What was going on here?

After Kanami controlled the Wood Arhat to raise its palm, he saw a pool of red, white, and green flowing among the rubble and debris in the ruins.

It also emitted a foul stench.

The surroundings were completely silent, and Cloud Ninja was filled with fear.

A moment later, shouts rang out.

"Raikage!"

You'll die a horrible death!

"Is it over? Am I going to die today...?"

"Damn it, why does he, who looks a full twelve years younger than me, possess such formidable power?"

"Lord Darui, why haven't you returned yet?"

In an instant, the Cloud Village Cloud Ninja chaos, with voices of insults, grief, and fear mingling together.

"It's so noisy," Kanami said indifferently.

If I didn't possess the power to kill him, perhaps they would all be excited right now about Raikage defeating a formidable enemy.

Perhaps they'll even throw a celebration party?

"I need to get back quickly. I hope my Wood Clone hasn't been caught."

Kanami took out Kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God Mark and placed it on the bridge of the Wood Arhat's nose.

"If I remember correctly, the Land of Lightning is located northeast of the Land of Fire, which means..."

After determining his location by observing the sun in the sky, Kanami turned around and suddenly threw Kunai towards the southwest.

She then closed her eyes and activated Mind's Eye of the Kagura, directly covering the maximum area.

However, the Kunai stopped after only about two kilometers.

"Looks like it'll be a long time before we get there... Old Deng, wait for me."

Kanami closed his eyes and locked onto the Flying Thunder God Mark on the Kunai, instantly disappearing from the Wood Arhat and reappearing two kilometers away.

Bang!

The Wood Human Technique in the main city of Cloud Village also vanished instantly.

"Didn't they choose to kill us?"

"It seems he really didn't come to start a war, but simply because Raikage's actions were too shameless."

"They must have been afraid of war between the two villages, and intimidated by the overall strength of my Cloud Village, so they ran away, hahaha..."

"Do you even believe what you're saying? If he were truly afraid, he certainly wouldn't have killed Raikage."

"His name seems to be Akane? What a terrifying young man. If he's given more time to grow, Konoha might become the strongest of the Five Great Villages again."

"I survived! Hahaha, I thought I was going to die! Damn it!"

A man excitedly picked up his wife and headed home. His near-death experience taught him that a moment of passion is priceless, and if not now, when?

"But now that the position of Lightning Shadow is vacant, who should become the Lightning Shadow?"

Five minutes later, a woman with a long, light brown Braid rushed to the scene.

Where is Raikage?

Everyone turned their gazes in that direction.

After seeing the person's face clearly, someone sighed:

"Yugito Nii, Raikage... he's dead."

"What? Where?"

"There..." an old woman pointed to the pile of stinking ruins.

Following the gaze of the Yugito Nii, they saw only the Fourth Raikage, smashed into a pulp and mixed into the ruins of the building. His flesh was mangled beyond recognition, making it extremely difficult to piece him back together for a proper burial.

It immediately made her feel nauseous.

She forced back a laugh, "Who killed Raikage?"

"It was a red-haired boy from Konoha Village, named Akashi..."

Another Cloud Ninja spoke with fear in his voice.

"Konoha," the Yugito Nii murmured.

In the main city of Konoha Village, as Kanami was talking with a group of Anbu, waves of people were rushing towards them.

Hyuga Hiashi, who had been sent back by Kanami, rushed over again on his old legs.

"I finally managed to get you back, and here you are again."

Kanami looked helplessly at Hyuga Hiashi, clearly having run all the way.

"You brat, who told you to send me here...?"

As he spoke, Kanami put his hand on his shoulder again, Hyuga Hiashi quickly jumped back to avoid it.

"Okay, I won't pass it on. Stop hiding, or you'll end up joining their camp anyway."

Hyuga Hiashi looked back and realized he was quite close to the Anbu.

He quickly returned to Kanami's side.

At this moment, Hyuga Hiashi noticed that Mitokado Homura, who was standing next to him, had lost both of her arms.

He was lying on the ground, completely motionless, as if he were dead. If Kanami hadn't used his Mystical Palm Technique to stop the bleeding, he probably would have bled to death.

Hyuga Hiashi gasped, then whispered, "Hiss— Kanami, what's going on?"

"Well, the advantage is on them now. After all, look, they have all their people, while it's just the two of us on this side," Kanami replied.

Byakugan.

Hyuga Hiashi immediately activated his Byakugan.

They noticed a group of motionless Anbu members around them, each with a different expression behind their masks, seemingly fearing something.

He instantly understood that it was Kanami Mitokado Homura to intimidate them.

However, it's clear this didn't last long, because the other party was only intimidated but didn't leave. What does that prove?

This proves they were waiting, waiting for the various clans and Ninja in the village to discover the anomaly.

"This dragging on is going to our disadvantage," Hyuga Hiashi said softly.

"I know."

Kanami stepped forward and looked at Utatane Koharu, who had already stood up.

"Now that my father-in-law is here, you can kneel down and kowtow to him."

Hyuga Hiashi was completely stunned.

What's going on? Didn't they just say they had the advantage, and now they're saying this?

Would a Konoha Elder kneel before a clan leader like me?

His brow furrowed, and he was about to pull Kanami back, telling him not to be so forceful.

With a thud.

Utatane Koharu knelt down directly in Hyuga Hikaru Hyuga, kowtowed deeply, and kowtowed repeatedly.

She said, "I was wrong, I apologize. I'm sorry to the Hyuga Clan. Your Hyuga Clan has devoted itself to Konoha, and even your clan rules were made for Konoha. Yet, Homura and I have succumbed to the tyranny of Cloud Village. I am truly sorry."

Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi swallowed hard.

Utatane Koharu continued, "The decision made by Hiruzen and our Konoha higher-ups back then led to the death of your younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga. I apologize to the Hyuga Clan his behalf."

Hyuga Hiashi a bit confused, not knowing what was going on. He had just arrived to support his son-in-law, and now the other party was kneeling down like that?

The others present didn't change much. After all, the other party had already knelt before Kanami. If they could kneel before a teenager, it wouldn't be unacceptable for them to kneel before the Hyuga Clan Leader as well.

He glanced at Kanami and asked, "What... what's going on?"

"Satisfied, old Deng? If you're satisfied, I'll let these two old bastards go. If you're not, I'll... kill them."

Kanami's casual yet cold words sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have guessed that these words came from a thirteen-year-old boy?