NOVEL WEB Chapter 137: Chapter 137: The Fall of Kumogakure
Thud!
A sharp, crisp collision echoed in the air.
Red and white streaks mingled, and the wide, glaring eyes paired with slightly parted lips reflected the final emotions of their owner's life.
In just a fleeting instant—
The Fourth Raikage, A, had fallen!
On the rooftop, his headless, broad-shouldered body froze for a moment before teetering. With a heavy crash, it tumbled from the heights and slammed onto the ground.
"Raikage-sama! No!"
"Boss!!"
"Raikage-sama!!"
Heart-wrenching cries erupted from the Kumogakure crowd.
Their leader, their shadow, had been slain right before their eyes. Fury and grief twisted their expressions as they bared their teeth in rage.
Spurred on by their emotions, the shinobi surged toward the towering structure of Kumogakure's headquarters, unleashing an overwhelming barrage of jutsu aimed squarely at Tobirama.
"A... you were a true Raikage."
Tobirama shook his head slightly, offering a brief moment of silence in his heart for the fallen leader.
Though they had been enemies, it was only a matter of differing allegiances.
A man willing to die for his village deserved respect, even from his adversary.
[Tokikagemane]
A unique Rinnegan ability exclusive to Senju Tobirama, it allowed him to halt time for a single target for 1 to 3 seconds based on his will. To onlookers, the affected individual would appear frozen in place, utterly defenseless.
This was how the Raikage, despite his years of tempered Lightning Release Armor, had fallen so swiftly. In the stillness, Tobirama had countless ways to take his life effortlessly.
Pushing aside his thoughts, Tobirama turned his narrowed gaze toward the grief-stricken Kumogakure shinobi.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Raising his right arm, a massive repulsive force radiated outward from his position in an instant.
Boom!
The overwhelming barrage of jutsu was obliterated by the sudden shockwave, hurling the attacks back toward their casters.
"Ahhh!"
The devastating counterattack inflicted severe casualties among the Kumogakure shinobi. Blood and severed limbs scattered through the air in a grim spectacle.
But it wasn't enough to quell their fury.
A pack without its alpha was often driven to madness.
Kumogakure, forged through the unified policies of the Third Raikage, was like a tightly wound rope, bound by loyalty to its leader and solidarity against outsiders.
Now, witnessing the Fourth Raikage sacrifice his life for their village had ignited the fierce resolve within the shinobi of Kumogakure.
"Kill him! Avenge Raikage-sama!"
Even as Shinra Tensei's onslaught felled many, the dark sea of shinobi pressed on, relentlessly encircling the area.
Crash!
The constant barrage had pushed Kumogakure's main headquarters to its limit. Tobirama felt the structure beneath him begin to collapse.
With a burst of blue chakra wings unfurling behind him, Tobirama soared into the air.
He ascended dozens of meters, coming to a halt high above, where the entirety of Kumogakure lay sprawled beneath his feet.
"Take him down!"
Even from such a height, the furious shouts from below reached his ears with startling clarity.
Tobirama's cold, emotionless gaze swept across the crowd. The constant thunder rumbling in Kumogakure's skies framed him like a divine being descending upon the mortal plane.
Amid the crowd, countless shinobi glared up at him, their hatred palpable. They longed to tear him apart, but Tobirama remained unmoved.
A powerful surge of chakra erupted from his body, enveloping every person in the village indiscriminately.
Chunin and below found themselves crushed under the oppressive force, collapsing to their knees, unable to lift their heads. Even seasoned jonin trembled uncontrollably, barely standing under the pressure.
As for the ordinary villagers with no chakra, they had already fainted, unconscious on the ground.
"Stand up… don't kneel!"
A trembling but determined shout broke the silence, catching Tobirama's attention.
Despite his shaking body and the crushing weight of Tobirama's chakra, Darui stood tall, refusing to yield.
"Stand up! Avenge Raikage-sama!"
At this moment, Darui displayed the resolve befitting the Raikage's right-hand man. His usual lazy demeanor vanished as he took the lead.
His dark face set with determination, Darui gripped his blade tightly.
Inspired by his defiance, more and more Kumogakure shinobi rose to their feet. With their combined chakra, they began to push back against Tobirama's overwhelming presence.
"Kumogakure will never bow to your tyranny!"
Darui's voice rang out with righteous fury, bolstered by the nearly thousand shinobi behind him.
In contrast, the figure of Tobirama hovering in the sky appeared more like a malevolent demon bent on destruction.
"Frankly, I don't need your submission."
Tobirama's voice was cold and unyielding.
What he was about to do was far worse—he intended to obliterate Kumogakure completely.
"Water Release: Heavenly Weeping."
A single, lightning-fast water needle shot from Tobirama's mouth, piercing Darui's chest and heart before he could even react.
"No…!"
Clutching his bleeding chest, Darui spat out a mouthful of blood before collapsing, his expression filled with unwillingness.
He hadn't expected Tobirama to strike so abruptly, without honor.
"Save your heroic words for the Pure Land."
Tobirama's merciless words cut through the chaos.
Having resolved to annihilate Kumogakure, he saw no reason to entertain any further dialogue.
As his Rinnegan flared with azure light, torrents of water surged from his body, coalescing into a massive wave.
High above, the ever-present thunderclouds over Kumogakure parted suddenly.
A colossal meteor, over 200 meters in diameter, descended from the heavens, tearing through the skies.
"Chibaku Tensei!"
Harnessing the gravitational power of the Rinnegan, Tobirama summoned a celestial boulder—an ultimate technique for erasing entire villages.
If he was to act, it would be thorough.
Kumogakure would vanish from the world.
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