War? Ridiculous! What Makes You Think You Qualify?!

Now that the number of his followers was growing by the day, he could obtain a large amount of Ocean's Amrita every day.

With the help of Ocean's Amrita, his power grew every day.

Ocean's Amrita didn't actually increase his chakra. Instead, it enhanced his genes and cells at the most fundamental level, strengthening the very essence of his life.

Perhaps in other universes, Ocean's Amrita could only grant immortality, giving people powerful bodies capable of destroying worlds and surviving in space, as well as brains that operated at speeds comparable to supercomputers.

It couldn't grant people extraordinary powers that could let them live for a long time—though they would probably find it difficult to become truly immortal—and move mountains or overturn seas.

But in this world, in the Shinobi World, extraordinary powers like chakra were tied to the physical body.

What did that mean?

It meant that, theoretically, chakra had no limits. Its limits depended entirely on the user's level of existence and physical strength. As long as one's cells were strong enough, one could have more chakra. Destroying a planet with a single jutsu was perfectly normal.

So what if they could become immune to jutsu attacks? I could overwhelm them with sheer power! Ordinary people could still drink water and eat food, couldn't they? Yet plenty of people still drowned in drinkable water, didn't they? And people still choked to death while eating, didn't they?

"But first, I need to kill Uchiha Brahman!"

At Sunagakure, Rasa put away the document in his hand and spoke gravely.

Whatever he planned to do afterward, there was no way killing Uchiha Brahman now could be a mistake. Only after Uchiha Brahman was dead could they move on with their plans.

And once Uchiha Brahman was dead, the Land of Fire would become incredibly weak. By then...

"And the daimyo, too..."

The shinobi villages of other countries wouldn't care what happened to another country's daimyo.

Sometimes, one had to admit, genjutsu was a useful thing.

Unfortunately, Rasa had no idea that their fate was already sealed.

In the shadows, an ordinary little cockroach watched him in silence.

Not long after...

"What? Iwagakure was defeated?"

Rasa stared at the Anbu before him, dumbfounded and shocked.

Wait, he'd only just been working on his new plan. He wanted to lead Sunagakure's shinobi toward wealth and happiness, and he hadn't even had much time to think it through. How had Iwagakure already fallen?

Just like that?

How long had it even been since that Empire was founded? Was that old bastard Ōnoki eating shit? How had he already been defeated?

Rasa suspected he was under a genjutsu, or that he was dreaming. Unfortunately, this was reality. Iwagakure had already been defeated!

"Yes. Iwagakure has fallen. Uchiha Brahman has already entered the Land of Wind and is heading toward Sunagakure right now!"

The Anbu spoke with a slight tremor in his voice. When he'd first received the news, he'd found it hard to believe, too.

But no matter how unbelievable it seemed, it was reality!

"Gather every shinobi in the village at once!"

Rasa slammed his hand on the table and immediately mobilized the village's shinobi.

"Uchiha Brahman! Let me see what you've got!"

Rasa left the Kazekage's office and began making preparations. They had to be fast—extremely fast!

"There sure is a lot of sand here! What a desolate place!"

Uchiha Brahman traveled through the desert, gazing impassively at the endless yellow sands around him.

The Land of Wind. Sunagakure—the poorest of the Five Great Ninja Villages!

"Uchiha Brahman!!!"

Suddenly, an angry roar came from far away. Through the endless yellow sands, a mass of dark-clad shinobi came running toward him like a swarm of ants.

The shinobi at their head shouted furiously and suddenly sped up.

"Stop!"

Uchiha Brahman grinned and came to a halt, gazing impassively at Rasa.

"Is Konoha trying to start a war?"

Rasa glared furiously at Uchiha Brahman and demanded in a sharp voice. At the same time, he quietly manipulated his chakra to control the Gold Dust, preparing to launch a sneak attack.

"War? Heh heh heh! Hahahaha!!! War! Hahahaha!!!"

Hearing Rasa's words, Uchiha Brahman burst out laughing. War? Ridiculous! How utterly ridiculous!

"War? You lowly commoners! You think you're fit to oppose me? Hahaha! That's hilarious. Are you trying to tell me a joke?"

Uchiha Brahman laughed loudly. The next moment, he stomped down, and the Gold Dust buried beneath his feet and mixed in with the sand came under the control of his even more powerful, more domineering Magnet Release chakra.

Uchiha Brahman began to slowly approach Rasa. The sand beneath his feet started to writhe, as though it had come alive.

"What?"

Rasa stared in disbelief at the power swirling around Uchiha Brahman. Magnet Release! How could he use it? No, that couldn't be right!

"War? You lowly commoners, don't forget what you are now. You're no longer the military force of the Land of Wind. The Land of Wind itself is gone, and this so-called Sunagakure of yours was disbanded long ago. You lowly commoners gathered together like this—are you trying to become bandits or start a rebellion? War? You lowly commoners think you're fit for that?"

Uchiha Brahman glared at this crowd of lowly commoners who dared to defy him, the noble Brahman, the merciful father, the sun in the sky, the supreme leader of the Empire, and berated them.

A mob gathered together, no different from bandits or thugs, actually dared to talk to him about war? Ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous!

"Why can you use Magnet Release too?!"

Rasa exclaimed in shock. At the same time, a huge amount of Gold Dust surged from behind him, then formed a massive cube and hurtled toward Uchiha Brahman.

"You're asking about that? My child, don't tell me you think your Magnet Release is something no one else can learn. At its core, Magnet Release is just a combination of Wind and Lightning chakra natures. It's not that difficult to learn!"

Uchiha Brahman raised a hand. The golden cube slammed into it, and he immediately seized control of it.

To be honest, using Magnet Release to wrest control of metal from another Magnet Release user wasn't easy. But for Uchiha Brahman, it wasn't difficult!

"Forget it. I'm done playing with you. There's plenty of sand here, anyway! Come on, try this!"

Uchiha Brahman gazed impassively at the Sunagakure shinobi charging toward him and Rasa, who was casting another jutsu to attack him, and grinned.

Sand Release: Sand Sea Prison!

Uchiha Brahman raised his foot and stomped hard on the ground. The next instant, the sand beneath him began to surge.

Rumble!

The next instant, a mighty roar rang out across the entire desert. At that moment, the desert seemed to come alive, surging in every direction.

The sky! It had gone dark!