Chapter 286: Divine Deterrence: The Six-Hundred Meter God
Kirigakure (Village Hidden in the Mist).
Silence. The deathly quiet that follows a forced, absolute submission.
In the sky above the shattered Mizukage Building, under the fearful gaze of all the surviving Hidden Mist Ninja and civilians, an indescribable energy giant began its terrifying ascension from the ground.
It rose, quickly forming a ferocious, gigantic skeletal warrior.
Flesh, meridians, and chakra armor rapidly spread, covering the skeletal frame.
Layers of complex, interlocking Tengu armor covered and armed the entire giant.
Perfect Susanoo! The pinnacle of Uchiha power.
But this was not the end.
"Divine Authority: Heavenly Might (Tenryoku)."
Buzz —!!!
The purple-blue Susanoo, powered by Akira's specialized, amplified dōjutsu, began a second, impossible surge of growth and refinement!
Its form warped, compressed, and solidified until its height was fixed at a truly terrifying six hundred and fifty meters!
The entire Kirigakure—the tall, jagged buildings, the narrow streets, the hidden harbors—was instantly enveloped completely in the boundless, crushing shadow of the behemoth.
"What… what is that thing…?" A Hidden Mist Jōnin's kunai clattered uselessly to the ground, but he didn't even notice.
"God…"
"Is that… a vengeful god?"
An elderly civilian, witnessing a sight that surpassed the limits of his mortal imagination, could no longer bear the pressure radiating from the depths of his soul. His knees gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, unconsciously kowtowing to the silent demon god in the sky.
One. Two. Ten.
A whole group of civilians and ninja followed, dropping to their knees.
Panic, cold and paralyzing, spread like a plague through the remaining population.
Countless ninja and civilians alike had their minds completely shattered by this vision of absolute, non-negotiable power.
They all knelt on the ground, trembling like sieves. They couldn't move.
In the face of absolute, six-hundred-meter-tall power, any will to resist, any fleeting thought of rebellion, seemed so utterly pale and tragically powerless.
Mizukage Building Ruins.
Among the shattered ruins of the Mizukage Building, Mei Terumī and Elder Genshi, along with the handful of surviving high-ranking officials, also witnessed this terrifying scene.
Everyone stood utterly stunned, paralyzed. Their hearts were filled with nothing but deep, bone-chilling fear.
Kirishima Jin and Suiren Kenji, the Jōnin commanders who had just been sent flying by Akira's brief demonstration of taijutsu moments before and were groaning in the rubble, trembled even more incessantly.
Resist?
That was out of the question. Utterly absurd.
Resist against such an existence—a god-sized warrior who could erase their entire village with a single twitch of its hand?
How could there be any chance of victory!
A warm, wet liquid quickly spread from under Kirishima Jin's pant leg, soaking the fabric. This Hidden Mist Jōnin, known for his fiery temper and fearlessness in the face of death, was scared rigid under the god-like pressure. He had soiled himself.
Then, the gigantic Susanoo slowly raised its colossal, armored arm.
A terrifying energy sphere, even larger than a standard Tailed Beast Ball and surrounded by countless crackling purple-blue electric arcs, instantly condensed and formed in its massive palm!
Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb!
[Inorin's Note: The Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb combines the raw chakra power of the Bijūdama with the structural integrity of the Susanoo, resulting in an attack of cataclysmic proportions.]
Everyone knew this was the end. The final strike.
As long as that sphere fell, the entire Kirigakure, the entire coastal region, along with this very land, would be completely erased from the map in a silent instant!
Mei Terumī took a deep, desperate breath, suppressing the violent, surging fear in her heart. She was terrified, but she was not broken. She had to save her people.
She made a decision. A final, humbling sacrifice.
Thud.
Mei Terumī knelt on one knee. Her right hand, trembling slightly, pressed to her chest over her heart. She lowered her beautiful, proud head.
"Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumī," she stated, her voice projecting clearly through the massive wind, her tone one of absolute defeat and submission, "on behalf of the Kirigakure... accepts all of Konoha's conditions."
"Please, Hokage-sama, leave a ray of hope for the people of the Hidden Mist. We surrender our autonomy."
Elder Genshi watched Mei Terumī's final act. A flicker of immense, profound relief flashed in his aged eyes. He knew her surrender had saved them all.
Then, Genshi, the proud political leader, also sank to his knees.
"Kirigakure's Elder Genshi," he stated, his voice dry and strained, "humbly requests Hokage-sama to calm his anger. We offer absolute cooperation."
Kirishima Jin quickly snapped out of his terror. Disregarding his dignity entirely, he desperately scrambled forward on his knees, frantically knocking his forehead against the rubble, kowtowing repeatedly to Uchiha Akira.
"Hokage-sama! Please calm your anger!"
