[My lord! The Kumogakure has assembled an army of 30,000 ninjas, led by the Fourth Raikage, and they have reached the outskirts of our eastern border, the " Wall of the Divine Kingdom "!]
Their vanguard has begun attacking the barrier!
The cold, urgent alarm from the mainframe " Amaterasu " instantly shattered the tranquility of the Amegakure tower ruins.
Obito, Shisui, and Itachi all wore solemn expressions.
A ninja army of 30,000!
This is practically the entire fighting force of the Kumogakure! How many years has it been since we've seen an army of this size, except for the Fourth Shinobi World War?
" Kumogakure?" A hint of surprise flashed in Gen'yō's eyes, but it quickly turned into knowing smiles and a cold laugh. "It seems that my actions in unifying the Land of Earth and beating Madara in the skies above Konoha have finally touched a nerve with some people."
He slowly turned to look eastward, his gaze seemingly piercing through thousands of miles, landing on that land shrouded in thunderclouds.
at the same time.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure, Raikage's Office.
boom!
A sturdy desk made of century-old lightning-struck wood was smashed into a shower of wood chips by a giant hand wreathed in violent Lightning Release Chakra!
"Damn it! This is outrageous!!"
The Fourth Raikage, A, a man renowned throughout the Shinobi World for his fiery temper and incredible speed, was now like an enraged lion. His muscles bulged, and blue lightning crackled and writhed across his body like serpents.
Several top-secret intelligence scrolls from different sources were scattered on the office floor.
The contents of each scroll were enough to make any Kage Level powerhouse tremble!
[ The Daimyo of the Land of Earth changed hands in a single day; the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, abdicated, and the entire Land of Earth was incorporated into a new power called the " Uchiha Divine Kingdom "!]
A golden Susanoo, thousands of meters tall, appears in the sky above Konoha. A mysterious and powerful figure, suspected to be a member of the Uchiha Clan, engages in a fierce battle with Madara Uchiha, who has been Impure World Reincarnation. Madara flattens three mountains with a single sword strike!
[The legendary God of Shinobi, Six Paths Madara, was easily subdued by this mysterious powerhouse using incomprehensible Dōjutsu!]
" Uchiha! It's Uchiha again!"
Raikage A slammed his fist into the wall behind him, instantly creating a huge fist-shaped dent in the sturdy alloy wall, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the entire surface.
"First it was Madara Uchiha, and now this damn Uchiha Gen'yō has popped up!"
The Raikage's eyes were filled with rage and apprehension.
He would never forget how his father, the Third Raikage, exhausted himself in the battle against the Eight-Tails, and ultimately died fighting against ten thousand Iwagakure Ninja to cover his comrades.
He harbored a deep-seated aversion and vigilance towards Iwagakure and clans like the Uchiha, which were full of ambition and instability!
Now, an Madara Uchiha Uchiha has appeared! Instead of hiding behind the scenes like Madara, he directly annexed the Land of Earth, one of the Five Great Nations, with overwhelming force!
This is blatant aggression! It is an open challenge to the existing world order!
In his eyes, this Uchiha Gen'yō was the second Madara Uchiha! No! He was an even more dangerous and insane war maniac than Madara Uchiha!
" Lord Raikage, please calm down!"
A slightly languid but exceptionally steady voice rang out.
Darui emerged from the messy corner of the office, his signature lollipop dangling from his lips. His white Jonin was covered in sawdust, but his face remained impassive.
"We know far too little about Uchiha Gen'yō and his so-called Divine Kingdom. Intelligence indicates their defensive barrier is impenetrable; even S-rank missing-nin like Kakuzu and Hidan were instantly vaporized when they tried to break in. Sending troops rashly might be—"
"Afraid of what?!" Raikage A whirled around, glaring at Darui with his hawk-like eyes. " Darui! Are you going to be scared out of your wits by a mere name like those cowards?!"
"We are Kumogakure! The village with the strongest Jinchūriki, the strongest spear and shield!"
