Silent stillness immediately spread.
It was even a little awkward.
Shukaku and Rasa, who had been making bold claims moments ago, now barely dared to breathe.
And the people in the distance, who had originally been hoping Rasa could defeat Kyo, were all struck dumb.
Only then did they suddenly understand.
Why this youth from Amegakure had just uttered the words, "to intimidate Sunagakure with absolute military force"...
He wasn't being arrogant.
It was because... he truly possessed such terrifying power!
After summoning this gigantic armored samurai, that feeling permeated the minds of every Sunagakure's Shinobi even more deeply.
No one knew what this so-called Kokujo Tengen Myo'o actually was...
But, without a doubt, everyone knew-
This guy was incredibly strong!
Almost... to an absurd degree.
Off to the side,
Shukaku's heart immediately began to pound.
Originally, its goal in taking advantage of this chaos to emerge was to beat up Rasa for revenge and have some fun destroying things freely...
But looking at the current situation? Revenge?
It would be lucky just to survive!
As a Tailed Beast, no one present understood the power of a Bijudama better than it did.
Precisely because it understood,
when it saw its own Bijudama being sliced apart, the shock in its heart far surpassed that of the others.
Its fear and respect for this golden-eyed youth and the armored samurai deepened all the more.
Shukaku's mood was heavy.
It understood,
this guy in front of it... it absolutely could not provoked him any further!
Before he decided to kill it, it had to run!
Fleeing was the best course of action!
Thinking this,
Shukaku didn't hesitate for a moment. It instantly kicked off with its hind legs and leaped away in the direction opposite Kyo!
Boom!!!
Despite its immense size, when running at full speed, it was incredibly fast!
In just a moment, it had vanished in a flash from everyone's sight!
Carrying the body of the young Gaara, it completely fled into the unfathomable darkness in the distance.
Disappearing without a trace in the boundless desert of the Land of Wind.
"...??!"
Seeing this scene,
At that moment, not only Rasa, but also the gathered Sunagakure's Shinobi in the distance were completely dumbfounded!
Their eyes wide as saucers, as if they'd seen a ghost.
'Wait!'
'What the hell was going on?!'
'That terrifying monster Shukaku... had actually just fled??!'
'And this was a Tailed Beast??!'
Itachi and Juzo, hiding in the shadows in the distance, were also stunned.
'Huh???'
'Even a mighty Tailed Beast was scared off by that armored samurai?!'
Juzo's eyes suddenly flickered, as if something occurred to him. He quickly lowered his voice and asked Itachi beside him:
"The Tailed Beast is running on its own!"
"Should we go after it... Itachi!?"
Hearing this,
Itachi, who had been deep in thought, was momentarily startled.
But then, he suddenly realized-
The Akatsuki's ultimate objective was precisely to collect all the Tailed Beasts and use them to create Tailed Beast Weapons to wage war!
And now, as a member of Akatsuki, he probably should go and capture this lone Tailed Beast!
But, the problem was...
He was a spy for Konoha!
The reason he joined Akatsuki was solely to prevent them from harming Konoha...
If he helped Akatsuki capture Tailed Beasts now, wouldn't that actually advance the process of the Shinobi World War?
Itachi's gaze became conflicted, extremely complex.
It was a long time later before he looked up at Juzo, shook his head solemnly, and said in a low, serious voice:
"Juzo-san, we cannot go after it."
"Have you forgotten the mission Leader gave us this time?"
"We are to keep a close watch on Kyo-senpai at all times and not let him out of our sight."
"As for capturing Tailed Beasts,"
"That's a mission for later. It can definitely wait."
"Right?"
"..."
After the words fell, Juzo was momentarily stunned.
Then, after thinking it over for a while, he nodded, somewhat confused.
He felt something wasn't quite right,
but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
...
Meanwhile, back in the center of the battlefield.
Kyo watched Shukaku flee into the distance and vanish, his own gaze frozen for a moment.
He hadn't expected that this seemingly straightforward creature would just bolt like that without a word...
But, well...
Since the mission to defeat the One-Tail Jinchuriki was already complete, he'd let it go for now.
