Chapter 98: The Fall of the Strongest Kazekage

The Third Kazekage felt his body being crushed under the impact. He tried to gather chakra but found himself helpless. His mind, already growing blurry as the attack forced him down to the ground, knew the end was near.

Tanaka, hovering high above, blinked twice: 'Is he still alive?'

Somewhat unbelievable, to say the least.

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[You have gained 331,666,969 EXP!]

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[You have obtained <Kekkei Genkai Seed: Magnet Style - S+ Rank> x1]

[You have obtained <Skill Book: Iron Sand Rain - Rank> x1]

[You have obtained <Skill Book: Iron Sand Spear - Rank> x1]

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'So, in the end, he died...'

Not that he was disappointed. After all, he had given the Kazekage the chance to retreat, but he chose to continue the war. This was nothing more than the result of his own choices.

Creating a dungeon, Tanaka began to learn the techniques and the Kekkei Genkai he had obtained.

[1+1=II]

"I can't feel the Third Kazekage's chakra anymore..." Mito murmured. Then she thought: 'Did that boy really manage to kill him?'

It was surprising, to say the least. After all, how long had it been since he arrived? She knew firsthand just how strong the Third Kazekage was, yet it had taken only a few hours for him to be defeated.

Not far away, the Third Mizukage turned pale. He knew what this meant and fully understood that things were going from bad to worse.

If it weren't for his remaining pride, he would want to shout in surrender right now.

Although the Raikage was still around, the Third Mizukage knew that, with only the two of them, it would be impossible to win this war. He felt fear toward that Uzumaki boy. He wasn't foolish and knew he was somewhat weaker than the Third Kazekage, not to mention the Third Tsuchikage. And both of them had been defeated by the same boy whom they initially treated as nothing more than an immature genius that they could easily control.

"The Third Kazekage is dead!"

When Tanaka's shout came from afar, echoing in all directions, it took only a moment for the Leaf Ninjas to react.

In the next moment, the Leaf ninjas, who had remained silent, burst into sudden tumult and cheers.

The Third Kazekage, known as the strongest Kazekage in history, whose talent in manipulating iron sand terrorized his enemies and caused countless deaths, had been killed!

"Yes!!!"

"Ohhhh!!!!"

"God, yes!!!"

Shouts upon shouts echoed like thunder in the sky.

The enemy forces were shaken, while the Sand Village mourned.

"No!!! Kazekage-sama!!"

"Vengeance for the one who killed Kazekage-sama!!"

Some, consumed by rage, roared as they marched toward Tanaka, only to be struck down by flying stones, incapacitating or killing them.

Tanaka looked at the Sand Ninjas coming toward him but remained indifferent.

At first, he wanted to avoid unnecessary deaths. However, he eventually understood one truth: only by displaying enough power in that situation could he achieve any result. He didn't have the talent for persuasion. He couldn't convince either the Third Tsuchikage or the Third Kazekage to retreat. Both chose to fight to the end. And, in the end, they perished by his hand.

In the palm of Tanaka's hand, iron sand accumulated. Controlling it, he formed small spheres and shot them toward the sand ninjas charging at him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ahhhh!"

Soon, screams and more screams were heard. The cries of the sand ninjas mixed with pain and despair, as they had practically lost the war. Their morale had plummeted, and before they could lose even more ninjas, some leaders began commanding the retreat. Among them was Chiyo.

"Let's retreat, we have nothing left to gain from this war!" she shouted.

Her son and daughter-in-law did the same, retreating along with her.

The Leaf ninjas didn't stop them.

It would have been foolish to chase after them, considering that enemies from the other two villages still remained.

With the Sand Village retreating, the people of Konoha celebrated. One less enemy to face significantly reduced the pressure on them.

Chiyo, upon seeing Tanaka in the distance, widened her eyes as she noticed something strange: "That... That's Magnet Style?"

Hearing this, her son and daughter-in-law looked and were shocked.

They weren't the only ones. Several sand ninjas realized it too and nearly fainted on the spot.

What they were seeing was the Iron Sand Rain Technique being launched against their own comrades, who had ignored the retreat orders and rushed toward Tanaka, only to be killed by this attack.

At the same time, the giant hand made of golden chains disappeared, revealing the bloodied body of the Third Kazekage within a fist-shaped crater.

All the bones in his body had been crushed, and several broken bones were exposed. His face was completely disfigured, unrecognizable.

If they hadn't known he was the only one to receive that attack, no one would be able to recognize him now. It was quite a bloody scene.

Tanaka, hovering above, took one last look at the body of the fallen Kazekage before flying toward the base.

Although he still had strength left and could help defeat the Mizukage and Raikage, he didn't want all the Kages from the four villages to perish. Ideally, he wanted them to reach an agreement and end the war.

[2x2=4]

At the base, he was drinking tea while discreetly exchanging notes with his clone in Uzushio.

'So Kushina-chan's shoes became popular in the village, and my clone made a pair for Rias as well...' Tanaka touched his chin.

His clone was asking if it was a good idea to commercialize the Kawaii shoes.

However, after thinking for a while, he replied: [Let's just sell a version without the voices and introduce slightly different models, but launch a brand. The brand can be the symbol of a whirlpool.]

Soon, the clone sent a message saying he understood and asked for a budget for it.

After sending 50 million, Tanaka stopped messaging his clone in Uzushio and started exchanging notes with his clone in Amegakure.

After a few messages, he read how Tatsumaki and Hanako wanted to see him soon.

Smiling, he replied: [Soon. Things are wrapping up here.]

He added in his mind: 'And even if the war continues, I've already done my part.'

With two villages retreating, and possibly the Mist Village as well, he no longer saw the need to continue participating in this war after achieving his purpose.

Now, he finally wanted to open the level 100 dungeon.

Unlike the other dungeons, he realized this one was special. Upon reading the introduction, he noticed it wasn't a regular dungeon; this one would take place elsewhere. More precisely, in a completely different world.

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