"Rumble..."
Dust billowed through the air, swallowing every line of sight. No one could see what had happened at the final moment.
But one thing was certain: most people knew the Fourth Raikage was in grave danger.
With the Konoha ninja blocking them, however, the Cloud ninja had no way to rush to his aid.
"Whoosh-"
A strong wind swept past, and the clouds of dust began to disperse.
"Thud-thud-"
Steady, powerful footsteps drew closer, and a hazy figure gradually came into focus.
"Boom-"
Conqueror's Haki came crashing down!
Terrifying pressure descended from above. Many could not withstand the mountain-heavy force of that presence, and their eyes rolled back as they fainted.
A hurricane instantly swept up, scattering the dust. The howling winds darkened the world, bending the distant trees, while the ninja on the battlefield shielded their faces with both hands, struggling to withstand the storm that resembled a natural disaster.
At last, Shihōin Naraku emerged from the dust. Bare-chested, he appeared before everyone, holding a corpse in one hand.
Naraku did not approach any farther. Instead, he stood where he was, surveying the smoke-filled battlefield!
His eyes widened slightly, and the force of his Conqueror's Haki intensified once more. The winds roared, and his overwhelming presence bore down on every living being.
"Roar!"
Countless people seemed to see a savage beast roaring madly at them!
Only after a long while did that terrifying, overwhelming presence gradually subside.
"The war is over!"
Shihōin Naraku looked at everyone calmly. No one dared contradict him or look him in the eye, not even the Cloud ninja whose hatred knew no bounds.
Everyone had realized that the corpse Naraku held was the Fourth Raikage-A!
Only when he noticed the Cloud ninja's grief-stricken, furious gazes, and how they dared not resist, did Naraku