Ren's departure cast a shadow over the Raikage. His words didn't sound like a joke. At this moment, he was scared and quickly looked at Hashirama.
"Lord Hashirama, if you are willing to assist us when the Land of Whirlpools seeks to start a war, the Land of Lightning will unconditionally accept Konoha's peace demands."
Madara Uchiha watched coldly. Even if Hashirama agreed, he wouldn't let the Uchiha clan go to the battlefield. He thought Ren was right—peace isn't begged for or handed out. It's enforced with strength.
The other three Kage remained silent, but all of them silently relaxed. Fortunately, they hadn't made the first move to go to war with the Land of Whirlpools.
Ren in his prime and the Nine-Tailed Beast, they couldn't handle it alone. Only with Konoha's help could they have a chance.
"Very well." Hashirama agreed immediately to Raikage's request for the sake of peace. He would stop Ren.
The first meeting of the Six Kage Summit ended in tension.
Ren used Flying Thunder God to teleport all of them back to the Land of Whirlpools. He looked at Shikaichi. "Activate the Land of Whirlpools's defenses immediately. I'll deal with the Kumogakure."
"Yes." Shikaichi hurriedly followed orders. Having lived in the Land of Whirlpools for several months, he genuinely identified with this country and wanted to do his best. He also thought Raikage had gone too far.
Ren arrived at the area where the Tailed Beasts lived. They were playing and frolicking, already accustomed to this lifestyle.
"Everyone, the Land of Lightning wants to target you. Who's willing to go with me to eliminate them?" Ren shouted.
The Tailed Beasts stopped. Soon, anger filled them—it was unforgivable to be targeted.
"I'll go." Kurama spoke first. Getting beaten by Ren was one thing, but now someone was targeting them? That couldn't be allowed.
Then the remaining eight Tailed Beasts agreed to join him in wiping out the Land of Lightning.
"Good. Then let's move quickly. I also need your chakra." Ren connected with all the Tailed Beasts. When he had collected them, he had set up coordinates across all the nations.
In an instant, Ren arrived at the Land of Lightning with all Nine Tailed Beasts. He sensed nearby patrol ninjas and used genjutsu to force them to reveal the exact location of the village.
Then he headed straight for the Kumogakure, executing everything in one swift move.
The village's barrier was simple, but Ren had no intention of forcing it. He simply looked at the Nine Tailed Beasts.
The nine tailed beasts immediately began to combine their power, forming a massive Tailed Beast Bomb, enormous and apocalyptic, capable of leveling the entire Kumogakure.
The sensory ninja of the village had already sensed it.
Ror was also sensing the movements in Kumogakure.
Since the village was still in its early days, there were mostly ninja and very few civilians.
Though many were innocent, he thought that if he didn't make an example of them, such incidents would only increase in the future.
"What is that!?"
"That's very dangerous, run!" the sensory ninja shouted urgently.
But no matter how fast they ran, they couldn't escape the explosion of the massive Tailed Beast Bomb.
Soon, the violent blast engulfed the entire village, and the ninja of Kumogakure didn't even feel pain before they were gone.
"Done?" Kurama said, still unsatisfied. He wanted to strike again. But Ren, without using strength, reached over and touched them.
"Let's go back." Ren used Flying Thunder God again and instantly returned to the Land of Whirlpools.
The strike on Kumogakure was a blitz, completely destroying it. Surely after this, the other nations would think twice before messing with him.
"Is it over?" Hyuga Akie asked, curious as Ren returned home. Is the Land of Lightning really this weak?
"Yes. Kurama and the others combined chakra to release a Tailed Beast Bomb and completely flattened Kumogakure," Ren nodded.
The village wasn't strong. Honestly, it was likely the repeated concessions of Hashirama that led to the First, Second, and Third Ninja Wars.
"Understood. I'll make sure the barrier team monitors for intruders," Akie said, hurrying to make arrangements.
If someone destroyed another village while the Kage was still alive, their next move was obvious.
"Yes. Also notify the heads of the major clans to be cautious when going out. I'll go see the Raikage myself." Ren couldn't let a threat escape.
Though they were weak compared to him, ordinary civilians and ninja couldn't withstand such power.
So Ren decided to visit the Land of Lightning again, but only after the Raikage returned.
Plus, since Ren had destroyed their village, 90% of the ninja had perished, almost like the village had been wiped off the map.
Ren believed the other three nations wouldn't ignore the Land of Lightning's territory.
When the Raikage returned two days later, all that remained was a massive crater where the village had been.
Scattered ninja on the outskirts had clearly gone out to survive.
"What happened here!?" The Raikage was furious.
"Lord Raikage, there is a message left here," a ninja said, guiding him forward.
The Raikage reached the spot and saw the message: "Those who want to prey on the Land of Whirlpools will be killed without mercy."
He sank to the ground in disbelief. Now he knew who had done it. He had expected them to prepare first and then announce a reason for war, but instead, they came and annihilated the village outright.
The ninja of the Land of Lightning were all gathered here.
Now, the Land of Lightning had been almost completely destroyed.
He deeply regretted it.
His own words had led to the destruction of his country, and he could not accept it.
At this moment, he wanted revenge.
He would take revenge on the Land of Whirlpools.
If he couldn't defeat Ren, how could he not defeat ordinary civilians?
"Yo, you're back."
Ren appeared not far away.
"Why didn't you leave?" the Raikage asked, terrified.
"You destroyed the mark I left behind. I came to check it. Beneath it, I hid another Flying Thunder God's mark."
Ren was generous even to those facing death; he answered every question.
"Are you here to kill me?"
"Mm. I can't let a tiger return to the mountain."
"Hahaha, how can someone like you be like Hashirama Senju?" the Raikage laughed bitterly.
If the tailed beasts were in Hashirama's hands, he would have gained them by now.
But they were with Ren, who didn't even care about what the Raikage said.
"Let me correct you. Not 'like him,' I am stronger. Are you ready to resist? At least you can choose to die protecting your village, instead of being a weed I casually slaughter," Ren warned.
"Is that so?"
The Raikage immediately released his chakra, arcs of electricity crackling over his body, though it was still incomplete.
"This technique should look like this," Ren said, using the same move.
His Lightning Release Armor was perfected, moving so fast that the Raikage had no time to react.
Ren tore him apart with precision.
"Fo…" The Raikage's eyes dimmed as his hands fell.
At his last moment, he still didn't understand why Ren could use this technique.
The other ninja of the Land of Lightning were no exception.
Ren spared no one, fully eradicating everyone.
From that moment, the Land of Lightning was completely destroyed.
Ren then used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to return to the Land of Whirlpools.
The Six Great Nations became the Five Great Nations once more.
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