Capítulo 107: Escape
"This doesn't look good at all, damn it!"
Seeing the scene, Dodai's expression changed drastically, and he roared with all his strength, "Everyone, listen! We must stop that attack at all costs! We may die, but A and Killer B must not fall—they are Kumogakure's last hope!"
Swwwish! Swwwish!
In the next instant, the air filled with the sound of projectiles tearing through it. Knowing escape was impossible, the closest Cloud shinobi stood in front of Dodai, ready to protect the altar with their lives.
Zzzzzzzziiii! Zzzzzzzziiii!
A few seconds later, two blazing crimson rays reached them, mercilessly piercing through hundreds of shinobi who couldn't block the attack.
"Stop it, damn it!"
The Lava Release chakra in Dodai's body erupted as he roared in fury, "Lava Release: Rubber Wall!"
Immediately, chakra converted into rubber expelled from his mouth, forming an elastic barrier in an attempt to halt the unleashed power.
Craaack
The dry sound of the rubber being pierced echoed across the battlefield. The searing vision pierced through in less than a second, breaking the barrier with ease, and mercilessly pierced through Dodai's chest.
Boom
The giant altar shattered, exploding into pieces from the devastating impact.
"Did I fail...?"
Dodai spat a large mouthful of blood. He looked at the holes in his chest, his vision blurry. Upon noticing the octopus tentacles among the altar's debris, he froze for a moment before breaking into a satisfied smile.
"No... I didn't fail... it looks like it worked..."
The sacrifice had been worth it; at least he had gained crucial seconds.
That Eight-Tails still had some tricks up his sleeve.
"A... Killer B... Kumogakure... is in your hands now..."
Boooooom!
Feeling life leave him, he fell heavily to the ground, his body powerless.
"Did they make it...?"
"That damn Eight-Tails is impressive, he really escaped!"
After receiving the experiences and memories of thousands of shadow clones, Luo Lei shook his head, emotionless. The side effects of using so many clones barely had any impact on him.
The only annoying part was the small loss of time in accepting the experiences and memories of the clones; if it weren't for that, A and Killer B wouldn't have escaped.
"Dodai-sama!!"
Not far away, Darui showed an expression full of pain and regret. He felt helpless, especially after knowing that the Raikage only thought of A and Killer B.
Though initially it had frustrated him, now... he regretted doubting it.
"It seems... it seems they made it. Killer B-sama and A-sama were transferred..."
"Ha, ha, ha! Great! Even if we die, the village will survive."
"As long as A-sama is alive and with Killer B-sama, Kumogakure will not fall! Someday, they will avenge our deaths."
After a few seconds, the remaining shinobi reacted, their shouts of relief filling the air.
"All Cloud shinobi, prepare for battle!!"
At that moment, Darui contained his emotions, took a deep breath, and proclaimed with determination, "In Kumogakure, there is no room for surrender! There are only ninjas who fight to the end! Even if we die, we die standing!"
"KILL!"
"KILL!!"
As if knowing they were going to die, everyone attacked with all they had. Surprisingly, the morale, which had fallen to rock bottom, began to rise again.
Tsunade, who had just vomited again, watched the scene with a pale face and said, "It seems the Cloud ninjas will fight to their last breath."
After hearing this, Shizune looked at Luo Lei with admiration and then asked curiously, "Tsunade-sama, how do you feel? Do you need to rest?"
"I'm fine!"
Tsunade looked at the battlefield, covered in corpses and rivers of blood, and said tiredly, "After seeing so much death, so much blood... I feel weak, like something in my heart has broken..."
"Really...?"
Shizune's eyes lit up with surprise.
"Almost..." Tsunade replied, shaking her head weakly as she stood with difficulty. "After this war ends, I'll adapt... maybe even be completely cured."
"This time, facing fire with fire, I've questioned many things about my life."
After saying this, she turned her gaze to Luo Lei. That ruthless man, facing ten thousand enemies alone, so brutal and violent, doing whatever he wanted without restraint.
She really didn't know if he was good or bad for Konoha.
"Jiraiya-sensei, can we deactivate the formation?"
With a spatial fluctuation, Minato appeared next to Jiraiya and sighed sadly, "The situation is resolved, the coalition has been annihilated, and we have won again."
"...Just a bit longer," Jiraiya replied after thinking for a moment. "When the Cloud ninjas fall, we'll disarm the formation."
"Understood!"
"Sigh..."
Minato and Jiraiya sighed in unison. Looking at each other, they could both see the bitterness and helplessness in the other's eyes. From now on, Luo Lei had become the true Ninja God. He alone determined the direction and end of the war.
"Sigh..."
Shikaku, Inoichi, and other high-ranking leaders felt relieved. With the Cloud army resisting, there was no longer any real hope.
They could always rely on Luo Lei; he was a well-deserved Ninja God.
"Are they going to counterattack?"
In the air, Luo Lei smiled as he appeared above the Cloud army in the blink of an eye.
"T-this..."
Facing Luo Lei's overwhelming presence, beads of sweat began to appear on the remaining shinobi's foreheads.
"Do not be afraid!" Darui shouted, trying to resist the terror he felt. "We are Cloud Shinobi. Even if we die, we do so with dignity and courage. We cannot allow..."
