Chapter 148: Soul Feast

Drip, drip.

Blood continued to flow, and A looked utterly disheveled, a stark contrast to his usual image as the Raikage.

"Raikage-sama!"

The Cloud Shinobi watched in horror as A's other arm disappeared, blood dripping relentlessly from the wound.

Their minds went blank, unable to process the sight before them.

Where is the Raikage's arm?!

Where did his arm go?!

Seeing their leader, the Raikage, in such a state was a devastating blow to the Cloud shinobi's morale.

A village's Kage is the spiritual pillar for all its shinobi, the leader of the village.

This sight completely shattered the mental defenses of the Cloud Shinobi.

"You are no longer human!"

A looked at Orochimaru in front of him with a deep voice.

Why had Orochimaru become like this? What was this form?

There were still things in the shinobi world that they didn't know about, despite its long history and many secrets.

But no one had ever seen a form like Orochimaru's.

Especially those inhuman techniques; Orochimaru's strength had surpassed even the Eight-Tails, and this power was now comparable to the strongest of the Tailed Beasts, the Nine-Tails.

Possibly even more terrifying than the Nine-Tails.

A tore off a large piece of his clothing to bandage his wound.

Even though it was a simple bandage, it soon turned crimson with blood.

"It's time to get back to the main issue."

"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing?"

"Or should I say, have you betrayed Ryujiro-kun and joined Akatsuki?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.

Sasuke's eyes were clearly not ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan.

Orochimaru had personally placed Itachi's eyes in a lab under Sasuke's watchful gaze.

Since Obito wanted to take Sasuke, he would naturally mention Itachi's eyes and what power they would give to Sasuke.

Sasuke had now obtained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, this would add considerable strength to their side.

"Orochimaru."

"Don't think I don't know, you and Ryujiro are just as conniving as Konoha."

"Itachi always protected such a village. You must be delighted that Itachi died at my hands."

"I will use Itachi's power to seek revenge on Konoha. With these eyes, I've already seen Konoha's destruction!"

Tsk, tsk.

Sasuke felt confident again; it seemed he hadn't been beaten enough by Kimimaro.

Just an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, did he really think he was invincible?

Although these eyes were indeed terrifying, Orochimaru was not invincible either.

Even if he somehow deals with Orochimaru, he was definitely not a match for Ryujiro.

He underestimated Ryujiro's strength.

However, if Sasuke knew that Ryujiro had resurrected Itachi, what kind of scene would that be?

Would there be another brotherly battle?

At this moment, the Second and Third Raikages, whose eyes had been filled with confusion, gradually regained clarity.

They clenched their fists, feeling a jolt as they snapped back to reality. The two glanced at each other.

Both Raikages suddenly unleashed powerful chakra, entering the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, just like A earlier.

In an instant, the two Raikages leaped into action, their bodies surrounded by terrifying lightning as they charged at Orochimaru.

Their target was not Sasuke, as Orochimaru was the one who had caused all the damage to Cloud Village.

It was because of him that Cloud Village was now in ruins.

The once-proud Five Great Shinobi Villages were now in such a sorry state.

To the Second and Third Raikages, Cloud Village was their former home, a place they once relied on to survive.

Now, the surviving Cloud shinobi and residents of Cloud Village looked on in despair at their once-safe home, now reduced to such a state.

Even though their speed was fast, they couldn't escape Orochimaru's sensory perception.

The sensory perception of a Hollow is highly sensitive, and no matter how fast, it could still detect them.

Zzz! Zzz!

The firelight emitted by the powerful Lightning Release crackled and sparked.

"Really, couldn't you just stay still?"

Orochimaru showed an impatient expression, and as soon as he drew his Zanpakuto, a spiritual pressure at the level of a Vasto Lorde-class Hollow erupted, freezing the two Raikages in their tracks.

This spiritual pressure, full of hostility, completely suppressed their souls.

Especially the Cloud shinobis, who fainted under the influence of the spiritual pressure.

"What is this power? Why can't I move?"

"Damn it, move!"

Orochimaru licked his lips. "Since you've both died once, eating your souls shouldn't be a problem."

What?

Eat their souls?

The Second and Third Raikages shivered in fear.

Orochimaru took a deep breath, spiritual pressure gathering in his throat, and a massive vortex-like force pulled the souls of the Second and Third Raikages from their Edo Tensei bodies.

"What a delicious taste."

Experiencing the power of consuming souls for the first time, Orochimaru showed a look of ecstasy as the Edo Tensei bodies of the two Raikages crumbled into dust.

This is the taste of soul power; it's truly delicious.

The sensation is so addictive that experiencing it once makes you crave it more.

If it weren't for the fear of Ryujiro's reprimand, Orochimaru might have devoured the souls of everyone in Cloud Village.

Of course, souls as delicious as the two Raikages are rare.

After all, soul power correlates with a person's strength.

The stronger and purer the soul, the more potent its power.

"Orochimaru, did you really devour the souls of my father and the Second Raikage-sama?!"

A screamed in horror, looking at the crumbling Edo Tensei bodies.

The ability to devour souls, how could such power exist in the shinobi world?

What had Orochimaru become?!

"Didn't you see? Their Edo Tensei bodies have already crumbled, and their souls were naturally taken by me."

"Fourth Raikage, all of this is because of your ignorance. You had no idea what level your opponent was at."

"The destruction of Cloud Village was entirely your doing."

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