Chapter 49: Raikage: This Hollow Must Be Related to the Whirlpool Kingdom!
Ai = A (The future Fourth Raikage)
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"What, a monster invasion?!"
The Third Raikage slammed his fist on his desk, his eyes widening like an enraged lion.
The Raikage's secretary adjusted his glasses, opened the report in his hand, and analyzed:
"According to the reports, these monsters have circular holes in their chests, very similar to the descriptions of the creatures in the Grass Country!"
"I suspect that these suddenly appearing monsters are most likely the Hollows that destroyed the Grass Kingdom!"
"Hah!" The Third Raikage roared in anger, "Okay, okay, these beasts dare to provoke the Thunder Kingdom!"
"Send out a ninja team immediately! Go and clear out these Hollows! Make sure to wipe them all out!"
"Yes!"
"Wait!" The Third Raikage suddenly stopped his secretary and said, "Send Ai as well!"
"Yes!"
The secretary accepted the order and immediately left.
The Third Raikage tapped the table with his thick fingers, his eyes sharp.
Shortly after their conflict with the Whirlpool Kingdom, these creatures called Hollows appeared. It was hard to believe that these Hollows had nothing to do with the Whirlpool Kingdom!
...…
As Ai led his team to Donglin Street in the Thunder Kingdom, a horrific scene unfolded before their eyes.
Collapsed houses, people buried beneath the rubble.
Severed limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and the streets were stained with blood.
And people were being chased, moments away from being devoured.
Ai's eyes turned red with rage, and fury burned in his heart. He shouted angrily, "Stop! You beasts!!"
The next second, lightning surged through his body, and he disappeared from his spot.
Boom!
An arm covered in lightning pierced through a Hollow chasing a person!
Ai shouted, "Kill them all for me!!"
"Oh!!!"
The Cloud Shinobi responded one by one and charged at the monsters without hesitation!
"Oh, it seems someone formidable has arrived?"
Aaroniero Arruruerie descended from the sky, another voice said, "This is so scary, we might not be able to handle it~"
Ai glared at the strange man wearing an iron mask and speaking with two voices, and shouted angrily, "Are you their leader?!"
As Aaroniero Arruruerie was about to respond, Ai suddenly appeared in front of him with a flash of lightning and punched him hard!
Whoosh--
The sharp wind of the punch whistled past Aaroniero's ear. He tilted his head back slightly to avoid the heavy blow!
However, the mask on his face was affected and fell off.
Ai's pupils suddenly shrank as if he had seen something extraordinary.
It was a glass jar-like structure, closely connected to the body with a metal ring.
The back was also covered with metal sheets, and the tank was filled with an unknown red liquid, with two small masks floating inside the liquid.
Ai steadied himself and snorted, "You're not human at all!"
Aaroniero held his jar-like head and said, "Oh my, how embarrassing to show such a thing to people."
Another voice suddenly spoke.
"How about we change our appearance?"
Ai frowned, "What is this guy doing? Does he have a split personality?"
But soon, he didn't care anymore.
The strange man in front of him suddenly transformed. He had black hair, smoky dark blue pupils, a "Cracked Whirlpool" tattoo on his left wrist.
A man appeared with long lower eyelashes, a natural mark at the base of his nose, and slightly longer hair at the ends.
Ai frowned and said, "What's going on? Turning into a human? Can monsters use Transformation Jutsu too?"
Aaroniero drew his Zanpakutō from his waist.
"Surge, Nejibana!"
The Zanpakutō suddenly underwent a drastic change, turning into a dark blue spear with a spiral-shaped cone at the end, resembling Poseidon's trident.
Aaroniero smiled, "Shall we continue?"
"This blade!"
Ai's eyes widened slightly, recalling information about the Whirlpool Kingdom.
He said in a deep voice, "You're from the Whirlpool Kingdom!"
The Thunder Kingdom had just had a conflict with the Whirlpool Kingdom when these Hollows attacked.
If these Hollows were linked to the Whirlpool Kingdom, it made perfect sense.
Otherwise, why would these Hollows suddenly attack the Thunder Kingdom?
And the first time these Hollows appeared was during the Grass Country incident related to the Whirlpool Kingdom.
Now they were targeting the Thunder Kingdom. No matter how you looked at it, there was a significant connection!
Aaroniero wagged his finger, "Nonono, we have nothing to do with those weak Shinigami, but you won't believe it."
"After all, I do look like this after devouring a Shinigami!"
Ai was shocked, what did he mean!
This person got this appearance after devouring a Shinigami?
Could he transform into anyone he devoured?
Or…
As long as he devoured anyone he wanted, he could gain their abilities?
Ai stared at the trident in his hand.
This weapon did indeed resemble the abilities of people from the Whirlpool Kingdom!
If what this person said was true, then this ability was too terrifying!
If he devoured seven or eight people with limited bloodline abilities...
Ai's eyes hardened, this person must die!
Otherwise, this person would not only be an enemy to the Thunder Kingdom but also to the entire ninja world!
After all, creatures that devour humans fundamentally contradict humanity!
There is absolutely no way to coexist peacefully if you eat people!
"Lightning Style Chakra Mode!"
Boom!
A loud thunderous sound erupted from Ai's body.
It was like a thunder and lightning battle aura, enveloping his entire body!
"Lightning Straight!"
Ai's whole body ignited with thunder and lightning battle aura, and he charged forward with the speed of lightning, delivering a heavy punch full of thunder and lightning to Aaroniero's face!
Aaroniero quickly raised Nejibana in front of him.
With a loud crash, a curtain of water appeared out of thin air, separating the two.
Lightning Straight struck the water curtain, causing splashes everywhere!
Crack!
As the lightning struck the water, it spread instantly, making a crackling sound!
Ai missed one punch and disappeared with the Body Flicker Technique!
Through Lightning Style, the cells in his body were activated, moving at high speed. The extraordinary speed was like jumping through space and time!
He appeared next to Aaroniero in an instant!
"Side Pain!"
Ai concentrated the thunder and lightning in his hand and slashed at Aaroniero's neck with a blade!
Aaroniero swung back hard, and a wave of water swept over him!
With a loud bang, the blade collided heavily with Ai's hand blade!
Aaroniero said in surprise, "Oh, your strength is quite good, you're worthy of being devoured by us!"
"Bastard! Laozi doesn't want to be devoured by you!"
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