Chapter 109: The Gap Between the Four Great Ninja Villages and the Empire!

Chapter 109: The Gap Between the Four Great Ninja Villages and the Empire!

The Shadow Bodyguard beside him also said, "But the Fourth Raikage back then thought it was fake information used by Konoha to deceive us, so he didn't pay it any mind."

"Ah! I remember now, I thought it was fake too." The other Kage also realized the truth, their faces filled with astonishment.

Then, their expressions changed simultaneously as they looked at each other.

"Could the information we thought was fake be real? Aside from our world, could there be another similar world?"

"It's obvious that it's true. I am you from another world, the Fourth Raikage."

The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, nodded.

"That's right, it's true! We represent the will of the Empire and have come to this world to persuade you to surrender."

Gaara of the Empire crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "Lady Hokage!"

All the Kage looked towards Tsunade of the Ninja World.

Tsunade sighed and said, "This is the situation. There's one more thing I want to remind everyone of—the Empire is strong. Konoha is far from being their match, and resistance is futile. On top of that, there exists another world with another us. Joining them might not be such a bad idea. Also... Akatsuki has nothing to do with us. Naruto really has been captured... A part of the Empire has already taken over, and they are searching for Akatsuki's whereabouts."

"Ridiculous!"

The Fourth Raikage, Ay, stomped his foot, causing the ground to shake violently.

He stood up and scanned everyone from Konoha, saying, "Do you think we're fools who would surrender because of such a petty trick? Enough of this deception! No matter what means you use, even if you create another granddaughter, I will never acknowledge her! I have many other matters to attend to, so if you'll excuse me, I'm returning to Iwagakure." With that, Onoki also stood to leave.

Regardless of whether the other world was real, he had to return to Iwagakure first to discuss their next move. It was too dangerous to linger deep in enemy territory.

"Ara, ara... Everyone from Konoha, if you want me to surrender, there's no need for all this... Just introduce me to a handsome man, and I might seriously consider surrendering."

Mizukage, Mei Terumi, smiled, appearing exceptionally relaxed.

"Mizukage-sama! Please don't joke like that," interrupted Ao, his expression serious.

"Yeah! Mizukage-sama..." Chojuro looked tense.

"Regardless... I need to rescue Naruto first, so I must take my leave as well."

Gaara also stood up.

The Kage intended to leave in this manner.

The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, moved with lightning speed, his towering 7-foot-tall, incredibly muscular body blocking the door.

"What do you mean by this? Do you intend to go to war with the Four Great Ninja Villages?" The Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World asked angrily.

"Our first goal in coming to the Ninja World is to unite it and incorporate it into the Empire. Our second goal is to rescue Naruto and eradicate Akatsuki. Now that our first goal is within reach, how could we possibly let you leave? Listen to your counterpart from this world—you cannot defy us." The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, crossed his arms in front of his chest, his attitude arrogant.

"Arrogant!"

The Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World flew into a rage, his body erupting with lightning as he entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Thunder rumbled all around.

He appeared in an instant before the Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, and delivered a fierce elbow strike to his chest.

"Heavy Flow Strike!"

Boom!

A terrifying blast of air pressure shook the room, shattering the doors at the back of the conference hall.

The Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World also staggered from the impact, his eyes widening as he looked at the towering figure before him, taking in the smirk on his opponent's face and the fact that he had only been pushed back a single step, his stance unwavering. "You... You actually took my Heavy Flow Strike head-on!"

"What kind of monster is this guy! He took the Raikage's Heavy Flow Strike head-on and wasn't knocked flying?"

"Did he use some kind of jutsu? Or does he have some special ability?"

The other Cloud ninja were astonished.

The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, gently patted his chest where he had been struck, as if brushing off dust, and said, "So this is your Heavy Flow Strike? It's rather weak and feeble. Have you been skipping meals in this world?"

"Damn you, arrogant bastard..." The Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World gritted his teeth, his face twisted in anger.

"Now, take my Heavy Flow Strike as well, me from this world!"

The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, smiled, and his chakra erupted.

Thunderbolts began to shoot out from around him, crackling and booming.

Sizzle! Rumble!

Wherever a lightning bolt struck the ground, it left a scorch mark, and any rocks it hit were reduced to rubble! Buildings that were hit exploded!

Those standing beside the Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, quickly retreated.

The entire conference hall began to collapse!

Gaara of the Empire waved his hand, and the ground transformed into a wave of sand that propped up the falling debris.

Onoki's expression turned grim as he said, "What incredible chakra... This strength is probably even greater than that of the strongest Third Raikage we've ever known..."

"Is the Fourth Ay from another world that strong?" Mei Terumi exclaimed in amazement.

"Damn... How did things turn out like this?" Gaara muttered, frustrated.

The intense aura caused the Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World's pupils to contract violently.

The Cloud ninja felt their breathing quicken, and their hearts pounded in their chests.

"Open your eyes wide and watch carefully!

