Ōnoki carefully watched the content on the screen.
He silently counted in his heart.
Six people.
In other words, there were six Captains appearing in the broadcast.
Where were the others?
Were they perhaps executing a mission?
The others also noticed how distinctive these people were.
Combining this with information about the Uzushigakure, they quickly understood that these must be the Captains of the Uzushigakure... At the same time, they wondered why only six had appeared.
Could it be... that the Raikage wasn't important enough for all the Captains of the Uzushigakure to mobilize?
Furthermore, the mysterious Lord Soul King was also absent.
Just then, the voice in the broadcast sounded again.
"Time is almost up. Begin the execution."
Rukia stepped forward and began to read out the Third Raikage's list of crimes.
"Third Raikage of the Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning, the crimes for which you are being executed are as follows:
The Crime of Greed!
For the selfish desires of the Kumogakure, and to accelerate the research progress on Bijus and Jinchuriki.
Cloud Ninja were dispatched in disguise to infiltrate the Uzushigakure and carry out a devastating attack against the Uzushigakure.
The residents of the Uzushigakure were massacred, and the Sealing Secret Techniques of the Uzushigakure were plundered!"
Uproar!!
As soon as this crime was announced, the entire Ninja World was in an uproar!
"So, the mastermind behind the destruction of the Uzushigakure was actually the Land of Lightning?!"
"Hiss—No wonder, no wonder the Uzushigakure insisted on publicly executing the Third Raikage!"
"This is a national and familial hatred!!"
"They actually destroyed an entire nation just to obtain someone else's Secret Technique! They're worse than bandits, they're straight-up thugs!!"
"Pah! What kind of great nation only bullies the weak and fears the strong! Why don't they go rob the Land of Fire or the Land of Earth!?"
The exposure of the Third Raikage's crimes instantly provoked widespread public fury!
Only the high-ranking officials of various nations, who already knew the truth, remained silent.
A gritted his teeth, clenching his fists tightly!
Not only was the Land of Lightning's reputation being dragged through the mud, but the Land of Lightning was being nailed to a pillar of shame!
Even the Shinobi economy of the Kumogakure would suffer.
After all, thanks to the Uzushigakure' propaganda, the Land of Lightning's image had left a deep impression of thuggery in the Ninja World.
Nobody wanted to do business with thugs.
Especially for commissioned missions, people wouldn't issue them to a nation that felt unsafe.
Meanwhile, in the broadcast projected by the hell butterfly, the declaration of crimes continued.
"2. The Crime of Arrogance!
During the Five Kage Summit, the Uzushigakure was forcibly commanded to hand over all technology belonging to the Uzushigakure, and upon refusal, the culprit violently attacked, attempting to seize our Uzushigakure' technology!"
With another crime announced, the Ninja World was once again thrown into turmoil.
"Holy crap, the Raikage is actually this disgusting!"
"Forcing others to hand over their technology, and if they refuse, you attack them?!"
"What an overbearing Land of Lightning. Why doesn't the entire Ninja World just belong to you, the Land of Lightning, then!"
"Damn it, I command the Raikage to hand over his wife for me to enjoy for two days, let's see if he complies!!"
This attitude of a superior using power to oppress others instantly resonated with the common people of the Ninja World.
They began to curse the Third Raikage loudly!
Even the Land of Lightning was not spared!
Who told them the Third Raikage belonged to the Land of Lightning?
Furthermore, if the beam is crooked, the pillars will lean; with such a leader, the people of the Land of Lightning surely aren't good people either!
In an instant, the reputation of the Land of Lightning plummeted!
It even aroused public outrage throughout the Ninja World!
Seeing this scene, the hearts of Ōnoki, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the Third Kazekage trembled.
The Kumogakure was ruined now.
In the Ninja World, the pillar economy of every Ninja Village had always been the Shinobi economy.
As long as people issued missions to a Ninja Village, that economic chain would never break.
Furthermore, with the growth of credibility, mission completion rates, and reputation.
Missions would only flow continuously.
All major Ninja Villages relied on the income generated by Shinobis completing commissions to sustain the operation of the Village.
But the Kumogakure, having been exposed by the Uzushigakure, had incurred the public outrage of the Ninja World.
From the current outlook, it was likely that not many people would issue commissions to the Kumogakure anymore.
After all, there were other Ninja Villages to choose from in the Ninja World; there was no need to choose one with poor reputation and credibility.
This kind of tactic... it truly was terrifying!
They could easily destroy a Ninja Village purely on the economic level.
*Hiss—*
If this were to happen to them... the more they thought about it, the more terrifying they found it!
Uzushigakure, Soul Society Court.
Rukia finished the declaration, coldly gazing at the disheveled Third Raikage, and said in a cold voice, "Criminal Raikage, do you have any last words?"
The Third Raikage tried to use the Chakra within his body, but found that his Chakra was like stagnant water.
No matter how much strength he exerted, the Chakra did not budge.
A Sealing Technique... to think it could even Seal Chakra.
It seemed that when they destroyed the Uzushigakure back then, they still missed quite a bit of technology.
The Third Raikage felt no fear in the face of death. He grinned and burst into loud laughter, saying, "My greatest regret..."
His tone suddenly turned grim, "It was failing to completely eliminate the remnants of the Uzumaki Clan when I discovered they still existed in the Uzushigakure!!"
Rukia said expressionlessly, "Execute him!"
Crack!!
Just as her voice fell, a bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky!
Ai's figure appeared in an instant.
He roared angrily.
"I'd like to see who dares!!"
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