"Those Iwagakure idiots—did they think I hadn't noticed how contemptuously they looked down on us? Haha, serves them right! They know who the fools are now, don't they?"
"People say we Kumogakure Shinobi are simpletons, but we're not simple at all. Most of the time, we're clever as hell."
Blue B led his men in a frantic sprint, Lightning Release Chakra Mode active. He kept glancing over his shoulder, watching the pursuers' progress.
"Is that... the Five-Tails?"
The Five-Tails Kokuō's enormous silhouette blotted out the sky. Even though they had fled far away, it was still clearly visible.
"Hunter really is insane! He carries something as dangerous as a Tailed Beast around with him. It's lucky it didn't go berserk earlier. Otherwise, we wouldn't have even made it this far before our alliance fell apart."
Blue B watched the Tailed Beast roar and stomp across the land, speaking with lingering fear.
"But no matter how cunning he is, in the end, he still became our scapegoat."
They say you don't have to outrun the enemy to escape—you just have to outrun your teammates. Blue B understood that principle all too well.
With the Five-Tails holding them up, there was no chance the Kirigakure Shinobi could catch up. They could return to Kumogakure without a worry.
By this point, Kumogakure's attempt to seize a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki from Uzushio Village had failed completely.
Even if the Kirigakure Shinobi and the Five-Tails fought each other to a standstill, the Kumogakure Shinobi were in no shape to turn around and fight. They might not be able to obtain the Tailed Beast sealing techniques anyway.
"Sir, Uzushio Village is just ahead."
At one of his men's reminder, Blue B spotted the bustling Uzushio Village once again, along with the towering Tenshukaku.
"Hahaha..."
Suddenly, Blue