Chapter 294: The War Is Over

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

-Author notes-

Chapter 294: The War Is Over

"Ahh!" Kabuto fell to the ground after Manda was destroyed by the two legless dragons Naruto had summoned and sent back to its point of origin.

He had thrown everything he had at the two beasts, but Kabuto was forced to admit they were too powerful for him to handle.

"Damn it..." He was running low on chakra, so summoning more snakes wasn't an option, and his Sage Mode had also ended.

One of the dragons turned its sights onto Kabuto and flew at him.

"Lariat!"

The Raikage came out of nowhere and crushed the dragon's head with his arm.

"You're still alive..." Kabuto lifted his eyes to look at the man. He looked almost as exhausted as himself.

"Uff... I... I'm still here." The Raikage said while breathing with difficulty. His Lightning Armor vanished into chakra particles as he could no longer maintain it.

"Weren't you fighting against Naruto?" Kabuto asked. He had lost track of what was happening in the other parts of the battlefield.

The Raikage frowned deeply. "It was just a blasted clone... I had to give it my all just to defeat one of his clones."

There was a moment of silence after that.

"Hehe..." The Raikage couldn't help but laugh. "This is ridiculous... how can a monster like that exist?"

"Speaking of monsters... I can't see Roshi anywhere." Kabuto tried his best, but could only see countless copies of Naruto surrounding them.

"He's likely dead... and we are soon to follow the same path." The Raikage glanced up at the remaining dragon. He was exhausted and nearly out of chakra, he had used everything he had left to eliminate the other one. But the beast wasn't attacking, it just floated in the air, staring at them.

"What is it waiting for?"

"I don't know... but I'm not waiting anymore." Kabuto took a scroll from his belt and unsealed it.

A large wooden coffin appeared in front of him.

"Wait... you had more of those? Why didn't you use it before?" the Raikage asked.

"I didn't want to bring this one back... especially not while the Tsuchikage was around," Kabuto replied.

On the cover of the coffin, the kanji for Fourth was written.

The Raikage's eyes widened. "Is that really him?"

"You'll see him soon... the original Yellow Flash," Kabuto said as he prepared to activate the seal.

But the air shifted around them.

Before Kabuto could open the coffin, several Naruto clones jumped onto it and detonated themselves.

The resulting violent explosion sent both men tumbling backward.

"Sorry, but I can't let you summon my father. His soul must remain where it is at the moment." Naruto appeared, floating in the air above the Raikage.

The Raikage was about to ask about Kabuto, but then he saw him, the silver-haired man lay in a pool of his own blood just a few feet away.

Several Naruto clones stood beside him.

"And stay dead this time." Naruto threw a comment at what remained of Kabuto.

That's when the Raikage realized something. Those hundreds of thousands of clones could have attacked them at any moment, but they didn't, only because Naruto had chosen not to act.

The moment Kabuto did something Naruto disapproved of, he was killed instantly.

The Raikage shook his head. "I suppose I'm next... make it quick, then."

He wasn't sure if his brother was still alive. The last time he saw him, he was seriously wounded, but he had to leave him to continue the fight.

"Almost forty thousand men came today to attack my village." Naruto landed in front of the Raikage. "You're all that's left. Do you have any last words? I'll listen to them."

The Raikage seemed to consider it for a moment. His will to fight was gone, but something still remained, he was the leader of his village, after all.

"What we did today... I won't apologize for launching an attack on Konoha. I did what I thought was best for my people..."

The Raikage moved with difficulty. For the first time in his life, he felt the need to kneel and prostrate himself before someone else.

"Naruto Uzumaki... I know I'm in no position to make demands, but I ask that Konoha leave the Cloud in peace. They were merely following my orders, and now that our army has been destroyed, they pose no threat to your village."

"I've heard your words. I can't make promises on behalf of Konoha, as I'm not their leader. But personally, I don't massacre defenseless villages without reason. I have some strict moral rules... even if that's hard to believe from your position."

"I ...thank you." The Raikage had nothing more to say. He closed his eyes and waited for the end.

But instead of death, he heard loud noises around him. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked to see that Naruto had dispelled all his clones and taken down the barrier surrounding the area.

"I... don't understand," the Raikage said. Why was he still alive? He had clearly been defeated and was ready to accept his end.

Naruto tossed him a glass bottle. "Here."

"This is...?" The Raikage stared in confusion. It was a small bottle filled with some kind of liquid.

"Give that to your brother. If he's lucky, he might still survive," Naruto said.

"I... what?" the Raikage asked.

"The war is officially over. I've defended the village as promised, and I've acquired what I needed from you. There's no point in more bloodshed. You may return home and recount what happened here today... so no one forgets."

That's when the Raikage comprehended Naruto's intent...he was being allowed to live, to serve as a messenger and spread the story of what happened.

After hearing his tale, no one would ever dare to attack Konoha again.

Not while Naruto Uzumaki stood to defend it.

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