"Is this really the time to settle our grudges?"
"Don't you see the situation we're in?"
The Third Raikage's face was like stone as he tried to awaken Gyūki's reason.
He truly didn't want to fight Gyūki—that would only benefit certain people.
"I don't care about your situation."
"All I care about now is watching you die."
All Gyūki saw was the Third Raikage. Gains or losses meant nothing to it.
Settle old scores and repay grievances.
If it had human-like wisdom, it wouldn't have been sealed.
Right after speaking, it roared loudly and charged forward at the Third Raikage, tentacles squirming.
Its movements looked slow but were deceptively fast—it ruled the sea.
In the blink of an eye, Gyūki reached right in front of the Third Raikage.
Two tentacles lashed out like steel whips.
"Now this should be interesting."
Though Nagato hadn't anticipated this, he couldn't help but feel delighted, subtly stepping back.
Why bother exerting effort himself when a Tailed Beast could do the work for him?
Once Gyūki and the Third Raikage knocked each other out, he could wipe both out effortlessly.
What a perfect plan!!!
Minato, having just eliminated two foes, hesitated briefly before exchanging a smile with Nagato.
Though no words were spoken between them, they'd already reached mutual understanding.
*Bang!* *Bang!*
Gyūki's attacks were dodged by the Third Raikage, his tentacles smashing into the sea surface, creating massive waves.
Water sprayed into the air, instantly turning into localized rain.
"You foolish creature!!!"
"You'll regret this!!!"
Realizing persuasion had failed, the Third Raikage steeled himself for battle.
A fist radiating intense lightning crashed heavily onto Gyūki's head, knocking it sideways.
"I'll regret it? Then you will die."
His punch didn't cause significant damage to Gyūki. In response, it whipped more tentacles toward the Raikage.
The two—one large, one small—fought fiercely without end, surrounded by empty waters.
The ocean would never be calm again.
Both Nagato and Minato simultaneously shifted their focus to the Cloud Ninjas. No force remained that could stop them now.
Finally, the Cloud forces collapsed.
With the Fourth Raikage A dead and the Third tied up by Gyūki, the Cloud ninjas lost all will to fight.
Once the first Cloud ninja dropped his weapon and surrendered, it spread like wildfire—more and more followed suit.
They no longer saw the point in throwing their lives away.
At this rate, they'd be wiped out with or without Konoha's regular forces.
When the Cloud ninja knelt down across the sea surface, the war was effectively over.
The only ongoing battle was between the Third Raikage and Gyūki.
"So this is your day of reckoning, Kumogakure."
"Hahaha~"
Gyūki's laughter rang out like hammers crashing against the Third Raikage's chest.
If even Gyūki had noticed the battlefield's shift, how could he possibly miss it?
"You think you're better off?"
"It's just shifting from my Kumogakure to Konoha."
"You still won't escape your fate of being sealed."
These words from the Third Raikage struck a nerve with Gyūki. It was an exchange of emotional blows.
Yet, the Third Raikage bore no hatred toward the surrendered Cloud Ninjas. He knew they had all done their best.
The corpses of Cloud Ninjas floating on the sea surface or sunken at the ocean floor stood as undeniable proof.
"You're asking for death!"
Gyūki became furious upon hearing this. Didn't it desire freedom above all else?
The Third Raikage's words felt like a dagger to its heart.
Man and beast clashed for the umpteenth time under countless watchful eyes, but this time even more intensely.
Gyūki's tentacles sliced through like soft tofu beneath the Third Raikage's One-Finger Impalement. But it had no shortage of tentacles.
As the power of the One-Finger Impalement reached its limit, the Third Raikage was firmly trapped by one of Gyūki's tentacles.
"Still using such an outdated tactic!"
The Third Raikage wore a look of complete disdain. He showed no panic—he'd been in similar situations countless times before.
Just as Gyūki increased its force, preparing for the next attack, Nagato seized the moment.
A perfect opening—if he hesitated now, would he really wait until both combatants exhausted themselves to the point of collapse?
[Planetary Devastation].
