Boom, Kakashi's Lightning Blade struck Ashveil, yet it only sparked briefly before vanishing completely, as if swallowed by the air itself.
"My Lightning Blade…" Kakashi's eyes widened, disbelief etched across his face. He had never imagined his most powerful technique would be so effortlessly neutralized.
Ashveil's lips curved slightly upward. From him, a terrifying surge of Overlord's Power shot forth, striking Kakashi directly. The force sent him hurtling across the ground.
Pfft, a spray of blood burst from Kakashi's mouth. Boom, his body slammed into a massive crater, and he collapsed unconscious on the spot. Even as Konoha's strongest Jonin, he had been utterly defeated in an instant.
With Might Guy and other major threats absent, Ashveil felt a twinge of boredom. The remaining challengers were merely small fry. Soon, members from Konoha's great clans launched wave after wave of attacks, yet all were hopeless against him.
Many were crushed instantly by Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki, without him needing to lift a finger.
Shinra Tensei! A massive burst of force radiated outward, obliterating anyone attempting to encircle him within a thousand-meter radius. Ashveil advanced, step by step, as if walking through an empty village, directly toward the Hokage Office.
Above, Deidara could barely contain his excitement.
"That devil… Ashveil… his power is unimaginable!" he muttered, eyes wide. "The Fire Country has never faced such terror. I never expected him to end this so effortlessly!"
Inside the Hokage Office, Tsunade's face drained of color as blood rose in her mouth.
"Damn it… I never imagined his strength would be so terrifying! Did Jiraiya… die at their hands?" She clenched her fists, fury burning in her voice. "Even if it costs my life… I must protect Konoha!"
Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Seal, pumping Chakra into the injured to stabilize them. Meanwhile, Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki spread like wildfire across the village, a silent message demanding obedience.
"Tell me, where is the Nine-Tails! Otherwise… you will all know true pain!" Ashveil's voice roared, echoing through Konoha.
Despite the terror, no one revealed Naruto's location. The people of Konoha, expertly trained and loyal, faced death with unwavering defiance.
Ashveil's eyes narrowed. The Third Hokage had indeed trained them well—every one of them had been mentally fortified against coercion.
"Since none of you will speak," Ashveil muttered, "I will draw the Nine-Tails out myself."
Rising into the sky, Ashveil channeled his Conqueror's Haki into a massive energy sphere in his hand. Tsunade's eyes narrowed. Konoha's reconnaissance teams activated their Byakugan, trying to analyze his abilities.
Unfortunately, the results were futile. While they sensed the raw energy, the Chakra within Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki remained undetectable.
"Lady Tsunade, we cannot determine the nature of this Akatsuki member's Chakra…" a Hyuga intelligence officer said, frustration clear in his voice.
Even the most skilled ninja could not understand why Ashveil could unleash such power seemingly without effort. Unlike normal techniques, his energy required no conventional Chakra, instead stemming from an unprecedented, incomprehensible source.
"This is… impossible. There's no way to counter him," muttered one officer, panic rising.
Suddenly, the energy in Ashveil's hand trembled violently. A colossal, glass-like construct appeared, radiating multiple terrifying forces, each seemingly intent on tearing the world apart.
"Lady Tsunade… he has summoned something even more terrifying!" another officer whispered.
Tsunade stared in shock, unable to tear her gaze away.
"I never imagined… Ashveil's abilities are this vast," she breathed.
Ashveil's calm voice rang out, tauntingly clear.
"Next, I will destroy all of Konoha… I refuse to believe that Naruto still won't reveal himself."
The words sent waves of horror through every corner of the village. Civilians scattered, ninjas braced, and even the Hokage's closest allies were paralyzed with disbelief.
"Destroy Konoha? With his strength alone?" a Jonin murmured. "What kind of Ninjutsu can annihilate a country?"
Even Deidara, observing from above, was stunned into silence.
"That guy Ashveil… he's a monster. He could destroy the strongest Fire Country of the Five Great Nations… with ease! Only he could achieve something like this!"
Then, the ground shuddered violently. Ninjas looked up, fearing an Earth Style attack.
"No… this is not Earth Style," Tsunade muttered, eyes wide. "It's a vibration… an earthquake!"
The scale of the quake dwarfed even the Nine-Tails' destruction, shaking the entire Shinobi World. It was a force so unnatural and devastating that the village trembled as if preparing for annihilation.
Buildings crumbled, forests shattered, and entire hills were reduced to rubble. Konoha, once a bustling city, now resembled a war-torn wasteland. Gusts of wind carried debris across the ruined streets, while citizens fell unconscious under the overwhelming energy.
Deidara, floating above, was speechless.
"His Ninjutsu… it's more terrifying than my final self-destruct… He just destroyed an entire country in a single strike…"
Even Deidara, who prided himself on his ultimate art, could not deny Ashveil's unmatched power.
Ashveil's calm, confident presence remained, untouched by the chaos he had wrought. The Fire Country's strongest, most prepared ninjas were powerless against him.