Uchiha Fugaku began gathering reports on the battlefield situation.
Taking advantage of the brief pause, Minato Namikaze walked over to Drake.
"Drake, do you have a way to deal with the Three-Tails?" Minato asked.
"I thought you'd already handled it," Drake replied casually, glancing at the gigantic tailed beast rampaging in the distance.
"It's not that simple," Minato shook his head.
"Earlier, Shisui tried to control it, but he failed."
"Oh?" Drake raised an eyebrow.
"Even the Sharingan couldn't control it?"
That surprised him.
Although Uchiha Shisui was still young, his genjutsu ability was currently the strongest among the Uchiha.
Based on Drake's judgment, controlling the Three-Tails shouldn't have been difficult for him.
"It's probably because the Three-Tails is in a berserk state. Its chakra is too chaotic," Minato explained.
"That's impossible," Drake said flatly.
"…Oh?" Minato froze.
"Sensei, for ordinary ninja, unstable chakra is a problem when using genjutsu. But the Uchiha are different."
"You mean…?" Minato seemed to grasp his meaning.
"Sharingan genjutsu targets the brain and consciousness, not chakra flow. Without external interference, the Three-Tails would absolutely fall for it," Drake said calmly.
"Are you saying Shisui lied?" Minato frowned.
"Unlikely."
Sudden Change
Buzz—!
A sudden surge of chakra erupted.
In front of the Three-Tails, a massive sphere of condensed chakra rapidly formed.
The sphere compressed continuously, radiating terrifying pressure.
"What's going on?! Why is the Three-Tails using a Tailed Beast Ball?!"
Minato exclaimed in disbelief.
The Three-Tails had been mindlessly destroying the mountainside—
why would it suddenly launch a finishing move?
"A Tailed Beast Ball!"
"Is it targeting us… or the Mist?"
Uchiha Fugaku's expression turned grim as he urgently signaled his clan members to board the flying platform.
"Too late," Drake muttered.
He had already identified the target.
Whoosh!
The Tailed Beast Ball tore through the air—
Straight toward Konoha's formation.
"Drake, I'm preparing to teleport—"
Minato placed a hand on Drake's shoulder.
"No need," Drake interrupted calmly.
The next instant—
BOOM!
Drake shot forward, flying straight at the Tailed Beast Ball.
"You're insane?!"
Minato's face turned green.
He had never been able to predict Drake's actions.
Not once.
"Drake—he's charging at the Tailed Beast Ball?!"
Obito's jaw nearly hit the ground.
"That's a Tailed Beast Ball!"
Uchiha Fugaku's heart nearly stopped.
"So… this is how Drake fights?"
Shisui stared in shock.
"Everyone—ascend!"
Fugaku shouted, lifting the massive iron gate into the air.
Meanwhile, Minato simply crossed his arms and stayed where he was.
He trusted Drake.
Because Drake had never once disappointed him.
Collision
One breath later—
BOOOOM!!!
Under countless stunned gazes—
Drake rammed the Tailed Beast Ball head-on.
"…What the hell?!"
Obito was completely stunned.
"This is impossible! Why did it fly backward instead of exploding?!"
Fugaku shouted in disbelief.
Shisui was equally confused.
Logically speaking, such a violent impact should have detonated the Tailed Beast Ball instantly.
Yet—
Not only did it not explode—
It was sent flying straight back toward the Three-Tails.
The truth was simple.
Drake had merely imposed a single intent upon it—
"Return."
Impact
BOOOOOOM—!!!
The Tailed Beast Ball slammed directly into the Three-Tails and detonated.
At the edge of the massive crater, Drake and the others looked down.
"It… only seems slightly injured?"
Obito said uncertainly.
"That's a tailed beast for you," Fugaku sighed.
"Ridiculous vitality."
A direct hit from a Tailed Beast Ball—
And it still wasn't dead.
Rumble—
The Three-Tails stirred inside the crater.
Its massive body shifted as it raised its head.
Its gaze swept across the surroundings—
Then suddenly locked onto Drake.
"Drake… it's staring at you," Minato warned.
Drake smiled faintly.
"It's not the beast that noticed me," he said.
"It's the one controlling it."
"What?!" Minato's pupils shrank.
"The Three-Tails is already being controlled?"
"That explains it," Shisui nodded.
"When I tried to control it earlier, something pushed me back."
"That person's target is me," Drake said lightly.
"I just arrived, and the Tailed Beast Ball came immediately."
With that—
He jumped straight down into the crater.
This time, Minato felt completely calm.
At this point, he had given up trying to understand Drake.
Inside the Crater
Drake's will surged outward like a tidal wave.
The Three-Tails, Isobu, froze instantly.
Step.
Drake landed on Isobu's head and focused his senses inward.
"…There it is."
Within Isobu's consciousness, he detected another will.
Drake didn't hesitate.
He crushed it.
PFF—
The foreign will was annihilated instantly—
utterly powerless against Drake's overwhelming dominance.
Meanwhile — Far Away
Dozens of kilometers away, atop a mountain—
Uchiha Madara's expression changed violently.
"How is this possible?!"
"Drake's will is stronger than mine?!"
He could clearly feel it.
When his will clashed with Drake's—
It had zero ability to resist.
The gap between them was astronomical.
"Danzo, we're leaving. Now,"
Madara said coldly.
"Why leave?"
Danzo frowned.
"Didn't you say you secretly controlled the Three-Tails? Hurry up and wipe them out!"
"Wipe your ass!"
Madara exploded in rage.
Did this idiot really think Drake was weak?!
The Three-Tails was already under Drake's control.
If they didn't leave now, the next Tailed Beast Ball would land on their heads.
Buzz—
Madara's Sharingan spun.
Danzo's eyes glazed over as he fell into genjutsu.
"Black Zetsu. Take him and withdraw."
"Yes, Madara-sama."
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