--- Boom!!! Following a massive explosion sound, everyone present instinctively covered their ears. The explosion sound at such close range
Boom!!! Following a massive explosion sound, everyone present instinctively covered their ears. The explosion sound at such close range was truly too terrifying.
"Art! This is the strongest art!!!" Deidara clenched his fists tightly. An explosion of this level was simply unheard of.
"Didn't expect to see art of this level in my lifetime. Truly, no regrets in death," En no Gyōja's eyes streamed with tears. Seeing this explosion, the passion buried deep within his body seemed to awaken. His own Rage seemed like a child before this powerful Tailed Beast Bomb, not even reaching one-fifth of its strength. Truly...
Crack crack. Amidst the smoke, grating sounds of shattering began to echo, as if some strange monster was about to revive within the cracking sounds. But nothing appeared. After the smoke cleared, the gold dust defensive wall created by Rasa just now had already been breached with a huge gap. And looking through the gap, Rasa's body was now covered in wounds large and small. Under his tattered clothes, blood dripped onto the ground drop by drop. And behind him, it felt as if ravaged by a fierce wind. Numerous Suna ninjas lay on the ground. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of their chests proving they were still alive. It seemed like a field of corpses.
Clap clap! Clap clap! "Truly worthy of Lord Kazekage, absorbing most of the Tailed Beast Bomb's damage," Orochimaru clapped and said. He could tell that if Rasa hadn't absorbed most of the Tailed Beast Bomb's damage, the group of Suna ninjas behind him would definitely have suffered heavy casualties. At least, on this point, Rasa was indeed a qualified Kazekage. But this Kazekage, besides having passable strength, seemed to have no other commendable points. Basically, all strategic matters failed. Even in the original story, he was directly killed by Orochimaru. Such a hasty death was indeed something only the Kazekages of Sunagakure could achieve.
"Cough cough, didn't expect... didn't expect your Otogakure actually has such depth," Rasa coughed while speaking. He couldn't figure out why this Otogakure, established not long ago, could actually possess the two great Tailed Beasts, Chōmei and Isobu. This was simply an unbelievable matter.
"Lord Rasa, if Otogakure only had myself, then it certainly wouldn't be possible to possess the two great nuclear weapons, Three-Tails and Seven-Tails, simultaneously. But we have the magical Boss Shinji, then everything can be explained clearly," Orochimaru looked at the somewhat miserable Rasa at this moment, feeling somewhat emotional for a moment.
"Shinji..." Rasa looked uncertainly at Shinji. This feeling of being constantly restrained was truly too unpleasant. Looking at the Suna ninjas scattered behind him, Rasa felt a mouthful of old blood almost spurt out. This really was... trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it! Before setting out, he thought it through well. As long as Orochimaru's Otogakure was defeated, the rest would be much simpler. Sunagakure, bolstered by new technology, could definitely catch up. Then he himself would become the most famous Kazekage in Sunagakure's history! But dreams are plump, reality is bony. The Tailed Beast Bombs from the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails just now were like slaps pulling Rasa out of his beautiful fantasy.
"Hello. Let me reintroduce myself. I am Shinji. I run a small All-Purpose Shop. That's all," Shinji looked smilingly at Rasa.
Pfft! Hearing Shinji's words, Rasa couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood. This was a small All-Purpose Shop? Then what was his Sunagakure? Just something even smaller? Thinking of this, Rasa really almost spat out several more mouthfuls of blood.
"This time, our Sunagakure lost. We'll leave now," Rasa glanced at Otogakure's side. Orochimaru and Kakuzu suffered almost no damage. But his side was hard to say. He himself was severely injured. And the two Kage-levels he brought along, also because they helped him resist the damage of the Tailed Beast Bomb, currently showed no good spots on their bodies either. Anyway, just one word. Miserable. Under this ebb and flow, the current Sunagakure could be said to completely lack the possibility of competing with Otogakure. Let alone anything else, just the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails weren't creatures Sunagakure could deal with.
Finished speaking, Rasa prepared to lead the Suna ninjas back. But...
"Wait, Rasa. Did you forget something?" Orochimaru suddenly stopped him, a triumphant smile on his face.
"What thing?" Rasa turned his head, somewhat lost in the clouds.
"Naturally, your Sunagakure lost the battle, then you need to give us, the victorious village, the spoils of war," Orochimaru made a gesture with two fingers. That was the internationally recognized gesture representing money.
Seeing Orochimaru's gesture, a wave of anger surged in Rasa's heart. Wasn't this clearly bullying!
"Orochimaru, this matter is non-negotiable. Our Sunagakure will not recognize Otogakure's victory. Your victory was completely dishonorable!" Rasa grit his teeth. This was truly shameful. How could he possibly admit that under his leadership, Sunagakure couldn't even defeat Otogakure! Where would his Kazekage face go? Don't I need face?
"Oh? You don't want to pay? Remember, the warriors of our Otogakure are all injured. Your Sunagakure actually doesn't even plan to pay this money?" Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly. You can come find me, Orochimaru is very happy. But the tone you just spoke with, Orochimaru dislikes.
