A Has Completely Understood!

"That is exactly why! Uchiha Brahman is afraid. He fears that if our four great ninja villages unite, we will eliminate him and defeat him. That is why he launched an offensive as soon as he confirmed we were forming an alliance!"

A clapped his hands together, having completely grasped the motives of Uchiha Brahman. He was not invincible; it was precisely because of his fear that he struck first, hoping to catch them off guard.

"The reason he chose Iwagakure first is that Ōnoki had already been controlled by him. By choosing Iwagakure and fully controlling Ōnoki, he could combine the power of two villages and then pick us off one by one! How despicable, Uchiha Brahman!"

A gritted his teeth as he spoke. He had thoroughly understood Uchiha Brahman's intentions and fully grasped the reality of his strength. He absolutely did not possess the ability to cripple Ōnoki with a casual blow.

He might be slightly stronger than Sarutobi Hiruzen, but only to a limited extent; he might even be weaker than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The events that transpired in Konoha that day were known to all their villages. While the specific details remained unknown, one thing was certain: Uchiha Brahman must have launched a sneak attack.

He controlled the Daimyō and Shimura Danzō, then ambushed Sarutobi Hiruzen when he was at his most relaxed. It was only through such methods that he managed to drive Sarutobi Hiruzen out of Konoha.

Though powerful, his strength was limited, and besides, Sarutobi Hiruzen was old!

Ninjas are not gods; they cannot possess eternal power. Sarutobi Hiruzen, the former Hokage and current rogue ninja, no longer possessed the strength of his youth!

If Uchiha Brahman possessed absolute power, he could have forcibly integrated the ninja world. Why would he need to use such a serum to control ordinary people like the Daimyō?

If he had overwhelming strength, why would he be so anxious upon learning they were about to unite and wage war to kill him? Why would he launch an attack so impatiently and without warning, shortly after they had discussed forming an alliance?

Doesn't all of this point to the fact that Uchiha Brahman simply lacks the strength?

He is afraid—afraid that when they unite, he will be defeated and killed by them!

This is the truth. Uchiha Brahman is not an invincible God of Shinobi capable of suppressing the world for an eternity.

Everything fits together perfectly without a single flaw. A felt that he had understood everything.

After all, if this wasn't the truth, could it really be a coincidence?

One or two points might be a coincidence, but when so many pieces of evidence are combined, and a perfectly coherent logical loop is formed, can this still be a coincidence?

It is impossible; this is the truth!

"Thank goodness I didn't inject that stuff!"

A thought with relief. If he hadn't resisted the temptation and had injected that thing, the consequences would have been unimaginable, and Kumogakure would have been completely finished.

Ōnoki's fate would have been his own; he would definitely have been controlled by Uchiha Brahman and killed with two punches.

"However, it seems that Uchiha Brahman's control technique isn't absolute either. At the very least, Ōnoki managed to put up some resistance!"

Recalling the news he received not long ago, A remarked.

"Lord Raikage, we are ready to depart!"

At this moment, an Anbu stepped forward.

A nodded. Upon receiving news that Iwagakure had fallen and Uchiha Brahman was heading toward Sunagakure with his forces, he knew he could no longer sit idly by. He had to take the initiative, move to support Sunagakure, and unite all the villages to kill Uchiha Brahman.

If he could obtain the technique used to control those injected with the Sacred Blessing Serum, that would be even better.

When that time came, they would no longer be mere ninjas. This country would become their Kumogakure, and from then on, Kumogakure would never lack money or need to complete missions ever again.

Because Uchiha Brahman had pointed out a new path for them—a path that no ninja in the thousands of years of the ninja world had ever walked.

Most importantly, he had succeeded.

The best part was that all the Daimyō were already under control. Once they obtained this technique, then... apologies, Daimyō, but it was you who didn't want to be a Daimyō anymore.

Come to think of it, the relationship between Kumogakure and the Daimyō was actually quite good.

But, for the sake of the village's interests...

If Uchiha Brahman died, the era of the old ninja villages could never return, even though the so-called ninja village system hadn't actually existed for many years.

What Uchiha Brahman did was equivalent to telling a sentient being—who looked exactly like a human, was ordered around by a bunch of weak, trashy scum, fought and died for them just to eat a bone thrown by the weaklings they could crush with a single finger—that they were also human.

Those weaklings were no match for them at all. Killing them would result in no punishment; no one could sanction them. Those weaklings could not control them!

The most ironic part was that those Daimyō and nobles truly had no way to control ninjas; it was the ninjas themselves who had weak knees and an innate, slavish nature to act as tools.

Despite possessing immense power, they never thought to ruthlessly exploit ordinary people and become the new nobility, choosing instead to fight and kill other ninjas. And the reason they fought so hard wasn't to rule the world or become new nobles.

It was merely for money, for a bite to eat...

Sometimes even Uchiha Brahman found it absurd. Since when did the lives of the strong become so cheap?

One has to admit, the ninjas of the ninja world were still quite kind.

"It's bad, Lord Raikage! Sunagakure has fallen! Uchiha Brahman is already almost at our village!"

At this moment, a ninja ran in, panicked, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"What!!!"

A looked at the ninja in disbelief, rushed forward, grabbed the ninja by the shoulders, and stared intensely into his eyes.

How much time had even passed!

Sunagakure was gone already? How was that possible! What kind of international joke was this?

"It's true, Lord Raikage! Sunagakure has been destroyed!"

The ninja said with a steady voice.

"How could it be so fast!"

A released his grip. How much time had even passed? Sunagakure had already been defeated; it seemed Ōnoki was truly under the control of Uchiha Brahman.

How insidious!

"It seems we can only rely on ourselves now!"

A said in a deep voice.

Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure—three ninja villages wiped out in such a short span of time...

Outside, almost all the ninja of Kumogakure were gathered together...

"After Kumogakure, only Kirigakure will remain!"

Violent winds whistled past Uchiha Brahman's ears as the scenery blurred rapidly behind him; they were advancing toward Kumogakure at high speed.

From time to time, needles were launched from his body, striking the ninja who were spying from the shadows. Any creature struck by these serums would fall into an immediate coma.

The Sacred Blessing Serum came in different models.