The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 309 Recruiting

Upon hearing the Raikage ask for advice, Shikasuke couldn't help but make a face.

"that----"

Shikasuke hesitated for a moment, but ultimately spoke the truth: "Although saying this might shake morale, if you, Raikage-sama, were to ask for my advice, my advice would be—"

Withdraw your troops immediately and avoid any conflict with Uchiha An.

"Our target is the Land of Fire, which we can easily enter from the Land of Hot Springs. As for the Land of Rice Fields, we can simply give it to Orochimaru."

"Anyway, this is just a poor little country with no special products, so there is no need to waste troops here."

"Huh?" Ai's eyebrows shot up after hearing this. "Are you kidding me? How could our Hidden Cloud Village possibly retreat without a fight in the face of the enemy?"

"This Uchiha An has a grudge against Konoha, but he has no grudge against Kumogakure!"

"If possible, I'd even like to recruit him!"

"That's the Uchiha clan! They have the Sharingan! You have no idea how envious our village is of it!"

"If your Konoha Village doesn't want it, we do!"

"I've heard that his complete Susanoo is terrifyingly huge, and the information in the reports seems like complete nonsense; have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"Ah—" Shikasuke was speechless for a moment, then Inui chuckled, "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I've talked to many people who have, and I'm afraid the information in the report wasn't exaggerated!"

"As for recruiting, I think Uchiha An might not be willing to do that."

"He dared to kill even the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire. He must have gone mad long ago. There's no way he could have joined any ninja village."

"Let's give it a try, whether it works or not! What if it succeeds?"

A has always been very stubborn; once he's made up his mind about something, even the tailed beasts can't change it.

So after giving a wry smile, Shikasuke fell silent.

"Yo, yo, brothers united, their strength can break metal! Let's recruit the Uchiha, and become brothers together—"

Killer Bee was also singing awful rap in the background, echoing Ai's words.

Ai punched Killer Bee on the head and yelled, "When I go to recruit Uchiha An later, you just stay quiet and listen. If you cause the recruitment to fail because of your babbling, I'll smash your head in."

"This is art, you idiot brother." Killer Bee grunted twice and obediently shut up.

A waved for everyone to stop, then strode forward with Killer Bee, arriving near Ann. He looked up and shouted, "Hey, Uchiha Ann, Konoha is finished now, and you've taken your revenge. Why don't you come to our Kumogakure instead?"

"We're all brothers here. It's not as dark as Konoha Village. No one will discriminate against you!"

An was floating in mid-air, originally preparing to go to war with Kumogakure, but he was very surprised when Ai suddenly came over to recruit him.

Ai's voice was loud and clear, carrying the unique boldness and straightforward sincerity of Yunyin.

Behind these words lies the strong sense of community that Cloud Village has always been proud of, and the confidence that allows them to extend an olive branch to any powerful opponent.

The environment in Kumogakure is indeed much better than that in Konoha, and it is the only ninja village without any rogue ninjas, but An has no intention of joining any ninja village.

Even one day of being a dog is too long.

From now on, he and the members of the Uchiha clan will only act as human beings, not as dogs!

When Ai tried to recruit her, An curled her lip in disdain, as if she had heard the most absurd joke in the world.

He looked down at him indifferently and said, "Recruit?"

"Are you worthy?"

"What gave you the illusion that you're qualified to recruit me?"

"Is it because of your status as the Raikage?"

"If I can destroy Konoha, I can certainly destroy Kumogakure as well."

"Someone like you, a nobody, doesn't even dare to recruit me!"

Ann's words left no room for negotiation; they were short and sharp, like a drawn blade, directly severing Raikage's attempt to make amends.

His soft rhetorical question was laced with sarcasm, his tone full of scrutiny and disdain.

His tone was calm and even, yet it was more intimidating than any roar, because he was simply stating an objective fact.

Now, Uchiha An is qualified to transcend the shackles of worldly power and stand at a new height to look down upon all living beings.

Compared to the arrogant Nagato, Uchiha An was the one who truly had the right to call himself a god.

"What?"

Ai was never a good-tempered person to begin with, and after being humiliated by An, she immediately exploded.

"Uchiha An!"

Ai roared, his bronze skin revealing bulging muscles. His lightning chakra surged up to a height of ten feet, enveloping his body in a swirling aura of lightning. From a distance, he looked as if the God of Thunder had descended.

When Killer Bee saw his older brother being humiliated, he was also furious. His fiery red chakra exploded, and his aura was no less than that of A.

The scorching tailed beast chakra and the raging lightning release clashed, and the brothers' anger resonated and soared into the sky, darkening the heavens.

But Anlian, who was in mid-air, didn't even blink. He simply raised his hand slightly, and a circle of chakra beads materialized out of thin air.

As he moved his fingers, the dark blue prayer beads emitted a low hum, like the doorbell of death, and slammed down on the two of them.

"Beat!" Ai roared, taking a step forward that shook the earth. His figure, wrapped in thousands of arcs of electricity, shot towards An like a cannonball, tearing through the air.

Killer Bee, in perfect unison, swung his arm, and an octopus tail sprouted from his arm, wrapped around A's waist, and then swung upwards, shooting into the sky like a giant meteor hammer, crashing down towards Ann.

The two brothers have fought together for many years, and their tacit understanding is almost like that of a single person. Their tactical coordination is perfect, representing the ultimate fusion of physical skills and the power of tailed beasts.

At the same time, seven more octopus tails sprouted from Killer Bee's back, waving in mid-air, just like a giant sea monster.

Without Killer Bee saying anything, the Eight-Tails knew what to do.

He plunged his three tails downwards into the ground, and as the ground cracked and rocks flew, Killer Bee's body was lifted up and rushed towards Ann.

The other four tails danced around A and Killer Bee's bodies, their supple tentacles tracing arcs like four broad shields, sweeping away the chakra beads that were blasting down.

A violent explosion erupted on the Eight-Tails' body, emitting a blinding light, like fireworks blooming in the night sky.

However, in the face of the Eight-Tails' immense chakra, these explosions were like firecrackers, failing to unleash their full power.

Clearly, although Ai spoke casually, he had long regarded An as a mortal enemy and dared not underestimate him in the slightest. Once the battle began, he immediately unleashed his strongest power, launching a full-force combination attack in the hopes of achieving victory in one fell swoop.