Chihane had always walked the path of invincibility, and after defeating the Third Raikage, his Conqueror's Haki had broken through to a new level.
Of everyone present, only the Kage of the various villages and a handful of elite fighters could still stand.
The rest, including some Jonin and samurai with Jonin-level strength, had already collapsed unconscious beneath Chihane's Conqueror's Haki.
Everyone still standing fixed their eyes on Chihane, their gazes filled with shock and fear.
Ōnoki was the most stunned of all. He had lived through the era of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, yet even the Madara Uchiha he had personally witnessed displaying his overwhelming might had never possessed such a terrifying presence.
It seemed his greatest fear had finally come true. Konoha had produced another powerhouse beyond Kage level, one so young and every bit as domineering as Madara Uchiha.
Unlike Madara Uchiha, however, he had no rival capable of keeping him in check.
Although presence did not equate to strength, and this did not necessarily prove that Chihane had truly entered the realm beyond Kage level,
a man with such a presence surely possessed strength to match. The previous strongest man in the shinobi world had been dead for less than a month, after all.
"Chihane Hatake!"
Looking at Chihane standing before him, Karatachi Yagura murmured his name in a daze.
He had been clamoring at Hiruzen Sarutobi to make Konoha hand Chihane over, but now that he had actually met him, he suddenly realized he had lost the courage to oppose him.
Did anything I did really mean anything before a man like this?
At that moment, driven by hatred, Fourth Raikage A overcame his body's instinctive fear.
"Chihane Hatake! I'll avenge my father! I'll kill you!"
Fourth Raikage A roared at Chihane and made