Chapter 324: Destruction of Hidden Cloud

"That is... Raikage-sama!!"

Seeing Yu manipulating the massive white Bow and white arrows formed by countless white threads inside the Birdcage in front of them, all the Hidden Cloud Ninjas outside were instantly shaken. Darui and C, the right-hand men of the Fourth Raikage, were planning to charge back into the Birdcage.

"Don't come any closer!!"

The Fourth Raikage, charging forward like a raging thunderbolt, found himself engulfed in endless white light, feeling as if a white comet was rushing towards him. Everything around him disappeared without a trace.

Scarlet Yu...

He's really something else...

Facing the Holy Death Arrow tearing through the air towards him, his body felt as if it were frozen in place, unable to move, for the first time in his life feeling so close to death as the Fourth Raikage of the esteemed Hidden Cloud.

"Big brother!!"

At that critical moment, a colossal figure dashed over from the side and stood directly in front of the Fourth Raikage.

"B?!"

Seeing clearly that the gigantic figure blocking his way was none other than Killer B fully transformed into the Eight-Tails, the Fourth Raikage's face instantly changed drastically. He shouted madly, "Get out of the way! You'll be killed!!"

Boom!!

However, it was already too late. The Holy Death Arrow thrown by Yu exploded directly upon impact on the massive body of the Eight-Tails, Gyuki. The explosion was like a comet striking the Earth, sending the Fourth Raikage flying away like a cannonball!

A white light engulfed the vision of all the Hidden Cloud Ninjas present. As night began to fall over the Hidden Cloud Village, the brilliance from the Holy Death Arrow illuminated the sky as if it were daylight.

In the midst of this indescribable explosion, everyone temporarily lost consciousness. No one knew how much time had passed until they finally managed to slowly open their eyes.

Bang...

At this moment, a collapsed wall was suddenly pushed open by someone's hand. A disheveled Darui crawled out from inside, while on the other side, the battered Fourth Raikage shattered the stones pinning him down and leapt out from the rubble.

One by one, several other slightly stronger Hidden Cloud Ninjas struggled out from the debris, greedily breathing the air outside.

"Everyone... the village..."

After finally seeing the scene before them clearly, all the Hidden Cloud Ninjas stood dumbfounded in place. Everywhere they looked, there were demolished building remnants, and countless fallen comrades scattered on the ground.

The enormous Birdcage that had covered the entire Hidden Cloud Ninja village had completely closed in. The entire village had become a thing of the past, utterly destroyed in this calamitous disaster.

"Scarlet Yu..."

The Fourth Raikage looked around at his village and the many severely injured and dead ninjas around him, his own severed arm adding to his hatred, almost grinding his teeth to bits.

"B-sama!!"

"Yugito-sama!!"

At this moment, cries of astonishment from a group of Hidden Cloud Ninjas nearby caught the attention of the Fourth Raikage. Coming back to his senses and looking over, he saw the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, which had just rushed to shield him, now lying lifeless amidst the rubble before him.

And there lay Nii Yugito, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails, who had been pierced through by Yu's Sixteen Holy Bullets: Divine Execution inside the Birdcage, her body completely devoid of the primal tailed-beast chakra, leaving only her lifeless form on the ground nearby.

"B?!"

"Yugito?!"

Seeing both of his village's Jinchuriki, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, lying dead on the ground, especially B, who had been his comrade from birth, the Fourth Raikage simply couldn't accept this reality.

"Ah, it seems I may have gone a bit too far..."

Just then, a somewhat cynical voice reached the ears of the Fourth Raikage and every Hidden Cloud Ninja present. Everyone angrily looked up and saw Yu, who had somehow appeared in the sky above them.

Behind him was a newly risen crescent moon in the twilight sky. The jet-black Armament Haki on his body slowly faded away like ink, and his white hair, which had ignited into the sky, fell back down as he exited Sage Mode, looking down imperiously at every Hidden Cloud Ninja present.

"However, every action has its consequences, and all of this is what you deserve."

Feeling the immense depletion within himself after this great battle, Yu's gaze fell upon the Fourth Raikage standing below him. He looked at the Raikage's expression of anger and pain, a hint of mockery playing on his lips.

"Damn it... I will definitely kill you!!"

Upon seeing Yu utter such words after destroying the entire Hidden Cloud Ninja village and killing Yugito of the Two-Tails and Killer B of the Eight-Tails, the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Armor erupted once again, his eyes filled with hatred like a sharpened blade.

"Kill me? Don't speak so confidently about things you can't accomplish..."

Feeling the Fourth Raikage's gaze on him as if it could kill him a thousand times over, hearing his threat to kill him, Yu's slender eyebrows raised slightly. He then shook his head with a faint smile of derision, "But never mind, I've had my fill today..."

"If there's another chance in the future, I hope you'll make it more enjoyable for me."

Air Door!!

After saying this, Yu nonchalantly evaded several lightning-released ninjutsu attacks and countless flying shurikens aimed at him. Ignoring the angry gazes of all the Hidden Cloud Ninjas present, he turned and entered a spatial portal that opened behind him, disappearing without a trace...

"He's gone?!"

Seeing the perpetrator who destroyed the entire Hidden Cloud, killed Yugito and Killer B, and so many other ninjas, easily leave in front of them all, the Fourth Raikage, seething with unvented rage, angrily stomped the ground beneath him, "Damn Space-Time Ninjutsu!!"

"Don't be like this, A."

"Thank goodness that terrifying guy finally left. Otherwise, our losses today might not have been limited to just this."

Seeing the Fourth Raikage furious and looking at the once densely populated Hidden Cloud Ninja village now reduced to ruins, none of the surviving Hidden Cloud Ninjas felt like speaking. Only two Hidden Cloud Elders secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to comfort him.

"Big brother... cough..."

"Are you all okay? Has that guy finally left?"

After everything settled down, a large ninja with dark skin, white hair, and black sunglasses crawled out from under a huge rubble nearby.

"B?!"

Seeing the ninja emerge from the rubble, the Fourth Raikage couldn't contain his joy.

"B-sama? You're not dead?!"

Witnessing Killer B, who had seemingly been blasted by Yu's Holy Death Arrow, emerge alive from the rubble, several Hidden Cloud Ninjas rushed forward and pulled him out.

"That guy's power is too terrifying..."

"I'm lucky I used the Tentacle Clone Jutsu to fake my death and fool him, but unfortunately, Yugito..."

After being pulled out from the rubble by several Hidden Cloud Ninjas, the disheveled Killer B had a look of lingering fear on his face as his gaze fell to the side.

He saw the body of the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, which had been struck down by Yu's Holy Death Arrow, now turned into a lifeless giant octopus tentacle. On the other side, lying cold on the ground, was Nii Yugito, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails, motionless and silent.

The Tentacle Clone Jutsu was an advanced technique used by Killer B using the severed tentacles of the Eight-Tails, Gyuki. Even Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan couldn't distinguish its authenticity.

"You brat, I'm so glad you're okay!!"

Seeing Killer B unharmed, the Fourth Raikage, A, couldn't contain his emotions and gave him a hearty punch, though his ruggedly stern face couldn't hide his concern.

"However, to destroy Hidden Cloud, and to kill Yugito and so many ninjas..."

"That damn Scarlet Yu, I will never forgive him!!"

But as he came to his senses and looked at the once prosperous Hidden Cloud Ninja village now reduced to ruins, with Yugito of the Two-Tails and many Hidden Cloud ninjas and villagers buried within, the Fourth Raikage's heart surged with endless sadness and anger...

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