Cooperation!
That's right—Yuto also detected a hint of possible cooperation from Mabui's words.
If it could be achieved, Kumogakure could cooperate with Yuto to deal with Uchiha Madara together.
A mocking smile flashed through Yuto's eyes. As expected of the Fourth Raikage's secretary.
Kirigakure naturally had intelligence on Mabui. She was a wise, calm, and capable ninja skilled in judgment and analysis.
In such an extremely tense situation between the two sides, Mabui had actually thought of this approach—she was indeed a ninja of considerable talent.
As long as the immediate trouble could be temporarily resolved, they could completely deny everything later.
After all, Yuto had arrived too suddenly. Kumogakure had no time to prepare.
Under these circumstances, Mabui knew that not only could they not keep Yuto here, they couldn't even hide the Two-Tails jinchuriki in time.
Yuto quietly looked at Mabui, then suddenly started laughing. His laughter carried a hint of disdain and mockery.
"So, you seem to have misunderstood something. I didn't come here to negotiate with you—I'm just giving notice!"
"Whether it's Uchiha Madara or Hashirama Senju, to us, tailed beasts are nothing more than beasts that can be suppressed with a wave of the hand."
"That guy Hashirama Senju actually gave these tailed beasts away, so I'm taking them back!"
"Compared to that little bit of power from the tailed beasts, you people don't understand at all what power that can end the chaotic era truly means!"
Yuto looked at the Fourth Raikage A and the others across from him, his voice carrying undisguised mockery.
Even though Yuto wasn't releasing any aura at this moment.
But the many Cloud ninjas present suddenly felt the air becoming inexplicably cold.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the air had become extremely heavy!
With indifference in his eyes, Yuto continued looking at the Fourth Raikage A and the others:
"In the current stage of the shinobi world, as I see it, none of you even qualify to step onto the stage."
Crack! Crack!
As Yuto's words fell.
The Fourth Raikage A suddenly clenched his fists, making creaking sounds. At the same time, intense lightning erupted from his entire body.
"Don't qualify to step onto the stage? I don't see it that way!!"
The Fourth Raikage A violently threw aside his Raikage hat and let out a roar.
Mabui's face changed. Before she could stop her Raikage, she saw the Fourth Raikage A transform into a bolt of lightning and disappear from where he stood.
At the instant the Fourth Raikage A made his move, from a direction deep behind Yuto, another figure also charged toward Yuto's position as if in coordination.
And this figure was Killer B, who had been hidden in the shadows all along.
The Fourth Raikage A and Killer B, from two opposite directions, simultaneously roared:
"Lightning Release: Liger Bomb!"
"Lightning Release: Liger Bomb!"
Feeling Killer B behind him, whose body carried extremely faint tailed beast chakra, Yuto's mouth showed a hint of surprise:
"Oh, so he didn't die?"
Yuto had just finished speaking when he seemed to suddenly remember something. He lightly patted his head and said softly:
"I almost forgot about the Eight-Tails' ability. It must be that when Uchiha Madara extracted the Eight-Tails, it left you a piece of its tail, which allowed you to survive."
During Yuto's speech, Zabuza Momochi and Ranmaru, who had been guarding Yuto's sides, also disappeared from where they stood the moment they saw the enemy make their move.
Zabuza Momochi looked at the Fourth Raikage A, whose entire body was flashing with massive amounts of lightning. A ferocious and excited expression appeared on his face:
"The Fourth Raikage! Now that's a worthy opponent!"
Zabuza Momochi directly swung his Executioner's Blade, the veins bulging on his hands as he used all his strength to slash forward with all his might.
On the other side, Ranmaru widened his eyes, his red eyes staring fixedly at Killer B charging from behind.
"Ranmaru, I saw you coming long ago!"
Ranmaru suddenly took a deep breath. His originally frail body began to expand at a visible rate.
Under Killer B's astonished gaze, Ranmaru transformed in the blink of an eye into a muscular giant even more built than himself.
The two sides collided in an instant!
Crack... crack!
A piercing sound of breaking echoed from the Executioner's Blade, resounding through the air!
Zabuza Momochi spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body couldn't help but continuously stagger backward, his feet gouging a deep trail into the ground.
"Such terrifying power, far more violent than Ranmaru's," Zabuza Momochi thought as he looked at his Executioner's Blade, now broken in two, a trace of fear flashing through his pupils.
But in an instant, Zabuza Momochi adjusted his state again.
Gripping tightly onto the remaining half of the Executioner's Blade with both hands, Zabuza Momochi stared fixedly at the Fourth Raikage A across from him. If the other party made any move, he would immediately charge forward.
The Fourth Raikage A also stopped at this point. Looking at Zabuza Momochi, who had only suffered minor injuries, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, but it was instantly replaced by anger.
Meanwhile.
Behind them, Ranmaru and Killer B collided, creating a tremendous roar.
Neither Ranmaru nor Killer B could knock the other away. They were locked in a stalemate!
With the two of them at the center, the ground beneath them rapidly began to sink and crack, spreading outward in all directions.
Ranmaru and Killer B exerted force again in secret. Both sides used this force to simultaneously leap backward.
As the first exchange between the two sides concluded, the many Cloud ninjas finally reacted.
In an instant, countless Cloud ninjas jumped out from all directions, surrounding Yuto and his three companions.
Seeing this scene.
Zabuza Momochi and Ranmaru's expressions tightened. They took a few steps toward the center, their faces full of gravity.
"Really now, would it have been so hard to just hand over the tailed beast?"
Yuto remained expressionless, but his voice carried a chill.
At the same time, an indescribable aura emanated from Yuto's body, spreading outward at tremendous speed.
A rare look of wariness appeared on the Fourth Raikage A's face. Countless lightning intertwined around his entire body, enveloping him completely.
Just as the atmosphere between the two sides was about to reach a breaking point.
A terrifying beast's roar rang out from the direction of Kumogakure, rapidly approaching everyone's position.
"Oh, looks like I won't have to go looking for it."
Detecting this tailed beast's chakra, Yuto raised an eyebrow, a smile appearing on his face.
On the other side, the Fourth Raikage A, Mabui, and the other Cloud ninjas' expressions changed.
What's going on?
Didn't they tell Yugito Nii to hide first!
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