Now, only the last mission remained.
Defeat the Kazekage, Rasa.
Thinking this,
Kyo smiled and looked over at Rasa, deliberately putting on airs as he spoke:
"My, my?"
"Kazekage-sama, just what happened here?"
"Your so-called 'power of the Tailed Beast', under my military intimidation, just up and ran away like that?"
"What are we going to do now?"
"Without a Tailed Beast, can Sunagakure still be called one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"
"Hmm? What do you think?"
Combining his experience from trolling forums in another world,
Kyo opened his mouth like a veteran otaku and internet troll.
Sure enough,
after his words fell,
Rasa's expression immediately changed, fury igniting!
He was already pissed off about Shukaku escaping,
and now, hearing this sarcastic, pointed speech, how could he handle it?
Questioning him was one thing,
but he would never allow anyone to question Sunagakure's standing!
Thinking this, Rasa fixed his gaze sharply on Kyo, a stream of gold dust rising in his hand. He said darkly:
"You brat..."
"From the moment you came to Sunagakure, weren't you ever afraid that you might lose!?"
"...Huh?"
The instant Rasa's words fell,
Kyo suddenly noticed that, unnoticed, his feet were now completely bound by thick gold dust, unable to move an inch!
At that moment, a cold smile appeared on Rasa's face. He said flatly:
"Hmph, don't bother struggling, youth of Amegakure."
"While you were speaking just now, I used my Magnet Release to its maximum limit, sealing your legs completely with the gold dust throughout this entire desert land!"
"Unless you cut off your legs... there is absolutely no way you can move!"
Saying this, Rasa raised his hands menacingly, a grim smile curling his lips as he stared fiercely:
"Die here, invader."
"Remember... this vast desert you stand in, is my domain!!"
As the words ended, Rasa instantly completed his hand seals, his gaze hardening!
"Magnet Release-"
"Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!!!"
Boom!!
Before his words even faded, in an instant, countless amounts of gold dust rose from the desert, like a tidal wave of golden sea, surging towards Kyo!
However, at that very moment-
Suddenly,
Boom!
A sharp, giant samurai sword descended from the sky in a flash!
With a single, powerful, accurate slash, it struck the ground directly in front of Kyo, immediately intercepting and blocking all the incoming gold dust!
Rasa's expression changed instantly.
As the giant blade lifted, the Kyo before him still had a casual smile, saying leisurely:
"Did you really think I summoned it just to be a background prop?"
"Don't be naive, Rasa."
"Since you still seem to think you can put up a fight,"
"Then it seems I'll have to... make you truly experience the meaning of a gap in power."
As he spoke, Kyo slightly raised his hand.
In his palm, a dangerous, deep purple aura began to seep out!
"?!"
At his words, Rasa's expression shifted slightly.
But before he could react, Kyo smiled and spoke:
"Take this as today's finishing move."
"Hado #90..."
"Kurohitsugi."
As the words ended!
Thump!
Suddenly, a violent surge of purple Spiritual Pressure gathered!
Around Rasa's entire body, a massive black cube made of Spiritual Pressure materialized, completely enveloping him!
Then, countless blades of gravitational torrents simultaneously struck towards the Rasa trapped within!
Feeling the terrifying oppressive force around him, Rasa's face turned deathly pale!
'What... what is this?!'
'How can a Ninjutsu like this exist?!'
Rasa immediately clenched his teeth, exerting all his strength, frantically manipulating his vast gold dust to surround himself, trying to defend against the incoming blades.
In fact, he succeeded.
However,
only for a single second.
After one second of defense, the shield of gold dust around him was instantly shattered!
Inside the Black Coffin, countless purple blades, now unimpeded, stabbed straight down, piercing Rasa's body!
Pfft!!!!
Under the moonlight, the Black Coffin dispersed.
Rasa's body was covered in wounds, blood splattering everywhere.
His eyes widened in disbelief, pupils constricted, his gaze one of despair and terror, as he suddenly collapsed.
Thud.
The invincible Fourth Kazekage,
had fallen.