ANBU operatives swiftly reported Naruto's situation.
Mufasa received the intelligence and chuckled to himself.
As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto had been on his radar the moment he set foot in the village.
His reckless bet with Sasuke to join the F4 racing circuit?
Predictable.
Mufasa knew everything.
"Using Tailed Beast Chakra to race?" He smirked.
"Yeah... that sounds like something Naruto would do."
He waved a hand dismissively.
"Just keep watching him. I want to see what happens when he and Sasuke collide. This should be interesting."
With the power of the Tailed Beast Chakra fueling his bike, Naruto surged forward, rapidly closing the gap between himself and the competition.
The other drivers were stunned as a dark red mass of energy shot past them like a demon from the underworld.
He was fast—so fast the bike itself could barely handle it.
The frame rattled violently, pieces breaking off under the sheer force of his acceleration. Seeing this, Naruto didn't slow down.
Instead, he enveloped the entire bike in his Tailed Beast cloak, reinforcing it with raw chakra.
The bike—if it could still be called that—became an extension of himself, and together, they rocketed forward.
WHOOSH!
He blew past one of the drivers who had earlier tried to sabotage him with an explosive tag.
The man blinked in disbelief. "Wait… wasn't that kid the one who wiped out just a moment ago?"
Realization struck. "Hell no—! CHASE HIM!"
The driver pushed his engine to the limit, but Naruto was already weaving through the chaos, feeding more and more chakra into his ride.
He was learning something crucial: what it truly meant to have limitless energy.
WHOOSH.
WHOOSH.
Kunai laced with explosive tags flew toward him from behind.
Naruto's hands formed a seal.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Four clones instantly materialized beside him, each hurling shuriken to intercept the incoming kunai.
Explosions erupted mid-air, shaking the track.
His attacker wasn't done.
The rival driver gritted his teeth and wove a series of hand signs.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
A giant ball of flame roared toward Naruto.
He veered sharply, barely avoiding the searing heat, but he could feel his bike struggling to hold together.
"Tch... Can't keep this up much longer."
Naruto's eyes hardened.
More clones appeared and rushed the enemy driver.
The man slashed through several, but before he could react—
"Rasengan!"
Naruto's spiraling sphere smashed into the car's rear, sending it skidding across the track before flipping over in a spectacular crash.
Landing back onto his bike, Naruto grinned. "Nice try!"
That was just the beginning.
The true challenge of the Desert Storm Circuit lay ahead.
Bullets.
Explosions.
Waves of ninjutsu rained down relentlessly.
It was a battlefield disguised as a race.
Naruto continuously funneled more of the Nine-Tails' chakra into himself, fending off attacks, weaving through destruction, and pushing forward.
But the more he used, the more the beast's malice seeped into his mind. His pupils sharpened.
His breath grew heavier.
His vision blurred red.
By the ninth lap, he had survived everything thrown at him—and he finally caught up to Sasuke.
"HAH! I finally got you!" Naruto shouted, eyes wild with excitement and fury.
Sasuke glanced back, his expression unreadable.
Naruto was barreling toward him, the dark red glow of his chakra cloak now covering what little remained of his bike.
He looked less like a racer and more like a demon sprinting with mechanical limbs strapped to his body.
Behind him, three jagged tails of chakra flickered in the wind.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "Naruto, don't waste your time."
But Naruto's mind was already clouded. His body burned with rage.
His fangs bared. "I'M TAKING YOU BACK TO THE VILLAGE! EVEN IF I HAVE TO BREAK YOUR ARMS AND LEGS TO DO IT!"
Sasuke's gaze darkened.
He formed a hand seal. "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
A blazing inferno shot straight toward Naruto.
With a growl, Naruto swung his chakra-cloaked arm, dispersing the flames with brute force.
Sasuke's Sharingan flickered with interest.
"Not bad… But I'll end this now."
Sasuke leapt onto the top of his vehicle, drawing his sword.
Lightning crackled around it.
"Let's finish this—Chidori Blade!"
He slashed through Naruto's clones in a blink, sparks flying as lightning tore through the air.
Naruto gritted his teeth. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Hundreds of clones erupted around him.
They swarmed Sasuke's vehicle, each aiming a Rasengan at him.
Sasuke's hand tightened around his blade. "Tch… Enough!"
Electricity surged around him. "Chidori Stream!"
A wave of lightning exploded outward, erasing every last clone and sending Naruto skidding across the track.
He barely rolled to his feet before charging again, fists clenched.
Their battle intensified—clash after clash, attack after attack.
Then Sasuke decided to end it.
His Sharingan spun ominously. "Thunder Eye Skyfall."
A bolt of lightning as thick as a tree trunk roared down from the heavens, striking Naruto dead-on.
BOOM.
Naruto's body was flung into the crater left by the blast, charred and smoking.
He didn't move.
The entire crowd fell silent.
Mufasa, watching from above, frowned. "Get someone down there—now!"
But then—the ground trembled.
A sinister chakra erupted from the pit.
The dust settled, revealing Naruto's body twisting and warping.
