"Yes, Deidara‑senpai, we've latched onto a big leg!"
"Otherwise, I'm afraid, Deidara‑senpai, if it were just you, it's quite possible you would have met your end in the Land of Lightning!" Tobi murmured.
Deidara's mouth twitched, though he didn't deny it. Tobi's words were painfully accurate. Still, Tobi had this irritating habit of always comparing himself to Ashveil. If you admire Ashveil so much, fine, just admire him, but why drag me into it every single time?
Forget about me; even if it were our boss in Akatsuki, would he definitely be able to handle Ashveil?
I can only blame myself for having these two teammates… one is terrifyingly strong, the other never stops talking. How could I possibly compare to Ashveil?
To be honest, Deidara felt profoundly exasperated inside.
On Obito's side, even though he spoke with composure and even mocked Deidara, inside he was just as unsettled. After all, Ashveil's aura was far stronger than his own. And from what Obito knew… even after seeing the aura of Uchiha Madara, he had never thought Madara's aura was stronger than Ashveil's!
It was not an exaggeration to say that Ashveil's aura would completely surpassed Uchiha Madara's…!
This was the most critical part.
To Obito, Ashveil's threat was growing... larger and more terrifying.
Buzz! Buzz!
A powerful energy continuously radiated from Ashveil's body…
Under this immense power, within a ten‑kilometer radius…
The shinobi who had rushed over, one after another, felt Ashveil's overwhelming pressure and collapsed to the ground!
This included those who had just received the news and traveled thousands of miles to reach the battlefield!
A full ten thousand shinobi, within that radius, could not withstand the oppressive aura… all fell unconscious.
Their eyes showed sheer disbelief and despair.
Before collapsing, their words didn't stop.
"Damn it… What is this oppressive feeling… What is going on?"
"I've never felt such terrifying power!"
"Eight‑Tails‑sama, Fourth Raikage‑sama, who exactly is our opponent?!" they cried out in shock.
Finally, one by one, these shinobi from the Land of Lightning succumbed to Ashveil's pressure and collapsed. They hadn't even reached the front lines before losing consciousness…
In their eyes, what had happened was unfathomable.
On the battlefield, Killer Bee looked at the unconscious shinobi around him. For the first time, despair flickered across his face.
"You kid… what kind of technique is this?!" Killer Bee roared, his voice edged with hysteria.
Ashveil's lips curved into a small smile. He didn't mind answering Killer Bee's question, though whether Killer Bee would believe him was another matter entirely.
"This… this technique is called Conqueror's Haki. I hope you can remember it," Ashveil said calmly, a slight smirk on his lips.
Conqueror's Haki… Killer Bee narrowed his eyes. He had never heard the term before! Obito and the others also widened their eyes — this was the first time they had heard such a name.
Whether Ashveil was telling the truth or playing another trick like claiming he was from another world, one thing was clear, the name suited it. Conqueror's Haki was a fearsome designation.
Obito even considered having someone investigate whether such a powerful technique was real.
Killer Bee, choosing to believe Ashveil, thought this was no mere joke. Even in the face of near‑certain defeat, Ashveil had not held back from revealing the name of his technique.
"Conqueror's Haki… A technique like this could defeat me, yet I do not regret falling to it!" Killer Bee shouted. "In our shinobi way, there is no such word as 'give up.' Facing someone stronger than I, I will never surrender!"
With that, Killer Bee unleashed every ounce of power within him. He broke free from Ashveil's influence and triggered the Eight‑Tails with all his force!
The wind howled as his power erupted.
Air currents twisted and roared…
Tails of energy streamed from Killer Bee's form, each aimed at Ashveil with the force to obliterate.
Ashveil narrowed his eyes at Killer Bee's stubborn final stand.
The crystalline energy of his own Ice‑Ice Fruit Conqueror's Haki that had been coalescing around him now shattered outward…!!!
Two immense forces collided in the air.
In an instant, terrifying power erupted.
Shards of frozen devastation rained down from above…
They struck the ground, creating massive frozen zones upon impact.
At the same time, fragments of Killer Bee's unleashed energy fell, creating thunderous explosions on contact.
Each fragment carved gaping craters into the earth.
Even Killer Bee, in his desperate final push, had unleashed horrifying power of his own… but none of it compared to what Ashveil's Ice‑Ice Fruit Conqueror's Haki could do.
Seeing this, Killer Bee was thrown into despair.
He had hoped to win, but now… as Ashveil's power grew without restraint, all hope vanished.
An unstoppable force, like a breached dam, slammed into him with crushing might.
Under that overwhelming force, Killer Bee was engulfed by the unrelenting Ice‑Ice Fruit power.
Chunks of ice formed over him, spreading relentlessly.
Killer Bee struggled, enduring every blow, but Ashveil's power was impossible to resist.
The influence of the Ice‑Ice Fruit power weighed on the Eight‑Tails… its movements slowed to a crawl.
Ultimately, the mighty Eight‑Tails froze solid, transformed into an ice sculpture.
Even in its frozen form, the Eight‑Tails still bore a posture of defiance — but against Ashveil's absolute strength, resistance was futile.
Deidara and Tobi watched, mouths agape, saliva thick in their throats.
The Eight‑Tails was the second strongest among the nine Tailed Beasts, yet Ashveil had frozen it completely. No one could have predicted such a display of power.
After the tumult, Ashveil clapped his hands lightly and turned toward Deidara and the others, smiling.
"Alright, Deidara, this Eight‑Tails… without causing harm, I've turned him into an ice sculpture," Ashveil said, his voice calm.
"You three figure out how to deal with him."
Deidara and Tobi managed weak smiles. This was their task now.
Ashveil had always been the combatant in their group, while they handled the sealing and support afterward.
One by one, they obeyed and set to work.
Ashveil then opened his system panel.
Host: Ashveil
Conqueror's Haki Attribute Points: 50,000
Devil Fruit Abilities: Tremor‑Tremor Fruit (Limit), Magma, Search, Glint‑Glint Fruit (Limit), Ice‑Ice Fruit (Limit), Rumble‑Rumble Fruit (Limit), Appearance Fruit (Limit), Phoenix Fruit (Limit) [Ope‑Ope no Mi (Limit)]
Devil Fruits Held: Tanuki Fruit, three artificial Devil Fruits, African Hyena Fruit
Skills: Flash (100 meters), Conqueror's Haki Passive Defense Shield, Shinra Tensei (Self‑created), Haki of the Supreme King Fusion, [Golden Conqueror's Haki, Overlord Color Domain]
Items: Healing potion, ham, hamburger, cola, red wine, turkey meat, salad…
This time, his Conqueror's Haki unlocked to an astonishing 50,000 points.
And what delighted Ashveil most was recovering the Phoenix Fruit's ability.
With the Phoenix's power fused with his Conqueror's Haki, he had reached a state where his Haki could bend toward immortality.
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