Only four words lightly escaped from Nagato's mouth.
He pressed his palms together in prayer, then separated them and launched a black chakra-infused sphere into the sky with a single hand seal.
The black sphere rapidly ascended, growing larger while unleashing immense suction force.
Massive amounts of seawater, along with boulders and trees forcibly ripped from the shore, soared into the air.
"Heavens! What is that?"
"Incredible power!"
"He actually had such a technique hidden up his sleeve."
Both Konoha and Cloud ninjas struggled to contain their shock.
[Planetary Devastation] visibly expanded in the sky.
This gravitational pull made everyone feel as though they might be pulled in too.
"This is the move Master spoke about?"
Minato's coat flapped heavily against the wind as he stood firm, eyes flickering with surprise.
He was witnessing Nagato's ultimate technique for the first time.
"Mm."
"I suppose only this move could handle those two monsters simultaneously."
Nagato nodded slightly, maintaining his chakra flow while guiding the main pull of the suction force.
Gyūki and the Third Raikage, especially targeted by [Planetary Devastation], felt an irresistible force pulling at them.
Struggling violently, Gyūki still couldn't resist being pulled upward.
Oh...!
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*Bang!*
With a loud explosion, Gyūki shot straight into the massive sphere created by [Planetary Devastation] like a rogue missile.
In an instant, it clearly sensed its chakra being suppressed by an invisible yet powerful force, continuously draining away.
Meanwhile, various objects continuously drawn toward the sphere rained down relentlessly upon Gyūki like hailstones.
Strike after strike landed heavily upon its body, causing Gyūki's form to tremble uncontrollably.
Before long, a mountain of debris buried Gyūki entirely.
At this moment, the Third Raikage's situation wasn't faring any better either.
He had already been ensnared in the tendrils, but had not yet managed to break free when he was caught in a powerful suction force. Helplessly pulled along, he was drawn toward the sphere's surface.
Once attached to it, the Third Raikage felt his chakra begin to flow uncontrollably into the massive sphere. As his chakra drained away, the once-indestructible Lightning Release Armor surrounding him gradually began to crumble.
Stripped of the armor's protection, A sustained devastating injuries in just a few breaths.
However, there was no sign of this sequence coming to an end.
From his distant vantage point, Nagato—who was controlling the Planetary Devastation—could still sense faint life signals struggling to persist.
Seeing this, Nagato increased his chakra output without hesitation.
With that, the already enormous sphere of Planetary Devastation grew even faster.
But these intense developments proved particularly brutal for the ordinary ninja nearby.
They watched from afar, as though witnessing the very apocalypse unfold, fear gripping their hearts.
To avoid being sucked into the terrifying Planetary Devastation by its overwhelming pull, they had no choice but to support each other desperately.
Staring at the awe-inspiring spectacle, they silently thanked their lucky stars that they were only brushed by the technique's residual effects.
Had they faced it directly, they likely wouldn't have lasted even a single breath.
As time passed slowly, the life signal within the Planetary Devastation grew increasingly weaker until finally vanishing completely.
Only then did Nagato gradually stop, halting his chakra release.
Without chakra sustaining it, the once-gigantic sphere suddenly shattered with a thunderous roar.
Instantly, countless shards of rock and wooden debris rained down like heavy rainfall from high above, crashing loudly onto the sea surface.
The sight alone sent shivers down their spines, as if they had been cast into the end of the world itself.
Through the storm of plummeting debris, two unremarkable corpses tumbled from the sky.
They finally hit the water with two splashes — "Plop! Plop!" — sinking into the churning sea.
These two corpses were none other than those of the Third Raikage and B.
As for Gyūki, he had already begun his reincarnation elsewhere.
Across the sea surface, figures darted frantically to escape, except for Minato and several others who remained standing calmly where they were.
Their expressions remained calm, as if the chaos and danger before them were irrelevant.
They didn't even deign to acknowledge the panicked shinobi.
In their eyes, if those shinobi were harmed by such forces, it was simply their due.
Mission complete.
Nagato exhaled deeply, relief clearly showing on his face.
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