His skin cracked, his nails sharpened into claws.
A fourth tail split from his back.
His mouth opened, forming an orb of pure destruction.
Sasuke's eyes widened. "Damn it…!"
Naruto—now consumed by the Four-Tails state—roared as the Tailed Beast Bomb launched straight at him.
The explosion sent shockwaves through the entire circuit.
As the dust cleared, Naruto's feral eyes locked onto the grandstands.
With no logic left in his mind—only destruction—he turned toward the crowd.
And charged.
The footage captured by the drone was transmitted to the stadium.
At first, everyone was thrilled to watch Sasuke and Naruto battle it out.
The tension was electric.
But then, the screen shifted.
Sasuke had been struck by Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb.
He was sent flying, vanishing from sight.
Now, the camera focused on the terrifying figure that remained—a monstrous fusion of man and beast, shrouded in burning red chakra.
And it was heading straight for the audience.
Panic erupted in the stands.
The crowd barely had time to process what was happening before—
Snap.
The giant screen went black.
Naruto, in his Four-Tailed form, had swiped at the drones tracking him, shattering them like insects.
The audience's fear only deepened.
"No! It's coming this way!"
"RUN!"
Screams filled the air.
People scrambled, pushing past one another.
The chaos escalated into pure hysteria.
Karin leaped off the platform, sprinting toward where Sasuke had disappeared.
The rest of the spectators were too caught up in their own terror to notice.
The crowd was on the verge of a full-scale stampede.
"Where are the team members?!"
Yoruya's voice boomed over the microphone.
"We're here!"
"Present!"
Two teams had arrived.
One was assigned to the stands.
The other, to the track.
200 men strong.
"Team One, organize the evacuation of all spectators! Take them back to the village through the alternate route!"
Yoruya's voice carried through the massive speakers mounted on his car, cutting through the panic.
"Everyone, remain calm! We will protect you!"
"Follow our instructions, and you'll be safe!"
The assurance of the Sand Ninja forces gave the people something to cling to.
The chaos gradually turned into controlled movement.
Yoruya turned to his second-in-command.
"There are over 7,000 people here. You're in charge of getting them out safely."
He then removed the speaker from his car.
His vice-captain frowned.
"Captain, what are you doing?"
Yoruya pointed at Naruto, who was wreaking havoc in his rampage.
"I'm going to lure him away."
The vice-captain paled.
"Captain, you can't! We're just civilians!"
Their squad had been created under Mufasa's command.
Its purpose?
Law enforcement.
Village security.
Patrols.
Mufasa had insisted that, in this era of advanced technology, civilians could develop tools to rival shinobi abilities.
They could defend the village, too.
Thus, the squad was formed.
Their captain—Yoruya.
Yoruya gave his second-in-command a firm look.
"I have the Teigu that Kazekage-sama gifted me. I'll be fine. Just focus on the mission."
"And get word to the Kazekage—immediately."
Ordinary people had weapons. Tools.
But nothing that could match a ninja's chakra.
Which is why Mufasa had given Yoruya a special weapon.
A Teigu.
Yoruya raised the speakers in both hands.
Then, he activated it.
Mastema!
Wings burst forth from his back.
Two sets.
White as snow.
Fully extended, they were as long as his own height.
The wings flared, and Yoruya rose into the air.
He looked like a celestial being.
A four-winged angel.
But he had no time for admiration.
He turned his eyes to the beast before him.
Naruto.
His form, corrupted by the Nine-Tails' hatred, was no longer human.
Instinct had taken over.
All he knew now was destruction.
Everything in sight was his enemy.
That included Yoruya.
Four-Tailed Naruto crouched low, his posture more beast than man.
He lifted his head and unleashed a guttural roar at the airborne Yoruya.
Yoruya lifted his speakers.
"Hey, monster!"
"Come after me!"
Naruto couldn't understand the words.
But the sheer volume felt like a challenge.
He bared his fangs and gathered chakra in his mouth.
Black energy spiraled together, forming a dense, concentrated sphere.
A Tailed Beast Bomb.
BOOM!
The blast tore through the air, heading straight for Yoruya.
He was ready.
A quick spin in the air, a burst of movement—
The attack missed him entirely.
"That's right!" Yoruya called, flying further away from the stadium.
"Follow me!"
Naruto let out another ear-splitting roar.
Then, he lunged.
Yoruya gritted his teeth as he saw Naruto gaining speed, closing in on him.
They were getting farther and farther from the audience.
Good.
Naruto suddenly slammed his claws into the ground, using the force to launch himself forward—
Straight at Yoruya.
The captain's eyes widened.
"Damn it—!"
Naruto's chakra-cloaked claws reached out—
Yoruya barely managed to react.
"Wings—Deadly Shower!"
From his back, a storm of white feathers shot out, razor-sharp, cutting through Naruto's extended chakra limbs.
The beast let out a howl of frustration as the chakra appendages dissipated.
Naruto's body lost its momentum, sending him plummeting toward the ground.
He crashed with a deafening impact, shaking the earth.
Still, he roared in fury, his rage undying.
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