This is the secret technique of our Ay Clan!

Lightning Release: Chakra Mode! The combined form of Lightning Breath! Thunder God's Majestic Body! Haha..."

The Fourth Reich, Ay of the Empire, exhaled, and the breath transformed into a bolt of lightning that struck the Fourth Raikage of the Ninja World, sending him sliding back two meters.

"This is... an outrageous Lightning Release taijutsu secret technique..." The Ninja World Ay's expression turned solemn.

The other Cloud ninja were stunned, and one of them even stepped in front of Ninja World Ay, shouting, "Raikage-sama! Get back! There's something wrong with this guy!"

"Raikage-sama!"

"Shut up!" Ninja World Ay roared as he stood his ground. "As the Raikage, I have no reason to retreat! Do you think I'm inferior to this imposter?!'

The Cloud ninja fell silent.

Ninja World Tsunade rubbed her temples in exasperation. "Lord Raikage, you're going too far. If you use this level of power and end up hurting the Konoha villagers, what will you do then?"

"Rest assured, I'll find the right spot to strike and won't hurt any Empire citizens. Ha! Body Flicker: Heavy Flow Instant Burst!"

Empire Ay roared and, in an instant, appeared before Ninja World Ay. He delivered a powerful elbow strike to his chest.

BOOM!!!

Sonic booms exploded, and the impact sent a group of people and the conference hall, supported by Gaara's sand, flying. They crashed dozens of meters away and slowly climbed to their feet.

They turned back to look at the remains of the conference hall.

It had already turned into an empty lot.

Aside from the Kage and the members of Team Kakashi, who were still standing, a large group of Shadow Bodyguards had disappeared.

What shocked the Cloud ninja even more was the long, hundreds-of-meters-long trench that had appeared where the Raikage had been standing.

"Raikage-sama!"

The Cloud ninja rushed to the end of the trench and found the Raikage lying on the ground, tattered and battered, with a sunken chest and blood spilling from his mouth.

"Raikage-sama!"

"Damn it! How dare that bastard hurt Raikage-sama like this! We must avenge Raikage-sama!"

"Shut up!" Ninja World Ay covered his chest and yelled, "You fools, I don't need your revenge! With your strength, you'd just be walking to your deaths! Cough, cough, cough..."

As he spoke, the others arrived at the scene.

Seeing his state, the ninja from the other villages were shocked as well. They had never expected that the Ay from the other world would defeat the Ninja World Ay in one strike. Such a huge gap in strength!

"Do you feel the gap now? Me from this world.

I appeared here to make you realize the reality and not put up futile resistance.

Resisting the Empire is pointless; it will only lead to the pointless deaths of the people of Cloud. Do you understand?"

Empire Ay stood before Ninja World Ay and extended his large hand.

"Big brother, you went a little too far. I wanted to beat up this world's big brother too, but it looks like I can't now.

What a shame... If I weren't a jinchuriki and hadn't been captured in this world, I could have bullied him too.

Bullying myself would have felt pretty good, huh?" Empire Killer B said with a gloomy and regretful expression.

Ninja World Ay took Empire Ay's hand and pulled himself up. "You're strong, stronger than me. But the Cloud ninja won't surrender so easily!"

"It looks like I'll have to show you an even bigger gap.

Just me alone isn't enough to make you understand? Or are you still hoping for a lucky break?

Gaara, Kisame, Deidara, aren't you going to make a move?" Empire Ay turned to the three of them.

Empire Gaara faced Ninja World Gaara and said, "Sand ninja, all of you, come at me. I'll show you the gap, and only then will you understand the futility of resistance."

Ninja World Gaara's expression turned solemn, but he didn't say anything. He raised his hands, and the gourd made of sand on his back transformed into claws and lunged at Empire Gaara.

Empire Gaara also raised his hand.

The large patch of ground beneath his feet turned into sand and became a giant shield that blocked the sand claws.

BOOM!

The sand claws struck the sand shield, and Ninja World Gaara's sand was absorbed and wrapped up.

The sand shield then flew into the sky and slowly transformed into a hundreds-of-meters-long sand dragon!

It stared menacingly at the sand ninja!

"This is!"

"This level of sand control... Can the Kazekage do this?"

"The Kazekage from another world... He's a monster among monsters..."

The sand ninja were terrified.

"Hah!"

Facing the massive sand dragon, Ninja World Gaara's expression became even more solemn. However, instead of giving up, he slapped the ground with both hands, intending to turn the earth into sand to counter the attack!

But at that moment, something shocking happened.

No matter how much he channeled his chakra, the ground remained still. Instead, the sand dragon above them dove down!

It blotted out the sun, and all the sand ninja were engulfed in darkness!

"Damn it! Wind Release: Dust Wind!"

Temari found it strange that Gaara wasn't resisting, but seeing the sand dragon getting closer, she drew the iron fan from her back and swung it with all her might.

(End of Chapter)

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