Chapter 166: The Death of Killer Bee

With a crisp bang, the three weapons shattered simultaneously, but the two who had long been prepared were not the least bit flustered.

"Lightning Style: Heavy Storm!!"

"Raikiri!"

The fist and hand-blade, flashing with lightning, finally collided. A surging, immense force and violent energy erupted instantly. The moment their fists met, the air generated a shockwave that swept away the surrounding earth and stone in a violent display, blasting apart everything in the air.

The already tattered Cloud-Thunder Gorge began to emit continuous roaring sounds, and even the final cliff face was shattered by this roaring and the shockwave!

Even the thunderclouds continuously rumbling in the sky, under the constant extraction by Uchiha Feiyu and Killer Bee, erupted with the most powerful lightning before dissipating.

The lightning on Uchiha Feiyu's body completely dissipated. He shook his palm, and one could faintly see some purplish-blue bruises on the edge of his hand, which vanished just as he shook his hand.

As for Killer Bee, he remained in the posture of having unleashed the Lightning Style: Heavy Storm, only the luster in his eyes had completely faded.

His once robust physique had now become charred and withered; fine black fragments and uncontrollable tailed beast chakra were dissipating from his body.

Clearly, after unleashing a Lightning Release Chakra Mode that exceeded his limits, even as a perfect jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, Killer Bee was ultimately consumed by the backlash of the violent current and turned into a pile of charcoal.

In fact, Killer Bee's performance was already monstrous. Although the battle lasted only about three minutes, Uchiha Feiyu was a true Six Paths Level powerhouse. Even though he only used Ninja Body Technique, the Power Level he displayed was definitely second only to Might Guy after opening the Eight Inner Gates Formation, reaching the Six Paths Level.

After spreading out his sensory abilities, Uchiha Feiyu did indeed sense a group of not-so-weak ninja rushing out from the gates of the Cloud Ninja Village. He did not want to deal with this group of "leeks" now, so his figure flashed and he disappeared without a trace.

Looking up at the dissipated thunderclouds in the sky, then turning his head to look at the Cloud-Thunder Gorge, which had turned from a canyon into a giant crater, Uchiha Feiyu knew very well that after this battle, this forbidden and treasured land of the Cloud Ninja Village had turned into meaningless ruins.

"Wait, come look at this!! Is this... is this something left behind by the Raikage?"

A few minutes later, a group of Cloud Ninja arrived at the ruins of Cloud-Thunder Gorge. Seeing the completely shattered gorge, everyone wore an ugly expression.

But regardless, Cloud Ninja Village would certainly have ninja come to investigate. Killer Bee was now not only the Eight-Tails jinchuriki of the Cloud Ninja, but also the Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Ninja Village; his importance went without saying.

The remaining items were some clothing fragments, broken weapons, and even a small piece of a broken pair of sunglasses—though severely damaged, all the ninja recognized it as Killer Bee's... memento.

The second point, and the most important one, was that the battle between Uchiha Feiyu and Killer Bee did not last long, just three minutes. In this amount of time, the Cloud Ninja hadn't even reacted yet.

Watching Killer Bee's soul emerge and dissipate into nothingness, Uchiha Feiyu did not stop it. This battle was also a novel experience for him; after all, with the increase in his strength, he hadn't been able to fight with all his might for a long time.

Several Cloud Ninja crowded over. Among the few things scattered on the ground, the most conspicuous was a forehead protector that showed signs of charring and melting. Although somewhat deformed, one could still see the Cloud Ninja symbol.

If it weren't for the fact that this was Cloud-Thunder Gorge, if it weren't for the full support of the Eight-Tails Gyuki, and if it weren't for the fact that Uchiha Feiyu's battle with him escalated step by step... even if just one of these external conditions were missing, Killer Bee wouldn't have been able to reach this height even if he risked his life!

As Killer Bee's aura dissipated without a trace, the chakra of the Eight-Tails Gyuki within him also completely vanished, clearly having died along with this jinchuriki.

"Could it be... this pile of ashes..."

The reason why no ninja had rushed over earlier was, firstly, that the aftermath of the battle was too terrifying; any Cloud Ninja with a bit of insight could see that, and those with weaker strength would likely only be a burden if they came.

As for refining Killer Bee into a Pill or something... he's already charcoal, what is there to refine! Perhaps his soul could still be squeezed for some spiritual energy, but there was no need for that.