Before he could finish, Luo Lei's body appeared in front of Darui, grabbing his neck and cutting his words off abruptly.
"Who gave you permission to speak of dignity?"
Smack!
The snapping sound resounded brutally as Luo Lei slapped Darui hard on the right cheek.
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!
As if it wasn't enough, he continued slapping Darui again and again.
"AAGHH!"
Darui screamed, feeling his face crack with each blow. The pain was unbearable. He tried to speak, but Luo Lei's grip on his neck wouldn't let him draw a breath.
"I give you three seconds. Put your hands on your head and kneel, and I won't kill you..." Luo Lei's smile twisted cruelly as he threw Darui to the ground. He looked at the rest of the ninjas and said, "After three seconds, the consequences will be entirely on you."
"Q-what...?"
The ninjas stared incredulously, as if they couldn't believe what they were hearing. Was that demonic man really giving them a chance to live?
Immediately after, a ninja kneeled on the ground, whether out of fear or instinct.
Boom!
That act seemed to trigger a chain reaction. With an almost synchronized sound, the remaining Cloud shinobi kneeled on the ground, placing their hands on their heads in less than two seconds.
"Why... damn it...?"
Darui watched the scene helplessly, a deep expression of despair in his eyes. He couldn't understand how those who had accepted death as their fate now clung to life with so much fear, trembling before the abyss.
'NO! I can't die either...' Facing Luo Lei, a man who seemed like the embodiment of hell itself, he gritted his teeth, suppressing the humiliation and hatred he felt in his heart.
Slowly, he put his hands on his head. He still had great ideals and ambitions, and if he had to endure this momentary humiliation to achieve them, he would.
"Tch... Pathetic."
Looking at Darui, who had been mercilessly slapped, Luo Lei scoffed with disdain and said, "Kumogakure... in the end, you're nothing but cowards without honor."
Upon hearing these words, the rest of the Cloud ninjas hung their heads in shame. Even Darui was filled with fury and pain, but he could only remain lying on the ground, his head low, powerless. All he could think was how Luo Lei not only defeated them physically but also trampled on their spirit and soul with unrivaled cruelty.
"Did we win...? Really...?"
"Ha, ha, ha! We survived, we're the last to laugh!"
"Luo Lei-sama is invincible!"
After seeing all the Cloud shinobi surrender with their heads bowed, the Konoha ninjas, who had been holding their breath from the beginning, finally relaxed.
They had been surrounded by the coalition forces, and everyone had prepared to fight to the death, but they never expected Luo Lei to arrive like a god descended from the heavens and change everything with his overwhelming power.
"Jiraiya, did you really think a simple formation could stop me?"
At that moment, Luo Lei appeared in front of the purple flame formation and spoke in a cold voice, "Or did you think I would lose control and start killing my own people?"
"No! You're wrong...!"
Jiraiya's expression changed suddenly, opening his mouth to try to explain, but it was already too late. Luo Lei's body burst with such violent aura that Jiraiya stood still, watching as the man clenched his right fist and struck the formation without hesitation.
The next moment.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, the fist impacted the light curtain of the matrix, and the unleashed power expanded with a deafening roar that made the air vibrate.
Craaack!
The sound of the break echoed like thunder across the battlefield. The Purple Flames of the Twenty-Eight Formation were crushed in a single blow, collapsing in a clash of energy.
The twenty-eight Konoha shinobi who maintained the formation were repelled, spitting blood as they were hit by the unleashed energy.
"W-what...? This...?"
A drop of sweat ran down Jiraiya's forehead as his heart pounded, leaving him speechless. He knew well the defensive power of the Matrix, but he never expected it to be so fragile before Luo Lei's strength. Was everything he had done really just a joke in the eyes of that monster?
"Is this real...? How can it be...?"
The ninjas, who until a moment ago were full of euphoria, couldn't help but stop and watch their spirits plummet as they saw the destruction of the formation.
Luo Lei looked at Jiraiya with absolute disdain and ordered in a low voice, "All of you, obey me and clean up this damn mess."
"Yes, Luo Lei-sama!!" Upon hearing this, all the shinobi sighed in relief and rushed toward the battlefield.
"Haaah..."
Jiraiya let out a long sigh filled with sadness, unable to find the right words to say anything more.
"Sensei..." Minato murmured as he shook his head with resignation, wisely choosing not to intervene.
The current Luo Lei was, in the eyes of Konoha's ninjas, like a god. Not even the prestige of the Third Hokage could compare to the power and respect that Luo Lei had gained.
"It's finally over..."
Tsunade also let out a deep sigh as her body relaxed and fell into Shizune's arms. The battle had been exhausting, an endless tug of war, and now, finally, she could rest.
"Haaah..."
Seeing Tsunade sleeping deeply in her arms, Shizune showed an expression of relief. It had been a long time since she'd seen her rest like this, even though the air was filled with the smell of blood and death.
"The world is about to face an earthquake..."
Shikaku and other high-ranking leaders couldn't help that dark thought from surfacing in their minds. This time, the Allied Forces had gathered tens of thousands of ninjas, and they had all been defeated by Luo Lei. When the news spread, a devastating earthquake would shake the entire world.
More importantly, with the coalition's crushing defeat at Luo Lei's hands, the war was finally nearing its end.
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