The gap in strength between the two was simply too great. Baki was quite capable, at least among those his age.
But against a monster like Kisame Hoshigaki, he was nowhere near enough. If Kisame Hoshigaki had simply defeated Baki cleanly and decisively, Granny Chiyo would have accepted it.
If one's strength was inferior, then that was all there was to it. But Kisame Hoshigaki was clearly humiliating Baki on purpose, toying with him and attacking without pause. Even when he had an opening, he would only leave Baki with minor, painless wounds before slowly grinding down his Chakra and stamina.
He was practically playing with Baki, slapping Granny Chiyo across the face.
"Granny Chiyo, do you know?"
Watching Baki, battered and exhausted, his stamina and Chakra severely depleted to the point where he could barely even fight back and could only dodge and defend passively, Ronglin smiled and said, "Your village's Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, used to provoke me time and again in the same way. I'm rather curious—did Uchiha Ronglin fail to give Sunagakure any benefits, or did I deliberately make things difficult for you?"
"Is that why Rasa and Sunagakure would rather fear Ōnoki and Iwagakure than fear Uchiha Ronglin and Konoha? Or is Konoha simply not strong enough?"
"Or perhaps Uchiha Ronglin is not as strong as Ōnoki, and my heart is not as ruthless as his?"
Ronglin smiled, raising a hand to stroke his chin, wearing an expression that said he was simply too kindhearted.
Granny Chiyo's expression grew increasingly ugly. She would rather believe that ghosts existed than believe a single word that came out of Ronglin's mouth.
Uchiha Ronglin was softhearted?
Uchiha Ronglin was weak?
Who was he trying to fool?
What did Ōnoki even count for now? If they truly feared Ōnoki that