"What was that?"
Shisui, sprinting down the road, suddenly turned his head. He saw a magnificent pillar of light shooting into the sky before exploding overhead.
The blast wave swept in every direction, punching through the dark clouds and clearing out a massive hole in the sky.
Kagetsu?
Shisui glanced at the unconscious Kagetsu lying on his back, then resumed his frantic sprint after only the slightest pause.
He had no idea what technique Kagetsu had used, nor whether it carried any risks. All he felt now was hatred for his own helplessness and fear.
Both Kagetsu and Anko were companions and friends Shisui acknowledged from the bottom of his heart. Yet when danger struck, the team's medic and support ninja had needed to stay behind and cover their retreat. It was almost more than Shisui could bear.
If Kagetsu's body had not been on his back, he would have stayed behind no matter what and faced those Cloud Shinobi alongside Kagetsu.
A crazed blue monster rampaged through the forest, blue flames continuously falling from its body and setting ablaze everything around it that could burn.
Like a gigantic beast bringing wildfire in its wake, it vented its power without restraint.
"Yugito has lost control!" Kaisan I stared at the rampaging blue feline monster, his expression grim. Its violent posture reminded him of the Eight-Tails' many rampages.
It was precisely because the Eight-Tails had gone berserk so many times that the village feared Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts.
When a Tailed Beast lost control, only a Kage—the strongest person in a village—could usually handle it. Whenever the Eight-Tails went berserk, the Third Raikage had always turned the tide by himself.
"You go deliver the message. I'll stay here and keep an eye on the Two-Tails."
Taking advantage of the Two-Tails'