UK:GSW Chapter 435 – The Fall of the Hidden Cloud, a Blitzkrieg Without Poland
The Fourth Raikage, A, was dead.
Using Blackened Obito's Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan as the key trap, in a form not seen in the original except during the battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki — the ultimate dual Kamui Mangekyo — Kakashi Hatake… no, the Kakashi who had returned from the Warhammer 40K world, directly sucked the Fourth Raikage into the Kamui dimension.
Although he did not have the chakra boost from Blackened Obito as in the original, as a "super soldier returning from Warhammer 40K," his mental will and power were already far beyond canon. On top of that, he had also trained in the Learning Space and been nourished by the "System Shut-in Package" provided by Uchiha Kei.
Under these conditions, Kakashi's strength had long surpassed his Fourth Shinobi World War self in the original, now equivalent to Blackened Obito's final power-up state.
That was a state where one could exchange blows with Kaguya Otsutsuki, even making her suffer minor losses — a true super-cheat mode.
And inside the Kamui dimension was another trap: Hyuga Neji, the Hyuga clan's top genius of his generation, who had also undergone special training and was enhanced by White Zetsu Afei's possession.
Perhaps due to the unique nature of White Zetsu, when White Zetsu Afei possessed Neji, the defect in his Byakugan caused by the Hyuga clan's Caged Bird curse mark was actually repaired.
Thus, when Neji, having fully gathered his power, struck the moment A was thrown into Kamui space, he attacked with the most ferocious technique perfectly countering the Cloud's Lightning Release.
A had already been in an all-out explosive charge due to his earlier surprise attack on Kakashi, which meant his defenses were greatly lowered.
Kakashi, when tossing A into Kamui, used certain tricks through spatial logic to strip away more than half of A's chakra and Lightning Release Armor, ensuring he landed right next to Neji — and with his back to him.
A was doomed.
Neji, empowered by White Zetsu Afei plus days of "Shut-in Package" nourishment, was without doubt at Kage-level strength. With the ambush and perfect attack angle, the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist exploded in full force, delivering a complete "full-body massage."
In an instant, A's Lightning Release Armor collapsed entirely, the flow of chakra in his body was severely disrupted, and the Gentle Fist's force inflicted heavy internal injuries.
This was, without doubt, the most severe injury A had suffered since his debut — utterly miserable.
But even with such severe wounds, never doubt the Raikage's survival instincts. He could still attempt one last burst to pull away from Neji.
Had this been the normal outside world, A's speed might have saved him.
But in the Kamui space, with its harsh and strange environment, speed-based shinobi were already at a disadvantage.
More importantly, Kakashi had no intention of letting him leave alive.
The deadliest strike Kakashi had prepared appeared at this moment.
A blade of lightning slashed — without his armor, already heavily injured, A had no chance to resist. The strike cut through both heart and throat, the lightning charring the wounds to ash.
Under such combined damage, A could only widen his eyes before life slipped away, unable to utter a final word.
In his last moment, A seemed to see the terrifying edge of the long-vanished Hatake swordsmanship return — yet this was not only the Hatake style, but also Kakashi's mastery of Lightning Release.
This was the result of Kakashi, under the influence of Sakumo Hatake, reclaiming the Hatake sword style and combining it with his Warhammer 40K experiences to create a lightning sword technique purely for killing.
He could never surpass Sakumo in pure swordsmanship, but in overall strength, he had reached the level of the "White Fang of the Leaf" in his own way.
He had always been a genius surpassing even Itachi Uchiha, but trapped in past nightmares. Once freed, with a lofty goal he could not evade, his suppressed talent erupted completely.
With the Learning Space and "Shut-in Package" boosts, his power skyrocketed like a system cheat.
And though Kakashi could have slain A in direct combat, he instead chose to layer trap upon trap for a single killing blow. In that sense, A's death was not undeserved.
Back to the present — Kakashi emerged from Kamui with Neji and A's corpse.
When the corpse of the Fourth Raikage was placed on the battlefield, both Konoha and Cloud shinobi were stunned, eyes wide with disbelief.
After all, that was the Fourth Raikage — leader of the Hidden Cloud, hailed as possibly the strongest Kage in recent years due to the Cloud and Land of Lightning's power and prosperity.
And yet, such a powerful Kage was dead — and so casually. From his sudden appearance on the battlefield, to being sucked into Kamui, to his corpse being tossed out — less than a minute had passed.
For an ordinary ninja, that might not be strange.
But for a Kage? That was far too short.
In all of shinobi history, no Kage had ever died so quickly — a darkly humorous irony, dying like a weed cut down.
Compared to the Third Raikage's three-day, three-night battle against the Stone before falling, the Fourth now looked like a clown for the masses.
For the Cloud shinobi, though, this was no joke — it was a nightmare.
Some even suspected a Konoha plot, claiming the corpse was fake.
But reality would not change for denial.
When Kakashi loudly declared the Fourth Raikage dead, demanding surrender, and joined the fight with Neji, the battle's outcome was sealed.
The already shaky Cloud forces collapsed. A one-sided slaughter followed.
Those who resisted were cut down. Commander Darui was slain by Kakashi, leaving the Cloud leaderless.
Defeat came like a landslide.
Of two thousand Cloud shinobi, none escaped. Those attempting to flee were intercepted or killed by lurking White Zetsu — Uchiha Kei's arrangement at Kakashi's request.
Konoha's aim was not merely to defeat the Cloud — but to destroy it entirely.
In the "2nd Konoha," the leadership was far more aggressive than in the prime world, seeking to unify the ninja world against the threat of the Otsutsuki.
The danger was no longer a secret; even before Uchiha Madara learned, the 2nd Black Zetsu had revealed it under interrogation.
Unlike in the prime world, the Otsutsuki threat here was imminent.
Kakashi linked it to the threat of Chaos, making him an absolute hawk. "How can you guard the ninja world and Konoha while sharing it with a swarm of insects?" he said.
With Sand an ally and Mist weakened, only Stone and Cloud remained dangerous. Cloud had grown arrogant enough to provoke Konoha directly — a fatal mistake.
Thus was today's battle conceived: to crush the Cloud completely.
Now, the first stage was complete. The Cloud's frontline forces and Raikage were annihilated.
With defenses stripped bare, Konoha's blitzkrieg began.
Kakashi led the strike, aiming to hit before news of the defeat could spread. Prime-world Konoha helped in secret — Uchiha Kei's White Zetsu wiped out all spies.
By the time the Cloud realized, Konoha was at their gates.
Caught completely off guard, the Cloud was in chaos. Kakashi, using Kamui, phased directly into the village, detonating its center like Pain's invasion, creating a pincer situation.
Then, in the midst of the chaos, Konoha threw out the Raikage's corpse and announced the annihilation of the front line.
For the Cloud, it was a thunderbolt. Some raged — like the Raikage's sworn brother, Killer B, who transformed into the full Eight-Tails to fight.
But he was mercilessly suppressed by Naruto — the perfect jinchuriki, now empowered by chakra from the other Tailed Beasts. Though lacking the Sage of Six Paths' buff from the original, he was beyond any previous level, a true super-Kage.
The Eight-Tails was no match, especially with Kakashi's support.
Armored Susanoo Naruto + Kakashi appeared, reminding the Eight-Tails of past domination — and he was crushed.
With B defeated, the Cloud's morale collapsed. In a world where super-strong individuals could decide entire wars, this was the end.
Thus, two days before the release of The Last Ninja, the entire 2nd ninja world learned shocking news:
The Hidden Cloud had fallen.
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