"W-What nonsense are you talking about?! Each of the four docks has at least three ships and a large number of guards. How could we suddenly lose contact with all of them?!"
One executive grabbed the reporting mafia member by the collar and shouted angrily.
"I—I really don't know…" the man stammered, trembling violently, his face pale as paper.
"Enough!"
Ant finally snapped out of his shock.
Though he was usually expressionless, his face had now darkened to a frightening degree.
"This is not the time to argue about whether it's true or not," he said coldly. "If the enemy can cause such a disturbance and cut off all contact with the four docks, then they are certainly no ordinary opponent."
He paused.
"It may even be the Marines launching an operation against us."
"But whoever they are…"
Ant's expression twisted with ferocity.
"If they dare lay a hand on the Gambino Family, they will pay the price!"
He raised his hand sharply.
"All units move out. Whoever they are—kill them. Leave no survivors!"
"Yes, Boss!"
The executives stiffened and quickly rushed out.
Within moments, more than three thousand mafia members across the estate were mobilized.
They armed themselves with submachine guns, and some even carried rocket launchers, aiming toward every direction surrounding the manor.
Hidden cannons embedded in the estate's walls activated one after another.
In an instant, the entire estate transformed into a heavily fortified military stronghold.
Anyone approaching would be greeted with overwhelming firepower.
"Let me see who you really are," Ant said with a cold sneer as he stood in the courtyard with several executives, staring into the darkness beyond the estate.
…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
ANBU members moved swiftly through the darkness, the scent of blood still clinging faintly to their bodies.
When they saw the brightly lit estate packed with defenders, they halted in the shadows.
Soon, all forty-eight ANBU regrouped silently.
"What do we do? They seem to be on alert."
"His Highness mentioned those firearms and cannons possess power comparable to many ninjutsu—and there are a lot of them. Charging straight in wouldn't be wise."
"I can use insects to sabotage the guns they're holding, but the cannons inside the estate are beyond my reach."
"Then we'll handle the cannons."
"You can?"
"Don't forget—before joining the ANBU, we were the famous Ino–Shika–Cho team."
"Alright. Then we begin."
After a brief tactical discussion, one ANBU stepped forward and crouched.
He placed a hand on the ground.
Suddenly—
Countless tiny insects surged out of his body, spreading across the ground like a living carpet.
Under the cover of night, they crawled rapidly toward the estate.
"Secret Technique: Shadow Binding Tendrils!"
At the same moment, two more ANBU stepped forward.
One of them formed hand seals.
Under the moonlight, the shadow beneath his feet detached from the ground and stretched outward like a rope, wrapping tightly around the body of another, bulkier ANBU.
Then—
The shadow snapped upward.
With immense force, it hurled the large ANBU high into the air.
In an instant, he soared above the estate.
Looking down at the manor below, he rapidly formed hand seals.
"Secret Technique: Super Multi-Size Technique!"
BOOM!!!
A deep explosion echoed through the night sky.
White smoke erupted above the estate.
"What's happening?!"
The sudden sound startled everyone inside the manor, and countless heads looked upward.
What they saw next froze them in place.
Above the estate, thick clouds of white smoke spread across the sky.
From within it descended a giant figure clad in black, wearing a mask.
A towering giant—
Dropping from the heavens with unstoppable force.
"A… a giant?!"
For a moment, everyone stood stunned.
Then panic erupted.
"Run for your lives!!!"
The mafia members operating the cannons and several executives fled in terror, trying desperately to escape the doomed estate.
A few jumped blindly from windows and fell to their deaths.
The rest never had the chance.
Because the colossal ANBU had already crashed down upon the manor.
BOOOOOOM!!!!!
A deafening roar shook the night.
The ground trembled violently.
Buildings collapsed in an instant as rubble exploded outward, crushing mafia members around the estate who were too slow to escape.
In the blink of an eye—
The entire manor was reduced to ruins.
Everyone inside was killed.
Thick dust clouds rose into the air, and the shockwave blasted nearby mafia members off their feet.
Poof!
Another burst of white smoke exploded.
Before countless stunned eyes, the giant vanished instantly—leaving only the wreckage of the shattered estate behind.
All around the ruins, the mafia members stood pale and trembling.
The Gambino Family's headquarters…
Had just been completely destroyed.
"Boss… this…"
The remaining seven or eight executives stared at the ruins.
Even Milan and Clyde swallowed nervously, fear creeping into their hearts.
If they had been inside the manor moments earlier—
Not even they would have survived.
Ant's face twisted into a terrifying expression.
His eyes swept across the destroyed estate and the terrified mafia members around him.
Rage and killing intent burned fiercely within them.
Since its founding, the Gambino Family had weathered countless storms.
Even when facing the other two major families or Marine crackdowns, they had never suffered such devastating losses.
And yet tonight—
They had been struck harder than ever before.
Worst of all…
They hadn't even seen their enemy.
"Kill them!" Ant roared through clenched teeth. "Search every inch of this island if you must. Find them—and wipe them out!"
But before they could act—
From the darkness came a series of cold voices.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
"Lightning Release: Ground Current!"
Before the mafia members could even react—
Disaster struck once again.
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