Kamizuki was dead.
Reason, experience, and the brutal reality of the battlefield—everything told Orochimaru the same thing.
He had killed the Third Raikage.
The price was...
Not even a corpse remained.
He searched for a long time, not daring to overlook even the smallest crevice. He did not spare even the seabed hundreds of miles away.
He could not find him...
He could not find anything...
Only that unnaturally vivid blood proved he had ever existed.
Orochimaru stood silently at the edge of the cliff, looking at the majestic figure standing at the center of the battlefield.
Even in death, the Raikage remained standing there. Not even the torrential rain could shake him in the slightest.
After watching for a long time, the warmth in Orochimaru's eyes was washed away by the rain, growing colder and colder.
"Death is no match for you. That's what you said, wasn't it..."
"Too fragile."
"You've lost everything..."
He slowly closed his eyes. He did not know whether it was rainwater or something else that slid down his cheeks.
The next day, the ninja world was shaken.
This battle, which had stretched across a thousand miles and lasted several days, had long since drawn the attention of many. Even Kirigakure across the sea had noticed it.
Only after an entire day of silence did Anbu members from the various villages dare approach to gather intelligence.
What could be confirmed was that one of the combatants had been Kumogakure's Third Raikage, Ay.
The other was Uchiha Kamizuki, who had risen to prominence in recent years and claimed the title of the strongest of the younger generation.
The outcome of the battle was beyond anyone's belief.
Known throughout the world as the "Strongest Spear" and the "Strongest Shield," one of the key pillars