"Are we just going to stand by and watch that Uchiha devour the entire Shinobi World step by step, and then wait for him to deploy his forces right on the doorstep of our Land of Lightning?!"
"By then it will be too late!"
"But Lord Raikage— " His secretary, Mabui, couldn't help but speak up, "We could easily unite with other ninja villages, such as Konoha and Sunagakure, to discuss countermeasures. Sending troops out alone now is far too risky!"
"A coalition?!" Raikage A scoffed. " Konoha is currently struggling to survive under the Uchiha Gen'yō, their financial system is on the verge of collapse. What makes them think they can form a coalition? As for Sunagakure, those fence-sitters are probably burying their heads in the sand by now!"
"The only ones in this world who can stop that madman are us, the Kumogakure!"
A look of extreme confidence, even arrogance, appeared on Raikage A's face.
"What kind of bullshit Divine Kingdom is this! It's nothing but a charade concocted by the Uchiha Clan!"
"What Thousand-Meter Susanoo! What suppression of Six Paths Madara! In my opinion, it's all exaggerated rumors! It's just psychological warfare spread by that Uchiha to intimidate the world!"
"True power is a solid punch! It's extreme speed!"
Raikage A raised his right arm, which was wrapped in lightning, high, and a world-destroying aura erupted!
"Relay my orders!"
The Raikage's voice, like rolling thunder, resounded throughout the entire Kumogakure!
"Immediately summon all Jonin and Chunin of the village! Assemble the entire 30,000-strong ninja force!"
"At the same time, we issue ultimatums to the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Water! Kumogakure, the Uchiha Divine Kingdom, will launch a punitive war against the Land of Earth —no! Against that illegitimate 'Uchiha Divine Kingdom'—aimed at maintaining world peace!"
"We will liberate the people of the Land of Earth who are enslaved by the Uchiha! We will utterly destroy the Uchiha Clan's ambition to restore their power!"
"Any country that dares to obstruct our Kumogakure from upholding justice will be considered an accomplice of the Uchiha and will be our enemy!"
These words were spoken with an air of righteous indignation, filled with an unquestionable domineering tone.
Darui and Mabui exchanged a glance, both seeing a deep sense of helplessness in each other's eyes. They knew that once the Lord Raikage made a decision, no one could change it.
Half a day later.
Thirty thousand ninjas, dressed in Kumogakure uniforms and full of morale, led by Raikage A, left the Land of Lightning like a black tide and headed at full speed towards the Land of Earth!
Their target was that mysterious and unknown place that had just appeared on the map—
Uchiha Divine Kingdom!
Amidst the ruins of Amegakure, a cold smile curled at the corner of Gen'yō's lips.
Through satellite monitoring by the " Amaterasu " mainframe, he clearly saw the massive army moving toward his country's border.
"Boss, it's those big, dark-skinned men. What do they want? Are they here to die?" Obito said disdainfully, looking at the scene on the holographic screen.
Itachi, standing to the side, frowned slightly and asked, "My lord, although the 30,000-strong army of Kumogakure may not seem like a threat to us, if not handled properly, it could trigger a chain reaction, causing other ninja villages to become hostile towards us as well."
"Should we activate the 'space-based kinetic weapon' to give them a devastating warning and make them back down?"
The "space-based kinetic energy weapon" mentioned by Itachi is a strategic weapon deployed by the Divine Kingdom in outer space. It can drop a giant metal rod made of high-density Chakra Metal from orbit, and its power is enough to instantly destroy a small country. It is a true "divine punishment".
"No." Gen'yō shook his head, a smile that sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.
Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
"And I suddenly felt that this was a golden opportunity."
"A golden opportunity to broadcast live to the entire Shinobi World and publicly showcase the power of my Divine Kingdom!"
Gen'yō slowly extended his finger and gently tapped the holographic map, locking onto the advance route of the Kumogakure Army.
"Let them come. I want to see the look of despair on their faces when their prized Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and 30,000 troops face an insurmountable wall."
"I'll make them drain Chakra from under this wall."