The Raikage

Kumogakure truly deserved its reputation as one of the villages with the strongest fighting power.

Within minutes, it had assembled an elite force of two thousand.

From atop the Raikage Tower, the Raikage raised his head and roared:

"Who goes there? Why have you violated Kumogakure's airspace? State your identity, or I'll kill you on the spot!"

Shao Nan was briefly stunned when he heard that.

Wasn't the Fourth Raikage supposed to be the number one brute in the Ninja World?

He should have attacked immediately!

When Shao Nan saw the blonde, busty secretary beside the Raikage, Samui, he knew she must have been the one who had calmed him down.

But he had come here to avenge Chino and Hanabi!

Even if Samui's chest could rival Tsunade's!

So what? She wasn't as pretty as Tsunade!

Not interested!

"Heh! I can't be bothered talking nonsense with you!"

"Wood Release: Sage Mode."

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

An enormous eighty-meter-tall wooden giant appeared out of nowhere above Kumogakure!

Together with the Wood Dragon, it wreaked havoc throughout Kumogakure.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Explosions erupted everywhere the Wood Dragon and wooden giant passed.

Countless houses in Kumogakure collapsed, and the villagers fled in panic!

Seeing this, the Raikage said, "It really is Wood Release! Hashirama Senju himself? Damn it! Is he trying to wipe out Kumogakure?"

"Samui, hurry to the Valley of Clouds and Lightning and have Killer B and Yugito Nii come out to meet the enemy!"

After saying that, the Raikage immediately activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and entered an attack stance.

Shao Nan only saw what looked like a blue Saiyan in the darkness, streaking toward him amid flashes of lightning and rolling thunder.

Shao Nan acted as well. Empowered by Sage Mode, Senju Monster Strength became even more formidable.

His entire body radiated pure white chakra!

The power of his right eye activated.

"Godfall."

Before the Raikage could react!

Only one thought flashed through his mind: An Uchiha Sharingan?... So fast!

After 0.1 seconds, Shao Nan appeared in front of the Raikage.

He threw a brutal punch into the Raikage's body.

BANG!

Like a thundercloud, the Raikage plummeted toward the ground at high speed.

BOOM!

BOOM!!!

The Raikage's body slammed into the ground, crushing dozens of houses.

He carved a deep trail across the earth!

RUMBLE!!

The Raikage finally came to a stop before a massive boulder.

The Raikage shook his head, then stood up.

He stared at Shao Nan above him in disbelief!

This man! His speed was so fast, and his strength was so great!

Could I really be his match?

No!

Impossible. Who am I? I'm the Raikage!

How could I possibly lose to him!

The Raikage raised his head and looked at Shao Nan's golden Mangekyō Sharingan.

He roared furiously:

"Brat! Are you Uchiha or Senju?"

The Raikage had already received information about Shao Nan from his secretary, Samui.

He looked exactly like Hashirama Senju.

And he could use Wood Release.

But what was with the Sharingan in his eyes now?

Ay, the Raikage, simply could not figure it out!

Shao Nan looked down at the Raikage.

"It seems you haven't recognized the current situation!"

The moment he finished speaking—

Shao Nan controlled the Wood Dragon and sent it diving at the Raikage.

Golden light appeared in the Wood Dragon's eyes.

Its vicious mouth opened as it roared!

ROAR~~~

The white little beard of the Saiyan-like Raikage immediately stood on end.

"Don't look down on me, brat!"

Thick, visible bolts of lightning covered the Raikage's Lightning Armor!

They crackled around his body with a constant sizzling sound!

Just as Shao Nan's dragon head was about to swallow the Raikage—

Ay, the Raikage, acted like a brute! He threw a devastating punch with a fist covered in lightning.

BOOM!!!

The Raikage blocked the Wood Dragon's attack.

He even destroyed half of its head.

Thick smoke was now pouring from it!

Shao Nan muttered, "That fighting style really is brutish! Compared to my simple, brutal style, his is even cruder!"

