Raikage stopped at the top of the mountain.
The mountains ahead are still somewhat familiar, but where Kumogakure should have been, there is only a huge pothole left.
Raikage stood there and stared for a long time.
He even suspected that he was going in the wrong direction.
It wasn't until he saw half of the Hidden Cloud Village sign on the edge of the pothole that he finally confirmed that the ruins in front of him were his village.
Raikage fell to the ground.
The land beneath his feet had completely changed. Streets, houses, Raikage Building, everything he was familiar with had disappeared, leaving only the remains of buildings piled outside the potholes.
A large number of Cloud shinobi are rescuing people in the ruins.
They lifted up the rubble and dragged out those who could still move. Some had lost their arms, and some had no complete skin left on their bodies.
There were rows of corpses on the edge of the pit.
There was no longer enough white cloth, so many corpses could only be placed on the ground temporarily.
Raikage walked past them.
He walked very slowly, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, as if he was looking for something.
But he couldn't even tell where in the village he was standing now.
Ōnoki, Gaara and Mei Terumi arrived later.
The three of them landed on the edge of the pothole, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they all stopped.
Such a large scope of destruction is far beyond ordinary ninjutsu.
Even Tailed Beast Bomb can hardly level the entire Kumogakure in an instant.
Mei Terumi looked up at the other side of the pothole.
At such a long distance, the figures on the opposite side have turned into blurry black dots.
"What ninjutsu is this?"
No one answered her.
Gaara raised his hand, and the sand lifted up a broken wall from the ruins.
The wall has been severely deformed, but there are no traces of flames on it, and there is no Chakra leftover after the Tailed Beast Bomb explosion.
Ōnoki slowly flies to high places.
As the height continued to rise, the traces left by the entire Hidden Cloud Village gradually came into his sight.
Everything in the village has been pushed to the outside.
There are almost no complete buildings visible near the center, only large areas of land that have collapsed downwards. Further outward, rubble, houses and corpses are piled up in layers, extending to the surrounding mountains.
Ōnoki paused in mid-air for a long time before falling again.
"Not Tailed Beast Bomb."
Raikage looked at him.
"What is that?"
Ōnoki shook his head.
He has experienced many wars, seen Tailed Beasts lose control, and even faced Madara Uchiha himself.
But he had never seen this kind of ninjutsu.
"There are no traces of the explosion here."
Ōnoki looked back at the center of the giant pit.
"The whole village seemed to have been pushed away by a force."
Several people looked at the ruins in front of them again.
The power that covers the entire Kumogakure.
This is no longer a range that a ninja can normally reach.
In the distance, a Cloud shinobi finally saw Raikage.
"Lord Raikage!"
He ran over dragging his injured right leg, but fell to the ground before he could reach Raikage.
Raikage came to him in one step and helped him up from the ground.
"Where is Mabui?"
The Cloud shinobi opened his mouth.
"Yet... haven't found it yet."
Raikage The hand holding him stiffened.
"Yugito Nii Hebi?"
Cloud shinobi lowered his head and breathed more and more rapidly.
"Before the village was destroyed, Master Yugito Nii and Master Killer B both entered the form of Tailed Beasts."
"They blocked some of the attacks."
"Later... then I lost consciousness."
Raikage stared at him.
"Who attacked the village?"
"Six people."
Cloud shinobi had a trace of fear in his eyes.
"They look completely different, but their eyes are the same."
"Purple, round and round..."
Rinnegan.
Several actors simultaneously thought of the information obtained on Five Kage Summit.
Pain, the leader of Akatsuki.
"Finally a man flew into the sky."
The Cloud shinobi raised his hand and pointed above the pothole.
"He flew very high, with the sun behind him. We could only see a black shadow."
"Then he opened his hand..."
Cloud shinobi After saying this, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
He didn't know how to describe what happened next.
There was no flame, and no Tailed Beasts jumped down.
There was just a strange sound in the air, and then the buildings, ground and people around him all flew out.
When he woke up again, Kumogakure had disappeared.
Raikage did not continue to ask.
He helped the Cloud shinobi sit next to him, and called several medical ninjas to carry him away.
Then, he walked toward the depths of the pit alone.
Ōnoki didn't stop him.
It's useless to say anything now.
Several people quickly dispersed and searched for survivors together with Cloud shinobi, who was still alive.
