In the air, Leo—now in his awe-inspiring Ten Tails Sage Mode—hovered silently with three cold, piercing eyes and a Six Paths staff in his grip. His gaze was locked onto Raikage 'Ai,' who stood amidst the remaining Cloud Shinobi Village ninjas below.
Above them all, an immense meteorite summoned by Six Paths Madara loomed ominously, its terrifying presence casting a shadow that blanketed the entire battlefield. Over 10,000 meters in diameter, it instilled overwhelming psychological pressure on the already broken morale of the allied shinobi forces.
If this monstrous meteorite were to fall, who could possibly survive?
Raikage Ai stood in silence, unwilling to speak, his fists clenched and shoulders tense. But after what felt like a lifetime of internal struggle, he finally raised his hand.
He signaled for all Cloud Shinobi ninjas behind him to lay down their weapons.
A collective sigh of relief swept through the ranks of Cloud Shinobi. Many of them had silently prayed that their Raikage wouldn't force them into a suicidal last stand.
They knew the truth.
The ninja alliance had failed to even match a single Uchiha Madara before he became a Jinchūriki. And now, there were two of them—each with the power of the Ten Tails!
How could they possibly fight against such monsters?
It was surrender… or die.
Although Cloud Shinobi Village had proud and fearless warriors, not everyone was ready to die in vain.
They had families, comrades, dreams. And so, they prayed for Raikage Ai to make the painful but rational choice.
"Lord Raikage..." Darui muttered under his breath.
Beside him, Omoi hesitated for a long moment, then slowly dropped his weapon. One by one, others followed.
Surrender.
Just then, a chime echoed in Leo's mind as system notifications appeared before his eyes:
> [Congratulations, you have conquered the 'Cloud Shinobi Village' and achieved a super achievement. Reward: Super Achievement Lottery x1!]
> [Congratulations, you have conquered the Five Great Nations and Five Hidden Villages! Special Achievement unlocked. Reward: Tiandeng Achievement Lottery x1!]
> [Congratulations, you have conquered the entire Ninja Alliance! Reward: Super Achievement Lottery x1!]
> **[Current Lottery Counts:
Primary Achievement: 356
Medium Achievement: 17
High Achievement: 8
Super Achievement: 5
Tiandeng Achievement: 1]**
The constant string of system rewards made Leo smile with quiet satisfaction.
To any outsider, it may have seemed like he was merely pleased by the submission of Cloud Shinobi Village. But in truth, it was the sense of total dominance, of irreversible progress, that fueled his delight.
"A wise decision," Six Paths Madara echoed, his voice calm and cold.
However…
"Wait!"
A sudden shout interrupted the silence.
Raikage Ai stepped forward, pointing toward the two figures in the sky—Leo and Madara.
"Cloud Shinobi Village may surrender, but I am still the Raikage! And as the Raikage… I will fight you!"
"Even if it means my death!"
His declaration stunned the crowd.
Despite understanding that he would almost certainly perish, Raikage Ai chose to stand and fight.
Killer Bee's death… the countless lives already lost… it wasn't just about pride—it was about responsibility. As Raikage, he felt duty-bound to stand up, even if his village had chosen peace.
Six Paths Madara, who had just praised the man's wisdom, now narrowed his eyes. "Foolish choice," he muttered.
"But... your courage is admirable."
Leo tilted his head and gave a faint smile. "Interesting."
"Lord Raikage..." Ohnoki, Gaara, and Terumi Mei looked at him with concern. Their eyes silently begged him to reconsider.
There was no point in throwing away his life now.
Even the Cloud Shinobi behind him looked stunned.
But Raikage Ai was resolute.
"I've made up my mind!" he said firmly. "All of you from Cloud Shinobi Village—no matter what happens to me, you are forbidden from resisting. You must live! Do not waste your lives!"
With that final command, Raikage Ai stepped forward.
"Leo!" he roared. "Do you dare fight me?"
He leapt into the air, fists crackling with electricity.
Some of the younger ninjas couldn't help but admire his courage.
Yet—
"Bravery…"
"Without power… is meaningless."
From high above, Leo looked down without emotion. In Ten Tails Sage Mode, the crimson [Nine Magatama Reincarnation Sharingan] on his forehead began to glow ominously.
"Eye of the Moon: Ame-no-Minaka!!"
Suddenly—
ZHING—
Raikage Ai vanished from the battlefield in an instant, as though he had never existed.
Gasps erupted across the land.
"What…?"
"Raikage-sama is gone!?"
"What just happened?!"
"Where did he go?!"
The entire battlefield was stunned.
Leo had simply used the power of the Reincarnation Sharingan to banish Raikage Ai to another dimension without lifting a finger.
It was terrifying.
Ohnoki stood there, utterly speechless. He shuddered at what could have happened had he made the wrong decision earlier.
If he had chosen to fight… he might have shared Raikage's fate.
Gaara and Temari both bowed their heads in grief.
They knew there was no longer any realistic way to avenge Kankuro, Baki, or the many fallen of Sunagakure.
Leo received one final system alert:
> [Killed Raikage Ai. Reward: High Achievement Lottery x1!]
"It's over," Leo said flatly.
Madara, standing beside him in the air, looked up at the enormous meteorite floating silently above the world.
"Hah… Hashirama… My dream can finally come true," he murmured with emotion.
Then, Madara lifted his Six Paths staff and swung it in one grand motion.
WHOOSH—
A burst of invisible force surged upward, and the massive meteorite—still floating ominously above the world—was suddenly blasted out of orbit, back into the cold void of space.
It was as if it had never been there at all.
With that final gesture, Madara turned back toward the shinobi world below.
"You have three months."
His voice was calm but absolute.
"Return to your villages. Bring every last ninja, every civilian, every soul—gather them all in the Land of Fire. In Konoha."
"Three months from now, the entire ninja world will be united."
"And if even one village or one country chooses not to comply..."
Leo's Rinnegan and Reincarnation Sharingan glowed ominously.
"They will be annihilated."
A chilling silence spread through the ninja world.
None dared to oppose the order.
The sky was now clear. The sun peeked out again, but it offered no warmth.
In the days and weeks that followed, the great reorganization of the world began.
The Five Great Nations dissolved.
The smaller countries followed suit.
Every shinobi, every leader, every civilian was summoned to the newly established center of the world: Konoha.
And in the span of just three months, the world changed forever.
The age of scattered villages and divided power was over.
There was now only one country.
A single, unified force governed by two supreme beings—Ten Tails Sage Mode Madara, and Leo.
Together, they became the absolute rulers of an unprecedented super-nation.
The age of the ninja villages had ended.
And a new world had begun.
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