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"Ahem, ahem..."

After being hurled away by Danzo's "Susanoo," the Fourth Raikage crashed heavily onto the ground. He coughed violently while gasping for breath.

Though baffled by Danzo's sudden departure, the Fourth Raikage also felt a lingering sense of dread.

If the elite Kumogakure force he had led had been wiped out here, the blow to Kumogakure would have been immeasurable. Kumogakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, might even have declined into ruin from then on.

Swish, swish, swish...

At once, the surrounding Kumogakure shinobi rushed over. "Lord Raikage, are you all right?"

The Fourth Raikage did not answer his subordinates' concerned questions. Instead, he pushed aside several Kumogakure shinobi blocking his view and fixed his gaze on the paper butterfly drifting across the battlefield.

"Bro, are you okay? Why do you look like an idiot?"

Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, also hurried over. As he spoke, he hummed an off-key rap under his breath.

Hearing Killer B's rap, the Fourth Raikage flew into a rage and punched him. Then he ordered all the Kumogakure shinobi, "Take the wounded. We retreat immediately!"

Following the Fourth Raikage's gaze, Killer B glanced at the paper butterfly gradually flying away. "What's wrong?"

The Fourth Raikage said grimly, "Danzo left so decisively because someone is pursuing him from behind. And that person must be very strong—stronger than... stronger than us!"

Killer B was no fool and immediately understood. "So Danzo didn't kill us just now because he wanted us to hold off the pursuers behind him and buy him time to escape?"

The Fourth Raikage nodded with a dark expression.

He truly could not think of any other reason Danzo would let them go so decisively. And those capable of making Danzo wary were either the God Organization or Akatsuki. The God