Was the Third Kazekage strong!?
Of course he was incredibly strong.
His Kekkei Genkai, Magnet Release: Iron Sand, was especially powerful.
Otherwise, the Third Kazekage wouldn't have been called the strongest Kazekage.
But unfortunately, he had run into Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was incredibly powerful, both in strength and in the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular powers. The Third Kazekage simply couldn't stand against him.
With the powerful ocular abilities granted by the Mangekyō Sharingan, Bai Ye could easily crush the Third Kazekage.
In the end, he killed the Third Kazekage, who was hailed as the strongest Kazekage.
With the Kazekage dead, all the Sand Ninja were stunned.
"Th-this can't be..."
"Lord Kazekage! Lord Kazekage has been killed..."
"How is this possible!? Lord Kazekage was hailed as the strongest Kazekage. How could anyone have killed him? I don't believe it..."
"Lord Kazekage... How could Lord Kazekage have been killed?!"
"This is all fake. It's a genjutsu..."
"That's right, it's a genjutsu. This isn't real..."
"Hurry... Break the genjutsu..."
"..."
Seeing the Kazekage lying on the ground, all the Sand Ninja were overcome with grief and rage.
Their most beloved Kazekage had been killed by an intruder just like that.
For a moment, none of the Sand Ninja could accept it.
In fact, many of them suspected it was a genjutsu.
They tried disrupting the chakra in their bodies to break the illusion before their eyes.
But unfortunately, no matter what they did, the fact that Bai Ye had killed the Kazekage couldn't be changed.
"Lord Kazekage!"
"Lord Kazekage has been killed by the intruder..."
"Damn intruder! He actually killed Lord Kazekage..."
"Avenger Lord Kazekage!"
"Kill him! Avenge the Kazekage..."
Soon, the Sand Ninja's grief turned to fury.
One by one, their eyes bloodshot and weapons in hand, the Sand Ninja charged at