The entire ninja world fell silent.
The leaders of the smaller countries and villages had already begun thinking about how they should surrender.
Even the remaining great villages, Iwagakure and Kumogakure, looked at each other with heavy expressions.
Sunagakure and Kirigakure, two of the Five Great Ninja Villages, had both been crushed by Konoha.
They had no choice but to bow their heads.
The people of the ninja world were not fools.
Even ordinary civilians could see the overwhelming strength Konoha had displayed.
The difference in power was simply too obvious.
Inside both Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the intelligence teams were rapidly analyzing Konoha's combat power.
"In the battle between Jiraiya and Rasa, Rasa used everything he had and still lost easily."
"Based on that battle, Jiraiya's strength is at least ten times greater than we originally estimated."
"An ordinary Kage-level shinobi is probably no match for him."
"Tsunade also showed tremendous growth."
"She didn't even use her monstrous strength during the battle."
"That means her true power is even higher."
"Sasori was far stronger than our previous intelligence suggested."
"Even an average Kage-level shinobi wouldn't stand a chance."
"The boy from the Inuzuka clan…"
"Kiba Inuzuka…"
"His battle was hidden by the mist, but based on the timing and destruction, his strength is at least at Kage-level."
"Rock Lee never even used the Eight Gates against Kisame."
"That means his combat power is above Kage-level too."
"Then there's Hinata Hyuga…"
"She knocked out the perfect Three-Tails jinchuriki with one punch."
"She even used a massive golden light sword during the fight."
"According to our estimates, she canceled the attack halfway because its destructive power was too great."
"That means Hinata's true strength has already surpassed what we can imagine."
"She's probably comparable to legends like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha."
Both Onoki and A looked grim.
Konoha had only sent six fighters so far, yet every single one of them had Kage-level or even higher combat power.
And those weren't even all of Konoha's strongest shinobi.
There were still others like Neji Hyuga, Tenten, and Shino Aburame, who had not even fought yet.
They were all from Konoha's younger generation too.
That meant Konoha likely had at least three more Kage-level shinobi waiting in reserve.
Then there were the adults.
Kakashi Hatake, the teacher of Naruto.
Might Guy, the teacher of Rock Lee.
If Lee was already this strong, then Guy had to be even stronger.
When they counted everyone together, Konoha had already sent over ten Kage-level and super-Kage-level fighters just to suppress two villages.
That level of strength was enough to make both Iwagakure and Kumogakure despair.
Even the usually fearless Fourth Raikage no longer knew what to say to comfort his people.
Before Konoha had even arrived, it already felt like the sky was falling.
Should they resist?
There was no hope.
Should they surrender?
The shame and humiliation in the hearts of the Kumogakure shinobi was unbearable.
"Look!"
"The camera changed again!"
"It's Kumogakure!"
"Hahaha! It's finally those savages' turn!"
"I want to see how badly they get beaten!"
"Cloud shinobi are always arrogant."
"Will they resist harder than the others?"
"Who do you think Konoha will send this time?"
"I bet it'll be the Uchiha clan."
"Either Shisui Uchiha or Itachi Uchiha."
"Their Mangekyo Sharingan would naturally suppress the jinchuriki."
"Why not Sasuke Uchiha?"
"Shisui and Itachi haven't fought much in public. Nobody knows how strong they really are."
"Don't joke around."
"Just look at Konoha's younger generation."
"Their strongest people must be monsters."
As the camera moved forward, Kumogakure came into view.
Thousands of Cloud shinobi had gathered at the village gates.
But the Konoha side was nowhere to be seen yet.
The audience became more excited.
Everyone wanted to know who Konoha had sent.
Then the camera finally turned.
The audience instantly froze.
The shinobi of Kumogakure had furious expressions.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes widened with rage.
"Naruto Uzumaki…"
"How dare he humiliate us like this?!"
The reason became obvious immediately.
Against Sunagakure and Kirigakure, Konoha had at least sent teams of ten people.
But against the massive force of Kumogakure, Konoha had sent only two people.
One man.
One woman.
Both wore black cloaks with red clouds.
The man had red hair, a cold face, and indifferent eyes.
The woman wore a paper flower in her hair and had a gentle smile.
They were Nagato and Konan.
"Who are they?"
"I've never seen them before."
"That outfit…"
"I remember it now."
"That was the uniform of the Akatsuki."
"Weren't they disbanded?"
"Did they join Konoha?"
"That woman is the Angel of Amegakure!"
"And that man…"
"Isn't he the god of the Hidden Rain?"
"It's too arrogant."
"They're trying to suppress Kumogakure with only two people."
"I trust Hokage-sama."
"Konoha will definitely win again."
"So these two are really that strong?"
"Can two people really crush Kumogakure?"
Konan stopped moving and remained behind.
Nagato continued walking alone.
He strode directly toward the thousands of Cloud shinobi by himself.
The audience watching the battle was stunned.
Two people had already seemed unbelievable.
But now it was obvious.
Nagato intended to fight ten thousand enemies by himself.
"Friend or enemy?"
"Choose one."
Nagato stopped several hundred feet away.
His voice was cold.
His tone carried undeniable authority.
"You…"
"You've gone too far!"
The Fourth Raikage trembled with rage.
No one had ever spoken to him like that before.
Even Naruto had remained polite when dealing with him.
But Nagato's attitude was completely different.
He was looking down on Kumogakure from above.
That same tone…
That same arrogance…
It was exactly how the Cloud shinobi usually spoke to everyone else.
Now that someone was treating them the same way, they could not stand it.
"You think this is going too far?" Nagato sneered.
"When you bullied others, did you ever think about how they felt?"
"You pushed wars into small countries."
"You caused countless deaths."
"You drove innocent people from their homes."
"Did you ever think you were going too far then?"
The Raikage was speechless.
Nagato's gaze grew colder.
"If you dominate others with violence, one day someone stronger will dominate you."
"That is justice."
"That is karma."
"Fourth Raikage, do you understand?"
"Who the hell do you think you are?!"
"We do whatever we want!"
"You're just an ant standing in front of Kumogakure!"
"You have no right to lecture us!"
"Kill him!"
"Teach this bastard a lesson!"
Several Cloud jonin charged forward in anger.
Nagato simply laughed.
"Of course."
"People like you never reflect on yourselves."
"You think it's only natural for you to oppress others."
"But the moment someone treats you the same way, you call it injustice."
"That hypocrisy makes me sick."
The Raikage's expression turned grim.
"You really think one person can face all of Kumogakure?"
Nagato continued walking forward.
"One person is enough."
The entire audience fell silent.
Some stared in disbelief.
Others could not help feeling fear.
"Third Raikage once fought ten thousand enemies alone."
"He died after three days and nights."
"Could this man really be stronger than him?"
"Konoha is full of monsters."
"One more isn't impossible."
"I don't even have the courage to stand in front of so many shinobi."
"This man's strength must be terrifying."
Twenty Kumogakure jonin rushed forward together.
No matter how arrogant they were, they still understood that Nagato was dangerous.
Lightning Release chakra surged.
Dozens of jutsu were prepared at once.
The sky lit up with dazzling lightning.
Nagato's expression never changed.
He continued walking forward calmly.
Then the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
"Shinra Tensei."
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