"Who would've thought it would really be this easy? Now I understand the difference between Uchiha Nobuhiko and me."
Looking at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who had collapsed at his feet and died without even a struggle, Hada Ichiba—whose lower half had nearly melted and sagged—murmured softly.
Yet the tone was no longer Hada Ichiba's. Even his voice had changed into a different one.
It was Chiba's voice.
It was as if, at this very moment, although Hada Ichiba's body was still Hada Ichiba's body, the person within had already been replaced by someone else.
Too easy!
To be honest, that was the only thought in "Hada Ichiba's" heart right now.
Yes, it had been far too easy.
Originally, he had prepared many follow-up moves. Although his current body looked horrifying, almost no longer like something alive, because of this body's special nature, he still had plenty of ways to blast the Fourth Kazekage to death.
But he had never expected that a single stab in the back would finish off the Fourth Kazekage.
He had originally thought they would at least have a fierce battle. Honestly, the abruptness of this ending left "Hada Ichiba" feeling somewhat unsettled.
Compared to the battles he had fought in the past, against those S-rank, Kage-level opponents, the current situation gave him a powerful sense of discomfort, like throwing a heavy punch into empty air.
So all those backup plans just now had been him outwitting thin air.
"Fine. Being able to deal with the Fourth Kazekage quickly is a good thing too. Leaving a Kage-level fighter running around will only create endless variables."
Still, "Hada Ichiba" did not dwell on the matter any longer and merely said this.
No matter what, the Fourth Kazekage should not have been running amok during the Chunin