Sudden Attack!

Darui took the lead as soon as they got off the train, while Samui and Mabui guarded Yugito on either side.

"I really didn't expect the Prime Minister of the Land of Fire to hand over Lady Yugito so readily. They say this prime minister likes making deals—I thought we'd have to pay something!" Darui said lazily, glancing at the two women behind him. None of the three had expected things to go so smoothly. Ming Jing had not made things difficult for them at all.

"That's exactly why we need to be even more careful!" Samui, who had remained silent throughout the journey, finally spoke. "Recently, an organization called 'Dawn' has been capturing Tailed Beasts. The One-Tails Shukaku of the Land of Wind has already been taken. The Land of Fire has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki itself, so they were probably so cooperative because they didn't want to divide their attention further to protect the Two-Tails Matatabi."

"That's what worries me too—the enemy is hiding in the shadows, and their strength is unknown." Mabui nodded. "If the three of us want to protect Lady Yugito and return to Kumogakure, we must be extremely careful. We cannot let our guard down."

"Those people are very strong," Yugito said. "Of the two who fought me, one seemed to possess an Immortal Body and most likely knew some kind of Curse Technique. The other was a barrier master who commanded several special barriers."

"This really is troublesome." Darui looked solemnly at the mountain peak in the distance. "Once we pass that mountain, we'll enter the Land of Lightning. Before then, we'd better disguise ourselves." The group of four thus bought some small goods in a nearby town and set off at an unhurried pace after disguising themselves as traveling merchants.

At the boundary