Shadow Guard Member A asked, "Um... where is Lord Raikage now?"
"I sent him to Base Number Seven," Karina said calmly. "Fortunately, he had only just taken his second Burst Potion. If he fought a Kage-level expert again in that condition, he'd probably drop dead on the spot."
"What do we do now?" Shadow Guard Member B asked.
"Argh!" With a scream, a Shadow Guard member stationed outside stumbled through the entrance and collapsed dead.
"All right, I know how strong they are now." Karina gave a bitter smile.
The tent flap opened, and the white-haired Hatake Sakumo and a frowning Sarutobi Toru walked in.
"The Third Raikage isn't here. Was that pillar of light just now really the Heavenly Transfer Technique? Using such a technique while still weakened—is he gambling with his life?" Sarutobi Toru asked.
Karina bit down on her lower lip without saying a word, but shock filled her eyes. The Heavenly Transfer Technique was classified within Kumogakure, and the fact that the Third Raikage could withstand it was top secret. Fewer than ten Cloud Shinobi knew of it, yet Sarutobi Toru had casually revealed it.
The two Shadow Guard members beside her lunged forward without hesitation. Before Karina could speak, White Fang's blade light flashed, and Sarutobi Toru's Kunai flickered slightly. The two Shadow Guard members had already fallen.
"This female ninja is the Raikage's secretary. She should know all the classified documents and intelligence. Take her alive!" Since he could no longer kill the Raikage, Sarutobi Toru decided to casually grab an intelligence officer to bring back.
"Dream on!" Karina formed hand seals behind her back, Chakra flowing through her body.
But Sarutobi Toru flashed forward, and she went limp.
"Using the Heavenly Transfer Technique on yourself? You don't even want to leave behind a