Kumogakure Riot

Being strong feels so good!

Soaking in the bathtub, Ye Liangnai felt exceptionally pleased.

The stronger he became, the more control he had over his own fate, and the better his chances of surviving in Kumogakure.

The next day!

"After not seeing you for a day, why do I feel like your whole demeanor has completely changed? Is it just my imagination?"

It was another day on duty when one of Ye Liangnai's companions said this.

"Then it must be your imagination! What's different about me? I'm obviously the same as yesterday!"

Ye Liangnai shrugged, then resumed swinging his sword.

Everyone had long since grown used to it.

The man from earlier said, "Jinghong, your patience is amazing!"

"You can keep enjoying something as dull as swinging a sword every day. If it were me, I probably wouldn't last more than a few days!"

His tone carried considerable admiration and praise.

"That's why Jinghong is so strong, while you'll always only be this strong!"

At that, an Anbu wearing a dog mask cut in, teasing the two of them.

"Tch, you really know how to ruin the mood!"

The man rolled his eyes at the dog-masked Anbu and headed toward the other end of the watchtower.

It was time for the shift change!

"Wooo!!!"

Suddenly, a shrill and urgent alarm sounded in the distance.

The people who had just been joking with Ye Liangnai immediately assembled, their eyes turning utterly cold.

The acting captain flashed into view before them and said, "It's a request for aid from the prison!"

"Jinghong, Lone Shadow, Ye, you're coming with me for support. The rest of you stay and guard the watchtower!"

"Move out!"

Without the slightest delay, Ye Liangnai was once again forced to face a mission and fight others.

"Hold them back! Don't give up!"

"Everyone, hang on! Reinforcements will be here soon!"

"We absolutely cannot let them escape, or the village and its people will be threatened!"

At the entrance to Kumogakure's prison, an Anbu shouted loudly.

Before him stood a group of vicious-looking criminals, every one of them with crazed, ruthless looks in their eyes.

The Anbu fighting these criminals were completely outmatched and were steadily forced back.

"Hold us back? What a joke. You think this pile of trash can stop us?"

"Lightning Release: Raging Thunder Barrage, break!"

At the front of the criminals stood an enormously burly man who grinned.

Then, violent lightning wrapped around his entire body!

"Whoosh!"

With one heavy step, he shot forward like an arrow and slammed hard into the Cloud Ninja defensive line.

"Argh!"

The Cloud Ninja Anbu were immediately sent sprawling, a group of them blasted away like kites with their strings cut.

A massive gap was torn open in the defensive line.

"Brothers, charge! Freedom is right in front of us!"

Seeing this, the man immediately charged again, leading the criminals behind him toward the gap.

"Oh!!"

The criminals answered in unison, their shouts shaking the heavens!

"Bang!"

"Pfft!"

"Ah!"

Against this band of vicious criminals, the Anbu patrolling near the prison were completely insufficient.

In barely a dozen seconds, they were utterly overwhelmed.

"Kehehehe, the world is wide, and I'm free!"

The burly man let out a smug, sinister laugh, then shot out through the prison gates.

The other criminals quickly followed, rushing out without lingering in the prison.

They had endured enough of prison life. They did not want to face Kumogakure's many ninja, much less that violent beast—the Fourth Raikage!

So they absolutely could not stay long!

"Lord... Raikage... this subordinate... has failed..."

The Anbu who had led the charge earlier now lay in a pool of blood, taking in more breaths than he let out. He had only minutes left to live.

A group of Anbu members lay around him!

Some were already dead, their bodies twisted. Others still clung to life, but their injuries were equally horrifying.

Hardly anyone remained intact. The sight was horrific.

"Brothers, cause as much commotion as possible and draw the attention of the village's ninja!"

"If you trust me, go to Dragon Containment Cave. I remember the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is sealed in there!"

"If you release him, he'll definitely take a lot of pressure off us!"

Seeing a group of people chasing behind him, the burly man's eyes shifted as he spoke slyly.

"That's an option? Hahaha, alright, thanks for the advice!"

Someone immediately went to carry out the idea, making the burly man's smile grow even brighter.

"Kumogakure's eastern side has the supply department and the wealthy residential district. If you want to cause an even bigger commotion, you can try there!"

He spoke again, sounding exceptionally helpful.

"So that's how it is. Thanks for the guidance, big brother!"

"If it weren't for you, we might never have gotten out in our lives. We're going now. Wait for us to bring you good news!"

At that, another group set off.

Watching this, the burly man nearly laughed himself sick inside.

Idiots. I just said it casually, and you actually believed me!

The information I gave is all true, but whether it's the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, the supply department, or the wealthy residential district, they're all heavily guarded places. How could they be so easy to break into?

You idiots can draw the fire for me all you want. While you do that, I, Inoue Yuya, will be taking my leave first!

Everything he had done was solely to make his own escape easier.

Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him!

Raikage's Office!

"What? The prison has been breached?"

When the Fourth Raikage heard this while handling official business, his calm expression immediately turned agitated.

Then, amid his secretary Mabui's cry of alarm, he smashed the desk apart and burst through the window.

"B, don't even think about using this chance to slip away!"

The Fourth Raikage was not worried in the slightest that Kumogakure would descend into chaos because of this.

A few petty thieves would not be enough!

There was only one thing he worried about!

Whether Kumogakure's secret weapon, his brother, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B, who was confined in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, would use this opportunity to sneak out of the village.

"Quick, send out the emergency combat signal and summon every ninja in the village."

"At the same time, send a signal to the gates and close them!"

"Also, send a signal to the residential districts. Have the ninja there evacuate the civilians and students immediately!"

"Deploy personnel to guard the hospital. Send additional forces to the supply department, Dragon Containment Cave, and the wealthy district. Nothing major can happen in those places!"

"Also, send troops to the prison area to clean up the aftermath. Everyone else, divide into five groups—east, south, west, north, and center—and eliminate the enemy!"

Even without the Raikage present, Kumogakure could still swiftly devise countermeasures under the direction of the Raikage's secretary Mabui and the elders.

Thus, within a mere dozen or so minutes, a considerable number of ninja had already gathered.