That black fissure... was actually the prototype Uchiha Kamito had specially prepared for Uchiha Obito.
(Uchiha Obito: Proto—proto—prototype!?)
A composite sword technique combining all five chakra natures—the collision of water and fire, the extreme speed of wind and lightning, the disintegration power of earth release, and, with the aid of this custom-made chakra metal blade, it became possible to unleash this strike— a blow that concentrated all its power into a single line.
Great power returned to silence.
Its destructive force was enough to slash through a small section of space itself.
"What a shame, what a shame. The preparation time is way too long. I still have to switch through all five chakra modes one by one before I can use this sword technique. Thank goodness for the Fourth Raikage. Otherwise, who knows when I'd ever get the chance to test this move? Huh? Where's the Fourth Raikage?"
Uchiha Kamito had still been sighing over it a moment ago.
Then he turned around—and realized the Fourth Raikage was gone.
Quickly searching the area, he found a trail of blood... and a severed right arm.
"Did I cripple another one?"
Uchiha Kamito muttered to himself.
"Now that I think about it, wasn't Ōnoki's leg my fault too?"
"Are people going to start calling me the Great Crippler of the Shinobi World?"
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
"If you encounter Konoha's Uchiha Kamito, just leave part of your body behind and you'll escape safely."
Just imagining rumors like that spreading throughout the shinobi world made his skin crawl.
I'm not some kind of freak.
"Fourth Raikage, don't run! Come fight me head-on!"
Uchiha Kamito roared.
He stretched out his senses, searching for the Fourth Raikage's whereabouts.
To prevent myself from becoming some kind of pervert, the Fourth Raikage, you must die.
I, Uchiha Kamito, said so.
Nobody's stopping me.
...
Inside Hidden Cloud Village, the battle between the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails was reaching its peak.
The Eight-Tails and Killer B had already achieved perfect synchronization, reaching the level of a perfect jinchūriki.
The Nine-Tails, meanwhile, remained sealed.
Kushina fought using the chakra she extracted from the Nine-Tails, yet despite that, she wasn't losing any ground.
Sure enough... there were the Nine-Tails, and then there were all the other tailed beasts.
...
South of Hidden Cloud Village,
Ōnoki flew through the sky, rushing toward the battlefield.
From this distance, he could already clearly see the colossal forms of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
"Konoha, huh?"
"Perfect. I'll use this opportunity to eliminate Konoha's tailed beast as well."
"If nobody has tailed beasts, then things will finally be fair."
Ōnoki muttered to himself.
As for whether he could actually succeed— he hadn't even considered the question.
Konoha had already killed so many tailed beasts.
Surely they could manage to kill at least one.
If they couldn't, they might as well surrender right now.
What would be the point of continuing the war?
"Earth Release: Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows!"
Suddenly, countless stone arrows erupted from the ground and shot toward Ōnoki.
"Earth Release: Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique!"
Ōnoki immediately increased his weight and plummeted downward, barely avoiding the attack.
"Old ghost Ōnoki. It's been many years, yet your style hasn't changed at all."
Senju Hideki stepped out from the forest ahead.
Back then, you were the reason I got taken out of the game for so long.
Now that I'm back,
it's your turn to experience what that's like.
"So you really are alive."
Ōnoki's pupils contracted.
This brat's Earth Release was incredibly troublesome.
But honestly...
As the Tsuchikage, why was his Earth Release still inferior to this kid's?
Just what was wrong with Konoha?
Their fire users never bothered studying Fire Release properly, yet they spent all their time researching the signature techniques of other villages.
"Of course I'm alive. I crawled back from the abyss beneath the earth."
"And now it's time for you to take a trip there too."
"Earth Release: Rock Demon Colossus!"
A massive stone giant burst from the ground.
More than ten meters tall, it looked down upon Ōnoki from above.
"Good. It's not that giant Buddha statue."
"Looks like that technique isn't something he can use whenever he wants."
Ōnoki relaxed slightly.
"Earth Release: Stone Giant Technique!"
Another enormous rock giant rose from the earth.
Compared to Hideki's giant, however, this one looked a little chubbier.
"Holy crap! Ōnoki, you old thief, that's plagiarism!"
"Bastard! I'm the Tsuchikage. A technique like this is effortless for me!"
"Oh really? Then why didn't you use it last time?"
"Senju, you talk too much."
"Earth Release: Rock Fist!"
Ōnoki controlled his stone giant.
A gigantic stone fist formed on its left arm and smashed toward Hideki.
"Earth Release: Rock Shield!"
Hideki's giant transformed its right arm into a massive stone shield and raised it to block the attack.
Boom!
Their first clash ended.
"Ōnoki, let me show you what a truly effective attack looks like."
"Earth Release: Mountain Crusher Strike!"
A massive drill-like spike slammed violently into Ōnoki's stone giant, blasting a huge hole through its body.
"Just a cheap trick."
Ōnoki channeled chakra, instantly repairing the damage.
At the same time, he formed another enormous stone fist on the giant's right arm.
"Earth Release: Twin Rock Fists!"
Both fists swung simultaneously, hammering Hideki's giant from either side.
Hideki refused to back down.
Controlling his own giant, he wielded a shield in one hand and a spike in the other, meeting Ōnoki head-on.
For a time, the battlefield echoed endlessly with thunderous impacts.
...
Inside Hidden Cloud Village,
Darui and his men stared nervously at the two Konoha shinobi before them.
"Rinko, so this is Hidden Cloud Village's bathhouse? Looks kind of shabby."
"Yeah. I still prefer the bathhouse back in Konoha. Free snacks, and the lovely Hyūga girls even give us free massages. It's unbelievably comfortable."
(Hyūga Hiyasu: Ahem. They're completely normal services. Don't get the wrong idea, everyone. And that service only exists in the women's bath.)
"A massage, huh? Can I try it?"
"Hmph. I'll massage you when we get home. As for getting one outside? Don't even think about it."
Inuzuka Rinko immediately cut off every avenue of escape.
Looking for foxes outside?
Absolutely impossible!
Maybe I should wear black stockings tonight?
Ryoha hasn't seemed very enthusiastic lately...
"Damn it! What exactly are you trying to do in someone else's village?!"
Darui finally snapped.
Invading Hidden Cloud Village was one thing.
That was your right as enemies.
But what was with standing here criticizing everything?
This was way too disrespectful.
This was their home base!
"Oh? You have a problem with that?"
A crisp voice suddenly sounded beside Darui's ear.
Cold sweat instantly drenched his body.
How could he be that fast?!
Ryoha was already standing beside him.
Darui immediately used Body Flicker to retreat.
"Huff... huff... retreat!"
"Cover the civilians! Move!"
Leading his men,
Darui quickly withdrew.
"Darling, hubby, why didn't you kill him?"
Rinko wrapped her arms around Ryoha from behind and asked.
"I'm borrowing one of Shiken's sayings."
"If that dark-skinned kid becomes the future Fifth Raikage, it'll be greatly beneficial to us."
(Darui: You might as well have killed me.)
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