Raikage opened up pieces of gravel with his bare hands.
His hands were soon cut by sharp cuts, and blood mixed with dust, covering the entire arm.
During this period, people kept reporting to him.
Raikage didn't stop, just asked the same question over and over again.
Mabui Have you found it?
Yugito Nii Have you found it?
Killer B Have you found it?
From noon until dark, the answer never changed.
No.
None.
The makeshift medical tent was already crowded with the injured, and more and more bodies were placed outside.
Raikage finally stopped.
He stood in the ruins, looking down at his hands stained with blood.
Than was captured.
Yugito Nii was also taken away.
Kumogakure turned into this appearance.
At that time, he was stopped by Chiya at Iron Country. Even though he knew that the other party was stalling for time, he still failed to rush out.
Raikage suddenly raised his hand and punched the ground.
Boom!
Large pieces of rubble around it were shaken to the point of jumping.
He kept pumping his fist, lowered his head, and didn't move for a long time.
Ōnoki not far away looked at him without speaking.
Gaara and Mei Terumi also remained silent.
They did not experience this attack personally, but they already understood one thing from the ruins in front of them.
If any ninja village faces Akatsuki alone, the result will not be better than Hidden Cloud Village.
After a long time, Raikage finally stood up straight.
"Already confirmed."
His voice was a little hoarse.
"Yugito Nii and Bidu are not in the village."
Ōnoki closed his eyes.
Two-Tails and Eight-Tails were also taken away by Akatsuki.
Counting the previously missing Tailed Beasts, Xiao has now obtained eight.
Only Nine-Tails remains.
Raikage turned around and looked at the other three people.
"The last meeting is not over."
No one refuted.
To be precise, the rhythm of that meeting was controlled by Danzo from the beginning. Later, Chiya broke into the meeting place, Danzo died, Hidden Cloud Village was attacked again, and Five Kage finally agreed on nothing.
"Reconference."
Raikage looked at them.
"This time, anyone who conceals the information about Tailed Beasts and Akatsuki will be treated as Xiao's accomplice."
Ōnoki frowned.
Raikage's words were still strong, but no one immediately argued with him like last time.
The huge pit in front of us has made any argument meaningless.
Gaara was the first to nod.
"Sand Village is participating."
"Iwagakure also participates."
Ōnoki then said.
Mei Terumi looked at those Cloud shinobi who were still rescuing the wounded in the distance.
"You can no longer just invite Five Great Shinobi Villages."
Several people looked at her.
"Akatsuki can hide in any country, and can also obtain intelligence through Underground Gold Exchange and Xiaonin Village. We have never seriously looked at those places before."
Mei Terumi paused.
"This time, call all countries."
This sentence made Ōnoki silent for a moment.
Five Great Nations never really put those smaller countries on the same footing as themselves.
Even if Five Kage Summit is held, the entire Shinobi World matter will be decided. All small countries can do is often to accept the final result.
But Akatsuki was born from Rain Country, which they ignored.
If we just let Five Great Nations sit together and argue like before, I'm afraid nothing will change in the end.
"Where is the location?" Gaara asked.
"Iron Country."
Ōnoki said:
"It remains neutral there and has the ability to ensure the safety of representatives from various countries. But before that, ask Mifune for his opinion."
Raikage has no objection.
That night, the four shadows stayed in the ruins of Hidden Cloud Village and jointly wrote an alliance letter.
They did not argue about who would take command, nor did they divide in advance how many ninjas each country would need to send.
The document only recorded the fact that Kumogakure was destroyed and that Akatsuki had taken away eight Tailed Beasts.
In the end, the four shadows jointly invited the daimyo and ninja village leaders from various countries to Iron Country.
Share all information related to Akatsuki.
Discuss the establishment of Allied Shinobi Forces.
This upcoming conference is tentatively named Shinobi World Joint Conference.
A copy of the alliance letter was sent to various countries overnight.
Cloud shinobi, who was responsible for delivering it to Land of Fire, picked up the documents but did not leave.
"Lord Raikage."
Raikage looked at him.
Cloud shinobi was a little hesitant.
"Hokage of Konoha is dead."
"Who should... this letter be given to?"
Raikage was silent for a moment.
"To Land of Fire, the famous name."
He looked back at the still burning ruins of Hidden Cloud Village.
"Let them elect someone who can make the decision as soon as possible."