Indra was like a demon from hell. Wherever he went, not a blade of grass remained.
The surviving ninjas of Konoha—even the young apprentices, even those who had long since laid down their weapons—could not escape. Black chakra blades cut through the sky, and every flash of swordlight brought another life to an end. Whenever a ninja fell, Indra drew out their soul and carefully sealed it away, waiting for Genki to come and devour it.
In the deserts of Sunagakure, the surviving ninjas tried to hide within the sandstorms, but Indra's Six Magatama Rinnegan easily tracked them down. Nine-Tails Chakra transformed into a storm of sand blades, piercing them one by one.
In the caves of Iwagakure, the ninjas put up a stubborn resistance behind walls of rock, but Indra unleashed Yin Power and forcibly shattered the stone barriers, killing every last defender.
In the deep waters of Kirigakure, the ninjas tried to escape by diving beneath the waves, but Indra's chakra froze the sea's surface. People and ice alike were torn apart.
On the high mountains of Kumogakure, the last ninjas threw everything they had into a charge, only to be crushed like ants before Indra's overwhelming power.
The nobles throughout the Shinobi World were even less likely to escape death than the ninjas.
Whether it was the Land of Fire's daimyo and his family or the noble factions of other countries, Indra showed not the slightest mercy.
Lavish estates were razed to the ground by chakra. The nobles, who had lived in luxury, were cut down amid fear and despair. Their souls lacked the chakra of ninjas and the Ōtsutsuki Clan's primordial power, but they still contained a trace of pure life force—nourishment in Genki's eyes all the same.
Gamamaru and the White Snake Sage had long