"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
Everyone from the Land of Lightning's feudal lord's residence and Kumogakure's delegation was dead, except for one shinobi.
The onlookers shuddered as they watched Fei Shi cheerfully kill them all.
He was so young, yet so ruthless?
Still, everyone else thought his decision to take on an entire village alone was impossible. No one had ever been strong enough to do that. Even though Fei Shi's golden giant, the Susanoo, had stunned them earlier, he could still be worn down. A technique like that had to consume a tremendous amount of chakra. It was practically suicide.
Of course, that was because they lacked experience. They had never witnessed the grand battles of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. Naively, they believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi—who had become Hokage in a time of crisis and led Konoha to victory in the Ninja World Wars several times—was the strongest Hokage.
Having faith was better than having none. So those who knew how powerful Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju were didn't object to what was happening.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who knew just how powerful the founders of the Hidden Leaf Village were, was different. He agreed immediately.
Wood Release, the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Uzumaki Clan's secret techniques, and the Byakugan—each was an ability people could only envy. With all of them gathered in one person, could he possibly be ordinary?
Of course not.
Fei Shi flew toward the Land of Lightning with the surviving shinobi in tow.
With the Tenseigan's ability to fly combined with the Lightning Flicker Technique, he moved incredibly fast. He wasn't conserving chakra, either; he even exceeded the speed of sound.
In about half an hour, he reached the border of the Land of Fire. There, at the boundary between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, the Tenseigan spotted a heavily built man: the Fourth Raikage, A.
"Hmph. Those people from Konoha actually dared to kill our shinobi. We have to succeed, or all our efforts will have been for nothing, and our people will have died in vain."
Well, the Raikage looked reckless, but he actually had some brains. In novels and anime, weren't all heavily built, short-tempered people impulsive? Seeing that contrast in the Raikage made Fei Shi feel a little out of sorts. Shouldn't someone like him be honorable and straightforward? As expected, no village leader was simple.
"Um, Lord Raikage. I'm sorry, but your plan has failed. Almost everyone is dead. This is the only survivor."
The Raikage was startled by the sudden voice, then looked toward Fei Shi, who was hovering in the air.
But after hearing what he'd said, he flew into a rage and pointed at Fei Shi.
"You Konoha fools are asking for death!"
"Hmph! You kidnapped my little niece, then tried to blame us. You're the ones asking for death! Since you want to fight, fine! By order of the Hokage, I'm here to deal with you trash."
"Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Even that old geezer Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't dare talk to me like that. You're just a brat. Who gave you the nerve?"
"Liang Jingru!"
Raikage: "???"
What did that mean?
But he knew the boy was definitely mocking him, so he attacked without hesitation.
He rushed in and threw a punch. It was a probe; he figured a little kid couldn't be all that strong.
"Heh."
Then came the Strength Enhancement Fist.
Boom!
The Raikage flew backward and crashed into the cliff wall.
The Raikage hadn't expected such a young boy to be this powerful. He couldn't help but praise him.
"What a terrifying boy. To have trained your body to this level at such a young age is incredible. But if that's all you've got, I'll take your head!"
"Lariat!"
"Rock Strength Enhancement Fist!"
The two of them fought fiercely.
The Fourth Raikage was a worthy opponent, so Fei Shi decided to use the fight to hone his combat skills.
The Fourth Raikage A, on the other hand, was having a very different experience.
Fei Shi had looked completely at ease from the start, showing no sign of panic. The longer they fought, the more alarmed A became. The boy's attacks were strange and unpredictable, full of underhanded tricks. At times, he even used A's own strength against him. His speed was no slower than A's—in fact, it seemed to surpass it.
How was that possible?!
He had already activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which had greatly increased his speed. Under these circumstances, no one could outrun him except the late Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
When had Konoha produced a monster like this?
Wait!
"Are you Uchiha Hise?"
"Oh, it seems Lord Raikage has heard of me. In that case, why not surrender at once and beg for mercy?"
Fei Shi's taunt enraged the Raikage.
"Brat, don't think you can beat me just because of that! I'm the Raikage!"
"Heh."
Fei Shi's easygoing expression faded. An aura of absolute dominance burst from him.
The Raikage A felt a surge of fear. He forced himself to suppress it, but for some reason, unease gnawed at him, making the fear spread all the more.
"Then let me show you."
Perfect Susanoo, open!
Tremendous chakra surged from Fei Shi and quickly formed a golden giant more than two hundred meters tall.
The Kumogakure shinobi nearby were overcome with despair.
"This, this, this... is that even a person?"
"A god! That's a god! I actually offended a deity!"
"Shut up!"
The Raikage roared angrily, silencing his subordinates. Though he was terrified himself and could barely bring himself to keep fighting, he knew that if they didn't figure something out, they'd all die here.
"Damn it! This doesn't match the intelligence! Who was in charge of this report? If he had this kind of power, he wouldn't have stood by and watched Minato Namikaze die. How could the Nine-Tails possibly have been a match for someone like this? No one could make this much progress in three years. It's impossible!"
But no matter how many times he said it was impossible, it wouldn't resolve the crisis in front of him.
Surrender? Surrender to a child who was only fourteen. For the proud Raikage, saving his life by backing down was no different from a disgrace.
He couldn't accept it.
"Heh. What's wrong? Why does Lord Raikage, so proud as ever, look like that? Blame your own greed. You dared to kidnap my little niece. You were asking for death!"
"Wait! We surrender! We'll compensate Konoha for all its losses in the Third Shinobi World War!"
The Raikage gritted his teeth and threw in the towel. This was the only way to stay alive. Several of the shinobi beside him were promising candidates to succeed him. If they died here, Kumogakure would suffer a tremendous loss.
If they lost money, they could make more. If people died, they were gone for good.
With that in mind, he acted at once.
Fei Shi was tempted by the offer.
He had money, sure, but Konoha didn't. This was the village his own grandfather had founded alongside his sister's grandfather, and Tsunade also felt deeply attached to Konoha.
"Fine, but some of you still have to die. If I do it, everyone except the Raikage dies. If you do it yourself, you can spare half your people, and the compensation stays the same. Otherwise, I can pay Kumogakure a visit."
Damn! Damn! Damn!
The Raikage nearly ground his teeth to dust.
"Pfft!"
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