Kushina clicked her tongue, "Really, Obito brat, you're not likable at all, always insisting on telling the harsh truth."
At this moment, inside Kushina's body, Kurama was already impatient, urging, "Pay attention to synchronization time, woman. If you keep delaying, we'll lose the connection."
Seeing this, Kushina immediately smiled at everyone, "Not talking with you guys anymore. I'm going to blow up Konoha. Oh, right, my strikes aren't light or heavy, so you all better protect this place."
After saying that, Kushina suddenly burst out with a speed perhaps even surpassing the Fourth Raikage, and vanished before everyone's eyes.
In just a few body flickers, she appeared… on the Hokage Rock.
More precisely, Kushina was standing on the nose of Minato's statue.
She turned her head, glanced at Minato, and said, "Darling, when we return to our original world, we'll protect Konoha Village together again."
"But now, under your gaze, together let's… destroy Konoha!"
"This is for Naruto, for Kana, for Karin, for Sasuke, for… all the people Konoha has persecuted."
"This village is very beautiful, but it also has far too much darkness. So, it deserves to be destroyed!"
Saying that, Kushina raised her hand, aiming at the silent, still Konoha Village below.
At once, a Tailed Beast Ball began condensing and compressing in her hand.
The next moment, the Tailed Beast Ball suddenly shot forth, falling upon Konoha Village, landing right on the Hokage Building, symbol of power, status, prestige, and… the hearts of the people.
BOOM!
A gigantic mushroom cloud rose into the sky. In the explosion, a blinding white light drowned out everything.
The entire Konoha Village, starting from the Hokage Building, buildings, ground, plants, rivers, everything, was quickly evaporated…
The Nine Tailed Beasts, as weapons of war for the Five Great Villages, had seemed somewhat underwhelming during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
But in this instant, their destructive power once again demonstrated why they were called the ultimate weapons.
After the explosion, smoke and dust billowed. When the smoke finally cleared, the entire Konoha Village had already disappeared from the map of the ninja world.
What remained was only dust.
Wrapped in the red Nine-Tails chakra cloak, Kushina slowly walked out of the smoke, looking at the massive crater she had blasted out and… the broken stone statues scattered around. She muttered a bit regretfully, "Sorry, Minato, I accidentally blew you up too."
Then, she subconsciously looked toward the Uchiha clan grounds at the edge of Konoha.
Although she knew three Six Paths-level powerhouses were guarding there, so there shouldn't be a problem.
Still, the destructive power of the Tailed Beast Ball had far exceeded her imagination, so she couldn't help but worry a little.
And then, she saw it.
Standing straight in her line of sight, towering into the heavens, was an immense purple giant.
Before this giant, human existence, even the existence of Konoha itself, felt insignificant.
Obviously, the Uchiha clan grounds beneath its feet were completely unharmed. All the shockwaves had been blocked outside.
Kushina murmured, "So this is the Susanoo Obito mentioned?"
"The Uchiha's third great power… a Six Paths-level strength, simply a god's power."
Without a doubt, this Susanoo was naturally released by Sasuke.
Though the explosion was incredibly intense, in front of Six Paths-level Sasuke, it was nothing.
Kushina was completely at ease now, and with an extreme burst of speed, she returned to Naruto, Obito, and the others.
At this time, Naruto, Sasuke, Obito, Karin, and Hinata were all silent.
They just quietly looked at the wasteland outside the Uchiha clan gates where Konoha had once stood, staring blankly.
Konoha, after all, was the place where most of them had lived for so long.
Konoha, after all, has stood as one of the greatest of the Great Villages.
Yet now, it was simply gone.
Kushina didn't disturb them, only silently withdrew from Kurama Mode.
Before destroying Konoha, she had thought she would feel satisfied. After destroying Konoha, she suddenly felt… even more satisfied than she had imagined.
So satisfied it was explosive, wasn't it?
After a while, Naruto finally came back to his senses from his daze.
He couldn't help but say a rather profound line, "In the ninja world, at many times, things are incredibly fragile. A Tailed Beast Ball like that, I could easily swat it away. But dropped onto Konoha Village, and Konoha is just gone."
Naruto turned his head to Sasuke, "Sasuke, this is actually my second time seeing such a sight. Last time, I only saw the result, not the process."
"Maybe the ninja world's buildings need to be built stronger, so they can withstand the passage of time, until eternity."
Sasuke snorted, withdrawing his Six Paths Complete Body Susanoo and recalling the giant.
He said, "Don't talk like Orochimaru."
Naruto suddenly felt awkward. But then he noticed. As Sasuke looked at what was left of Konoha Village, which was nothing at all, the corner of his mouth had lifted slightly.
Naruto suddenly felt happy. See, he thought, even though Sasuke doesn't care now, destroying Konoha, even if it was just an empty shell, still made him glad.
At this moment, Kushina, sharp-eyed, noticed something unbelievable in the giant crater she had blasted out.
She couldn't help but point and say, "Look, what's that?"
Everyone turned their heads toward where she pointed.
Even though it was very far away, because it stood out so much, they all saw it clearly.
In the entire Konoha Village, there was actually one building, the only building, still standing intact on the wasteland.
On its shop curtain, a few large characters fluttered in the wind.
Hinata, with her Byakugan, read them aloud, "Ichiraku Ramen!"
At once, Naruto was astonished, "It's Ichiraku Ramen! Uncle Teuchi's shop!"
"Haha, I always thought that place was the safest, warmest spot in the whole ninja world, turns out it really is."
"I even remember, last time during Pain's Shinra Tensei, Ichiraku Ramen also came out completely unharmed."
Sasuke snorted, "Just luck. Back then, you liked going there because it felt warm and safe. Wasn't it only because that was the only place that would take you in, making you feel like you'd gone home?"
Naruto's eyes revealed a trace of nostalgia, "Yeah… Uncle Teuchi was a good man. Every time he gave me ramen, he would secretly put in a little more."
"I wonder what kind of sweet dream Uncle Teuchi is having now?"
Obito couldn't help but joke, "Maybe this ramen boss, said to hold a secret ramen recipe, is actually some hidden master?"
"Once is luck, but twice? And… Ichiraku Ramen still remains in the same form as when it opened, which means it's never once been damaged since it started business. And remember, there was even a Nine-Tails rampage once."
In Naruto's mind, an image suddenly popped up. Uncle Teuchi holding a tin staff, dressed in white, his squinted eyes half-open, revealing the Rinnegan within.
Naruto burst out laughing, "No wonder Uncle Teuchi always squints his eyes!"
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