"Oh?"
Uchiha Brahman noticed the movement. Two chakra-formed arms suddenly emerged from his body, catching the two Tailed Beast Balls. Then, he hurled them right back at an even faster speed.
The Tailed Beast Balls crashed straight into the two Jinchuriki, sending them flying.
"Heh, truly weak—both these so-called Tailed Beasts and so-called ninjas!"
Uchiha Brahman flicked his wrists, looking indifferently at Ohnoki. In the next instant, his body vanished into a blur. His terrifying chakra whirled continuously, driving his power to surge, multiply, and skyrocket until it reached a level Ohnoki could no longer perceive.
Boom! A fist carrying horrific force smashed directly into Ohnoki's abdomen.
"Argh!"
The old man let out a miserable scream. He didn't even have time to raise a defense, nor even begin to process the thought, before that single punch struck him square in the chest.
"Ora ora ora ora ora!"
Countless fist shadows rained down, slamming furiously into Ohnoki's body.
Crack!
The sound of shattering bones echoed through the air.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment. In less than a fraction of a second, thousands of terrifying fist strikes rained down upon Ohnoki.
His bones were pounded into dust, his flesh beaten into pulp. In that agonizingly brief span of under a second, an overwhelming tide of excruciating pain rushed into his mind.
It was the horrifying agony of being torn limb from limb.
"Phew!"
Uchiha Brahman stopped his assault, leaving a heap of mangled flesh crumpled on the ground.
"Ah..."
Miserable groans rose from the heap of flesh below. Uchiha Brahman was, after all, a benevolent man; he had merely battered Ohnoki's flesh and bones into paste while leaving his internal organs and brain intact, allowing him to linger on the brink of death.
He produced a Divine Blessing Potion and drove the needle directly into the heap of meat on the ground.
"Alas, poor child. Though I know not why you chose to make an enemy of me, it matters not!"
Uchiha Brahman said with boundless mercy. He cared little for the opinions of others, nor did he mind the hostility of these children trapped in a sea of suffering, blind to the True Dharma. For he believed that under his gentle guidance, these pitiful youths would surely find their way back from their misguided paths.
"Lord Tsuchikage!!!"
The battling ninjas stared in horror at the scene, instantly thrown into a panic. How could their Lord Tsuchikage be reduced to a cripple in the blink of an eye? How... how was this possible?!
"Roar!"
In the distance, the two Jinchuriki, already in their partial Tailed Beast states, let out furious roars at the sight and charged once more toward Uchiha Brahman.
"Hahaha... How interesting! Upon witnessing my power, you choose not to flee, but to attack me instead? Hahaha! Fascinating!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Brahman burst out laughing.
"Then..."
An immensely ferocious aura rose from Uchiha Brahman. The next moment, his figure blurred into a phantom once more, appearing before one of the Jinchuriki in the blink of an eye.
"Who..."
A hand landed on Han's body, and he froze instantly.
"Yours..."
Bang! A colossal wave of force erupted, slamming Han straight down into the ground.
"Roar!"
He roared and struggled in fury, thrashing about like a dog. Yet no matter how he fought against that terrifying violence, it proved entirely futile and useless. "Courage!"
Screech! "Han!"
Not far away, a roar rang out as Roshi bellowed in rage, launching a massive Tailed Beast Ball straight toward Uchiha Brahman.
By this time, Uchiha Brahman's hand had already pierced through the Tailed Beast cloak on Han's body and clamped tightly around his throat.
Boom! The giant Tailed Beast Ball slammed directly into Uchiha Brahman, triggering a massive explosion that billowed thick clouds of smoke.
Roshi stared intently at the smoke, firing consecutive Tailed Beast Balls as he charged forward.
Just as Roshi was about to reach the edge of the smoke, a shadow emerged.
Uchiha Brahman grinned broadly, slowly walking out of the haze while gripping Han—who had already reverted from his Tailed Beast state and hung limp like a dead dog—by the neck.
"Hahaha... This is somewhat amusing... You still refuse to run... Interesting, far too interesting..."
Uchiha Brahman looked at Roshi, genuinely baffled. Why wouldn't they run, even after he had displayed power strong enough to crush them utterly?
Casually tossing the utterly spent Han onto the ground, he jammed a Divine Blessing Potion straight into Han's body.
The Divine Blessing Potion was a potent agent acting on the genetic level; even Jinchuriki were powerless to resist it.
"Han!"
At this sight, Roshi let out an enraged roar, fixing Uchiha Brahman with a look of boundless hatred.
He lunged forward, but discovered that Uchiha Brahman had already vanished. In the next instant, a hand rested upon his shoulder, effortlessly tearing away his Tailed Beast cloak and seizing him by the throat.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Gripping Roshi by the neck like a dead dog, Uchiha Brahman slammed him repeatedly into the earth in a frenzied battering. The surrounding terrain was torn to pieces as if struck by artillery shells, until finally, Roshi was beaten right out of his Tailed Beast state.
Half-dead and dangling from his grip, he struggled powerlessly by the neck.
"Child, accept my blessing! Hahaha!"
Laughing heartily, Uchiha Brahman produced a Divine Blessing Potion and plunged the needle straight into Roshi's neck. The golden liquid surged into his body, initiating a genetic transformation and bestowing its blessing!
Not far away, the Iwagakure ninjas—who had been fighting with the intent of stalling the Konoha ninjas—lost their will to fight the moment their Tsuchikage and two Jinchuriki were crushed. More and more Iwagakure ninjas were heavily wounded, collapsed to the ground, and subsequently injected with Divine Blessing Potion.
Some began searching for a way to escape. They still had hope—hope to carry the news of what had happened here back to the other shinobi villages, to unite them. That was their final chance.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, an Iwagakure ninja attempting to flee let out a miserable shriek, staring down in disbelief at his own back.
A Kunai had been driven straight into his kidney.
The one who struck the blow was none other than the comrade who had been fighting side-by-side with him just moments before.
"You..."
Incredible shock marred his face.
"Why... why this?"
"Hahaha, I've long since belonged to the great Lord Brahman, hahaha!!!"
The ninja roared with laughter, then struck his former comrade with a heavy palm strike.
Soon, incredulous screams echoed across the battlefield. The ninjas who had been injected with the Divine Blessing Potion—those who now understood the True Dharma, the Great Way, and the ultimate Truth—turned on their allies one after another, launching fierce attacks against their former companions.
Iwagakure...