The pillar of the Hidden Cloud Village, the Third Raikage, had finally fallen, and he had fallen physically and mentally exhausted, severely wounded. It seemed there was no possibility of him getting up again.
The sound of the Third Raikage hitting the ground seemed to instantly reverberate throughout the entire Hidden Cloud Village.
A, who was being held back by two gigantic rock arms, was stunned. The surrounding Hidden Cloud ninjas, who had successively gathered, were also all stunned.
Their Raikage-sama… was… defeated!?
Almost all the people of the Hidden Cloud Village dared not believe this fact. One by one, they surrounded the battlefield, staring at the scene with disbelief, their eyes vacant, their hearts crumbling.
It was unclear which ninja suddenly let out a furious roar:
"Kill! Avenge Raikage-sama! Let's kill him together!"
It seemed to be anger born out of despair. All the remaining ninjas, fueled by this anger born from desperation, cried out to the heavens, grasping their respective weapons, and surged towards Uchiha Madara in the center!
Seeing the actions of these Hidden Cloud ninjas, A, who was being restrained by two gigantic rock arms, turned pale with alarm:
"You fools, all of you get back! You can't defeat him; rushing over now is just suicide. What's important now is to preserve the strength of the Hidden Cloud Village as much as possible, you fools!"
However, A was too weak at this moment. His shouts were directly drowned out by the frenzied roars of anger from the many ninjas.
A large group of ninjas, numbering roughly two to three hundred, surged forward, their anger soaring to the sky. From all directions, they rushed at Uchiha Madara, using all sorts of diverse techniques to attack him!
Looking at the Third Raikage collapsed on the ground before him, Uchiha Madara paid little attention to these small fry around him.
Slowly raising his head, the Rinnegan in his eyes once again changed into the crimson Mangekyo Sharingan. Uchiha Madara slowly murmured four words:
"Destruction's Call!"
With a whoosh, purplish-gray energy, representing decay and destruction, suddenly erupted from Uchiha Madara, spreading rapidly outwards like an exploding shockwave.
As for these ninjas who had rushed forward, they were directly enveloped and covered by Uchiha Madara's Destruction's Call purplish-gray energy.
Any ninja affected by the purplish-gray energy of decay and destruction would, in a mere five seconds, find their skin blackened, muscles atrophied, bones rotten, and their entire being utterly decayed and destroyed…
Wherever the purplish-gray energy of decay and destruction reached, almost no blade of grass grew.
Not to mention that not a blade of grass grew, wherever the purplish-gray energy of decay and destruction reached, there was not a single standing Hidden Cloud ninja. They died on the spot, all falling to the ground, their corpses decaying and vanishing.
With just one use of Destruction's Call, the more than two hundred remaining ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village were completely wiped out.
Watching his village's ninjas being so easily annihilated, whether it was the Third Raikage, rigid all over and collapsed on the ground, or A, completely paralyzed and being held by two gigantic rock arms, both were heartbroken beyond measure.
These were the vital forces of their Hidden Cloud Village! All annihilated in such an instant. How long would it take for the Hidden Cloud Village to recover these vital forces, recover these foundations, recover this strength!?
However, very soon, they both no longer had the heart to worry about the so-called Hidden Cloud Village, because they themselves were soon to be unable to protect themselves, and would suffer the greatest pain they had ever experienced since birth.
With a snap of his fingers, Uchiha Madara began to use Wood Release, making trees grow from the ground. The trees quickly transformed into the shape of a chair. Uchiha Madara gently placed the still unconscious Akame on the chair.
After settling Akame, he turned to look down at the Third Raikage and A, the father and son.
Uchiha Madara walked over, placed one foot on the Third Raikage's back, grabbed the Third Raikage's hair, and pulled his head up, facing his eyes forward, making him watch his own son over there with wide open eyes.
The Third Raikage was indeed powerless to resist, but as a Raikage, how could she ever have endured such humiliation? Her bloodshot eyes were wide open, and she gritted her teeth so hard they almost shattered. Her hatred was irrepressible, and like a wounded beast, she let out a low growl:
"Uchiha Madara, death before dishonor!"
Lowering his head slightly, Uchiha Madara looked at the unwilling Third Raikage and, with some interest, spoke to him:
"Death before dishonor, Third Raikage? I think simply killing you like this would be too easy for you. So, it's better to properly humiliate you, to let you receive a lifelong unforgettable lesson."
"Hmm, speaking of humiliation, that might not be entirely accurate. More precisely, it should be pain worse than death."
"I guarantee, both you and your son will suffer pain worse than death."
The Third Raikage had yet to show any further reaction, but A, who was being held by two gigantic rock arms, furiously and hatefully roared at Uchiha Madara:
"Uchiha Madara, you wish! At most, it's just death! Use whatever methods you have, but if you think I'll humble myself and beg for mercy in front of my father, that's impossible!"
"Hehehehe… I know that all the previous Kages of your Hidden Cloud Village have the same stubborn and rigid temper. Ordinary methods, of course, won't make you submit. Of course, I never intended for you to submit. I merely want you to feel pain."
"For the two of you, I have just thought of a very good way to deal with you."
"Do you see the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, who has been standing there all along? To tell you the truth, he has already been controlled by my Mangekyo Sharingan and has become my loyal puppet slave."
"A, how about I make your most intimate brother, Killer B, slowly slaughter you bit by bit?"
"Third Raikage, how about I make you watch with your own eyes as your son is slowly slaughtered by your son's own blood brother, and you are utterly powerless to resist or stop it?"
What incredibly malicious thoughts and methods!!
Hearing Uchiha Madara's words, both the Third Raikage and his son, A, instantly changed their expressions.
"Uchiha Madara, you bastard!" (x2)
"Oh!? Looking at your reactions, it seems you are very satisfied with this method I proposed! Since that's the case, then I shall proceed with it!"
"Eight-Tails, Gyuki, and Killer B, what are you two still hesitating for?
Didn't you see that your target, and your audience, the Third Raikage, are all ready? Begin!"
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