Ōnoki's expression grew increasingly grim. The Third Raikage's power exceeded his imagination, and because there were too many Iwa Ninja corpses near the Third Raikage, if Ōnoki were to intervene, he would inevitably destroy those bodies.
For those who sacrificed their lives for the Village, not even a complete corpse would remain after death, which would discourage the people of the Village.
At this moment, the Third Raikage was killing with bloodshot eyes, and the Iwa Ninja, seeing their comrades die beside them, also went mad, charging toward the Third Raikage fearlessly.
Uchiha En and the others, who were secretly observing the battle from afar, didn't know what to say now.
They had been honing their skills on the battlefield for over a year, but they had never witnessed a spectacle like this.
"En, do you think the Third Raikage is even human anymore?" Yamanaka Teruzuki asked, swallowing hard.
"The Third Raikage's strength is indeed astonishing, but he should still fall within the realm of a Ninja. A true 'God' wouldn't be held back by mere small fry."
After speaking, Uchiha En involuntarily recalled the scene when Uchiha Madara made his debut in the original work.
Time passed minute by minute. Unconsciously, nearly three days had passed since the Third Raikage was besieged by tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja.
Facing the continuous stream of Iwa Ninja over those three days, the Third Raikage fought for three days and three nights until his Chakra was finally exhausted, and he could no longer maintain his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Seeing this, the Iwa Ninja swarmed him. The Third Raikage finally couldn't hold on any longer and was killed by the Iwa Ninja.
Ōnoki looked at the Third Raikage standing atop the mountain of corpses, his expression complicated.
"Is he finally dead? This guy truly was tenacious!" Ōnoki exclaimed.
Uchiha En also noticed that the Third Raikage had been exhausted to death.
"Asana, Kagetsu, you two retreat first. The Iwa Ninja's attention was focused entirely on the Third Raikage before. Once he's dealt with, we might be exposed."
"What about you?" Asana asked.
"I want to see if there's a chance to obtain the Third Raikage's corpse. If we can get his body and use the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique, we might also be able to obtain the training methods for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Hell Stab."
"That's too dangerous! En, don't be rash! That's Ōnoki! The Third Tsuchikage!" Yamanaka Teruzuki said with a look of horror.
"Don't worry! I'm just going to try. Even if I fail, I have Space-Time Ninjutsu and can escape. You two hurry up and retreat, just don't get in my way!"
After hearing Uchiha En's words, Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki exchanged a look, then turned and left simultaneously.
After the two left, Uchiha En activated his Sharingan and stared intently at the situation on the battlefield.
At this time, the Iwa Ninja had already begun cleaning up the battlefield. Kitsuchi had been sent out by Ōnoki to do something unknown, leaving only Ōnoki himself watching the field.
Uchiha En felt his chance had arrived. He first used the Transformation Jutsu to take the appearance of a Cloud Ninja, then jumped down from the tree.
Uchiha En's movement alerted the patrolling Iwa Ninja, who immediately surrounded him upon seeing a Cloud Ninja.
Seeing this, Uchiha En immediately engaged in battle with the surrounding Iwa Ninja.
Ōnoki also noticed the commotion here. He hesitated for a moment before flying over.
Seeing Ōnoki getting closer, Uchiha En decisively used Teleportation three times consecutively, arriving at the center of the battlefield. He then placed the Third Raikage's corpse into his Storage Ring and used Teleportation again repeatedly to escape the battlefield.
Ōnoki, who witnessed this scene, immediately realized he had been tricked and quickly gave chase.
However, Uchiha En's Teleportation was too fast. In the blink of an eye, Uchiha En had vanished.
Ōnoki watched the spot where Uchiha En disappeared with a cold expression, feeling immensely frustrated.
However, Ōnoki wasn't angry for long. The Third Raikage was dead, and his primary goal had been achieved. If the Cloud Ninja took the corpse, so be it!
Following this, Ōnoki ordered the Iwa Ninja to clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible, and simultaneously commanded the Iwa Ninja Explosion Corps and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han to withdraw from Kumogakure.
