Chapter 80: The Cloud Village's Defeat
"This aura! Impossible!"
"What kind of monster is this guy!"
The ones targeted first by the Dragon's Might and Conqueror's Haki were the closest, the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails. Under this kind of pressure, their figures began to tremble. Their tens-of-meters-tall bodies actually began to gradually prostrate themselves on the ground, as if they were declaring their loyalty to the divine dragon in the sky.
"We are Tailed Beasts! This is impossible!"
As Tailed Beasts, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails couldn't believe it. To think there would be a day when they would kneel on the ground because of a human's aura. Of course, although Aoyama Riuun's appearance didn't look human anymore, it was a pity. No matter how unwilling they were, they were not the protagonists. There was no possibility of them having a sudden burst of power.
If even the Tailed Beasts were like this, the ninja on the side naturally fared even worse. The closest ones fainted directly. Even though Aoyama Riuun's Haki was not aimed at the Konoha ninja, the residual aura made them shiver.
But these Konoha ninja were more delighted. After all, Aoyama Riuun was on their side. The stronger he showed himself to be, the happier they were.
"Invincible!"
"Lord Riuun is invincible!"
"Lord Riuun is the strongest in the ninja world!"
"Lord Riuun!!!"
The Konoha ninja on the battlefield began to cheer Aoyama Riuun's name. In comparison, the ninja on the Kumogakure side looked on in disbelief.
"Impossible!"
Even Mabui and Samui hadn't expected a war that was supposed to be a sure victory to end in such a way.
"You two are the strategists of Kumogakure, right?"
The war was more or less over here. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who had been responsible for holding back some ninja, stopped their attacks. Nara Shikaku looked at Mabui and Samui with a light chuckle. After all, these two held a high position in Kumogakure. Konoha naturally had files on them.
"Hmm?"
Mabui and Samui both frowned and looked at Nara Shikaku. They thought he was about to show off now that the war was won.
But in reality, after glancing at the divine dragon in the clouds, Nara Shikaku also gave a helpless, bitter smile.
"I originally thought that strategy could decide everything! But..."
Here, he paused slightly. As Konoha's military strategist, Nara Shikaku had always believed in planning. But now...
"But after witnessing true power, I know that in the face of such absolute power, all schemes are empty!"
The strength Aoyama Riuun had displayed... no matter the scheme, without the power to match it, victory was impossible in the end.
"..."
Mabui and Samui were both intelligent. They immediately understood the meaning of Nara Shikaku's words. In other words, even if the two of them planned perfectly, as long as I have Aoyama Riuun, you can't possibly win.
"Hmph!"
They were unable to refute, but a cold snort expressed the unease in their hearts.
...
"!"
As the Fourth Raikage, A was so astonished that he stopped his attacks. His face was full of disbelief, especially when he saw the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, who had borne the brunt of it, truly prostrated on the ground, not daring to resist at all. A's heart was filled with complicated feelings.
Even if he was a brute, A knew that there was no need to continue this war. Without dealing with Aoyama Riuun, Kumogakure could never win.
This time, Hatake Sakumo did not take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack while A was stunned. After all, even if he did, he wouldn't be able to cause any substantial damage to A. It was better to be honest.
After sheathing his White Light Chakra Sabre, Hatake Sakumo shrugged and said, "Have you decided whether to surrender or not? You should know, the Kumogakure ninja can only be harvested now!"
Under that Haki, most of the Kumogakure ninja had fainted directly. Even those who were still standing were trembling, not daring to make any move.
"I..."
Surrender? Such a foreign concept. To A, since becoming the Fourth Raikage, he had never surrendered to anyone. He was unwilling.
But in the current situation, even if A were a fool, he would know. It was only because Aoyama Riuun hadn't acted. If he did, all the Kumogakure ninja he had brought with him would probably be wiped out.
"Lord Raikage!"
At this time, the conscious Kumogakure ninja all gathered around him, standing by A's side. Their faces showed a willingness to die. For Kumogakure, these people could truly be fearless in the face of death.
"Enough!"
But seeing this, A was even less likely to choose to continue fighting. He raised a hand and looked at the surrounding Kumogakure ninja, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes.
"Begin the retreat!"
"Lord Raikage!"
Kumogakure had many brutes, and some of them were still struggling. But A shouted directly, "I said retreat, didn't you hear me? Do you want to see all the Kumogakure ninja die here today!"
Like an angry lion, A roared loudly.
"...Yes!"
Being roared at by A like this, the surrounding brutes didn't dare to say anything more. They immediately began to organize their forces and started to retreat.
At the same time, Aoyama Riuun also withdrew his Dragon's Might and Conqueror's Haki. He descended from the sky, reverting to his half-dragon form.
The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, who had been prostrated on the ground, also exited their Tailed Beast states at this time, reverting to Killer Bee and Yugito. Both of them looked at Aoyama Riuun with complicated expressions for a while, then chose to obey A's command and began to retreat.
All the fainted Kumogakure ninja were taken away.
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