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Hearing this, the Raikage, who was half-kneeling on the ground, raised his head with difficulty, staring at the burning Hitani with his nearly charred eyes. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
After a moment, the already extreme heat in the surroundings surged again under the influence of the giant pillar of fire. Especially within a hundred meters of Hitani, the temperature exceeded at least two thousand degrees Celsius, distorting even the air as it burned.
The Raikage's charred skin was completely destroyed by the high temperature, his entire body crackling as it burned. Finally, he slowly collapsed to the ground, melted alive into a pile of carbonized matter, dead.
[You killed the Raikage]
[You are more evil]
[Your template is unlocked to level 70%]
[You gain a new ability: Within the range of Hadō #90, you can use full power without chanting.]
Hitani expressionlessly released Ryūjin Jakka's Shikai and sheathed his Zanpakutō.
The moment Ryūjin Jakka was sheathed, more than a dozen giant pillars of flame extinguished, and the surrounding heat dropped sharply, though the air still shimmered with lingering hot sparks.
He surveyed the surrounding terrain.
The forest had vanished, and the visible area had turned into smoking scorched earth. The once-massive primeval forest, spanning hundreds of kilometers, had become a desolate wasteland under the influence of the fiery inferno, not a single blade of grass remaining.
"Raikage-sama…" In the distance, a dozen Kumogakure Anbu, their bodies blackened by the flames, rushed over and surrounded the carbonized remains of the Raikage. They stared in disbelief and said, "Raikage-sama… was killed!"
Tied to a tree, her face streaked with dirt, Terumi Mei looked at the Raikage's corpse from afar, her lips trembling as she said, "You're… you're lying!"
"Mr. Hitani." Deidara ran up to Hitani from a distance, wiped the black dust off his face, and said in an admiring tone: "You killed the Raikage so quickly—too strong! That move just now! It was like the end of the world! Mr. Hitani, you're stronger than any ninja I've ever seen! Absolutely incredible!"
Hitani ignored Deidara's flattery and walked straight to Terumi Mei. While dispelling the Binding Path technique on her body, he said lightly: "Your reinforcements are gone. Now come back with me quietly."
Terumi Mei's pupils dulled, her mind in a trance. She followed Hitani away in a dazed state, without even a thought of resisting.
Looking at Terumi Mei's soulless expression, Deidara asked Hitani in a low voice: "Mr. Hitani, what's wrong with her? Did you use those strange techniques to make her like this again?"
"Maybe she was frightened," Hitani said calmly.
"Scared? That makes sense," Deidara nodded in agreement and said solemnly. "That move you used just now was terrifying. Look around—the area for hundreds of kilometers has become scorched earth. Even tailed beasts don't have that kind of destructive power. It's normal to be scared. Honestly, I was a little worried you'd accidentally kill me just now."
He turned around and looked at the Kumogakure Anbu crying over the Raikage's body, then asked, "Mr. Hitani, what do we do with these Anbu attendants around the Raikage? Leave them be? Or kill them all?"
"These people are worthless; there's no need to waste time on them," Hitani said, tossing the dazed Terumi Mei onto the Exploding Bird. He then jumped onto the bird's back, sat on its head, and said calmly, "Let's go back. There's nothing interesting left here in Kumogakure."
"Okay." Deidara hopped onto the Exploding Bird, controlled it to drag the Three-Tails, and slowly flew toward the Land of Rain.
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Five days later, Hitani and Deidara finally returned to the Akatsuki organization's headquarters with the Three-Tails. As soon as they landed in front of the base building, Pain, Uchiha Itachi, White Zetsu, Kisame, and Konan were already standing on the lake at the entrance to welcome them back.
Deidara maneuvered the Exploding Bird and tossed the massive Three-Tails into the lake, then landed beside Pain and the others. Jumping off the bird's back, he looked at the group and said in surprise: "So many people welcoming us back. Leader, since when did you get so enthusiastic?"
Before Pain could respond, Kisame beside him said sarcastically: "Zetsu told us you were about to return and reported all the details of this mission. Deidara, does this mission have anything to do with you? You were just watching the whole time, right? Whether it was capturing the Three-Tails or killing the Raikage, you didn't contribute at all."
Deidara's face flushed with embarrassment. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "You can't blame me for that. Mr. Hitani is too strong. Even if I wanted to help, I couldn't, and I'd only get in his way."
"You're pretty honest," Kisame nodded, then switched to a respectful tone and said to Hitani: "Mr. Hitani, you worked hard on this mission. Not only did you capture the Three-Tails, but you also captured the Mizukage, Terumi Mei, and killed the Raikage, A. That's an incredible achievement."
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