The crimson chains filling the sky continued to dart tirelessly, seizing souls and sealing them away!
In mere minutes, the entire Kumogakure position fell utterly silent!
The ground was carpeted with cold, lifeless bodies stripped of their souls!
Every Anbu, every elite, every Jonin, every ninja who had joined the battle had their souls dragged into prison. Not one escaped!
A terrifying silence reigned!
High above, the blood-red chains slowly withdrew and folded inward. The enormous Whirlpool Prison-Sealing Formation gradually faded into nothing.
The bloody glow drained from the world, and calm returned. Only the lifeless bodies strewn across the ground remained to tell of the horrifying reckoning that had just taken place.
The Uzumaki Elder stood suspended in the air, slowly retracting the countless chains. The great sword on his back took shape once more and rested quietly behind him.
His indifferent gaze swept over the ravaged battlefield below. Looking at the bodies covering the ground, he murmured softly.
"I am the countless slaughtered Spirits of the Whirlpool. With chains, I bind souls; with seals, I imprison evil. Once, we used seals to protect the Shinobi World. Now, I use chains to imprison sin."
As his words fell, all the murderous energy around him receded. His presence returned to its quiet solitude, leaving only desolation.
The Sky Screen hanging high overhead broadcast this shocking, terrifying, unyielding scene in its entirety before everyone in the Shinobi World!
At that moment, the entire Shinobi World fell utterly silent!
Countless ninja, civilians, village leaders, and veteran powerhouses stood dumbstruck. Their pupils trembled, their scalps tingled, and their bodies went cold. For a long time, they could not utter a word!
After several stunned seconds, a deafening tide of discussion, astonishment, and fear erupted, sweeping across the world!
"My god!! That's terrifying!!"
"Bankai?!