Kirigakure.
Gekkō Raito listened to Kyuji's report, his fingers tapping lightly on the desk.
"So Kumogakure has knelt."
Beside him, Mei Terumi's mouth hung open in astonishment. Just releasing a piece of news had made the Raikage, infamous for his temper, back down. Was this the deterrent power Gekkō Raito now wielded?
It was simply absurdly powerful.
"But... there's still one holdout."
"Lord Gekkō Raito, there's been no movement from Iwagakure, and they're still reinforcing their troops... How do you intend to handle them?"
Gekkō Raito slowly raised his head and glanced at the sky outside the window, his gaze as impassive as still water.
"Since they want to die, then... let them witness the wrath of a god."
Gekkō Raito's tone was calm, eerily so.
Mei Terumi couldn't help shivering beside him. She had never seen Gekkō Raito like this. He showed no fluctuation in emotion, yet he made people tremble in the depths of their souls.
"Gekkō Raito... what are you going to do?"
Mei Terumi asked worriedly.
Still expressionless, Gekkō Raito slowly rose to his feet.
"Soon, the entire Shinobi World will know the answer."
The moment the words left his lips, Gekkō Raito vanished.
It wasn't the Body Flicker Technique. He had truly vanished into thin air, without leaving even a ripple of chakra.
This miraculous means of movement left everyone dumbstruck.
Previously, Gekkō Raito's teleportation had at least required a moment of preparation. Now he came and went without a trace, like a phantom.
Kyuji and the others exchanged looks, their hearts churning with shock. What exactly had Lord Gekkō Raito experienced this past month? Why had his power become so utterly despair-inducing?
At that very moment.
Above Iwagakure.
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, hovered in the air, looking at his teacher beside him-the Second Tsuchikage