Immediately after the Iwa Ninja Explosion Corps retreated, A, the Third Raikage's son, rushed to the battlefield with the Eight-Tails.
As soon as A arrived at the battlefield, the first things he saw were mountains of corpses and hundreds of Iwa Ninja cleaning up the scene.
A and the Eight-Tails immediately killed the hundreds of Iwa Ninja, leaving only the Elite Jonin leader.
"Tell me, where is my father! What did you do to him?" A asked the Elite Jonin, turning around after searching for a long time without finding any trace of the Third Raikage.
The Elite Jonin knew he couldn't escape his fate today and ignored A's question.
Lightning Release Chakra flickered around A, making him look ready to erupt, but he ultimately restrained himself and did not strike.
After searching again and still finding no trace of the Third Raikage, A reluctantly took the Iwa Ninja Elite Jonin back to Kumogakure for interrogation.
After interrogation at Kumogakure, they finally obtained intelligence about the Third Raikage from the Elite Jonin A had brought back.
Upon reading the report that the Third Raikage had single-handedly resisted tens of thousands of Iwa Ninja for three days and three nights before dying of exhaustion, and that his corpse had been taken by an unknown Cloud Ninja, A felt somewhat lost, because the image of the Third Raikage was too towering in his eyes.
A and the Third Raikage were father and son, so compared to other Cloud Ninja, A held an almost blind reverence for the Third Raikage.
The death of the Third Raikage was more than just losing a father to A; it could be said that his entire belief system had collapsed.
Killer Bee and A had been together for many years, and Killer Bee could empathize with A's pain.
Killer Bee stayed by A's side the entire time.
"Bee, you absolutely must not die!" After an unknown amount of time, the previously silent A suddenly said to Killer Bee with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Killer Bee nodded vigorously without hesitation.
"Alright! Now it's time to settle the score with the Iwa Ninja!" With the Third Raikage dead, Kumogakure was left without a leader. A couldn't afford to be depressed, nor did he have the time for it.
A then gathered all the Jonin in the Village and publicly announced the news of the Third Raikage's death.
When the Cloud Ninja heard this news, their first reaction was disbelief!
They couldn't believe it was true, because that was the Third Raikage—the peak existence in the Ninja World.
But that was the reality. A recounted the cause of the Third Raikage's death from beginning to end, and the Jonin of Kumogakure fell silent.
"The Iwa Ninja must pay the price!" Nii Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, said with reddened eyes.
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves. Yugito's words were met with agreement from everyone: they must avenge the Third Raikage, whom the Iwa Ninja had killed.
"Lord A, let us avenge the Raikage!"
"That's right, revenge!"
"Revenge!"
The Cloud Ninja were highly agitated, and in the end, everyone was left with only one cry: Revenge!
"Big Brother, let's teach those idiots, those bastards of Iwa Ninja, a lesson together!" Killer Bee also chimed in.
During the time since learning of the Third Raikage's death, A had actually been constantly thinking: Should they seek revenge? How should they seek revenge?
With the Third Raikage gone, A understood his responsibility to protect Kumogakure. In an instant, A had matured greatly.
A really wanted to rush recklessly into the Iwa Ninja camp and avenge the Third Raikage, but he had to be cautious, because right now, a single decision from him could determine the fate of the entire Kumogakure.
After careful consideration, A spoke: "Everyone, please calm down. I also desperately want to avenge my father, but have you considered whether Konoha would get involved if we start a war with the Iwa Ninja? I am not as strong as my father, and I am not confident that I can win against both Konoha and the Iwa Ninja."
"Lord A, we are not afraid of death! We will avenge the Raikage!"
"Exactly! We must avenge the Raikage!"
"Revenge!"
"Revenge!"
"I know you are all the brave warriors of Kumogakure. You are not afraid of death, and neither am I. Revenge will certainly be taken, but not now. As your Kage, I have the responsibility to protect you!"
A's words quieted everyone down. Then, a Jonin shouted, "Long live the Fourth Raikage!"
The Cloud Ninja Jonin looked at the young man high above. His figure gradually overlapped with that of the Third Raikage. The eyes of several older Ninja were already red; they had watched A grow up, and now he was capable of standing on his own.
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