Watching Killer B smugly show off his rap, Ay was too drained to even mock him. He curled his lip and couldn't be bothered to pay attention.
He could mess around as he pleased. It was good that he could get along with everyone, at least. No one treated Killer B like a menace anymore; instead, he had become a hero of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
The terrifying problem posed by White Zetsu had been resolved, and everyone finally let out the breath they had been holding. After all, no one wanted to go through the experience of being inexplicably killed by their companions.
A close comrade they had fought alongside suddenly attacking them was something no one could have predicted. It was only natural for the Allied Shinobi Forces' shinobi to regard Killer B as a hero.
"What's going on?!"
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble slightly, startling everyone. Unable to understand what was happening, they steadied one another to keep from falling and looked at each other in confusion.
"Roar!!!"
A deep roar came from beneath the ground. A huge, earth-brown hand stretched out from underground and turned toward the nearest shinobi.
"Watch out!!!"
Ay and Killer B warned them immediately, but it was too late. Those people did not have even the slightest chance to react before the enormous palm smashed them into pulp.
"What kind of monster is that?!"
What came next was even more shocking. A humanoid figure as massive as a Tailed Beast emerged from the ground and began slaughtering the surrounding shinobi with its huge feet.
"Notify headquarters! Our position is under attack! Request reinforcements!!!"
Ay instinctively sensed that something was wrong and immediately ordered the communications shinobi to contact headquarters and send support. He had a feeling that this thing had appeared