Want to die like a hero?

Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!

BOOM!!

The only response to Ai was a deafening roar— from Wood Giant that was a full fifty meters tall!

The Wood Human's body resembles that of an Arhat, with a Wood Dragon coiled around it, and a red-haired boy can be faintly seen standing on the bridge of its nose.

Upon seeing such a colossal wooden giant, everyone in Cloud Village gasped for breath and stared in astonishment.

"This must be Monster! I must be dreaming!"

"How can there be such terrifying Ninjutsu!"

"Where are those who just said Raikage's decision was correct? Do they still agree? I think our Cloud Village is going to be destroyed today."

"Stop talking nonsense. Even if Cloud Village is gone, you'll still die. You wouldn't even look at him if you went to lick his toes!"

Everyone was terrified when they saw the Wood Arhat summoned by Kanami.

Even Karui, who had already run to the outskirts of the village, was drawn to the commotion.

Is there still a chance...?

Seeing such a massive body filled her with a sense of oppression and despair.

At the very bottom, the Fourth Raikage, A, trembled violently. Upon seeing the Wood Arhat, he knew what kind of Ninjutsu it was— the Ninjutsu used by Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.

Despair! Helplessness!

It filled his mind in an instant.

With such a massive body, comparable to Tailed Beast, even a single punch or kick could cause countless deaths and injuries.

Ai's gaze was unfocused as he muttered to himself, "Now I finally understand why the other four great ninja villages could never hold their heads high in that era..."

"When did such a strong person appear in Konoha Village...? And he's just a boy. Is the era when Konoha Village alone could suppress five countries about to repeat itself...?"

Kanami looked down indifferently at the Fourth Raikage, A.

If he wanted to, he could crush him as easily as crushing an ant. Right now, he was feeling the Chakra within his body, which had been mostly depleted.

Even with the powerful regenerative abilities of Hashirama Cells, recovery wouldn't be possible in a short time.

"Is this the terrifying power of the First Hokage...?"

Kanami sensed that even if he mastered Sage Mode, he would have difficulty sustaining the use of Sage Art Wood Golem like Hashirama's with his current Chakra, including the Chakra shared by the Wood Clone.

The current Wood Human Technique is not at its limit; it can obviously become even larger. However, he only has half of his Chakra left, with the other half in his Wood Clone.

"Raikage! Defeat this villain!"

"Yes, Raikage, go for it! You bad guy, when I grow up, I'll definitely give you a good beating!"

A little girl and a little boy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and shouted in the direction of Kanami and Ai.

After they finished speaking, a woman with a flustered expression rushed out from behind them, grabbed them, and pulled them back into the house.

In the silence, the two children's voices sounded so shrill.

"You want to beat me up? But you're about to get a beating from Mom," Kanami muttered.

There was no emotion in his words, only indifference.

Ai below seemed to have been stabbed in the heart, trembling violently.

To them, the red-haired boy who came to destroy the village was naturally a bad guy, but he knew in his heart that he was also a bad guy in their eyes.

"So what? I'm going to protect my village! Shadow exists for times like this!"

With a loud shout, the blue, electric Chakra around Ai surged to a new level!

His hair exploded into a wildebeest and flew upwards!

"For the sake of the village, I must kill you here!"

Ai's eyes widened, his whole body glowed blood red, and his muscles contracted and relaxed, like a power engine before starting.

Lariat!

Old man!!

As he charged toward the wooden giant, ripples appeared in the air, accompanied by subtle sonic booms!

He staked everything on this one shot.

At this moment, his aura was much stronger than before.

"I can feel it, this is my strongest performance ever!"

Bang!

Click--

His powerful arm slammed into the wooden giant, shattering countless pieces of wood!

But how can the light of Fire Fly rival the brilliance of the moon?

Ai's all-out attack, seemingly powerful, was actually just a matter of scraping the feet of the Wood Arhat summoned by Kanami.

Kanami was indifferent.

The Wood Arhat reached out and grabbed at the Fourth Raikage, A.

Seeing that his attack was merely like rubbing the opponent's feet, Ai Yangtian revealed a bleak and desperate expression.

Faced with the giant hand reaching for him, he no longer dodged; it was pointless.

Snap!

The Wood Arhat gripped his body, making his bones crack.

In the blink of an eye, it was fifty meters above the ground.

Kanami sat on the bridge of the Wood Arhat's nose, looking at the mugwort in the Wood Arhat's hand.

He could crush him anytime he wanted.

"To die from a powerful Ninjutsu like Wood Release, cough cough, I guess I haven't failed the name of the Lightning Shadow of Cloud Village..."

Ai looked at the red-haired boy in front of her and smiled.

Fresh blood coughed up from his mouth.

Kanami shook his head slightly.

What if I told you I'd give you a chance to live?

Ai, who had already given up hope and was determined to die, suddenly froze. After a few seconds, she managed to say with difficulty, "You mean, you won't kill me?"

"Hmm... In front of everyone, recount everything you did, and then apologize to me."

This made his heart, which had been dormant, start beating rapidly again.

"Good!"

Ai nodded decisively in agreement. No one would choose to die if they could live, especially someone in a position of power.

Kanami controlled the Wood Dragon coiled around his body to entwine with Ai.

It quickly absorbed his Chakra, leaving only a small amount.

With a flick of his wrist, he placed Ai on the ruins of the collapsed Raikage's Office.

"Let's begin."

Kanami sat atop the Wood Arhat, resting his chin on one hand, watching silently.

"Cough..."

The Fourth Raikage, A, coughed up a mouthful of blood as soon as he opened his mouth.

"This red-haired boy, Akashi, caused all the destruction of the village because of me. If I hadn't harbored such wicked intentions and still coveted Konoha's Byakugan, the village wouldn't have suffered such severe damage."

"I'm sorry, everyone. I did this wrong thing all for the sake of the village's prosperity."

Upon hearing this, the Cloud Ninja present displayed a variety of emotions on their faces.

"Just as I thought... Our village's Yamato other villages; it all comes from plundering others."

"But Raikage, everything you've done is for the village!"

A young Cloud Ninja couldn't help but shout angrily, "The Third Raikage fought against ten thousand men single-handedly for the village for three days and three nights! That's what it means to fight for the village! What has he done for the village?!"

"It only brings endless hatred and war!"

Just then, the Wood Arhat's large hand moved, striking down towards the Fourth Raikage, A.

Ai felt a sudden darkness descend upon her, as all the light was blocked.

Looking up, I saw a large hand coming towards me.

He cried out in terror, "Why? Didn't we agree...?"

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, a large hand slammed down, turning him from 3D to 2D.

It was as easy as swatting a mosquito, with absolutely no resistance.

Kanami asked calmly, "What did you agree on? Is it a pinky promise or a suicide pact?"

"You think you can die like a hero? Sorry, not your wish."