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Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!
The sound of fluttering paper grew louder.
"Hm?"
The Fourth Raikage immediately sensed something was wrong. He whipped his head around to look in Hashirama Senju's direction.
The scene before him made his eyes widen in shock.
"What… is this?"
A large question mark appeared in the Raikage's mind. The head of Hashirama, which had been blown away moments ago, was now gone—vanished as if it had never existed.
Where his body had been, stacks of paper were forming.
But these weren't ordinary sheets of paper.
They looked like the kind burned as offerings to the dead, or rather, the ash-like remnants of such paper after being consumed by flames.
The paper fragments swirled and floated, eventually coalescing back into the shape of a person.
The dark red armor reappeared, unmarred by any damage.
There wasn't even a scratch on it.
Hashirama's face reformed, his black hair flowing.
The Hashirama who had just been obliterated by the Raikage now stood before him, completely unscathed.
"How is this possible?!"
The Raikage's eyes were wide with disbelief. Such a thing was beyond comprehension.
What kind of monster is this?
How do you kill something like that?
How can you fight it?
A sense of helplessness and despair began to creep into the Raikage's heart—he had never faced an enemy like this before.
As for the onlookers around them, there was no surprise on their faces.
They had seen so many incredible things from Hashirama that nothing shocked them anymore.
This is Hashirama Senju!
"Raikage, you're too powerful. I can't afford to give you another chance."
Hashirama's voice rang out calmly, clearly heard by everyone, causing the crowd to twitch in disbelief.
Who is really the powerful one here?!
But the truth was something they couldn't know.
Hashirama had his own concerns.
Currently, over 60% of Hashirama's cells were on the verge of full revival.
In his current state as a reanimated body, he didn't fear these attacks.
However, after his resurrection, he would be in a flesh-and-blood form, and even with his passive self-healing abilities, he wouldn't be able to withstand a fatal blow.
The Raikage was too fast!
Hashirama had sensed it earlier. Even though he knew the Raikage was coming, he couldn't dodge in time.
Nearly at the speed of light.
The threat posed by that elbow strike was significant.
Hashirama couldn't allow such a threat to remain, especially since the Raikage had dared to strike him.
Unforgivable!
"Yingying, issue a mission for me. I'm going to flatten the Hidden Cloud Village!"
With that thought, Hashirama addressed Yingying. The anger in his heart had been building ever since he recovered from his reanimated state.
The Hidden Cloud Village.
No matter which Raikage had led it over the years, it had always harbored a deep grudge against Konoha.
An S-rank mission? So be it!
You Really Think I Can't Do It?
"Flatten the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Yingying immediately typed these words on the phone. After entering them, it ran a test.
"S-rank!"
Yingying's voice was filled with extreme excitement. Another S-rank mission! Completing it would bring them to over 70% completion.
"This is the one."
Hashirama nodded and raised his hands to clap them together, ready to take action. But then, something occurred to him.
"Yingying, I can still issue another mission, right?"
Hashirama suddenly realized that he had just cleared two tasks. That meant he could add another mission to the current situation.
"Correct!"
Yingying nodded eagerly. It had already sensed that its host had another idea—perhaps another chance for a double achievement.
"Yingying, issue a mission: Remove the Hidden Cloud Village from the shinobi world!"
A cold gleam flashed in Hashirama's dark eyes. Initially, he had intended to convene the Five Kage Summit to negotiate with the five great shinobi villages.
But this Raikage clearly had no interest in talking.
In that case, there was no need to let them remain!
"S-rank!"
Yingying's eyes widened as it responded. Staring at the phone screen, it suddenly realized that its host was a genius.
At first glance, these two missions seemed identical.
But on closer inspection, they were different enough for the system to recognize them separately.
One action would yield the results of two missions.
This was just too satisfying!
Yingying could hardly contain its excitement, trembling with anticipation at the thought of soon taking in another reward like the last one.
"This is it. Issue it now."
Hashirama nodded.
He then turned his full attention back to the Fourth Raikage, who stood not far away, still in shock. Hashirama glanced past him, towards the Hidden Cloud Village behind him.
On the village gate, the emblem of the Hidden Cloud was displayed.
That symbol would vanish from the shinobi world today.
"Fourth Raikage."
"Do you understand what your attack just meant?"
"As the Raikage."
"The entire Hidden Cloud Village will pay the price for your actions!"
Hashirama deliberately raised his voice. His words weren't just for the Fourth Raikage, but for the onlookers nearby as well.
To kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
The Fourth Raikage was the chicken.
And there was no point in talking to a doomed chicken—the only purpose was to frighten the surrounding monkeys.
Snap!
Suddenly.
Hashirama clapped his hands together, producing a sharp, clear sound. A surge of terrifying chakra erupted from him in an instant.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The nearly tangible chakra expelled the surrounding air, making the entire space seem to freeze.
For a moment.
The entire area fell into silence.
Everyone was struck with profound shock.
Their eyes were fixed on the man who was the center of attention.
In an instant.
Red markings appeared on Hashirama's face, spreading from around his eyes and forming a circle on his forehead.
Sage Mode!
In the blink of an eye.
Hashirama entered Sage Mode. His massive chakra combined with natural energy, creating Sage Art chakra.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hashirama's body seemed to be a vortex, continuously drawing in the surrounding natural energy.
An extraordinary scene unfolded.
The air was continuously pushed away by the immense chakra, while natural energy flowed back towards Hashirama.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The ground shattered, revealing deep fissures that resembled broken glass, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure for everyone around.
What kind of power is this?!!!
Including the Fourth Raikage, everyone in the area was stunned, finding it hard to even breathe, let alone fight.
Is this what lies within the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?
"Fourth Raikage, let me now show you what true power looks like!"
Hashirama maintained his hands in a clasped position. As he spoke, the air pressure around him intensified, and a colossal Buddha slowly manifested.
"Sage Art - Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"
(End of Chapter)