Hatake Tatsuya in Naruto

"Jōkaku Enjō!" Tatsuya shouted, his voice echoing across the entire Konoha.

What is it like to instantly turn night into day?

Before this moment, Minato had no idea even the thought of such a spectacle never crossed his mind. But now, he saw it with his own eyes. And it wasn't just him—the entire village of Konoha witnessed the spectacle. The night sky lit up as if the sun had risen, transforming the darkness into a blazing expanse of sunshine.

The scene was mesmerizing. A wall of flames, tens of meters high, formed a barrier, completely encircling the entire village. These flames seemed almost alive, converging towards the Nine-Tails at the center.

Even though the beast had lost its sanity due to the genjutsu, the intense heat pressing down on it like the sun instilled a deep fear in the Nine-Tails, causing it to retreat. Within a minute, the great beast had withdrawn from Konoha.

"Uchiha are really too troublesome. Whether they like it or not, Uchiha will be blamed for this," Tatsuya mused. Standing before the Nine-Tails, Tatsuya looked up at the colossal creature, focusing on the pair of Sharingan in its eyes.

"Master Tatsuya is here!"

"He's so strong! Just standing here, I feel like I'm going to suffocate from the heat of those flames..."

"Am I seeing things? Is the Nine Tails... scared?"

Many Konoha shinobi fought fiercely with the Nine-Tails in the rear, their badly wounded forms reflecting their fear and disbelief. Moments ago, the Nine Tails seemed like an unstoppable disaster. Now, in front of this man, it resembled a trembling pet dog.

"You! Where have you been all this time?!" Sakumo yelled irritably before collapsing to the ground, his chakra completely depleted. If Tatsuya hadn't shown up, the situation would have been truly dire.

Tatsuya, turning his back on the exhausted shinobi, did not answer. He couldn't very well say he had been "detoxifying" two young girls, could he?

"I don't understand genjutsu, nor am I good at dispelling it. Are you sure you want me to fight?" Tatsuya raised his head and stared at the Nine Tails.

"Roar... roar...!!!"

Perhaps Tatsuya's words provoked the Nine-Tails, or maybe Obito remotely intensified his control over the beast. After two low, fearful growls, the Nine-Tails suddenly let out a piercing roar. In mere seconds, it assembled a massive Tailed Beast Bomb and launched it at Tatsuya from almost point-blank range.

"Be careful, Tatsuya! It's a Tailed Beast Bomb!" Hatake Sakumo, who had been sitting on the ground, abruptly stood up. A Tailed Beast Bomb from any tailed beast is a super S-rank destruction technique. But from the Nine-Tails, the most powerful of the nine-tailed beasts, it was even more devastating.

"I only know one way to disarm a controlled-tailed beast: fight it head-on," Tatsuya said. As the Nine-Tails prepared to launch its Tailed Beast Bomb, Tatsuya placed his right hand on the handle of his sword. In the same instant the Nine Tails released its attack, Tatsuya drew his Zanpakutō.

"Everything in the universe turns to ashes! Ryūjin Jakka: Taimatsu!"

Sakumo sensing the immense power emanating from Tatsuya's blade, quickly turned around and shouted to everyone behind him, "No! Fall back quickly!"

Tatsuya's sword condensed flames with explosive force, creating a fiery tornado that completely incinerated the enemy in front of him. The flames would not be extinguished until the target was reduced to ashes.

If they had been in a more distant location, Tatsuya wouldn't have minded facing the Nine Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb head-on to see the result. But Konoha was still too close behind him. Therefore, Tatsuya swiftly drew his sword, ensuring the village's safety.

Before the Nine-Tails could fully launch its Tailed Beast Bomb, Tatsuya suppressed it with his flames. The bomb dissipated before it could be released, and the immense creature roared mournfully, rolling in the endless sea of fire.

"Are you trying to burn Konoha to death?!" Sakumo jumped next to Tatsuya, yelling in concern.

"I've done my best. If the Nine-Tails had released the Tailed Beast Bomb, the collision of forces would have destroyed at least a third of Konoha," Tatsuya replied calmly.

Suddenly, Tatsuya noticed that the Sharingan in Kurama's eyes was gradually disappearing. Flicking Ryūjin Jakka once more, the crimson flames returned to the blade. The Nine Tails, its fur mostly burnt away and its body charred, collapsed heavily to the ground, causing the whole of Konoha to tremble.

Inuzuka Tsume was dumbfounded. "Nine Tails... was defeated?"

Yamanaka Inoichi added, "Unbelievable. Tatsuya defeated the Nine Tails on two attacks..."

Nara Shikaku observed, "The Nine Tails was in a controlled state, which may have weakened it, but this is still incredible."

"Controlled..."

Hearing these three words from Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi frowned and quietly glanced in the direction of the Uchiha clan. Noticing this, Uchiha Fugaku quickly looked away.

"Is Kushina still alive?" Tatsuya asked as he sheathed his sword.

"I'll go and bring her," Hatake Sakumo responded, rushing toward the cabin without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Obito, who had summoned the Nine-Tails, sensed its defeat as the flames consumed it and left it powerless.

"Failed?" he muttered. Images of Tatsuya and Rin flashed in his mind, causing him to grit his teeth in frustration.

Minato, standing opposite, noticed the change in Obito's demeanor.

"Very well, I will give up the Nine Tails this time," Obito declared, still using the condescending tone of Uchiha Madara. "But next time, you will be prepared to face me—Golden Flash and... Hatake Tatsuya!"

With that, Obito's body became intangible again, slipping away. Minato, unable to comprehend the principles of Obito's space-time ninjutsu, could do nothing but watch him disappear.

"Kushina..." Minato murmured, his concern for his wife evident. Having had the tailed beast extracted, he worried about Uzumaki Kushina's well-being.

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