Iron Country, a wartime summit that brought together Shinobi World's highest powers, the atmosphere was as oppressive as the Dead Sea before a storm.
Five Kage, as well as the decision-makers of the major ninja villages, all had unprecedented solemnity etched on their faces.
Xuan's existence is like an insurmountable sacred mountain, weighing down the entire world.
The power he demonstrated has transcended the scope of ninjutsu and entered the realm of "rules" that they cannot understand.
"We can't wait any longer!" No. Fourth Raikage A punched the table. The hard metal tabletop instantly dented and spider web-like cracks spread. "Intelligence shows that his ritual has not been completely completed and his power is at its most unstable stage. This is our only and last chance!"
His words were like a boulder dropped into stagnant water, stirring up murmurs of approval.
Ōnoki, Third Tsuchikage, who has experienced hundreds of battles, has a determined light in his cloudy old eyes. "Raikage is right. Instead of sitting back and letting him drag the whole world into the hell of the rules he set, it is better to assemble the best combat power and strike with thunder. Even if the cost is heavy, the threat must be nipped in the cradle!"
"Operation Beheading", a simple but cruel plan was quickly finalized.
There is only one goal of action--Uchiha Xuan.
The lineup of the action can be called the most luxurious assassination team in the history of Shinobi World.
Raikage A, with its Lightning Release Chakra Mode and extreme speed that surpasses Shinobi World, serves as the spearhead of the assault.
Tsuchikage Ōnoki, who controls Kekkei Tōta·Dust Release that is superior to Kekkei Genkai, is the team's strongest attacker.
The last core member is beyond everyone's expectations, but it is reasonable - Yu Zhi aho Sasuke.
His pair of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, which have evolved to the extreme, are the only key to possibly understanding the nature of Xuan Na's strange power.
In addition to the three Kage Level's combat power, there are twelve jounin elites selected from Five Great Shinobi Villages, each of whom is a war weapon that can stand alone.
They will form "Dawn Assault Squad" and launch a surprise attack at dawn, when a gap in Xuan's power is most likely to occur.
The order was issued at the highest level of confidentiality, and the entire Shinobi World held its breath as the war machine operated quietly.
They thought their actions were secretive, but they didn't know that the moment they opened their mouths to discuss, an invisible net had already enveloped them.
Naka River Shrine, deep underground in God's Domain.
Chiyo Saori closed his eyes and gently moved his slender fingers on a complex network composed of chakra light.
This is the "Causality Monitoring Network" that she put all her efforts into.
It does not listen to sounds or capture chakra, but directly eavesdrops on the possibility of the "event" itself happening through hundreds of Resonator spread throughout the continent's leylines.
Any major decision that can shake up the world structure will have ripples on the causal level of the earth's veins the moment it is "decided".
"Seven hours ago, Iron Country, Five Kage Summit..." Saori opened his eyes, with countless tiny streams of information flowing in them.
She integrated all the information into a spiritual message and respectfully presented it to Xuan who was sitting on the divine throne.
"Sir, the time they chose... happens to be the moment when the first commandment of 'Crimson Eye Edict' officially takes effect."
There was no emotion on Xuan's face, as if what he heard was not a fatal assassination targeting him, but an insignificant incident.
He slowly opened his eyes, and those scarlet Mangekyō Sharingans were as deep as two condensed universes of night.
"Baba Tesshin."
"My subordinate is here!" A burly Uchiha Clan tribesman with scars on his face immediately knelt down on one knee.
"Give me the order to suspend the deployment of all defenses. Remove all seals within three miles of the shrine."
"What?" Baba Tesshin raised his head suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
Remove defense?
This is tantamount to opening the door and letting the wolf in!
"Master Xuan, this..."
Xuan's eyes swept over him lightly, Baba Tesshin felt like falling into an ice cave for an instant, and he could no longer say the next words.
"Then," Xuan's voice continued, with an unquestionable majesty, "Five hundred and forty-eight obsidian slabs were laid on the spot. On each slab, I was engraved with the ancient Uchiha Clan oath."
The corners of his mouth curved into a cold arc, and his eyes looked as indifferent as overlooking ants.
"Let them think they have an opportunity. Let them step into the judgment field I have prepared for them with hope and anger."
"The real killing move is never on the battlefield." Xuan stood up, stood with his hands behind his hands, and looked at the night sky outside the shrine, "And the moment they stepped into this place - they were judged as 'lawbreakers'."
At dawn, a touch of fish belly white just appeared on the sky.
Three figures and twelve slightly weaker auras appeared quietly outside Naka River Shrine like ghosts.
"The situation is not right." Six-Tomoe Rinnegan of Sasuke urged it with all its strength, and everything in the field of vision was analyzed into the most original energy flow.
However, what he saw was dead silence.
There were no chakra fluctuations, no traps, no barriers, and even the puppet patrol troops mentioned in the previous intelligence had disappeared without a trace.
Here, it's like an abandoned ruin, so quiet that it's disconcerting.
"Hmph, you're trying to be mysterious." Raikage A's whole body arc flashed, making a crackling sound, and he sneered, "It seems that the rumors from the outside world are true. That guy can no longer hold on in order to maintain his ridiculous 'god domain'!"
Before the words were spoken, a sudden change occurred!
