"But clearly, there wasn't nearly that much useful information in your head!"
Xia Le smiled faintly.
Onoki's gaze flickered, his shock clearly reaching its peak.
He could not believe that the enemy had so easily mastered the technique he took the greatest pride in.
Thud!
Overwhelming despair and fear weakened his knees, and he dropped to the ground.
The pressure this powerful enemy exerted on him was even greater than Madara Uchiha's had been all those years ago, casting an even deeper shadow over his heart.
Seeing him like this, Xia Le fell silent as well.
Then he turned to Nagato and the others.
"Let's go!"
Nagato and the other three glanced at Onoki, kneeling in despair, their eyes filled with shock.
Only when Xia Le led the four past him did Onoki suddenly raise his head, as though waking from a dream.
"You... aren't going to kill me?"
At this moment, Onoki seemed unable to find any meaning in his life.
As the Kage of a village, he had been crushed so easily by an enemy.
He knew perfectly well that, at this stage of the battle, he no longer had even the slightest chance.
The man before him was utterly unfathomable.
"As for killing someone who's lost the will to fight..."
"I have no interest whatsoever!"
Xia Le paused and spoke calmly.
Onoki shuddered and remained kneeling there in a daze, motionless for a long time.
A moment later, two streams of tears covered his cheeks.
That day, he experienced the darkest moment of his life.
Chapter 495: His Attitude Mattered More
The wind swept up dust and sand.
Onoki knelt blankly on both knees, tears streaming down his face.
He knew that, from this moment onward, that man would cast an indelible shadow over his heart.
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