"Konoha! Excellent! Hurry up and stop them!"
After hearing their identities, Yagura finally reacted.
Covered in the shattered remains of the Three-Tails' chakra cloak, he staggered to the very front.
His still-childish face was covered in blood and grime.
But his eyes had finally regained their previous commanding, unquestionable arrogance.
He was the king of Kirigakure.
Even when looking across the entire shinobi world, he was one of the five people who stood at the very peak of authority.
For two Konoha shinobi who did not seem especially famous, him being willing to request their help was already giving them more than enough face.
However, after seeing that the two did not react at all, his brows furrowed.
His expression became somewhat ugly.
"Why are you still standing there?"
"Oh, right. You still don't know who I am, do you?"
"I am Yagura Karatachi, Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure!"
"According to Article Three, Clause Seven of the Five-Village Alliance Mutual Defense and Assistance Treaty signed after the Third Great Ninja War, I order you—"
"Act immediately!"
"Kill these evil Akatsuki rogue ninja! Leave none alive!"
After speaking, he let out a heavy breath and snorted lightly toward Kai and Sasuke.
"Otherwise, I will definitely send the Hokage the strictest, highest-level letter of inquiry and pursue Konoha's responsibility for betraying the alliance!"
"Oh, right. A few days ago, Sunagakure invited us to attack Konoha together, but I firmly and righteously refused!"
Only then did he stop speaking and look calmly at Uchiha Kai and Sasuke.
He was confident.
From his status as a Kage, to the treaty, to accusing them of betraying the alliance, and finally mentioning the matter of attacking Konoha—
He had practically sealed off every possible excuse they had for not acting.
That last sentence was basically only one step away from saying it outright.
If you don't listen to me, Konoha will face the siege of yet another Great Ninja Village.
So Yagura Karatachi was absolutely certain.
As long as he spoke, these two would definitely obey.
However, after his voice fell—
The entire battlefield went silent again.
Even the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Behind Yagura, Mei Terumi's face instantly turned pale.
Those charming, watery green eyes were filled with only one thought—
It's over!
Regret and frustration welled up in her heart.
She understood Yagura's bone-deep arrogance far too well.
Especially after these recent years of implementing the Bloody Mist policy, his extremism had only grown worse.
Originally, this personality had only been limited to Kirigakure.
Even though it made people uncomfortable, it was still barely explainable.
But now!
At this critical moment between life and death!
To speak in such a commanding tone to powerful people who might become their rescuers?!
Wasn't this courting death?!
So after hesitating for only a single breath, she immediately rushed forward, preparing to cover Yagura's mouth.
"Shut up! They're—"
"Get lost!"
Yagura was already bluffing to begin with, so naturally, he would not allow anyone to ruin his rhythm.
He immediately swung his arm.
The remaining Tailed Beast cloak directly sent Mei Terumi flying backward.
Bang! Bang!
She crashed onto the ground.
"Damn it! Lady Mei!"
Ao's face darkened, and he hurriedly struggled over.
Yagura, however, still held his neck stiffly.
He did not even look at Mei Terumi, who had been protecting him with her life moments earlier.
Instead, he stared fixedly at Kai.
He completely failed to notice that Kisame, who was lying not far in front of him, had started trembling all over.
"Damn it, damn it! Where did this guy get that kind of courage from?!"
"If I'd known he was this noisy, I should've chopped him to death earlier!"
"Don't look at me, don't look at me… please don't look at me…"
Countless thoughts surged through Kisame's mind.
He desperately buried his head in the ground, not daring to move at all.
He was terrified that even the slightest sound might attract Uchiha Kai's attention.
"Hm?"
Seeing that the two still gave no reaction, Yagura Karatachi's patience began running out.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"Konoha ninja! Hurry up and carry out the order!"
"You must understand, this concerns the major matter of diplomacy between two vill—"
Before the word "major" could fully leave his mouth, Yagura suddenly felt his vision darken.
Whoosh!
The next second, his body vanished directly from where he stood!
By the time his vision cleared—
A thick palm was descending from above.
SLAP!
A crisp, resounding slap landed solidly across Yagura's newly appeared, still-confused baby face without the slightest reduction in force.
The sound was extremely loud.
So loud that even Kai felt his hand sting.
Only at that moment did the Rinnegan in Sasuke's eye gradually calm down.
That's right.
The one who had acted just now was his Amenotejikara!
Only the person who struck was not him—
It was his good second brother.
"Using Amenotejikara to help Second Brother slap people? No wonder Itachi likes Second Pillar so much."
Kai shook his hand and glanced at future Sasuke with some surprise.
Just now, he had really been unable to keep listening, so he had symbolically waved his hand.
He hadn't expected future Sasuke to directly use Amenotejikara to swap Yagura's position with a stone under Kai's hand.
And the moment Yagura appeared—
He perfectly caught that slap.
Coordination—
Max!
Of course, Kai did not stop with just that slap.
Clatter!
Looking at Yagura, who had started spinning from the strike, a pitch-black chain suddenly appeared in Kai's hand.
He gripped the crimson "handle" tightly, raised it, and swung hard.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
He directly whipped Yagura into a spinning top!
After spinning several full 365-degree rotations, Yagura finally staggered and collapsed onto the ground.
His entire body had swollen by an entire size.
"Ptoo… heh…"
Yagura opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of filthy water mixed with blood.
His whole face swelled at a visible speed.
He was stunned.
Completely stunned.
His head buzzed nonstop.
Who am I?
Where am I?
Am I…
Getting beaten?
I, the dignified Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, actually got slapped several times in a row?!
"Hiss…"
Mei Terumi's arm, which had just been preparing to rise and stop him again, froze in midair.
Her bloodstained red lips parted slightly, making her look even more alluring.
For a moment, she was at a loss.
She looked up at Yagura, who had suddenly appeared in front of them and been whipped into a miserable state.
A strange feeling suddenly rose in her heart.
Was that…
A refreshing kind of pleasure?
Satisfying.
So satisfying!
Those slaps, that chain—
They had struck directly into her heart!
This old brat had relied on his status as Mizukage and his previous "achievements" while being controlled, causing endless resentment throughout the village for more than just a day or two!
It wasn't as if she had never attempted assassinations or covert strikes before!
But the difference in strength was right there.
Not to mention he possessed the power of the Three-Tails.
However…
However, even if she hadn't succeeded in beating him herself, someone else had succeeded!
"Pfft…"
In the end, she couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
Realizing that something was wrong, she quickly covered it with a cough.
But…
That unconcealable joy at the corners of her eyes and brows was visible to anyone.
She looked at the small Uchiha Kai and suddenly felt that perhaps—
A baby-faced young boy was not so unpleasant to look at after all.
And…
Thinking this, her gaze focused especially on Kai's hand.
Looking at that pitch-black chain, an uncontrollable and bizarre sense of pleasure actually surged in her heart.
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