I'll Take Care of Your Wives and Children, So Don't Worry!

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, floated in the air. He pressed his hands together, then formed a glowing, transparent cone-shaped barrier between his palms.

The Third Raikage snorted. Dust Release was a Kekkei Tōta that surpassed even Kekkei Genkai. It could reduce anything it touched to atoms, leaving no corpse behind.

But even the strongest technique was useless if it missed. Since the death of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, the Third Raikage, with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, could fairly claim to be the fastest man in the Shinobi World.

He was confident he could dodge Dust Release with ease.

He had thought it posed no threat to him.

But when he saw where Ōnoki was aiming his palms, his heart lurched. His expression changed, and he whipped around to roar at the Kumogakure ninja behind him, "Move! All of you, get out of the way!"

"Run toward the Iwagakure ninja, wherever they are!"

"Heh. Too late, brute!" Ōnoki snorted, hatred surging in his eyes.

"Now you can learn what it feels like to watch ninja from your own village die before your eyes."

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!" Ōnoki roared. A blinding white beam descended from the sky, lighting up the entire night over the Land of Whirlpools.

The Third Tsuchikage hovered high above, while the Kumogakure forces still fought on the ground.

In the darkness, the Kumogakure ninja using Lightning Release stood out like living targets.

Still locked in battle, they had no time to react before the descending beam swallowed them whole.

Every Kumogakure ninja struck or caught in its path vanished without a trace. Not even a scrap of their remains was left.

The Third Raikage watched it happen, his eyes nearly splitting with rage.

"Ōnoki! You damned runt! You've gone too far!"