Raikage The seemingly ordinary obsidian slab under his feet suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light!
Immediately afterwards, like a virus spreading, with him as the center, 548 obsidian slabs were ignited at the same time within a radius of three miles!
Red light soared into the sky, interweaving into a huge sky curtain, completely covering the entire area into an invisible realm.
At the same time, a cold system prompt appeared clearly in Xuan's mind:
"High-privilege violation target x3 detected, mid-level Executors x12"
"[Crimson Eye Edict·The First Ring] activates: Those who step into the realm of God without permission will have their life paths broken immediately!"
In an instant, a terrifying force that transcended the laws of physics and energy descended on every intruder.
That is not ninjutsu, nor illusion, nor Taijutsu, but a "rule" ruling from a higher dimension!
The chakra movement track in everyone's body was forcibly twisted and cut at this moment, as if being pulled wildly by countless invisible threads, and the severe pain from their meridians made them almost faint.
"Lightning Release·Liger Bomb!"
Raikage roared angrily, trying to break through the restraints with the most violent chakra burst.
However, just as he was about to Hand Seals, his right arm covered with lightning armor twisted backwards at a strange angle, making a bone-breaking "click" sound that was heart-breaking.
He was horrified to find that his shadow seemed to have life, dragging his body tightly, betraying his control!
"Dust Release·Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
On the other side, Tsuchikage Ōnoki put his hands together and tried his best to activate this devastating ninjutsu.
However, no matter how he mobilized chakra, the construction path of ninjutsu seemed to be completely blocked by an invisible wall.
His hands were slowly raised above his head uncontrollably, assuming a standard surrender posture, with humiliation and confusion written on his face.
The situation of the twelve Jonin elites was even more miserable. They didn't even have a chance to struggle, so they bleed from all their orifices due to the rampage of chakra, twitched all over and fell to the ground, losing consciousness.
"This is... a prison sentence at the level of fate!"
Sasuke is the most sober of all.
His Rinnegan saw through the nature of this power.
This is not acting on the body or energy, but directly tampering with the concept of "what you can do"!
He made a prompt decision, and the Nine-Tails Chakra sealed in his body exploded. The golden energy flame instantly enveloped his whole body and forcibly broke through the invisible shackles.
However, as soon as he got a chance to breathe, a giant-eyed shadow made of pure red law appeared in front of him out of thin air, staring at him indifferently.
The next second, the shadow slammed into his chest.
"Poof!"
Sasuke spurted out a mouthful of blood as if struck by lightning. His body flew backwards like a kite with its string broken, and fell heavily to the ground. The golden Chakra Cloak also collapsed.
The door of the shrine slowly opened, and Xuan walked out slowly.
With his bare feet, he stepped on the obsidian slabs that were still shining with red light.
With each step, the ground spreads out an Ouroboros pattern symbolizing cycle and eternity.
He walked up to Raikage who was unable to move and was kneeling on one knee. He looked down at the once all-powerful Shinobi World man from a high position, and his tone was indifferent without any emotion:
"Do you think the rules of Shinobi World are written by 'shadows'?"
"Wrong."
"It only belongs to those who can define life and death."
After the words fell, Xuan slowly raised his right hand and gently shook the twelve unconscious Jonin elites.
Above the sky, seven scarlet lights fell like spears of Divine Punishment!
The light did not destroy their bodies, but penetrated directly, pulling twelve shimmering souls out of their bodies!
The soul let out a silent wail in the air, being pulled, compressed, and shaped by invisible forces, and finally turned into twelve stone pillars with complex runes of laws and regulations engraved on the surface, standing loudly around the shrine, symbolizing the complete destruction of the pillars of the old order.
"Now, let the world... see how stupid their choice is." Xuan whispered.
Chiyo Saori, who was far underground in the God's Domain, seemed to have received the order. With his hands, Hand Seals, he activated the "Memory Imprint Device" that had been buried throughout the continent.
The next moment, in the sky above all the core cities of Five Great Nations, the earth energy was forcibly induced and converged into a huge illusion.
In the illusion, the entire process of Dawn Assault Squad from sneaking in to being instantly suppressed was clearly played.
Raikage's embarrassment, Tsuchikage's humiliation, Sasuke's bloodshed, and the twelve stone pillars forged by the souls of heroes, every detail is imprinted in the minds of all witnesses with incomparable clarity.
Immediately afterwards, Xuan's cold and majestic voice resonated through the earth's veins and resounded in everyone's heart:
"People who come next time will not have the opportunity to leave standing."
The illusion dissipated, but the deep-rooted fear remained forever.
On top of the ruins of Naka River Shrine, accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, a majestic New Hall made of unknown black crystal was rising from the ground.
It has no human architectural style at all, and is more like an altar prepared for the gods.
New Hall is completed and reaches into the sky.
And at the top of the palace, a huge silver ring made of pure energy is slowly rotating. It has no entity, but it emits a brilliance that is even more terrifying than the sun. It is like a god's eye hanging above the sky, indifferently overlooking all living beings.
No one knows the purpose of this New Hall, and no one knows what the silver ring represents.
But a premonition originating from the depths of the soul tells everyone that when the silver ring stops its eternal rotation, an end far more terrifying than today will come.