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Rasa almost couldn't catch his breath. Looking towards Otogakure's ninjas, clearly under Karin's strange group healing, the injuries on Otogakure's ninjas were basically healed. Compared to his side scattered everywhere, they were essentially unharmed. You have the nerve to say this is Sunagakure's fault?
"Impossible!" Rasa grit his teeth. He knew there must be spies from various villages observing here nearby. Meaning, if Rasa really paid compensation, then Sunagakure wouldn't even think about having face in the future. Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Villages, under the leadership of village head Rasa, actually couldn't beat an unknown Otogakure, and even had to pay compensation. If this got out, others wouldn't know, but after Rasa, Sunagakure's situation would become very difficult.
"Boss Shinji, look, they don't want to give us the spoils and compensation," Orochimaru said cheerfully, simultaneously shifting his gaze towards Shinji.
"Isobu, Chōmei," Shinji just stated calmly.
"Leave it to us! Tailed Beast Bomb!" *2 The Three-Tails Isobu and Seven-Tails Chōmei instantly understood Shinji's meaning. The mouths of the two beasts opened wide again. Two purplish-black Tailed Beast Bombs formed again in their mouths.
"Damn it!" Rasa grit his teeth. Due to excessive force, his lips were bitten broken, streaks of blood flowing down his chin. But he knew this was a warning from Shinji and Orochimaru. If Rasa really insisted on going his own way, perhaps... these 1500 ninjas from Sunagakure wouldn't be able to return to Sunagakure. He and the other two Kage-level powerhouses might be slightly better off. If they really wanted to escape, even under the combined force of the Three-Tails Isobu and Seven-Tails Chōmei, they could escape. But... fighting head-on, there was really no chance of victory.
"Well? Lord Rasa, agree to our conditions, or... all die here?" Orochimaru said with a smile. Although he was clearly threatening. But what could Rasa do?
"I will give the spoils and compensation!" Rasa clenched his fists tightly. This feeling of being threatened by others was really unpleasant.
"Very good. Then regarding the compensation, discuss it with our financial controller - Kakuzu. Kakuzu, this is your area of expertise," Orochimaru said relaxedly, then let Kakuzu go up and negotiate with Rasa. After all, professional matters should be handled by professionals. As the most money-loving Kakuzu, he was definitely more familiar with these spoils and compensation.
"Hehe, Lord Kazekage, let's come over here and talk about the compensation for our Otogakure this time," Kakuzu grinned ferociously, seemingly having his own views on this matter. Seeing Kakuzu's expression, Rasa instantly felt a very bad feeling. Felt like being targeted by a deep-sea giant beast.
"This compensation..."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! This is too much!"
"What? Impossible? Then this plan..."
"Don't even think about it!!!"
"...Lord Kazekage is very uncooperative. Three-Tails and Seven-Tails!"
"Roar!!!"
"...This can still be discussed... Lord Kakuzu, let's discuss..."
"Impossible! Now there are only three paths. The two plans I gave, or let them two give you a few shots. Choose yourself..."
"..."
A farce ended. How Rasa felt, Shinji didn't know. But Kakuzu's mood was very good. It could be seen that Kakuzu obtained the benefits he wanted in this game. Otherwise, Kakuzu definitely wouldn't be in such a good mood. To summarize in one sentence, Sunagakure came full of confidence, then left completely humiliated. This made them very uncomfortable. But this was something they couldn't decide themselves. After all, the initiative was held by Shinji and Otogakure.
Seeing the farce end, Ōnoki also left directly, didn't go look for Deidara, but returned with a grave expression. Because he knew a powerful village was awakening, namely Otogakure. Otogakure, possessing two Tailed Beasts, in terms of strength... could not be underestimated.
The spies from other villages also left one by one with shocked hearts. Sunagakure lost! This was big news! Remember, this wasn't some small village, but Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Villages! Although Sunagakure's strength had always been consistently at the bottom, that was still a lean camel being bigger than a horse! And Sunagakure in this state of strength actually lost silently to that Otogakure, established not long ago. They had to rush back quickly to report this news to their respective Kages.
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"Kakuzu, still haven't finished laughing? Hurry up and say what benefits you got from Rasa's hands this time?" Orochimaru looked at Kakuzu still傻笑 (shǎ xiào - giggling foolishly) there, reminding him somewhat helplessly. Everyone present looked somewhat strangely at Kakuzu. In their impression, Kakuzu had always maintained a cool and aloof persona. This appearance now... was really the first time seeing it.
"Ahem, I wasn't laughing," Kakuzu also sensed the strange gazes from others, quickly coughed and said.
"Uncle Kakuzu, actually you look quite handsome when you smile," Karin added mischievously from the side.
"Ahem, I'll say it again, I wasn't laughing. But regarding this compensation, it indeed met my requirements," A blush unconsciously floated across Kakuzu's face. Then he quickly changed the subject.
"Speak up. Don't keep us in suspense. What harvest?" Shinji asked curiously. He was also very curious about Kakuzu's harvest this time.
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