[Ding! Defeated a large number of Iwagakure/Kumogakure elites. Attempting to copy traits…]
[Current copyable traits: Lightning Release: Lightning Armor (Purple), Lightning Release Mastery (Blue), Lightning Release: Thunder Bind (Blue), Lightning Release: Lightning Dash (Blue), Strong Physique (Green), Agile Body (White)… ]
[Ding! Defeated Eight-Tails Jinchūriki Killer B. Attempting to copy traits…]
[Copyable traits: Rap Battle God (Black), Universally Annoying (Black), Octopus Tentacle Regeneration (Gold), Perfect Jinchūriki (Gold), Eight-Tails Vortex (Purple), Lariat (Purple), Ultra Sonic Lightning Blade (Purple), Tailed Beast Chakra Mode (Purple)… ]
[Congratulations! Host obtained common trait Agile Body (White).]
[Congratulations! Host obtained common trait Minor Strength (White).]
[Congratulations! Host obtained legendary trait Octopus Tentacle Regeneration (Gold). After activation, chakra can be consumed to rapidly regenerate limbs and internal organs. The effectiveness scales with chakra consumption.]
[Congratulations…]
Watching the endless stream of system notifications, Uchiha Kai's hand paused slightly.
"Octopus tentacle regeneration?"
He touched the corner of his mouth, murmuring with amusement.
"Seems… somewhat similar to Hashirama's Wood Release cell regeneration."
"Not bad. This ability is practical."
Octopus limb regeneration.
Thinking of that, Kai suddenly bent forward, running a hand through his hair and bursting into loud laughter.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
The sudden laughter exploded across the battlefield.
Everyone froze.
Both enemies and allies turned instinctively toward the source.
It was him.
Kai.
Countless eyes focused on him.
He was clutching his forehead with one hand, his body bent over from laughter.
The sound was loud, filled with pure joy.
It seemed…
He was genuinely happy.
"Here we go again…"
Nara Shikaku sighed and covered his face, lowering his head.
What do you do when your boss is a maniacally laughing Uchiha?
Easy.
Just don't look.
Crack.
A chunk of skin peeled off Hashirama Senju's face as he watched Kai laugh.
In his mind, the image of someone familiar appeared.
"Madara…"
"I never imagined your descendant would resemble you so much."
"Still… after such a brutal massacre, is laughing really necessary?"
He didn't understand.
Not at all.
From Hashirama's perspective, hundreds of Iwagakure shinobi had died.
Kumogakure hadn't lost as many, but the casualties were still severe.
This was the ultimate form of slaughter.
A massive loss for the entire ninja world.
Of course—
There was one exception.
Deidara.
Seeing Kai laugh, Deidara suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Art?! Hahaha! Even his laughter carries explosive artistic rhythm!"
He seemed deeply inspired.
His whole body trembled with excitement.
A pathological fervor appeared in his cyan-blue eyes.
Without realizing it, he began dancing wildly in rhythm with Kai's laughter.
"OH HO HO! YES! THAT'S IT!"
"That's the climax of art! The aftertaste of ultimate artistry!"
"Hahaha! Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
Their laughter echoed back and forth, drawing even more attention.
On the right side, the Fourth Raikage, A, who had been blasted far away by the shockwave, had just climbed back up.
He immediately saw his younger brother crushed nearly to death.
Hearing that arrogant laughter—
The hot-tempered Raikage's eyes turned red instantly.
Rage surged in his chest.
"Uchiha Kai! How could you—how could you—"
He roared and rushed forward, pointing furiously at Kai.
"How could you go this far! You—"
At first, the Kumogakure shinobi were excited.
Their Raikage had finally stepped up for them!
But he only rushed forward to shout accusations.
That…
Silenced them again.
This entire rescue operation had become a complete joke for Kumogakure.
"Damn Uchiha! You'll die horribly someday!"
One Kumogakure jōnin finally suppressed his fear and charged forward, Lightning Release chakra bursting violently from his body.
Crackle!
His body transformed into a furious bolt of lightning.
But just as he rushed toward Kai—
A companion leapt forward from behind and grabbed his leg desperately.
"Bro, if you charge now you're just delivering yourself! Don't be stupid!"
The jōnin stumbled.
The momentum he had built collapsed instantly.
He turned back toward his friend with gritted teeth.
"Delivering myself?"
"Even if I'm just meat, I'll splash my blood all over him!"
"And then what? Heh heh heh—"
A new voice suddenly slipped into the conversation.
Orochimaru.
With Kai's permission, Orochimaru had been wandering around the battlefield collecting cells and severed limbs.
For Kumogakure and Iwagakure—
This battlefield was hell.
For Orochimaru?
It was paradise.
A beautiful paradise.
"Hehehe…"
He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
"Why don't the remaining two thousand Kumogakure jōnin charge in as well?"
His tone was completely sincere.
Living bodies?
Living bodies were far less useful than dead ones.
Once Edo Tensei was used—
Even if they died, they would crawl out of the ground and continue working as unpaid labor.
After hearing Kai's philosophy, Orochimaru had become convinced that Kai was exactly the same kind of person as him.
That was why he returned to Konoha without hesitation.
And even willingly acted as a subordinate.
If Pain ever heard about this, he would probably spend an entire night questioning his life choices.
"Ahem…"
After laughing for a while, Uchiha Kai fused all the white-tier traits he had just copied and fed them into Tentacle Regeneration.
Then he stepped forward.
Standing in midair.
Looking down at the two thousand Kumogakure shinobi whose eyes burned with hatred and fury.
His smile was teasing.
"Right now…"
"You're surrounded by me."
"Of course, your attack has caused significant damage to Konoha's newly rebuilt foundations."
"So now—"
"I'll give you two choices."
"Either stay here and work honestly to repay the damage."
"Or…"
"I kill you all first."
"And then resurrect you with Edo Tensei so you can work honestly to repay the damage."
"Choose."
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