Shikkotsu Forest

A few minutes later...

Yamato could no longer find any trace of Jueming or the Raikage...

The Raikage, who weighed over two hundred pounds, was no different from a feather in Jueming's hands.

In the blink of an eye, Jueming had left the scene and departed Konoha.

Seeing this, the others, their mission already complete,

quickly withdrew with the injured Yahiko...

By the time everyone gathered on Land of Fire soil outside Konoha,

it was already midnight.

Thanks to Jueming's involvement in Kakashi's Future Sight, Yahiko had only suffered minor injuries this time and was in no real danger.

They had rescued the Raikage and resolved the crisis along the way.

Everything had been settled.

When the dying Fourth Raikage saw his former subordinates and sworn younger brother,

even a tough man built like an iron tower could not help shedding tears.

After this battle,

Yugito Nii had also changed some of her views about Jueming.

But only a small part of them.

"Senju Jueming, I'll repay this debt!"

Yugito growled, then quickly departed with Killer B as they supported the Raikage.

Watching the golden thin braid vanish into the night, Jueming knew

he would soon have a chance to grab it... and pull her up.

"Since everything's fine, we'll head back first."

Jueming waved to Yahiko.

On the other side, Konan floated in the air with an indifferent expression.

Naturally, she was not walking because Jueming had put her through quite a lot earlier.

She pretended that nothing was wrong.

Yahiko and the others failed to notice anything unusual.

But Jueming knew.

Konan would come to deliver herself again next time.

When that time came, she would bring the real Yahiko's DNA.

And through Yahiko's DNA, he would use Impure World Reincarnation to complete the final transaction.

She had