"Alright."
Qingshui smiled faintly.
Oyakata En's request was exactly what he wanted.
"Attack!"
Oyakata Yo shouted, and the Chinoike Elders instantly activated their Ketsuryugan, lunging at Qingshui and his group. Oyakata Yo himself charged towards Pakura.
Although Qingshui was clearly the leader among them, Pakura had just demonstrated her strength.
A kunoichi with a powerful Kekkei Genkai—within the entire Chinoike Clan, perhaps only the clan head, Oyakata Yo, who possessed Elite Jonin level strength, and Oyakata En, who had just improved his Ketsuryugan's eye power, could be her match.
Baki also drew his Ninja Blade and, cooperating with Sada, fought against two Chinoike Elders.
Both of them had the strength of regular Jonin, with Sada being slightly stronger. They were not at a disadvantage fighting their respective opponents.
"Not bad for strength."
Qingshui chuckled, observing the five Chinoike Elders rushing towards him. He paused imperceptibly, then drew the Ninja Blade from his waist.
The Ketsuryugan possessed Genjutsu enhancements no less potent than a regular Sharingan, which could still affect him slightly.
But only slightly.
After all, it wasn't a Mangekyo Sharingan; Genjutsu of that level would be enough to cause Qingshui considerable harm.
Perhaps Oyakata En and Oyakata Yo's eye power was no less than that of those Uchiha Elite Jonin with Three-Tomoe Sharingan. If that were the case, Qingshui wouldn't casually try to experience it.
But these people didn't have that.
Their strength was even weaker than the two who fought Baki, probably only at the Special Jonin level.
After drawing his Ninja Blade, Qingshui simply executed one move.
"Breath of Separation: Sixth Form - Parting Dragon Night Dance!"
Like a chilong extending its claws, in just an instant, the five Chinoike Elders were decapitated.
If it were Oyakata Yo, Qingshui wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily. With Hell Valley's amplification of the Ketsuryugan, he might have been able to hold his own for a few moves. But these guys were even below Jonin level, and there was an insurmountable gap between them and Qingshui. On the battlefield, they were the type Qingshui would effortlessly mow down.
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At the same time, outside Hell Valley.
Two tall, burly, dark-skinned men, accompanied by several escorts, arrived at the gates of Hell Valley with a cart full of fine wine.
"Dad, I think Oyakata Yo was almost swayed last time. This time, we should be able to successfully bring the Chinoike Clan into the village, right?"
A, who had been designated as the Raikage candidate last year, asked his father, who was even taller and more imposing than him.
He wore a white Cloud Ninja Vest, his head wrapped in a bandana that secured his forehead protector, looking full of vigor.
"Hmm, when I came last time, Oyakata Yo himself seemed to have agreed. He just needed some time to convince his clan members to move out of there. Now that some time has passed, when we visit again, it should be fine!"
The Third Raikage glanced at the gates of Hell Valley and nodded steadily.
His personality seemed as reckless and volatile as A's, but he was more stable and mature than A would be in twenty or thirty years.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi was appointed Hokage in a time of crisis, and managed to stabilize Konoha with the support of old classmates and Mito Uzumaki, helping it survive the First Ninja World War, the Third Raikage, after the Second Raikage was assassinated and he ascended, quelled the rebellion of the Gold and Silver Brothers. He single-handedly suppressed numerous dissenters, truly forging Cloud Hidden Village into a highly unified, stable, and cohesive organization.
In the original timeline, Cloud Hidden Village was able to surpass Konoha during the Third Hokage's second term, becoming the strongest ninja village at that time, all thanks to the foundation laid by the Third Raikage, which allowed the Fourth Raikage to develop Cloud Hidden Village's power without any hindrance.
He didn't have a group of strong old classmates, nor did he have a powerful backer like Mito Uzumaki. Cloud Hidden Village's ascent to its peak was largely due to him, who, while alive, crushed all opposition.
The Third Raikage only appeared volatile, but his methods were far stronger than those of Konoha Village's seemingly steady and experienced contemporary Hokage.
"Ha! That's excellent! Last time I sparred with Oyakata Yo here, I only barely won by one move. Now my Lightning Release Chakra Mode is almost perfected, I must let him see it properly!"
The young, burly man walked through the gates of Hell Valley with his arms crossed, laughing heartily.
The Third Raikage looked at his son and smiled easily.
"Then you'll have to give that old geezer some face!"
The Third Raikage was very satisfied with A.
He had already achieved a certain proficiency in Lightning Release Chakra Mode in his early twenties, and now he had refined it to near perfection, able to activate the strongest Lightning Release Armor, with a speed so great that even he couldn't catch up.
The Third Raikage was convinced that, with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu disappearing after Tobirama Senju's death, his son was the new fastest ninja in the Ninja World.
The current A already possessed strength approaching the Kage level. With a few more years of refinement, he would absolutely have the power to serve as one of the Five Kage. This was why the Third Raikage had designated him as the Fourth Raikage candidate early on, and no one opposed it.
The only thing that saddened the Third Raikage was that A had not yet learned the Black Lightning Secret Technique he had developed, and currently, no one in the village could master Black Lightning.
A perfected Lightning Release Chakra Mode was sufficient to serve as Raikage. If he could master Black Lightning like him, it would mean achieving ultimate mastery over Lightning Release, tempering his body to the extreme, and gaining an additional high-intensity attack method.
At that point, with Lightning Release Chakra Mode activated, he could even physically contend with the Eight-Tails.
If someone possessed both the Third Raikage's physical strength and A's speed, in the Third Raikage's opinion, unless Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were resurrected, they could confidently suppress any strong opponent in the Ninja World.
Unfortunately, that was very difficult. Even with A's outstanding talent, it was almost impossible for him to achieve that in the future.
Several Cloud Hidden Village ninja slowly entered Hell Valley. Not long after they started, they stopped.
"Something's wrong, Dad. This smell of blood... it's not right. It's not the smell of the blood pool in the hot springs, it's human blood!"
A said to the Third Raikage.
The latter had already instructed the accompanying sensory ninja to begin sensing.
"One kilometer ahead... there are multiple strong Chakra signatures, but Oyakata Yo's isn't among them. Instead, there's a new Chakra signature on the Tailed Beast level!"
The middle-aged, blonde-haired sensory ninja shouted.
Something had happened!
"Nokui, you and the others pull back for now and notify the border patrol to come, all of them! We'll go ahead and check it out!"
The Third Raikage and A exchanged a look, then both transformed into streaks of lightning, rushing deeper into Hell Valley.
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