Chapter 312: The Raikage Bows His Head
This strike condensing the jinchuriki and tailed beast's full power successfully severed one of Perfect Susanoo's fingers.
But next moment, that severed energy finger regrew without any obstruction before closing inward, tightly wrapping Killer B's body within the palm.
Previously grabbing octopus tails, Eight-Tails could still find escape methods.
But now the jinchuriki was captured—this time Eight-Tails proved completely helpless.
Tailed beasts' greatest weakness was their jinchuriki.
"Stop!"
"Release Killer B!"
Seeing his brother captured, A immediately panicked.
He suddenly jumped up, again launching attacks toward Susanoo.
But without Eight-Tails' assistance, he couldn't possibly jump to Yasushi's height—only launching impacts from the ground.
But this height... could merely provide pedicures for Susanoo.
Yasushi completely ignored A. After capturing Killer B, he immediately turned to return.
Now A truly panicked.
Seemingly realizing that rescuing his brother through force proved impossible, A's expression changed rapidly.
Finally, A viciously bit his teeth. Face bearing humiliated expression, he loudly shouted at Yasushi:
"Uchiha Yasushi!"
"Didn't you say you wanted toll fees?"
"We'll pay! Just don't harm Killer B!"
"This battle—we admit defeat! We're willing to exchange ransom for Killer B. Just name your price!"
Shouting these words, Ay's hands gripped into fists. Knuckles turned white from excessive force. Nails nearly embedded into palm flesh.
Only this slight sharp pain proved far insufficient covering that scorching humiliation in his chest.
His body trembled slightly, heart filled with bone-deep unwillingness.
He was Lightning Country Cloud Village's Raikage—a powerhouse the entire shinobi world feared. When had he ever bowed so humbly to enemies?
But now, this reputation was personally smashed to the ground by himself while stepping on his own pride to beg enemies for mercy.
The two words "admit defeat" resembled red-hot branding irons—when rolling from A's throat, they burned his throat tight.
Killer B naturally understood his brother's pride. After hearing A's shouts, his heart proved both painful and furious.
"Big brother, don't worry about me! I won't die!"
He shouted loudly while desperately waving Eight-Tails' tentacles, futilely crashing against the energy hand imprisoning him.
But when A's gaze fell upon the struggling Killer B, his heart seemed gripped by an invisible hand—painfully nearly unable to breathe.
He clearly knew—he couldn't lose this brother.
If he as the older brother couldn't even protect his younger brother, what kind of Raikage was he?
He inhaled deeply, forcefully suppressing the surging blood in his chest while silently self-comforting inwardly.
As long as Killer B returned, what did this humiliation matter?
Worst case—repay it doubly later.
Only this self-comfort ultimately couldn't overcome that despair brought by powerlessness.
This clear recognition made his body tremble even more violently.
After hearing A's words, Yasushi finally stopped.
He looked down at A, tilted his head consideringly before extending his hand to grab an octopus tentacle. Slightly exerting force, he severed this Eight-Tails tail.
"Ahhh, pain pain pain..." Eight-Tails' miserable screams rang ceaselessly in Killer B's mind.
However, Killer B currently couldn't attend to Eight-Tails anymore.
After obtaining Eight-Tails' tail, Yasushi casually tossed Eight-Tails and Killer B downward, throwing them before A.
"After returning, send over one of Two-Tails' tails too. Then we're even."
After speaking, Yasushi canceled Susanoo before returning to Otogakure with Cloud Village's "toll fee."
He wasn't worried about A defaulting—worst case, another trip to Lightning Country.
"Damn it!"
A gripped his fists tightly, extraordinarily furious at Yasushi's invisible contempt and threats.
But the shinobi world valued strength above all—Cloud Village shinobi especially recognized this.
Before finding methods to defeat Uchiha Yasushi, A could only forcefully endure this fury.
He would merely remember this humiliation firmly in his heart, striving to train while attempting to advance further—until strong enough for revenge, then jumping out to resolve all new and old grudges together.
However, that demon-god-like crimson giant—could humans truly defeat such a thing?
A's heart involuntarily produced shadows, unable to disperse for long.
"Big brother, it's because of me that you..."
Killer B came to A's side, head hanging low while wanting to apologize—only to be slapped on the back by A.
"What stupid words are you saying!"
"You're my brother! Of course I want you back!"
"Merely bowing to admit defeat—we'll just fight back later!"
A's gaze circled everyone's faces. Seeing them all wearing dejected expressions, knowing Perfect Susanoo—this beyond-spec thing—had completely destroyed their confidence, he roared furiously:
"In this shinobi world, no invincible techniques exist!"
"Regardless of who or what technique, breaking methods definitely exist!"
"Years ago Uchiha Madara also used this Perfect Susanoo—wasn't he still killed by First Hokage Senju Hashirama?"
"Have you forgotten?"
"Now our Cloud Village also has its own Wood Release shinobi!"
"As long as we train diligently with heartfelt cultivation, future God of Shinobi will definitely appear in our Cloud Village!"
"When that time comes, we'll bring our village's Senju Hashirama to kill over there, eliminate Uchiha Yasushi, and wash away this humiliation!"
A's personal charisma proved strong. After passionate, impassioned words, he immediately made these simple-minded Cloud brutes believe—successively raising arms while shouting loudly.
"Correct! Future God of Shinobi will definitely appear in our Cloud Village!"
"Eliminate Uchiha Yasushi! Wash away humiliation!"
Nara Shikasuke hid sweating profusely behind the formation, extremely unaccustomed to this pyramid-scheme-like atmosphere.
Especially when he recalled those future Wood Release shinobi who'd fight Uchiha Yasushi all came from their Konoha rogue ninja families, his heart began trembling.
Previously at Konoha Village, he'd already witnessed how vast strength disparities could be among Wood Release shinobi.
He didn't believe their side's few Wood Release shinobi could grow to First Hokage-sama's level.
"Mm, that lazy kid Shikamaru shouldn't be counted on. Better to place hope on that girl Ino."
"Pity Akimichi clan had no one becoming Wood Release shinobi. Otherwise, with Akimichi clan's abundant chakra reserves, their Wood Release shinobi would definitely prove much stronger."
Shikasuke lowered his head while secretly calculating behind them.
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