"What is that..." Yugito gazed at the incomparably massive meteorite in the firmament, her Tailed Beast cat face filled with astonishment.
The azure chakra flames around her body surged constantly, reflecting her extremely unsettled heart.
"A jutsu??" Ay stared at Lexon and asked.
"Yeah," Lexon responded aloud.
"Hey! You bastard! You'll be crushed to death too if you use this kind of jutsu!!!" Killer B spoke to Lexon with an agitated expression, his tone so excited that even his usual rap intonation was gone.
Hearing Killer B's words, Lexon no longer looked up. He slowly leveled his head, letting his gaze fall upon Killer B. A faint smile appeared on his face as he said gently, "Who knows..."
"With so many of us here, we won't let you run away! If we die, you have to die too!!" Killer B shouted.
"Instead of saying so much to me, you'd be better off thinking about how to deal with the big thing up there..." Lexon's words were very flat, without the slightest fluctuation. "If you can't stop it, the backbone ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village present here will all die, you know~"
"You bast..." Killer B was about to lose control of his emotions and curse.
However, the Fourth Raikage, Ay, reached out to stop him from speaking further, then said heavily to Lexon, "I agree to your request."
"Oh?" Lexon looked at him. "You agree? To hand your younger brother over to me for a few days?"
"Yes." Ay's expression was grave as he nodded. "So, can you release your jutsu?"
He made the request to Lexon.
In order to support the two Jinchuriki, the ninjas present now constituted the majority of the Hidden Cloud Village's combat power.
If they were lost here, the consequences were imaginable.
Even if the Hidden Cloud Village wasn't wiped out or removed from the list of great villages, it would only become an obscure little ninja village in the ninja world.
Even if they perished together with the opponent, it would absolutely be a loss for the Hidden Cloud Village.
Therefore, he agreed to Lexon's request, even if it meant using the village's Jinchuriki, his own close brother, as collateral...
Sitting in the position of Raikage, even with his fierce temperament, he weighed the interests of the village heavier than his personal feelings.
'B... I'm sorry...'
In his heart, Ay sighed with sorrow.
He wasn't naive enough to think that Killer B would be safe in the opponent's hands.
If the goal was related to the Tailed Beasts...
Regardless of the outcome, it was impossible for the Jinchuriki to remain unharmed.
As the person involved, Killer B did not retort aloud at this moment. He stayed quietly where he was, offering no opinion on his brother's decision.
He was very reasonable and understood that his brother's actions were a last resort.
For the village, he could only be sacrificed...
"B... just like this, you..."
In the exclusive space of the Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast, the Eight-Tails Gyuki was obviously somewhat dissatisfied and wanted to say something to Killer B.
However, Killer B remained silent and made no sound, shaking his head directly to signal Gyuki not to continue.
Seeing this, the Eight-Tails could only swallow its words.
"Since you've agreed, there's indeed no need to do anything to you all..." Lexon nodded slightly.
His goal was only to sign in the Eight-Tails' chakra. It was only because the other party refused and there were too many people that he used "Tengai Shinsei" (Shattered Heaven) to clear the field.
Given the powerful vitality of the Tailed Beast-transformed Killer B, he shouldn't die; at most, he would be seriously injured. So Lexon wasn't worried about accidentally killing him.
And now that the other party had compromised, there was indeed no need to continue...
"Then can you release that terrifying thing up there?" Cold sweat faintly seeped from Ay's forehead. He was afraid the meteorite in the sky would crash down at any moment, smashing the ground into a thousand gullies and evaporating the backbone ninjas of his village on the spot.
"Sorry..." Lexon responded with a smile. "This jutsu isn't one that can be released at will... so I have no way to stop it."
"What?"
Lexon's words landed like a thunderclap in the hearts of Ay, Killer B, and the others; panic filled their faces.
The ninjas surrounding Lexon were also incomparably shocked, and looks of horror emerged.
For a moment, it was like a stone dropped into still water, stirring up waves of commotion.
"In other words, you can't make it stop or disappear?!!"
"What kind of joke is this!!"
"We already agreed to your request!"
"Bastard, in that case, you die with us too!!"
"I'll kill you before I die!!"
Upon realizing the jutsu couldn't be released, the surrounding Cloud ninjas were filled with indignation, their eyes turning red with rage.
They didn't think they could survive the crash of such a massive meteorite. The certainty of death made their emotions extremely unstable.
Some ninjas were already forming hand seals or aiming kunai at Lexon...
"Stop!!!" A booming, rugged voice exploded, resounding in everyone's ears.
The Cloud ninjas who had started to move instantly froze.
'Ah... so loud.'
Lexon rubbed his ears and looked at Ay, who had shouted.
"Do not attack him!" Under everyone's gaze, Ay spoke loudly.
"But... Lord Raikage..." The ninjas who felt their death was imminent were unwilling to die just like that; they wanted to send the opponent to hell before their own eyes before dying.
"If you still consider me the Kage of the village, then obey my command!" The Lightning Style chakra on Ay's body surged, making every strand of his hair stand on end.
"..." The Cloud ninjas fell silent, though anger still burst from their eyes.
"We are ninjas of the village! The moment we became ninjas, we should have had the resolve to face death!" Ay used Lightning Style to amplify his voice, transmitting it to everyone's ears. "The opponent's strength is very powerful. Perhaps he can still survive after this meteorite falls. By agreeing to the opponent's request, we are submitting! We do not want to be enemies with him! To avoid him going to our village and casting another jutsu like this! To prevent the deaths of our families! So do not attack him!"
Ay's words were very blunt, accurately conveying his meaning.
Killing Lexon would certainly be a good thing, but what if they didn't kill him, and he survived the impact of the falling meteorite?
What if the opponent went to the village next time and cast the same jutsu? Wouldn't the Hidden Cloud Village be wiped out then and there?
The result wasn't hard to guess. If it really happened as predicted, the destruction of the Hidden Cloud Village... would be certain.
The Raikage's words deeply reached every ninja whose emotions were slightly out of control. Precisely because they were the backbone of the Cloud Village, they understood it even more profoundly. They gradually ceased wanting to attack Lexon, lowering their arms and stopping their hand seals.
"A wise choice." Lexon looked at the Fourth Raikage, feeling admiration that this rugged man could make such a wise decision.
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