Samui stood rooted to the spot, looking utterly lost, her hand trembling nonstop around her short sword.
Ever since she had stumbled across the scroll detailing Lightning Swordsmanship in her clan grounds, Samui had clearly felt her strength advancing by leaps and bounds. Yet just now, when she faced Anyo, she had not even had the courage to draw her blade.
Every function of her body, including her reason, had screamed at her that the moment she drew her blade would be the moment she died.
"Why? Why is he so strong? So strong it makes you despair."
Samui murmured to herself. Was the Raikage strong? Very strong, too, but not so strong that she lacked even the courage to fight him. At least she could see and grasp that sort of strength. It was nothing like this-the two of them were practically on different planes of existence.
Anyo withdrew his aura and killing intent and offered some reassurance. "Don't be too discouraged. Even someone stronger than you wouldn't fare much better against me."
Samui struggled to calm herself. Once she had regained her composure, she finally could not resist asking, "What exactly are you trying to do? Can you tell me?"
Anyo made no attempt to hide it. Spreading his arms, he declared with boundless ambition, "I'm going to end this era of the Shinobi World and make Ninja disappear completely. In the future, there will be no so-called Five Great Nations or Ninja villages."
Samui was deeply shaken by the man before her. The confidence and defiance in his words were mesmerizing.
But...
"Why did you choose me?"
Anyo said casually, "Unless it's necessary, I don't want to slaughter people. Anyone can be Kumogakure's Raikage, but not the current one. I know him very well. He's the sort