It was estimated that those who would arrive by then would be a squad of Cloud Ninja with at least Jonin-level strength.

"The chakra aura of the Fourth Raikage... has completely disappeared!"

"What kind of enemy could have harmed the Fourth Raikage!"

It was precisely the power overdrafted from the entire forbidden land of the Cloud Ninja Village, plus Killer Bee, that allowed him to fight Uchiha Feiyu for three minutes.

"There's no mistake. I can feel a trace of Eight-Tails chakra on this. Only the... remains of the Raikage would have this kind of chakra reaction!"

However, having caused such massive destruction, even if the ninja of the Cloud Ninja Village were blind and deaf, they would likely have sensed that something was wrong long ago.

For the sake of this battle, Uchiha Feiyu would not "harvest the leeks"—anyway, he had already fully learned the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the like through the Third Raikage and A, integrating them into his own Ninja Body Technique.

Of course, the tailed beast could be reborn in the natural environment again. This time, the Eight-Tails Gyuki just had to wait for a respawn timer; the only one who truly died was Killer Bee.

When saying this, the faces of the group of ninja were already showing expressions of grief and even panic.

This was their Fourth Raikage! Not to mention his personal charisma and methods, at least in terms of strength, Killer Bee was overwhelmingly powerful throughout the entire Cloud Ninja Village.

And yet, in these short few minutes, he had turned into ashes... what kind of formidable enemy could force the Fourth Raikage to this extent?

Not to mention what a significant impact the death of the Fourth Raikage would have on the entire Cloud Ninja Village. Thinking of this, even these Jonin, who were elites of the Cloud Ninja Village, felt their limbs go weak and their scalps tingle.

"Let's take the Raikage's mementos back first! Fortunately, we have already ceased hostilities with Konoha... otherwise, the Cloud Ninja Village would really be in danger this time."

A Jonin who had already grown white hair finally stood out, saying with some grief and a sigh.

The other ninja then came to their senses and began to silently pack up the Raikage's mementos. A young ninja looked at the elderly Jonin and asked in a low voice:

"Senior Leiyun, are we just going to let this matter go?"

The Jonin named Leiyun shook his head and gave a bitter smile: "What else can we do if we don't let it go? Where are we going to find the ninja who attacked the Raikage?"

"Most importantly, even if we found the person, what could we do?"

"This is Cloud-Thunder Gorge. The strength the Raikage displayed here is by no means comparable to his normal state."

"In this place, even if the Shadows of the other four villages besieged him together, the Raikage would definitely have enough chance of winning!"

"And to be able to force the Raikage in this state to this point, even turning his body to ashes under the powerful Lightning Release Chakra Mode... how strong do you think the opponent is? Is this something the current Cloud Ninja Village can pursue?"

The young ninja, who were originally filled with righteous indignation, had the fire in their hearts extinguished by these words. Their faces revealed a dejected look, and they remained silent one by one.

"The most important thing now is to elect the successor, the Fifth Raikage, and put the entire Cloud Ninja Village into a state of high alert. If the ninja who killed the Fourth Raikage continues to attack the Cloud Ninja Village, then the village will really be in danger!"

The old ninja's words also made the other ninja realize the current crisis. The Cloud Ninja Village finally entered a state of full-speed operation and extreme vigilance.

Unfortunately, this vigilance was like winking at a blind man. After killing Killer Bee, Uchiha Feiyu was not prepared to do anything to the Cloud Ninja Village, just waiting for Yugito to become the Raikage as a matter of course, so he had already left the Land of Lightning long ago.

Two months later, with no other choice, the choice finally made by the Cloud Ninja Village was, as Uchiha Feiyu expected, to let Yugito become the Fifth Raikage.

"Feiyu, has the Cloud Ninja Village also fallen into your hands now?"

In the Hokage Office, Shizune, who was processing documents, glanced at the intelligence from the Cloud Ninja Village and said with a look of surprise.

"Oh? How did you know!?"

Uchiha Feiyu, sitting on the sofa, asked. Although he had greeted other village leaders like Tsunade and Terumi Mei in advance, he had not told Shizune about this.

Ninja villages had always valued secrecy. Even if Shizune was a confidante of Tsunade, Tsunade generally would not tell her such intelligence that had little to do with her.

