A ninja is, by nature, an existence capable of enduring what others cannot.
For the sake of the entire village, for revenge, the Third Raikage chose to endure.
They would, sooner or later, possess means comparable to Kazuki, or even capable of threatening him.
Even if they couldn't create it, would Kazuki not die?
Didn't Madara and Hashirama both die back then?
If his generation couldn't see it, would the next generation not? What about the generation after that?
As long as they could survive, they would one day be able to take revenge. Kazuki couldn't live forever. At that time, they could invade Konoha, dig up his grave, and then drag his corpse out to whip it. That would be enough.
At that time, not only would Konoha be destroyed, but the damned Uchiha clan would also be exterminated.
Kazuki wasn't particularly concerned about the Third Raikage's inner thoughts, because he didn't need to ponder what dead men would think.
"Alright." Kazuki nodded slightly.
"However, you know too much, and Kumogakure is too dangerous and needs to be weakened. Therefore, you, the one considered the strongest Raikage, need to die. Of course, the most crucial thing is that someone needs to pay the price and take responsibility for Danzo's matter."
Danzo was a good person. If not for Danzo, it would have been difficult for him to attack Kumogakure with a legitimate reason.
After all, during the Second Great Ninja War, Kumogakure stood with Konoha. Although they were somewhat half-hearted, they did, at first, help Konoha tie down some of Iwagakure's fighting power.
"You!" A glared at Kazuki through gritted teeth.
Was this guy pushing his luck?
He wanted to fight Kazuki.
But just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by his father.
He looked at B, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes. "B and I will die, let A live."
"Father!" A exclaimed.
Was his father going to give them the chance to live?
"A, compared to us, you, alive, will feel the most pain. You must persevere and strive to live on." The Third Raikage waved his hand.
"Just as the Hokage said, someone has to pay the price. This price is too much for you to bear. B and I must bear it."
After speaking, he looked at Kazuki and said, "Come on, Hokage, I hope you can spare the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure."
"I won't go back on my word."
Kazuki pulled out the Sword of the Thunder God and precisely swiped at the heads of the Third Raikage and B, causing both their heads to fall in an instant.
"Father, Uncle!" A cried out in pain at the sight.
He wanted to fight Kazuki to the death, but just as his father had said, he had to live. For Kumogakure, he had to live, even if it meant being a dog. All of this was for Kumogakure, for revenge against Konoha.
"Actually, I'm very benevolent, but who told you to be so greedy?" Kazuki looked at the two corpses, his tone faint, and then turned his gaze to A, his ocular power surging.
"From now on, you are Konoha's, oh, no, you are Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage."
"Yes, I am Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage."
A's eyes were slightly dazed for a moment, then returned to normal as he looked at Kazuki with utmost respect.
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"Kumogakure's matter was resolved so quickly?"
Tsunade didn't know how to even begin to complain about Kazuki.
He aggressively went to Kumogakure, caused widespread destruction there, released Two-Tails, leaving it in a wild state, killed the Third Raikage and B, and also killed thousands of Kumo ninjas.
It would take at least ten years for Kumogakure to recover.
Kazuki didn't mention that A had been controlled by him. There was no need. The fewer people who knew about genjutsu control, the better.
"Mhm, it's pretty much resolved." Kazuki spread his hands.
"Since Kumogakure refused to act against the Daimyo, we had to push them a little. After all, for some things, someone has to pay the price."
"The Third Raikage and B have already paid the price, but the person who strongly advocated for bringing Danzo over was the Lightning Daimyo. It makes no sense for Kumogakure to pay the price, but the Lightning Daimyo getting away scotfree, right?"
"So Kumogakure will act against the Lightning Daimyo?" Tobirama narrowed his eyes.
For some reason, he felt that what Kazuki had done might not be limited to this.
This time was a bit of a pity. If Konoha hadn't been suffering from indigestion, they wouldn't have minded invading the Land of Lightning and making the entire Land of Lightning Konoha's territory.
The Land of Lightning was quite prosperous throughout the Ninja World.
"All the other villages have acted against their Daimyo, so it's impossible for the Lightning Daimyo to just watch from the sidelines, right?" Kazuki spread his hands.
He remembered a clan from the past that seemed to be called the Ketsuryūgan clan, originally a very powerful clan, even capable of fighting the Uchiha. It was because they offended the Lightning Daimyo that their clan was almost destroyed.
But what right does the Daimyo have?
Anyway, Kazuki couldn't quite understand the mindset of the Ninja World people, why should they obey the Daimyo's commands?
It was time for the Land of Lightning to fall into chaos.
Even though Tobirama had some suspicions, he didn't directly ask. After all, at the end of the day, Kazuki was the current Hokage, and he shouldn't pry. Moreover, Kazuki's abilities were not bad.
If it weren't for others holding him back, he probably would have wanted to integrate the entire Ninja World, right?
"The era of the Daimyo is pretty much coming to an end."
However, Tobirama was very supportive of this matter.
In the current era, Daimyo are no longer needed. Let the resistance against the Daimyo be a sacrifice for the fight against the Ōtsutsuki, perhaps?
"How do you feel after this battle?" Kazuki then turned to Mikoto and asked.
"Were there any emotional fluctuations?"
Mikoto tilted her head and asked, "Do I need to have emotional fluctuations when fighting the Third Raikage and the others?"
"Alright." Kazuki sighed helplessly.
It seemed the Third Raikage and his companions couldn't put too much pressure on Mikoto.
It seemed he needed to give Mikoto some pressure, but currently, in the Ninja World, only Madara seemed capable of doing so, right?