Chapter 297: The Rougher the Seas, the Pricier the Fish
"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
In Kumogakure's front-line camp, Fourth Raikage Ai smashed the wooden table before him to pieces with one slap, scattering splinters everywhere.
The atmosphere in the command room was grave.
News had just arrived from the rear: the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had been abducted while recuperating in the hospital.
This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Kumogakure.
The severing of Giant Wood Town's supply lines had already made many Cloud Shinobi uneasy. Now even a Jinchuriki had been taken away. Wasn't that practically grabbing the Cloud Shinobi by the face and slapping them?
Seeing the Raikage so enraged, his secretary Mabui hurriedly said, "Lord Raikage, please remain calm. Cee and Darui have already set out on an emergency pursuit with a large number of ANBU, chasing those two mysterious individuals."
Hearing Mabui's voice, Ai calmed down slightly, though the arcs of lightning dancing through his golden hair still revealed the fury in his heart.
"Who exactly are those two?"
Ai's deep, murderous voice made the many Cloud Shinobi in the room shudder. At that moment, the figure before them seemed less like a human and more like an enraged, terrifying lion!
"Konoha's S-Rank Rogue Ninja, the surviving member of the Uchiha Clan—Itachi Uchiha."
"Kirigakure's S-Rank Rogue Ninja, former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and wielder of the Kubikiribōchō—Biwa Juzo."
Upon hearing this intelligence, the Fourth Raikage's barely suppressed rage was ignited once more.
"What the hell are Konoha and Kirigakure doing? Are they just leaving these rogue ninja unpunished?!"
The Raikage's roar made Mabui rub her temples as she helplessly reminded him,
"Lord Raikage, we are currently at war. Konoha probably has no energy at all to hunt down a rogue ninja."
"Hmph."
Raikage