Training the Petite Kaguya

On the other side,

the First Raikage, who had escaped the battlefield, was also racing away at full speed.

He didn't stop for a moment. He pushed himself to the limit, doing everything he could to hurry back toward his village.

Now that the plan had failed, he hadn't captured Tobirama Senju alive and had also exposed his village's hostility.

Next,

once Konoha learned of this, they would most likely launch a campaign against Kumogakure.

And with Konoha's terrifying strength now, Kumogakure had no chance of holding them off.

Therefore, he had to get back as quickly as possible, bring the news home, and start organizing the village's ninjas to evacuate.

The Ninja World was vast. As long as they scattered and went into hiding,

Konoha couldn't possibly capture everyone.

As long as he survived, and the young ninjas who had inherited Kumogakure's will survived,

then even if Kumogakure was destroyed this time, there would still be a chance to rebuild it in the future.

So he had to get back to the village as quickly as possible!

Even now, the First Raikage had no idea that Black Zetsu had been pulling the strings behind the scenes. He also had no idea that White Zetsu had long since disguised himself as another Cloud Ninja and stolen the last of their village's treasures, the Six Paths Tool known as the Amber Purifying Pot.

And so,

in just over half a day, the First Raikage raced thousands of kilometers, fleeing all the way from the Land of Fire back to Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning.

"Damn the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan! How could clans like these exist in the world, producing monsters like that?"

"Calm down, calm down. Kumogakure isn't weak either."

"Whether it's Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, or