Pursuit

Panicked screams and cries echoed through the Mizukage Building. The moment Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura ordered the activation of the highest-level barrier in the land, a streak of black sword energy swung out by Susanoo cut him off.

The sword energy didn't harm anyone. Instead, it struck the barrier's core with perfect precision, instantly dismantling the barrier system the Land of Water had spent centuries building.

Genki's cold voice came from Susanoo's brow, cutting through the panic: "Obito Uchiha, come out."

His words carried the force of a disturbance in space and time, echoing across the entire Land of Water. But there was no response.

Only countless terrified eyes stared fixedly at the dreadful giant, waiting for doomsday to arrive.

"Looks like you're not here." Genki's tone held not a trace of emotion, as if he had expected this all along. But that did nothing to weaken his resolve to cleanse this sinful land. "In that case, the Land of Water... has no reason to exist."

As he spoke, Black Susanoo Armor slowly raised its enormous hand. An intense mass of black energy gathered in its palm.

The energy spun rapidly, forming a black hole that continued to expand. Space around it twisted and collapsed, while countless tiny spatial rifts circled the black hole, radiating a terrifying force that threatened to devour everything.

"No—!!"

The Fourth Mizukage let out a desperate scream and channeled the Three-Tails' power as he charged at Susanoo. Countless shinobi also poured every ounce of strength into their attacks.

But before the black hole's pull, those attacks were swallowed in an instant like dust. They didn't even get the chance to reach Susanoo.

"Be annihilated."

Genki raised his hand slightly. The black hole in Susanoo's palm abruptly expanded and slammed down toward the Land of Water.

The moment the black hole touched the ground, a roar that shook the Shinobi World rang out. The entire island of the Land of Water began to disintegrate at a terrifying speed. The land, buildings, living beings, and seawater were all dragged toward the black hole and devoured.

Countless terrified souls had barely left their bodies before the energy coating Susanoo instantly refined them, turning them into part of Genki's power.

In just a few breaths, the once-prosperous Land of Water, along with the surrounding seas, had been swallowed up completely.

All that remained was a void of twisted space, devoid of any trace of life. Even the mark of the land's existence had been erased.

Black Susanoo Armor slowly closed the black hole. Genki's gaze swept across the void, and after confirming that he couldn't sense any trace of Obito, he turned Susanoo around and flew toward the Land of Rain.

The Land of Rain was an active region for the Akatsuki Organization, and one of the places Obito was most likely to be hiding.

Meanwhile, the other three great nations of the Shinobi World—the Land of Wind, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Earth—had already been plunged into unprecedented panic by the previous night's upheaval.

Inside the Shadow Building of Sunagakure, Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage of the Land of Wind, stood before a sand table with a grave expression. The area of the Land of Fire marked on it was completely covered in red. The high-ranking shinobi around him were pale, their discussions laced with undisguised fear.

"According to the reports from our scouts, the Land of Fire... is gone." An elder spoke with a tremor in his voice. "The entire landmass sank into the planet's core and became a wasteland. Millions of people... not a single one survived."

"Who did this?!" Rasa's voice held restrained fury and panic. "Was it some hidden genius of Ninjutsu? Or a Tailed Beast-level being that's gone out of control?"

"We don't know. But based on the residual energy readings, that power far surpasses the ordinary Kage Level. It might even... exceed the power of the legendary Sage of Six Paths!"

Another shinobi added, "Just now, our scouts sent an urgent report. The same terrifying energy appeared in the direction of the Land of Water. Now... all signals from the Land of Water have vanished!"

"What?!" Rasa clenched his fist so hard that his nails dug into his palm. "Even the Land of Water... Could the Land of Wind be next?!"

In the conference room of Kumogakure, A, the Fourth Raikage, smashed the table in front of him and roared, "Whoever did this, anyone who dares destroy nations so brazenly is an enemy of Kumogakure! Gather all elite shinobi immediately, activate the Lightning Release barrier, and prepare for battle!"

"Lord Raikage, don't!" Killer B hurriedly urged. "That power is too terrifying. The Land of Fire and the Land of Water didn't even get the chance to resist. If we rush into battle, we'll only bring destruction upon the Land of Lightning!"

Inside the Tsuchikage Building in the Land of Earth, Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage, sat with his brow furrowed. Earth Release chakra pulsed around him. "A power capable of destroying two great nations... No country can stand against it alone."

He spoke in a grave voice. "Close all borders immediately and activate the underground fortresses. At the same time, send emergency communications to the other nations and propose forming a joint shinobi force. Otherwise... the entire Shinobi World is doomed!"

The entire Shinobi World had been plunged into turmoil by Genki's campaign of destruction.

The leaders of every nation understood that a terrifying being capable of overturning the order of the entire Shinobi World had arrived. Unless they united to fight back, they would suffer the same fate as the Land of Fire and the Land of Water.

At that moment, Genki was flying swiftly toward the Land of Rain in Black Susanoo Armor, with a single goal in mind: find Obito Uchiha and then cleanse this sinful land completely.

Black Susanoo Armor tore across the sky. After crossing a thousand miles, it finally arrived above the Land of Rain.

Endless rain fell here year-round, the cold drops pattering down to wash the mud and blood from the streets. They also cast a gloomy pall over this land, which had been ravaged by war for years.

But the moment Susanoo's colossal form blotted out the sky, the rain abruptly froze in midair. Countless droplets hung suspended, trembling under the terrifying energy radiating from Susanoo's body, unable to fall any farther.

The civilians and shinobi of the Land of Rain had only just noticed the strange sight in the sky. The instant they looked up, they were so terrified by the black giant, its wings lined with spatial rifts, that their souls nearly fled their bodies.

Before their desperate cries had even fully begun, Genki's cold voice pierced the clouds and rang across the entire Land of Rain. "Obito Uchiha, this time, there's nowhere you can run."

Before his words had faded, Genki controlled Black Susanoo Armor and slowly raised its enormous hand. There was no elaborate gathering of energy, no flashy technique being prepared. A thin black halo merely lingered around the hand, yet it carried enough terrifying power to reshape the terrain and obliterate everything.

At a thought from Genki, the enormous hand gently pressed down upon the land below.