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

Chapter 312 Raikage Bows His Head

This attack, combining the full power of the Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beast, successfully severed one of the fingers of the Susanoo's complete form.

But the next moment, the severed energy finger grew back and closed inwards without any hindrance, tightly wrapping Killer Bee's body in its palm.

What we caught before was the octopus's tail; the eight-tailed octopus could still find a way to escape.

But now it's the Jinchūriki who's been captured, so the Eight-Tails is completely helpless this time.

The biggest weakness of a tailed beast is its jinchūriki.

"Stop!"

"Put down Killer Bee!"

Seeing his brother being arrested, Ai panicked.

He suddenly jumped up and launched another attack on Susanoo.

However, without the help of the Eight-Tails, he couldn't even jump to An's height and could only launch an attack from the ground.

But at this height, it's only enough for Susanoo to trim his feet.

Anri ignored Ai, grabbed Killer Bee, and immediately turned to walk back.

Aiko was now extremely anxious.

Seemingly realizing that it was impossible to save his brother by force, Ai's expression changed rapidly.

Finally, Ai gritted his teeth, his face contorted with shame, and shouted loudly at An, "Uchiha An!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to pay for the passage?"

"We'll give it to you, just don't hurt Killer Bee!"

"We concede defeat in this battle. We're willing to pay a ransom to exchange for Killer Bee. Name your price!"

As he shouted this, Ai clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force, and his nails almost digging into the flesh of his palms.

However, this slight, sharp pain was far from overshadowing the burning humiliation in his heart.

His body trembled slightly, his heart filled with a deep-seated resentment.

He is the Raikage of Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning, a powerful figure whom the entire ninja world must respect. When has he ever bowed his head so humbly to an enemy?

But now, he has personally smashed that reputation to the ground, and has to trample on his own pride to beg the enemy for mercy.

The word "admit defeat" felt like a red-hot branding iron, burning Ai's throat as it rolled out.

Killer Bee, of course, understood his older brother's pride, and upon hearing Ai's shout, he felt both pain and anger.

"Big brother, don't worry about me, I won't die!"

He shouted loudly, frantically waving his eight-tailed tentacles, futilely striking the energy hand that was trapping him.

But when Ai's gaze fell on Killer Bee, who was struggling like a cornered beast, his heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand, and the pain was so intense that he could hardly breathe.

He knew very well that he couldn't lose this brother.

If he, as the older brother, can't even protect his younger brother, what kind of Raikage is he?

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the surging blood in his chest, and silently comforted himself.

We can always get it back double later.

But this self-comfort could not ultimately overcome the despair brought about by the helplessness.

This clear realization made his body tremble even more violently.

Upon hearing Ai's words, An finally stopped in her tracks.

He looked down at Ai, thought for a moment, reached out and grabbed one of the octopus tentacles, and with a little force, snapped off the eight-tailed octopus.

"Aaaaaah, it hurts, it hurts—" The eight-tailed beast's screams echoed in Killer Bee's mind.

However, Killer Bee couldn't care less about the Eight-Tails at this moment.

After Ann got the Eight-Tails' tail, she casually tossed the Eight-Tails and Killer Bee down in front of A.

"After you go back, send me one of Two-Tail's tails as well, and we'll be even."

After saying that, An canceled Susanoo and returned to Otogakure with the "toll" from Kumogakure.

He wasn't worried at all that Ai would renege on the debt; at worst, he could just make another trip to the Land of Lightning.

"Damn it!"

Ai clenched her fists tightly, extremely angry at Anna's unspoken contempt and threat.

However, in the ninja world, strength is the only true measure of power, and the ninjas of Kumogakure especially believe in this.

Until he finds a way to defeat Uchiha An, A can only suppress his anger.

He will only keep this humiliation firmly in his heart, strive to improve himself, and work even harder until...

Only when they are strong enough to take revenge will they step forward and resolve all the old and new grudges in one fell swoop.

However, is that blood-red giant, which is like a god or demon, really something that humans can defeat?

A shadow fell over Ai's heart, and it lingered for a long time.

"Big brother, it's all because of me that you—"

Killer Bee came to Ai's side, looking dejected and wanting to apologize, but Ai slapped him on the back.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"You're my brother, of course I have to save you!"

"It's just admitting defeat; we'll fight back later!"

A's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and seeing their dejected expressions, he knew that the extraordinary Susanoo Perfect Form had completely shattered their confidence. He roared, "In this ninja world, there are no invincible ninjutsu!"

"No matter who it is or what kind of ninjutsu it is, there must be a way to break it!"

"Back then, Madara Uchiha also possessed this complete Susanoo form, yet he was still killed by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."

"Have you forgotten?"

"Now our Hidden Cloud Village also has its own Wood Release ninja!"

"As long as we train diligently and nurture them with care, a new ninja god will surely emerge in our Hidden Cloud Village!"

"When the time comes, we'll bring our village's Hashirama Senju and charge over there to kill Uchiha An and avenge our humiliation."

Ai's personal charisma was strong. After a passionate speech, he immediately convinced the simple-minded barbarians of Kumogakure, who then raised their arms and cheered.

"Indeed, a new ninja god will surely emerge from our Hidden Cloud Village in the future!"

"Kill Uchiha An and avenge this humiliation!"

Nara Shikasuke, sweating profusely, hid behind the group, feeling extremely uncomfortable with this pyramid scheme-like atmosphere.

Especially when he thought about how the Wood Release ninjas who would fight Uchiha An in the future all came from their own Konoha rogue clans, he began to tremble.

He had already witnessed firsthand the vast difference in strength between Wood Release ninjas when he was in Konoha.

He didn't believe that his own Wood Release ninjas could grow to the same level as the First Hokage.

"Hmm, let's not count on that lazy brat Shikamaru. We'd be better off pinning our hopes on that little girl Ino."

"It's a pity that no one in the Akimichi family has become a Wood Release ninja. Otherwise, given the Akimichi family's abundant chakra reserves, their Wood Release ninjas would definitely be much stronger."

Shikasuke kept his head down and secretly plotted behind him.