Chiyo's gaze swept over the Sunagakure members who were on high alert, finally settling on the Kazekage Rasa. His eyes were calm and expressionless, yet they carried a kind of indifference as if looking down on ants.
"Misunderstand?"
Chiyo's voice seemed to carry the chill of a cold night in the Western Desert.
"Three days' deadline, and this is the Sunagakure Village's futile defensive formation?"
It seems that the Sunagakure's forgetfulness needs to be cured by me with pain.
Before he could finish speaking, a vast and heavy chakra pressure suddenly erupted from Chiyo's center!
An invisible wave of energy swept through the yellow sand. The Sunagakure standing at the forefront couldn't even maintain his balance and staggered backward, his face drained of color, his eyes instantly filled with boundless fear.
This chakra...
It's far more terrifying than the intelligence reports describe!
Just being in that environment makes it feel like you can't breathe, and even gathering chakra becomes incredibly difficult!
Rasa's inner alarm bells rang loudly, knowing that any explanation would be futile at this moment, and only strength could offer a glimmer of hope.
He slammed his hands on the ground.
" Magnet Release, Gold Dust Great Funeral!"
Rumble!
The earth trembled, and countless golden Gold Dust surged up like ocean waves, transforming into enormous waves that blotted out the sky and crashed down on Chiyo and his companions!
This is the strongest area-of-effect attack he can unleash, intended to suppress or even bury his opponent in one fell swoop.
However, faced with this Gold Dust tsunami powerful enough to destroy a small ninja village, Chiyo didn't even move a step.
He didn't even glance at the towering Gold Dust; he merely raised his eyes slightly, and his scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan slowly rotated.
"Stubborn and obstinate"
In the next instant, dark red chakra soared into the sky, and bones, flesh, and armor instantly solidified!
It is not the complete form, but only the half-complete form of the Uttengu Susanoo.
But the sheer solidity of that substance and the aura of destruction it exuded terrified all the Sunagakure!
The eyes on Susanoo, glowing like lanterns, flickered slightly. Its massive arm swung forward casually, and the enormous chakra hand crashed directly into the giant wave of Gold Dust.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only the sickening sound of crushing.
The massive wave of Gold Dust, powerful enough to easily crush steel walls, stood before Susanoo's arm.
Like a fragile sandcastle, it was easily crushed and shattered in an instant, turning into Gold Dust that scattered everywhere!
"What?!"
Rasa's pupils contracted sharply; his strongest technique had been dealt with so casually...
Before he could react, Susanoo's other arm had already clenched into a fist, with dark red chakra highly concentrated.
He then unleashed a punch from a distance towards the massive gate of Sunagakure and the defensive ninja formation behind it!
"Defend now!"
An elder from Sunagakure roared hoarsely.
Various Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall and sand shields instantly piled up in layers.
But all of this is in vain in the face of absolute power.
boom!!!!
Wherever the fist's force passed, all defensive Ninjutsu were torn apart and shattered like paper.
The terrifying shockwave continued its relentless march, slamming heavily into the gates and walls of Sunagakure!
The boulder shattered, sending dust billowing into the sky!
The massive building that symbolized the entrance to Sunagakure, along with the surrounding wall that stretched for dozens of meters, collapsed under that single punch, turning into ruins!
The ninjas hiding behind screamed as they were buried and blasted away, suffering heavy casualties!
The power of that single punch was truly astounding!
The entire front line of Sunagakure was plunged into a deathly silence.
All the Sand Ninja stared in disbelief at the ruins, at the dark red giant that resembled a demon god, and at the four people protected by the giant who were completely unharmed.
Despair spread like a plague in everyone's heart.
This is not a battle; this is the crushing of mortals by gods!
"Shall we continue?"
Chiyo's voice came through Susanoo, cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Or, surrender?"
Rasa's face was ashen, and his body trembled slightly.
He glanced at the terrified villagers and the ninjas who had lost their will to fight behind him.
