"Now, it's your turn!"
Uchiha Brahman chuckled as he looked at the surviving Kumogakure ninja, then raised a hand.
"Bad news! Run!!!"
One of the ninja saw this and roared in alarm, immediately trying to flee. Even the strongest person in the village, Lord Raikage, had been taken down in one blow by this monster. There was nothing they could do but run.
But while some tried to escape, others charged furiously at Uchiha Brahman, intent on avenging their Kage.
In the next instant, a hail of syringes shot out like kunai, embedding themselves in the Kumogakure ninja. In the blink of an eye, they all collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
They were like beasts at a zoo, swaggering and snarling at their keepers, only to be felled by a single tranquilizer dart.
"Praise Brahman!"
The ninja following Uchiha Brahman finally caught up. It wasn't that they were disloyal, nor that they didn't want to contribute to the great Brahman's cause. They were simply too slow.
How long had it been since Uchiha Brahman used the Flying Thunder God to get here? And already, all the Kumogakure ninja had been wiped out.
"Praise Brahman!"
"Praise the Kind Father!"
"Supreme Brahman, boundless chakra, infinite power, ruler of the Shinobi World! May your reign last for a thousand generations!!!"
The Empire's ninja knelt devoutly, offering the most pious praise to the great Brahman—the only sun in their hearts, the Empire's supreme leader, the President.
"Cough, cough... You're strong, Uchiha Brahman!"
Coughing, A pulled himself out of the crater and slowly stood up.
"Looks like my guess was wrong. You really are strong. No wonder Ōnoki and Rasa lost so quickly!"
A clutched his stomach as chakra began to course through his body.
He'd thought Uchiha Brahman was just a petty coward who relied on the Sacred Blessing Serum to launch underhanded ambushes. He'd assumed Brahman had some strength, but wasn't particularly powerful. Now he understood: this guy really was strong.
"But it's still not enough!"
A roared as his will surged. His aura rose, swelled, and grew explosively powerful. There was no turning back now. He had to defeat Uchiha Brahman and get the method for controlling those who had been injected with the Sacred Blessing Serum.
No—in the event that he couldn't obtain it, he still had to kill Uchiha Brahman. If Brahman died, all of this would come to an end. There was no turning back, not after every Kumogakure ninja had been injected with the Sacred Blessing Serum.
"For the village! The strongest Lightning Release Armor!"
Blue arcs of electricity flickered across his body. His yellow-brown hair stood straight up like a Saiyan's, bristling like a hedgehog's spines. At that moment, his power had reached its peak!
"Uchiha Brahman! Hand over the method of control, or die!"
With a furious roar, A became a bolt of blue lightning. Carrying the courage and fury in his heart, he charged forward, prepared to die—even if it meant taking Uchiha Brahman down with him.
It didn't matter if he died. His younger brother, B, was still in the village. He was a jinchūriki, and he hadn't been injected with the Sacred Blessing Serum. But Uchiha Brahman had to die!
Even if it cost him his life.
Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure had already fallen to Uchiha Brahman. They couldn't let him continue!
"Oh! You didn't run away. You've even got the courage to attack me? Commendable courage indeed! Heh heh heh... Since you're trying so hard, I'll play along. I'm a kind man, after all!"
Uchiha Brahman grinned and casually waved a hand. All the ninja present withdrew, taking with them the prospective citizens of the Empire who were receiving the blessing and learning the True Dharma.
"Come!"
Uchiha Brahman raised a hand and beckoned A over, taking his time.
In the blink of an eye, A was right in front of Uchiha Brahman.
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode! The strongest Lightning Release Armor!"
Brilliant lightning flashed over Uchiha Brahman's body. In the next instant, the two collided.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
The clash of flesh and bone produced a terrifying rumble like muffled thunder. The air around them churned and rippled outward like waves.
The earth sank beneath them, and countless trees were flung into the air. Their battle raged on like a natural disaster.
"Damn it! How can he be this strong?!"
A attacked and fought with all his might, but not a single one of his blows could hurt Uchiha Brahman. They were using the same techniques, yet A felt utterly hopeless, like a cat toying with a mouse.
He no longer had the time to wonder how Uchiha Brahman knew all his techniques.
"Heh heh heh... A, if I recall, you have a younger brother..."
Suddenly, Uchiha Brahman punched A in the chest. The terrifying force struck like a meteor, shattering his ribs and sending him hurtling backward.
"Cough, cough... What... are you going to do?"
In the distance, A shakily picked himself up from the ground, coughing blood. He glared furiously at Uchiha Brahman. Unfortunately, he wasn't an Uchiha. No matter how angry he got, it was meaningless. He couldn't awaken the Uchiha Clan's ultimate power, the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"What am I going to do? I just thought of something fun. You two must be pretty close, right? Heh heh heh. You even confined him to protect him!"
Uchiha Brahman grinned. His pale teeth and blood-red eyes made him look as terrifying as a demon to A!
"What am I going to do? Don't worry, my child. I'm a good person. Why would I do anything bad? On the contrary, I'm deeply moved by the bond between you brothers! Hahahaha!!!"
Uchiha Brahman smiled with boundless kindness and warmth, as gently as God himself.
"What the hell are you going to do? If you have a problem, take it out on me! If you dare hurt B, I'll never forgive you, even if I die!"
A roared, but he was already seriously injured. On top of the blow that had shattered his chest, he had suffered other severe wounds.
The fact that he could still stand was a miracle.
"Hahaha! I told you, why would I hurt your younger brother? I was just thinking that he probably hasn't realized the True Dharma yet. How about this: you go persuade him yourself to become a citizen of the Empire, one of my lambs. It's a good thing, after all! Hahaha! What do you think?"
Uchiha Brahman approached A with a smile, then clapped his hands, evidently quite pleased with the idea.
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