Rengoku asked coldly, "Who did Gato just tell you to grab?"
"Gato told us to grab… grab…"
The two Grass ninjas were shaking all over like sieves. They barely lifted their heads and took one glance at Karin beside Rengoku.
Rengoku was very familiar with the filth of a financial tycoon like Gato. He instantly understood what Gato intended.
At once, a heavy killing intent flashed in Rengoku's eyes.
The temperature around them seemed to drop several degrees.
"Hmph!"
His cold snort exploded in the ears of the two Grass ninjas like a thunderclap.
The two stared at Rengoku in utter terror, feeling as if Rengoku was expanding endlessly inside their minds, larger and larger.
An endless wave of fear surged toward them like a tide.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Their pounding heartbeats boomed like drums.
The veins on their necks and faces bulged. They couldn't help clutching their throats.
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Snap!
It was like a string broke. The pupils of the two Grass ninjas trembled.
They fell straight to the ground, no longer making a sound.
"Go on! What are you all standing around for!"
"Hurry and take these guys out!"
"Yeah!"
Gato saw the two Grass ninjas die just like that. Sensing something wrong, he immediately ran into the crowd.
And he ordered his men to stall for time.
This bunch of thugs felt something was off, but when they saw how many they were, they still shouted and charged at Rengoku's group with various weapons.
Hundreds of people rushing forward still made an impact. Sasuke drew his sword, and Naruto put his hands together, ready to do multiple shadow clones.
Only today they wouldn't be needed.
Enraged, Rengoku formed a hand seal.
A massive amount of chakra moved. He took a deep breath into his chest.
Fire Style, Majestic Destroyer Flame!
Whoosh!
In the salty sea wind came a shocking wave of heat.
A sky covering sea of fire swept toward Gato's people.
These thugs had never seen a natural disaster level jutsu like this.
They were instantly stunned.
Then came the cries of terror.
"AAAAAH!"
"AAAH! RUN!"
"HELP!"
"FIRE!"
"SAVE ME! SAVE ME!"
The flames crashed into them like waves. Under the blazing light, most of these ordinary people lost their lives in two or three seconds.
Being burned to death was agonizing beyond belief. These thugs were all twisted into lumps of fuel on the ground, giving off waves of foul burnt stench.
And the wooden bridge beneath their feet quickly caught fire.
Beside him, Karin tugged on Rengoku's clothes, "Shishou…"
Rengoku frowned, stopped breathing fire, and looked at the burning bridge. If it kept burning, this bridge in the Land of Waves might be gone.
"Put out the fire."
"Yes, Lord Rengoku," Gaara's sand rolled and smothered the flames.
The fire went out quickly.
Everyone Gato had brought was buried in the sea of fire, including Gato himself.
Even though he had run to the back of the group.
But Rengoku's fire swept over too fast. He didn't even have time for last words before being burned to death.
If not for his short height and injured shoulder, no one would even recognize him.
"To die just like that, too cheap for you."
"Gaara, twist his head off and bring it back."
"Yes."
Gaara didn't know about Impure World Reincarnation, but he never asked why. He simply used sand to twist Gato's head off.
Rengoku turned to Karin, sounding a little scolding, "Next time you meet someone this disgusting, kill him directly. Don't worry about any plan."
Karin's face flushed. She felt delighted.
She hugged Rengoku's arm and acted spoiled, "I know, Shishou!"
Sasuke stared at the sweeping sea of fire, his eyes full of shock and pride.
After all, this was his master, the strongest person in the ninja world, Uchiha Rengoku.
'When will I be able to have such a strong Fire Style?'
Sasuke's eyes were full of envy.
Naruto scratched his head and asked Kurama in his heart.
["Kurama, why is Lord Rengoku so mad?"]
Kurama lay on his paws lazily.
["You humans have complicated emotions. Once you grow up a bit, you'll understand."]
["Oh, really?"]
Naruto didn't get an answer and turned his attention back outside.
Seeing Hinata standing next to him, he instinctively took her hand.
Hinata blushed and lowered her head, but besides shyness, there was more happiness.
"Th… this," At this time Tazuna and the villagers ran over.
They had actually gathered quite a few people. Kaiza had shown up injured, and even Inari held a crossbow.
But the fight was over before they could do anything.
When the villagers saw the charred corpses scattered everywhere, their faces were all shocked.
"Big brother, you're amazing," Inari looked at Rengoku full of worship, eyes shining.
Rengoku patted Inari's hair, "When you grow up, you can be this amazing too."
He raised his head and looked at Tazuna, giving instructions.
"Alright, all of Gato's people are dead. From here on, the Land of Waves is up to you."
With things finished here, Rengoku was ready to leave with his group.
Tazuna wasn't stupid. Seeing this disaster level jutsu, he already guessed Rengoku wasn't an ordinary person.
But since Rengoku had no intention of revealing his identity, he naturally didn't ask.
He was an outstanding bridge builder with an excellent memory. He immediately memorized Rengoku's appearance, planning to look into his identity later.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Rengoku."
———
[Hidden Cloud Village]
The entire village was in ruins and under reconstruction.
Everything was being restored.
The Raikage had temporarily moved offices. His original office had been blown to pieces.
"Boss, about Yugito, should we make it public?", Mabui held a folder and asked the Raikage.
The Raikage thought for a moment and looked at Dodai.
Dodai nodded, "We can't hide it. Konoha will announce it too."
"The sooner we release the intel on Rengoku, the more it benefits us."
"The route of the Demon Legion of Moryo will only be through the Land of Grass or the Land of Rain into the Land of Fire."
"Konoha won't let the Demon Legion reach the heart of the Land of Fire."
"The battlefield will most likely be at the border of the Land of Fire."
"Neither Rock nor Sand will let this chance slip."
"This is also our best chance."
As they were discussing, an Anbu suddenly entered.
"Lord Raikage, the Akatsuki traitor Zetsu wants to see you."
"Hm?", The Raikage jumped to his feet.
"That bastard actually dares to come to the Hidden Cloud?"
Back when Obito and Zetsu helped Hiruko search for ninjas with kekkei genkai, Troy had been captured in the Cloud.
Both sides had grudges.
But Zetsu came and went without a trace. He couldn't be caught at all.
"Boss, we should meet him. See what he has to say."
"Right now we still have a common enemy, Konoha."
Dodai was clearly calmer. He understood the other side had likely come to seek cooperation.
The Raikage suppressed his anger. After all, a jinchuriki and a jonin with a kekkei genkai… he knew which was more important.
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