"Kirigakure is willing! We are willing to merge with Konoha! We will serve you!"
"Please! Please spare everyone! Spare the Village! Spare the innocent civilians!"
His forehead quickly began to bleed from the frantic kowtow, but he seemed to feel no pain, continuing to beg for mercy.
"Hokage-sama! I am guilty of resistance!"
Suiren Kenji, the other commander, also followed suit, collapsing to his knees. His body was trembling violently, overwhelmed by the sight and the fear.
"Please, Hokage-sama, for the sake of the countless innocent civilians in the Village, show us mercy!"
"We are willing to surrender! We are willing to cooperate fully with Konoha!"
Those Hidden Mist high-ranking officials who had previously clamored to fight to the death now seemed to awaken from a terrible dream. They scrambled desperately to kneel on the ground, weeping and kowtowing hysterically for mercy.
The Divine Judgment.
Uchiha Akira, high above them, his Rinnegan cold and unfeeling, looked down at the undignified figures prostrated beneath his six-hundred-meter god-form.
His goal had been achieved. The core of the village's military and political will was utterly shattered.
Then, the Susanoo slowly, deliberately turned its colossal body. It aimed the terrifying, coalescing Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb away from Kirigakure.
It pointed towards the distant, vast, and uninhabited primeval forest miles away on the coast.
The next second.
BOOM!!!
The world ended for the forest. A terrifying, blinding white light suddenly illuminated the sky above the trees!
A few seconds later.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE —!!!
The terrifying roar, loud enough to tear eardrums, arrived belatedly! It was followed by a terrifying, world-destroying blast of air!
Shockwave!
A visible, perfectly formed white blast of air spread out in a massive circle from the center of the distant explosion!
The terrifying blast of air swept over the entire Kirigakure like a physical hurricane!
"Ah —!"
Countless villagers and ninja, caught off guard, were violently blown off their feet, falling over and tumbling across the streets.
Countless houses shook violently in this unnatural hurricane, their roof tiles being torn off in sheets!
After a long, agonizing while, when the winds subsided and the dust settled, the entire Kirigakure was left in ruins—roofs damaged, windows blown out, structures heavily rattled.
But everyone ignored these immediate, superficial damages.
They just stared blankly, horrified, in the direction next to the Village.
There, where the vast and boundless primeval forest had stood moments before... it had disappeared.
In its place was an unimaginably huge, smooth, circular crater.
The power of a single, warning strike had completely erased dozens of square kilometers of thick forest from this world!
What immense, unholy power!
Uchiha Akira silently deactivated his Susanoo.
The purple-blue energy giant transformed into countless specks of light, dispersing into the air.
Uchiha Akira descended from the sky, his figure landing back on the Mizukage Building ruins, where Mei Terumī stood.
Thud!
Kirishima Jin, Suiren Kenji, and the many Hidden Mist high-ranking officials immediately buried their heads deeply back into the ground, scrambling to flatten themselves.
No one dared to look up and directly meet the eyes of Uchiha Akira. Only profound awe and total fear remained.
Uchiha Akira looked around at the Hidden Mist high-ranking officials prostrated at his feet, and issued his final, cold command.
"From today onwards, Kirigakure, the Village Hidden in the Mist, will cease to exist as an independent entity."
"In its place will be the 'Kirigakure Division' under the absolute authority of the Leaf Village."
"All Kirigakure Ninja and civilians will be relocated to the Land of Fire within the next few weeks, to settle near Konoha, where the resources are. No one stays."
"Subsequently, Konoha will dispatch specialized Ninja troops to oversee all migration and resettlement matters."
Uchiha Akira's voice reached everyone around.
"I hope you will cooperate fully, without resistance. Your survival depends on it."
Mei Terumī slowly stood up. Although her face was still pale, her eyes had regained their composure, hardening with the weight of her new burden.
She bowed slightly to Uchiha Akira.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Kirigakure… no, the Kirigakure Division... will certainly cooperate fully. We dare not show the slightest negligence."
Elder Genshi also managed to stand up, his body frail but his voice respectful.
"Everything will strictly follow Hokage-sama's command. We accept the merger."
As for Kirishima Jin and the others, they remained prostrated on the ground, hastily responding loudly, their voices cracking with fear.
"Yes! Yes! Hokage-sama!"
"We will certainly cooperate fully! Please forgive our transgression!"
They were terrified that a slow response would once again provoke this Lord to unleash the power of the god he wielded.
Uchiha Akira nodded, satisfied with the total, final submission.
He did not say another word of unnecessary speech.
Amenominaka!
Activate!
Space twisted violently, forming a deep, swirling vortex right beside him.
Uchiha Akira's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, leaving the former leaders of the Mist Village kneeling in the ruins of their sovereignty.
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