Skilled in Stealth Summoning Beasts! Orochimaru's Surprise Attack on Killer B!

The Cloud Village was in a frenzy of anxiety.

At that moment.

Arriving before the Third Raikage was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B.

He let out a long breath.

Suppressing the hatred he held for Hyuga Shin.

At this point, he knew clearly that only he could stop Namikaze Minato.

Killer B, once known for his eccentric personality, had grown much more composed after Younger Raikage's death.

"Capture Hyuga Shin..."

"Namikaze Minato—I'll handle him!"

"Lord Raikage is already on his way back!"

"Our Cloud Village has formed an alliance with Iwagakure!"

"Everyone, believe in this—we will surely achieve victory!"

"This chaotic situation will inevitably turn in the direction we desire!!"

Killer B raised his arm and shouted!

As Cloud Village's War Hero, he had slain countless Sunagakure and Konoha ninjas on the previous Land of Wind battlefield and now the Land of Fire battlefield—his prestige was undeniable!

"Yeah!"

"We will win!"

The Cloud Village ninjas cheered!

The harsher the battlefield conditions, the more united they became!

At that moment.

Namikaze Minato cut through the battlefield like a blade, continuing to charge recklessly among the Cloud Village ninjas.

"More ninjas... they've formed an organization to block me... huff, huff..."

Namikaze Minato gasped for breath.

Whoosh!!

A sharp sound of breaking air came!

Namikaze Minato jolted in alarm.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

He teleported in an instant, vanishing from sight.

And in his original spot, a short blade crackling with electric arcs had appeared!

Zzzzzt!

A burly man with dark skin, sunglasses, and Lightning Release Armor swirling around him descended from the sky, walking forward step by step, pulling the short blade back out.

"We meet again... Namikaze Minato!"

Namikaze Minato: "...Killer B!"

He was heavily exhausted on his side, while Killer B had the Eight-Tails supplying him with energy.

Not only that—if the opponent entered a tailed beast transformation, things would get troublesome for him.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode—speed and power combined!

Lightning Release Armor—offense and defense in one!

"Super Sonic Vibrating Fang Dance!!"

Zzzzzt!

The blade in Killer B's hand erupted with lightning, and he himself turned into a streak of light, lunging straight at Namikaze Minato!

Namikaze Minato barely dodged, but cold sweat dripped down his face.

A fierce battle was undoubtedly about to erupt!

On the other side, Su Nuo was roasting something over a fire.

On it was a bizarre-looking Summoning Beast.

It seemed to have plenty of meat.

"I don't know how to cook... but I can manage basic grilling."

Su Nuo smiled, one hand pinching his chin as he leisurely grilled meat in the wilderness.

The Summoning Beast's flesh soon gave off a charred aroma.

Hm?

Su Nuo looked up toward the canyon crack above.

To find rare "meat," Su Nuo had ventured into a nearby canyon.

And a small squad of Cloud Village Ninja had arrived nearby.

"Not bad tracking... but that's the only thing I'll praise."

"Walking right into the trap."

"Courting death."

Su Nuo sneered, his form flickering.

He had already appeared behind this squad of Cloud Village Ninja.

"Who goes there!" The Jonin reacted swiftly, spinning around with a Kunai gripped tight.

But he couldn't do a thing—Su Nuo's slash had already arrived, instantly cutting his throat. The Jonin dropped dead on the spot.

Seeing this, the remaining Cloud Village Ninja roared in fury and launched their attacks, hurling various Lightning Release techniques at Su Nuo.

Su Nuo, unhurried, strolled casually as he evaded a barrage of jutsu, even swatting away a lightning ball with a flick.

The lightning ball slammed into the wall beside him, exploding into a cloud of dust.

"A single squad dares to come after me... brave of you."

Su Nuo's Byakugan radiated a terrifying Yin Power!

Genjutsu!

The three remaining Cloud Village Ninja instantly fell into an illusion, their eyes glazed and movements stiff.

Su Nuo kept one hand in his pocket while casually drawing a few strokes in the air with the other.

Thump thump thump!

Three slashes fell, decapitating the three ninja.

"Hm?"

But.

When Su Nuo returned.

He stared in shock at the vanished grilled meat.

"Interesting..."

Byakugan, activate!

Under the Byakugan's perception, a crawling creature trying to flee the scene finally appeared.

"Oh my, it's transparent."

Su Nuo looked with interest at that crawling creature.

"Wah wah wah!" The crawler writhed, seemingly lacking any offensive means.

"Its abilities are 'invisibility' and a degree of 'Space Storage'?"

"No wonder you've survived... skulking around in these dark, damp corners."

"Perfect timing..."

Su Nuo tossed a Chakra Blade over.

It belonged to the Cloud Village Jonin from earlier—decent quality.

"Swallow it, and I'll spare your life."

The Transparent Crawler dared not disobey and obediently swallowed the ninja blade into its body.

"Haha!"

"Not bad... very interesting. From now on, you'll serve as Hyuga Shin's Summoning Beast!"

"To prepare for the battles ahead, besides the Liger Bomb, I'll need to teach him a few other things."

Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Lightning Release Armor... and this Summoning Beast with little offensive power but exceptional stealth!

Just as Su Nuo was pondering.

His Byakugan rotated, sensing a large number of toads in the distance...

Toads?

Su Nuo paused briefly, then a smirk curled at his lips.

He departed in the opposite direction, the black tattoos on his body beginning to fade...

"Right now, I'm stronger than you, Namikaze Minato!"

"Your chakra is almost gone... Run. Scamper away pathetically before me—that's your only path to survival!"

Killer B laughed with smug satisfaction.

The frustration he'd felt earlier was swept clean by his outright victory over Namikaze Minato.

Even if Minato wasn't at full strength, defeating the famed Yellow Flash was still something to be proud of.

On the other side.

Namikaze Minato was wounded, and his chakra truly was nearly depleted.

He was a remarkably talented shinobi, highly efficient in his chakra usage, but even he couldn't withstand such a prolonged battle.

Yet, Namikaze Minato smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Killer B suddenly sensed something off.

"I'm laughing at my own mistake... Iwagakure hasn't attacked yet, so my teacher wouldn't have to 'come alone' at all!"

Killer B was baffled.

Teacher?

Namikaze Minato's teacher was...

Jiraiya?!

"!!" Killer B was suddenly struck by an unprecedented sense of crisis!

He spun around.

A white snake burst up from the ground!

It exploded into a cloud of white smoke!

And from within that smoke emerged a man with a strange, sinister face, exuding an icy malevolence.

None other than one of the Three Sannin—

Orochimaru!

"An Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"I was hoping to release the Eight-Tails right here in Kumogakure..."

A cold, raspy voice rang out.

Killer B's face twisted in shock as he swung a fist toward the man!

But Orochimaru twisted his body in an eerily unnatural, contortionist motion, dodging the blow, and then sank his fangs into Killer B's neck!