"Jiraiya and Orochimaru? How the hell did those two end up together?"
Naruto slightly furrowed his brow.
In the entire ninja world, if there were two people he least wanted to run into, Jiraiya and Orochimaru would definitely be on that list.
The latter went without saying—a true undying shinobi, a master of terrifying forbidden jutsu.
The former wasn't any easier to deal with either—Sennin Mode, mastery over various ninjutsu, and possibly even more hidden techniques...
"What a headache..." Naruto exhaled and formed hand seals:
"Fūton: Daitoppa!" (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!)
He blew out a violent burst of wind, which swept through the canyon and instantly cleared away all the smoke and dust left behind by the Tailed Beast Bomb.
The Fourth Raikage immediately spotted Killer Bee, his expression changing dramatically as he rushed forward in a panic.
"Bee! Are you okay!?"
At this moment, Killer Bee was lying in the rubble, panting hard, blood staining his clothes. He weakly shook his head and gave a wry smile.
"It's just a minor injury... At the last moment, Gyūki shielded me with his tentacle..."
Then he looked to the Fourth Raikage and said,
"Bro... even if we got the Uchiha brat, the price we paid was too much..."
The Fourth Raikage's expression turned even uglier.
The Two-Tails jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, had been captured, and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki, Killer Bee, was seriously injured.
He himself wasn't exactly in great shape either.
And their enemy? Seemed barely hurt and looked like he could still fight a few more rounds.
This was a crisis for Kumogakure.
No matter how you looked at it, this loss couldn't be offset—even if they got the entire Uchiha clan.
Fwoosh!
A spark ignited beside the Raikage. From within the blaze stepped Naruto, his gaze cold and indifferent.
"Hand her over. If you do, this ends here."
He wanted to end things quickly so he could save his strength to deal with Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
After all, those two were no pushovers.
But the Fourth Raikage hesitated, staring at the blond youth with suspicion, unsure whether to agree or not.
His mind spun with possibilities:
"Could it be that this guy's heavily injured and is bluffing to back off?"
"Right now, he's got the advantage... There's no reason for him to retreat unless he's running low on chakra..."
"If I fight him again, I might just win..."
Seeing the Raikage's hesitant look, Naruto chuckled coldly and said:
"Still trying to take advantage? What—do you want me to take a tour through Kumogakure next?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand. Flames burst forth, radiating intense heat that made one's skin crawl.
Just looking at it, the Fourth Raikage felt the moisture inside his body evaporating at a disturbing rate.
Imagining what would happen if this fire burned through his village made his face turn pale. He exhaled and finally gave in:
"Fine. I'll hand her over."
He picked up Killer Bee and began walking toward the unconscious Yugito.
"Wait!" Naruto stopped him. "You can take Killer Bee. But that woman—she's my spoils of war."
To Naruto, the Eight-Tails was strong, sure, but his appearance was too rough, and he was too close to Killer Bee—hard to tame.
But the Two-Tails Matatabi was different. Beautiful. And her bond with Yugito wasn't that deep. Far easier to control.
"What did you just say!?"
The Fourth Raikage erupted in fury, lightning crackling from his body like he was ready to activate Liger Bomb again.
Naruto didn't back down at all. The flames in his hand roared, his tone ice cold:
"Actions have consequences, Fourth Raikage. Don't tell me you think I don't have the power to raze Kumogakure?"
Looking at the towering pillar of searing flame, the Fourth Raikage felt utterly humiliated.
In that moment, he finally understood how Naruto must've felt two days ago, when he used Otogakure's shinobi to threaten him.
"I get it..."
In the end, the Fourth Raikage gave in.
Naruto wasn't surprised by his concession.
Even though the Raikage looked like a thick-headed brute who wasn't good at scheming and seemed loyal to his comrades...
That was just a stereotype.
A few years back, this guy had even sent people to try and kidnap Hinata from Konoha.
That alone proved he wasn't any kind of saint.
After the deal was struck, one by one, the young Uchiha captured by Kumogakure were released—and every one of them, Naruto sent to the One Piece world.
Once he secured the last Uchiha, Naruto turned his gaze toward the canyon's entrance.
There, riding atop a giant toad and a massive snake, were Jiraiya and Orochimaru—rushing in at high speed.
Looking at the devastation inside the canyon, the two legendary shinobi both inhaled sharply.
"What the hell happened in here...?"
Even for them—top-tier ninja of the world—they had never seen this kind of terrifying aftermath.
The entire canyon had been nearly obliterated. A massive crater had formed. Seven or eight octopus tentacles were twitching on the ground.
"Hehehe... Looks like we're late..."
Orochimaru let out a raspy laugh, licking his lips.
"Those octopus limbs... if I'm not wrong, they're from the Eight-Tails jinchūriki..."
"And that pale blue flame still burning—must be from the Two-Tails jinchūriki..."
"As for that crater with the punch mark... likely from the Fourth Raikage..."
He analyzed the scene one by one, then concluded with a serious expression:
"From all this, it's clear—Bofū Menma fought Kumogakure... and came out on top."
"What the hell do I care!?"
Jiraiya gritted his teeth and charged into the canyon, roaring with fury:
"Bofū Menma, get out here! What did you do with Tsunade!? You'd better give me a damn good explanation!"
From the flames ahead, a golden-haired youth stepped forward, grinning as he spoke:
"The Senju Princess, Tsunade-hime? If you mean that big-breasted milk cow... she's currently warming my bed."
(End of Chapter)
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