I glanced again at that invincible Susanoo...
And Tsunade, Shisui, and Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who are all by Chiyo's side yet to make a move.
He knew that if he continued to resist, Sunagakure would be wiped off the map today.
All pride and struggle seem so laughable and pale in the face of absolute power and the stark reality of survival.
He struggled to raise his hand, stopping the Radical Faction elders beside him who were still determined to fight to the death.
Then, the Fourth Kazekage, under the complex gazes of all the Sunagakure and ninjas.
Slowly, with immense humiliation and helplessness, he knelt on one knee, lowering his once proud head.
" Sunagakure... submits."
As he knelt down, it was as if the first domino had been toppled.
Splash!
The surviving Sunagakure, Jonin, Chunin, and Genin...
Like a tidal wave, they knelt down one after another, prostrating themselves on the ground, not daring to look directly at the dark red god.
Shame, fear, resentment, despair, and the relief of surviving a catastrophe...
A mix of emotions swirled, but ultimately it all culminated in silent submission.
Chiyo looked down indifferently at the kneeling Sunagakure below, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
To him, conquering a village that had lost its will to fight was no different than brushing dust off his clothes.
He deactivated Susanoo and gracefully landed back on the ground.
" Rasa, remember the choice you made today. The Mirai of Sunagakure depends on your performance from now on."
Chiyo's voice wasn't loud, but it was etched into the hearts of every high-ranking member of Sunagakure like a brand.
"The specific terms will be provided by Konoha's envoy shortly. If there are any disloyal intentions..."
The rest is self-explanatory; that devastating punch and icy gaze said it all.
Rasa's head drooped even lower.
"... I wouldn't dare."
Chiyo didn't look at them again and turned away.
" Shisui, stay behind to monitor the situation and await the arrival of Konoha's personnel."
"Yes, teacher!"
Shisui respectfully responded.
" Tsunade, Kushina, let's go."
"That's it? I haven't even done anything yet."
Tsunade, but still followed.
Kushina also restrained the Nine-Tails Chakra and quickly caught up with Chiyo.
Chiyo did not stop walking; his gaze was already turned to the east, towards the Land of Water.
" Sunagakure is just the beginning. Next up is Kirigakure."
Without pausing, the three figures vanished into the sandstorm on the horizon, leaving only afterimages in the awe and fear of the Sunagakure members.
It was as if they had never existed, leaving behind only a collapsed gate, ninjas kneeling all over the ground, and a ninja village forced to submit.
Meanwhile, in Konoha.
Mikoto Uchiha safely delivered the injured Kakashi and the unconscious Obito to Konoha Hospital, where Rin and professional Medical Ninja took over their care, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After arranging for people to keep watch, she returned to the Uchiha Compound, but the unease she felt from Obito's precise ambush had not completely subsided.
As night deepened, Konoha gradually fell into tranquility.
Suddenly, a very subtle yet clearly provocative chakra flashed past on the outskirts of the clan's territory!
"Who?!"
Mikoto's eyes sharpened instantly, Mangekyō Sharingan almost activated on its own.
This chakra is unfamiliar and chilling; it's definitely not from Konoha Ninja!
However, it also resembles Uchiha chakra...
Without hesitation, she vanished from the room in an instant, chasing after the direction where the chakra had appeared.
The dark figure moved with incredible speed, fighting and retreating simultaneously, deliberately leading her towards the Forest of Death at the edge of the village.
As Mikoto pursued them, doubts began to grow in her mind; it seemed their purpose was merely to lure them away...
A diversionary tactic?!
The thought had barely crossed her mind when she suddenly wanted to turn back!
Right now, in a hospital ward.
Beneath the Obito Uchiha, who had fallen into a deep sleep due to injuries and exhaustion, the ground rippled slightly like water.
A white creature slowly rose from the ground.
His gaze was fixed on the sleeping Obito.
A pale hand silently reached out to grab the unsuspecting boy.