Shizune rolled her eyes and said in a low, resentful voice:

"What a rare thing... The Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Ninja Village died so abruptly, and the one who took office is a great beauty. Anyone who knows you a little bit would know what happened!"

"So that's it. This can indeed be considered a flaw, but I estimate that only you all could deduce it. Others probably just think it's a coincidence."

There was not a trace of shame on Uchiha Feiyu's face; instead, he analyzed it seriously as if it were true:

"So as long as your lips are sealed tight enough, those ninja will only think that the Ninja World has a surplus of yin and a deficiency of yang, and they won't have any other suspicions."

Twitching the corner of her mouth, Shizune was actually just subtly complaining that Uchiha Feiyu was insatiable and had no restraint when it came to women.

Unfortunately, in this regard, Uchiha Feiyu did not care at all; to a certain extent, Uchiha Feiyu, who chose to use the Dual Cultivation Technique to control women, possessed desire rather than any kind of affection.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

At this moment, Tsunade, who was lying on Uchiha Feiyu's lap, raised her head, swallowed with a gurgle, then wiped the corners of her mouth twice and licked her fingers.

After her tender red tongue swept away all the white saliva, Tsunade spoke somewhat lazily:

"You've subjugated another Ninja Village... Now, besides the Rock Ninja, you have already brought all the other four Great Ninja Villages under your control, haven't you!"

"You truly are worthy of being the evil Uchiha brat; you are now the biggest mastermind behind the scenes in the Ninja World! Are you prepared to accept the crusade of a righteous hero?"

Uchiha Feiyu rolled his eyes and gently stroked Tsunade's blonde hair:

"Even if I am the mastermind behind the scenes of the Ninja World, you are all my trusted henchmen; if a righteous hero wants to crusade against me, the first ones they should deal with are you!"

Tsunade stuck out her tongue and shrugged her shoulders:

"Just a joke, I don't think any righteous hero would come running over to look for trouble with you..."

Halfway through her sentence, a knocking sound came from the Hokage Office, and the three people in the room were startled for a moment.

To prevent people from seeing things they shouldn't, this Hokage Office had a group of female Anbu ninja watching at all times; generally, if it wasn't an important matter, these female Anbu ninja would intercept it directly and wait until Uchiha Feiyu was finished before reporting it.

That group of female Anbu ninja were basically all Uchiha Feiyu's harem and Cauldron; for them to risk offending Uchiha Feiyu to knock on the door, it was clear there was truly some emergency.

After tidying up a little, Tsunade sat on the Hokage throne with a serious expression, as if she were earnestly processing documents, while Uchiha Feiyu put on a mask and stood behind Tsunade.

Shizune obediently went to open the main door, and a masked female Anbu walked in and knelt on one knee on the ground:

"Lord Hokage, Lord Jiraiya has arrived, and he says he has some important intelligence and must come here to see you. Our sisters are outside trying to find a way to stall for time and block him, but we probably won't be able to block him for too long."

"Tsk... Jiraiya? That troublesome guy has come too; what is he here for again? Searching for the Child of Prophecy?"

Tsunade said with some irritation; she had a good understanding of this companion of hers, who was practically as if he had been brainwashed by that group of toads, spending his whole life searching for the so-called Child of Prophecy.

In the past, Tsunade had only held a half-believing attitude toward the so-called Child of Prophecy; as a successor of one of the three great holy lands, Tsunade had maintained the most basic respect for the Great Toad Immortal and did not think it would speak nonsense.

But after Uchiha Feiyu appeared on the scene, Tsunade no longer had the slightest confidence in the so-called Child of Prophecy; she truly could not imagine what kind of disciple Jiraiya could teach that would be able to surpass Uchiha Feiyu.

Being able to unearth a Namikaze Minato could already be considered an explosion of luck for Jiraiya, but even Namikaze Minato, didn't he die at the hands of Uchiha Feiyu?

"Heh, interesting... hasn't the righteous hero appeared now?"

Uchiha Feiyu's face was blocked by the mask, so his expression could not be seen, but his voice carried a hint of playfulness.

"What kind of joke is that, that guy Jiraiya can't be considered any kind of righteous hero..."

"Then at the very least, he can be considered a companion of the hero, or even the hero's mentor."

Uchiha Feiyu narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)