Kumogakure was thrown into a panic.
At this moment.
The one who arrived before the Third Raikage was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B.
He let out a long breath.
Suppressing his hatred for Hyuga Shin.
At this moment, he knew very clearly that he alone could stop Namikaze Minato.
Killer B, who normally had a goofy personality, had become much steadier after Younger Raikage's death.
"Capture Hyuga Shin..."
"I'll deal with Namikaze Minato!"
"Lord Raikage is already on his way back!"
"Our Kumogakure has formed an alliance with Iwagakure!"
"Please believe in us. We will definitely achieve victory!"
"The current chaotic situation will surely develop in the direction we desire!!"
Killer B raised his arm and shouted!
As a War Hero on Kumogakure's side, he had killed countless Sunagakure Ninja on the previous battlefield in the Land of Wind and on the current battlefield in the Land of Fire. There was no doubt about his prestige!
"That's right!"
"We will achieve victory!"
The Kumogakure Ninja cheered!
The worse the battlefield situation became, the more united they grew!
At this moment.
Namikaze Minato was like a sharp blade on the battlefield, continuing to charge recklessly through the Kumogakure Ninja.
"There are more ninja now... They've formed an organized formation to stop me... Hah, hah..."
Namikaze Minato panted.
Whoosh!!
A sound tore through the air!
Namikaze Minato suddenly stiffened.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
He instantly teleported away and disappeared.
In the spot where he had stood, a short blade crackling with electric arcs appeared.
Zzzzt!
A burly, dark-skinned man wearing sunglasses and wrapped in Lightning Release Armor descended from the sky. He walked over step by step and pulled the short blade back out.
"We meet again... Namikaze Minato!"
Namikaze Minato: "...Killer B!"
He had consumed a great deal of energy, while Killer B had the Eight-Tails supplying him with power.
Not only that, once his opponent entered a tailed-beast transformation, things would become troublesome for him.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode—combining speed and strength!
Lightning Release Armor—balanced offense and defense!
"Super Sonic Vibrating Fang Dance!!"
Zzzzt!
Lightning erupted from the blade in Killer B's hand, and he himself transformed into a streak of light that shot toward Namikaze Minato!
Namikaze Minato barely dodged, but cold sweat had already trickled down his face.
A fierce battle was about to erupt without a doubt!
On the other side, Su Nuo was roasting something over a fire.
A strange-looking Summoning Beast was roasting above it.
It looked like it had quite a lot of meat.
"I'm not much of a cook... but I can at least roast meat."
Su Nuo smiled, resting one hand against his chin as he enthusiastically carried out a wilderness barbecue.
The Summoning Beast's flesh soon began to release a delicious charred aroma.
Hmm?
Su Nuo raised his head and looked toward the crack in the canyon above.
To find rare "meat," Su Nuo had run to a nearby canyon.
A small squad of Cloud Village Ninja had arrived nearby.
"Your tracking ability isn't bad... but that's the only thing I'll praise you for."
"You walked right into my trap."
"You're courting death."
Su Nuo sneered and blurred.
He had already appeared behind the squad of Cloud Village Ninja.
"Who's there!" The Jonin reacted extremely quickly, instantly turning around with a Kunai clenched in his hand.
But he could do nothing. Su Nuo's slash had already arrived, cutting through his throat in an instant and killing the Jonin on the spot.
Seeing this, the remaining Cloud Village Ninja roared angrily and launched their attacks. Various Lightning Release techniques thundered toward Su Nuo.
Su Nuo, however, remained unhurried. He dodged a barrage of techniques as casually as strolling through a courtyard, even casually batting away a lightning ball.
The lightning ball struck the wall beside them and exploded into a large cloud of smoke.
"You actually dared to come after me with just a squad... Admirable courage."
Terrifying Yin Power radiated from Su Nuo's Byakugan!
Genjutsu!
The three remaining Cloud Village Ninja instantly fell into an illusion. Their eyes grew vacant, and their movements stiffened.
Su Nuo kept one hand in his pocket and casually drew a few strokes in the air with the other.
Pfft, pfft, pfft!
Three slashes fell, beheading the three ninja.
"Hmm?"
However.
When Su Nuo returned.
He stared blankly at the roasted meat that had vanished without a trace.
"Interesting..."
Byakugan, activate!
Under the Byakugan's perception, a crawler attempting to flee the scene gradually emerged.
"Oh my, oh my, it's actually transparent."
Su Nuo looked at the crawler with great interest.
"Wuwuwu!" The crawler twisted around, yet it seemed to have no offensive abilities.
"Your abilities are 'invisibility' and a certain degree of 'Space Storage'?"
"No wonder you can survive... You even move around in corners this dark and damp."
"Perfect..."
Su Nuo threw a Chakra Blade backward.
This was the weapon of the Cloud Village Jonin from earlier. Its quality was fairly good.
"Swallow it, and I'll spare your life."
The Transparent Crawler did not dare disobey. It obediently swallowed the Ninja Blade into its body.
"Haha!"
"Not bad... How interesting. From now on, you'll be Hyuga Shin's Summoning Beast!"
"To deal with the battles ahead, besides Liger Bomb, I'll have to teach him a few other things."
Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Lightning Release Armor... and this Summoning Beast, which had almost no offensive power but possessed exceptionally strong "concealment" abilities!
Just as Su Nuo was pondering.
His Byakugan rolled, and he sensed a large number of toads in the distance.
Toads?
Su Nuo was slightly stunned, then the corners of his mouth curled up.
He left in the opposite direction, while the pitch-black tattoos on his body began to fade...
"The current me is stronger than you, Namikaze Minato!"
"You barely have any Chakra left... Run. Flee from me in disgrace. That's your only path to survival!"
Killer B laughed smugly.
The frustration he had felt earlier was also wiped away after defeating Namikaze Minato head-on.
Although Namikaze Minato was not in peak condition, defeating the famous Namikaze Minato was still something to be proud of.
Here.
Namikaze Minato was wounded, and he truly had almost no Chakra left.
He was already an extremely talented ninja with highly efficient Chakra usage, but even he could not withstand such a prolonged battle.
However, Namikaze Minato began to laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Killer B suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"I'm laughing because I actually made such a mistake... Iwagakure hasn't attacked yet, so my teacher doesn't need to 'come alone' at all!"
Killer B was bewildered.
Teacher?
Namikaze Minato's teacher was...
Jiraiya?!
"!!" Killer B suddenly sensed an unprecedented crisis!
He abruptly turned around.
A white venomous snake sprang out of the ground!
It suddenly erupted into a cloud of white mist!
A strange-looking, incomparably sinister man emerged from the white mist.
It was none other than.
One of the Sannin—
Orochimaru!
"The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"I was even planning to release the Eight-Tails in your Kumogakure..."
A cold, hoarse voice rang out.
Killer B was horrified. He swung a punch toward the other man!
But Orochimaru dodged the blow with an extremely bizarre movement that defied the limits of the human body, then bit down on Killer B's neck!
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