Chapter 40
Aftermath
"Lord Madara, you've gone too far..."
When Fengtian saw the Third Raikage die in battle, a flash of anger appeared deep in his eyes.
He stared intently at Uchiha Madara, wanting the latter to give him an explanation.
"By the grace of Heaven..."
"Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that?"
Madara Uchiha did not turn around, and his words carried a hint of anger.
Just kidding, he's Uchiha Madara. As the strongest being in the ninja world right now, when has he ever needed to be subservient to others?
Even Fengtian, who restored him to his peak condition, was no exception!
"Lord Madara, I hope this kind of thing won't happen again..."
Before Fengtian could finish speaking, Uchiha Madara interrupted him, saying:
"Face reality... Things won't always go your way in this world, and you'll understand that the longer you live..."
"Reality is filled only with helplessness, pain, and emptiness; everything in this world is like that..."
After he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha felt his aura begin to weaken, and the mysterious power of "cause and effect" was gradually disappearing.
Clearly, this is the effect of Fengtian's previous use of "reversing cause and effect."
"It seems the time is almost up..."
"I'll leave the rest to you, Fengtian..."
After Madara Uchiha finished speaking, he clapped his hand, and the mountain-like Gedo Mazo instantly disappeared from this world.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes switched to the Rinnegan and, with incredible speed, cast a memory-erasing genjutsu on the Fourth A, who was lost in grief.
Caught completely off guard, the fourth generation Ai was suddenly struck and instantly lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground unconscious.
After doing all this, Madara Uchiha turned to look at Fengtian and nodded slightly to him.
Seeing this, Fengtian nodded slightly in response to Uchiha Madara. Then, without any hesitation, he released Kamui and sucked Uchiha Madara into the Kamui dimension.
He then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send Madara Uchiha back to the underground of Konoha Village.
"Sigh, as expected, I'm the one who has to clean up this mess..."
Fengtian sighed, shook his head helplessly, and then instantly switched to the [Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan].
His gaze fell on the unconscious Killer Bee and Yukimono, and with a thought, he released [Reversing Cause and Effect] once again.
Soon, their memories of everything that happened in the battle were erased by Fengtian.
Having done all this, Fengtian slightly raised his head, looked at the empty sky, and with a hint of apology, slowly spoke:
"The karmic consequences of reversing life and death are currently beyond my capacity to bear..."
"So, Third Raikage, all I can say to you is apology..."
"But unfortunately, you can no longer hear me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fengtian's figure distorted in space before slowly disappearing from the world without leaving a trace...
....
On the other side, Kumogakure
More than half of the countless puppets that had enveloped Kumogakure had been lost. Since the battle in Fengtian, Sasori had not allowed any Kumogakure ninja to escape!
His forehead was covered in large beads of sweat; the long hours of intense puppet manipulation had left him exhausted.
"Is the battle over there still going on?"
"That's really slow..."
Scorpion muttered under his breath, his words revealing his dissatisfaction with the slow progress in Fengtian.
His beloved puppetry is being destroyed, which makes him feel heartbroken and frustrated.
He knew that if he released the poisonous fog directly into the Hidden Cloud Village according to his own ideas, the entire village would be plunged into chaos and death.
However, Fengtian gave him strict orders not to kill any ninja.
This kept him in a defensive posture, preventing him from unleashing his true potential.
"Quickly! The puppets in the east are almost completely destroyed! We must provide support to the Third Raikage as soon as possible!"
A series of urgent shouts broke Scorpion's thoughts.
He looked up and saw a group of ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village rushing towards the east.
"Hurry up! Half of you stay and continue destroying the puppets to protect the village, the other half come with me and fight your way out!"
A team leader shouted. Their voices echoed across the battlefield, full of power and courage.
"Charge!"
At the leader's command, the ninjas of Kumogakure surged towards the puppet formation that had been breached.
Upon seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Scorpion's eyes.
He took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his mindset, and prepared to continue defending.
But suddenly he turned around and saw the space behind him distort, and the next moment, Fengtian's figure slowly appeared in front of him.
"You've worked hard, Scorpion..."
"Hmph! If you're this slow next time, I'm just abandoning the mission and running away!"
Scorpion scoffed at Fengtian's "sincere" concern.
Upon hearing this, Fengtian showed no sign of blame. Instead, he continued to comfort Xie with a hint of apology.
Fengtian knew very well that in these battles, Scorpion had always fought with all his might, never giving up until the last puppet was destroyed!
Both tasks were completed successfully, but the workload was probably a bit heavy...
"Has the target been captured?"
Scorpion suddenly spoke coldly, his tone slightly softening this time.
"Hmm, we've caught two this time. Now, we can retreat..."
Fengtian nodded affirmatively and responded with a slight smile.
Upon hearing this, Scorpion's solemn expression finally relaxed.
He then turned to look at Fengtian and nodded slightly. Fengtian instantly understood and reached out his hand to Scorpion, gesturing for Scorpion to grab it.
Without much hesitation, Xie stepped forward and grabbed Fengtian's hand.
The next moment, Fengtian activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, directly taking Sasori away from Kumogakure.
As for the remaining puppets that were not controlled, they all fell to the ground without making a sound after Scorpion left.
It wasn't that Scorpion was deliberately wasting these puppets, but rather, ever since witnessing Fengtian's incredible abilities, Scorpion had said:
"Repair the puppet? Sorry, with a powerful figure who controls [cause and effect] here, the puppet will be repaired in the blink of an eye."
"Manually repairing puppets? Repair my ass!"
...
Cloud Village after Fengtian and Sasori disappeared
"What happened? All those puppets fell down?"
"Has the mastermind behind this left?"
"Never mind that for now, you guys come with me!"
After seeing the countless puppets fall from the sky, the leading Jonin from Kumogakure quickly arranged for the cleanup.
They didn't linger, and began searching for the Third Raikage and the others in groups of three.
As time passed, a small team finally discovered the unconscious figures of the Fourth Generation Ai and others on a vast, open plain.
"Found them, they're here!"