Whoosh!

The Raikage flashed forward and seized the dragon's head with both hands.

Then he leaped into the sky!

"Liger Bomb!"

The lightning around the Raikage seemed to go berserk.

Like lightning snakes, it spread in every direction.

Then, gripping the Wood Dragon's head between his legs, the Raikage plummeted rapidly from high above.

This move looked somewhat like Rock Lee opening the Eight Gates, clamping Gaara between his legs, and using the Reverse Lotus!

BOOM!!!

The ground instantly split apart.

Massive chunks of rock flew everywhere.

The Raikage rose from the highest point of the shattered ground.

He glared at Shao Nan. "What exactly is your purpose?"

Shao Nan was not surprised by the Raikage's question.

What was surprising was that he did not know why a brute like the Raikage had stopped attacking. Had he seen Shao Nan's strength and chickened out?

"Heh, I don't mind you sending people to Konoha to capture members of the Hyuga Clan!

"But you captured my disciple and even hurt my daughter!

"That is why you deserve to die!"

The Raikage was utterly shocked when he heard that!

He had indeed sent people to Konoha!

For the Byakugan!

But by his calculations, the people he sent should only have arrived in Konoha today.

They had spent more than half a month traveling.

So how had this man reached Kumogakure so quickly!

How had he gotten here!?

The men I sent must all be dead by now!

And judging by his demeanor, he was certain I was the one who did it!

But I absolutely cannot admit it before him!!!

If word of such a despicable act by the Raikage spread throughout the Ninja World, how could I ever show my face again!!!

The Raikage argued with Shao Nan:

"Impossible! I have never done such a thing!"

"Does it matter whether you did it or not? What matters is what I think!"

Shao Nan's Mangekyō Sharingan stared at Ay, the Raikage.

A cluster of white lightning suddenly appeared in his right palm.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~~

A Chidori formed from pure white chakra was ready to strike!

"Not only did you capture my disciple, you even tried to kill my daughter! I'll give you a quick death."

A glint of golden light flashed through Shao Nan's golden Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Godfall!"

Shao Nan vanished from where he stood.

After 0.1 seconds, he appeared in front of the Raikage.

The Raikage was horrified. Is that even human speed? It's faster than Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God!

While the Raikage was still lost in thought, his right arm was already spinning through the air.

Shao Nan's Chidori had cleanly severed the Raikage's entire right arm.

Although the Raikage had lost his right arm, he was still a tough man.

His arm had been cut off, yet he did not even cry out!

He let the blood spray and flow wildly!

The Raikage glared at Shao Nan with one arm. "Brat, that was a Sharingan ocular technique, wasn't it?"

"As expected of the Raikage. You know a thing or two!"

"As long as you spare me and Kumogakure, name any condition you want!"

Shao Nan looked somewhat disappointed upon hearing that.

A brute like the Raikage had actually chickened out!!!

He had thought the Raikage's Lightning Armor would have absurdly powerful defenses.

But that was all it was!

It could not even withstand a Chidori in Sage Mode.

Trash!!!

If the Raikage really would agree to any condition, then starting from the Land of Lightning and beginning his grand undertaking of unifying the Ninja World would not be a bad thing!

"My conditions are simple. Drive the Daimyo out, and rename the Land of Lightning the Lightning Shinobi Village!

"You, Ay the Raikage, will become my underling!

"You'll remain here and continue serving as its administrator!"

The Raikage stared fixedly at Shao Nan.

"You call those simple conditions? You want a great nation to become a village!

"Are you trying to bring the entire Ninja World under your control?"

"Mhm! Smart! I intend to unify the Ninja World!

"Starting with the Land of Lightning! You can choose to refuse!

"But I will show no mercy!

"If you agree, the Land of Lightning can avoid bloodshed.

"If you refuse, I'll kill every last opponent!"

"You can also try to kill me! But you only get one chance! Think it through!

"If you fail, the entire Land of Lightning will be destroyed because of you!"