into the air—
And slammed it down onto Konoha's gates!
In an instant, the barrier shattered, and the village gate exploded into flying splinters.
A massive crater, shaped like a giant handprint, was left inside Konoha.
Cracks spread outward like a spiderweb.
The deafening explosion echoed through the entire village.
And before the sound even faded—
Susanoo's arm rose again!
"....."