Chapter 1241 The Time of the Tailed Beasts

The power of the Tailed Beast, the immense chakra of the Nine-Tails, enveloped him. Naruto rapidly formed hand seals and shouted, "Rasenshuriken!" A massive energy ball blasted towards the group of dark figures, instantly shattering them. The mysterious ninjas were stunned by this powerful attack, and their formation briefly fell into disarray.

The Tailed Beast Spirits seized this opportunity and launched another fierce attack. Starfall Scorpion took the chance to infiltrate the enemy's rear, cutting off their communications. Meanwhile, Shangguan Mo fought alongside Naruto, the two working in perfect harmony, unleashing powerful combination ninjutsu. The mysterious ninjas gradually found themselves unable to withstand the onslaught, and some began to be injured and forced to retreat.

Just when everyone thought victory was in sight, the leader of the mysterious ninjas suddenly appeared, emanating a terrifying aura. He formed hand seals, summoning a massive barrier that trapped everyone within. The chakra within the barrier began to stagnate, affecting the power of everyone's ninjutsu. Faced with this sudden turn of events, how will Naruto, Shangguan Mo, and the Tailed Beast Spirits cope? An even more difficult battle is about to unfold. Naruto took a deep breath, enduring the barrier's interference with his chakra. He sensed the Nine-Tails' restless chakra and attempted to merge with it more deeply. Shangguan Mo quickly observed the barrier and noticed several areas where the energy fluctuations were weaker. He shouted, "Everyone, focus your attack there! Maybe we can break the barrier!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately adjusted their stance and gathered their power in the direction Shangguan Mo pointed. The Meteorite Scorpion swung its massive pincers, slamming them down on the weak point of the barrier, causing it to shake violently. Naruto, having deeply fused with the Nine-Tails, unleashed even more powerful chakra, upgrading his Rasengan and blasting it towards the weak spot. Simultaneously, Shangguan Mo unleashed his strongest fire ninjutsu, flames surging towards the barrier like a giant dragon. Just as everyone was struggling, the mysterious leader sneered, chanting incantations. The barrier began absorbing their attack energy, becoming even stronger. Their attacks were like throwing mud into the sea, utterly ineffective. The leader roared, "You think you can defeat me like this? Too naive!" Just as everyone was falling into despair, one of the mysterious ninjas suddenly defected. He quickly came to the group's side, saying, "I know the weakness of this barrier, follow me!" Without thinking, everyone rushed to another part of the barrier. He formed hand seals and cast a breaking technique, instantly creating a crack in the barrier. Seeing this, everyone attacked again with all their might, widening the cracks until the barrier finally shattered. A new battle was about to unfold outside the broken barrier. Before they could even catch their breath after breaking through, the mysterious leader, enraged, ordered the remaining ninjas to surround them again. A defector ninja shouted, "Their secret techniques require specific hand seals to maintain; let's disrupt them!" Naruto, hearing this, created multiple shadow clones that plunged into the enemy ranks, disrupting the ninjas' hand seal rhythm. Shangguan Mo manipulated flames, creating walls of fire within the enemy ranks to hinder their movement. Starfall Scorpion was not to be outdone, sweeping away approaching ninjas with its massive pincers. Seeing the unfavorable situation, the mysterious leader pulled out a mysterious scroll from his robes, which, when unfolded, summoned a group of giant puppets. The puppets, wielding sharp blades, charged towards the group. The group was once again plunged into a fierce battle. Just then, a defector ninja suddenly discovered the puppets' control center and shouted for everyone to focus their attack. Naruto gathered his chakra and unleashed a Rasengan at the puppet's central core, while Sasori also slammed it down with his pincers. With everyone's combined strength, the puppet's central core was destroyed, and the puppets collapsed one after another. Seeing that all was lost, the mysterious leader transformed into a black shadow and fled. Although exhausted, the victory in this battle greatly boosted their morale; they knew that many more challenges awaited them ahead.