"This... this is the weapon he used over the Hidden Stone? Such unbelievable power! What on earth is that?" Chiyo's voice was laced with profound shock and terror.
She could hardly believe that if that thing had been detonated in the Hidden Sand Village just moments ago, she would have had no way to explain herself to the previous Kazekage who founded and protected the village once she reached the afterlife.
"I don't know. The only thing we know for sure is that he doesn't just have one or two of these weapons, he has many. If he so desires, destroying the remaining four Great Nations is no empty boast. Prepare yourself, nee-chan; the world is about to change forever," Ebizō said with a solemn expression.
To display it publicly under such unnecessary circumstances meant that the quantity of these weapons was definitely not small. As a high-level intelligence officer, he could grasp this logic almost instantly. Furthermore, under the threat of such all-consuming explosive power, whether it be Konoha, the Hidden Cloud, the Hidden Sand, or the Hidden Mist, they would all inevitably choose to retreat and yield.
Unless the entire upper leadership had gone mad, they would never risk their village and the lives of tens of thousands of people. From here on out, the ninja world would naturally enter the Era of Allen.
"Damn it! This kind of power... is it really something humans can master? No! I have to go ask the Great Toad Sage immediately."
Jiraiya didn't hesitate; he wanted to return to Mount Myōboku at once.
But before he could act, Allen, who had just returned, warned the two elder toads, Fukasaku and Shima, in a threatening tone: "Tell Gamamaru this! If he dares to reveal any information regarding me, I will level Mount Myōboku to the ground and slaughter every single one of his descendants, leaving none alive. Human affairs will be settled by humans themselves; there is no place for you toads to meddle."
"Hm?! You actually know the Great Toad Sage's name?" Fukasaku's face wore an expression of sheer surprise.
"I told you, this world holds no secrets from me."
After leaving those meaningful words, Allen took his team and vanished into the vast sea of sand without a backward glance.
Watching his receding figure, Jiraiya immediately asked, "What did he mean by those words?"
"It's simple. He is warning us not to interfere in the affairs of the human world. I'm sorry, Jiraiya-boy, but for the safety and legacy of Mount Myōboku, we may not be able to help you fight that dangerous young man anymore," Shima said with a hint of apology in her voice.
"Don't interfere in the affairs of the human world?" Jiraiya clearly didn't understand the true meaning behind the statement.
Fukasaku explained helplessly, "He believes that we toads of Mount Myōboku are exerting influence over this world through you, and he views this behavior with absolute loathing and dissatisfaction. In his eyes, only you humans have the right to decide the future of the ninja world. Be careful, Jiraiya-boy; he likely already views you as a puppet spokesperson propped up by the toads of Mount Myōboku in the human world."
"I don't understand. Why would he suddenly harbor such intense hostility toward Mount Myōboku?" Jiraiya furrowed his brows deeply.
"I don't know either. We might have to seek the answer from the Great Toad Sage," Fukasaku sighed softly.
As a Toad Sage who had lived for an unknown length of time, he had never seen the ninja world undergo such a violent, unprecedented transformation as it was now. The Daimyōs and nobles who had ruled these lands since ancient times were actually being threatened by the commoners at the very bottom of society.
Those ordinary people, who were once as submissive as lambs, had instantly transformed into jackals and tigers after obtaining the power of Nen, continuously striking at the crumbling old order. Even more terrifying was that the ideology of these people spread among the masses like a virus at an extremely rapid pace.
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As Allen and his group left the Land of Wind and continued eastward, planning to make the Land of Water their next stop, news regarding the power of the nuclear explosion was once again placed on the desks of the various Kages.
This time, because there were more witnesses and photographs, the data was much more comprehensive. Within just a few days, the academic elites among the ninjas calculated the blast radius and the potential damage at the core and the periphery.
Ultimately, they reached a conclusion: if one were within a one-kilometer radius of the blast center, there was absolutely no chance of survival. Between one and three kilometers away, a Kage-level powerhouse might barely manage to use their speed or Earth Release to dive dozens of meters underground to evade the majority of the damage. Beyond a five to ten-kilometer radius, the power dropped to a level that wouldn't easily result in death.
Of course, these calculations only accounted for the damage from the shockwave, fire, and thermal winds. Lacking the necessary instruments and knowledge, the ninjas had no idea that things like radiation even existed.
In reality, the nuclear bomb Allen possessed was a high-yield thermonuclear weapon produced by the V5 in the Hunter x Hunter world specifically to deal with creatures from the Dark Continent. The fireball formed at the moment of explosion alone had a diameter of nearly 3,000 meters, and its impact zone could reach over a hundred kilometers away.
Looking at the dense array of photos and documents on the desk, Elder Genji, who currently held the highest authority in the Hidden Mist, couldn't help but rub his temples. He asked in an exhausted voice, "Tell me your thoughts."
"It's obvious he's after the Tailed Beasts. However, considering the Three-Tails hasn't respawned yet after its death, his only target would be the Six-Tails, Saiken," Mei Terumī said without hesitation.
As the chosen candidate for the next Mizukage, though she hadn't officially taken office, she already held significant sway in meetings of this level.
"But Utakata defected a long time ago!" another older elder reminded her with a frown.
"That has nothing to do with whether he's a rogue ninja or not. Nominally, the Six-Tails is still the property of the Hidden Mist, and we are the only ones who track the Jinchūriki's movements. Most likely, he wants to replicate what he did in the Hidden Sand, forcing us to bow our heads. After all, under the deterrence of such a terrifying weapon, the current Hidden Mist has no capacity for resistance," Mei said, slamming her hand onto the table.
"Then what attitude should we adopt toward this aggressive newcomer?" Genji turned his gaze toward the future Fifth Mizukage.
There was no need to ask; he was testing Mei's decisiveness. As the Kage of a village, the most important trait was the ability to lead the village out of a crisis.
Mei undoubtedly realized this as well. she gave a bitter smile and spread her hands. "Aside from bowing our heads, do we have any other choice? Besides, we didn't have much strength to pursue the rogue Utakata in the first place. It would be better to simply agree to his demands upfront. After all, our Land of Water is perpetually isolated from the mainland. No matter how much trouble starts over there, it won't affect us..."