The appearance of the four immediately interrupted the heated argument in the room, and six pairs of eyes turned toward them in unison.
A was the most impulsive of them all. He vaulted over the table and rushed to Killer B's side, patting him all over. "Are you okay, B? Who's this bastard?"
"I'm fine, Big Bro! They weren't after me. They wanted to target Araki and the others..."
Before Killer B could finish, Dodai's heart sank. This is bad.
Sure enough, Karatachi Yagura rushed up to Araki and the other two in the next second, asking anxiously, "You were attacked? Oh no! Didn't I tell you Cloud Village wasn't safe, that you had to stay at the inn and not wander around? How is it? Are any of you hurt? Zabuza, why are you so pale? Black Bone, why are you trembling? Did you suffer internal injuries? Araki, you..."
The more Yagura spoke, the uglier the Raikage's expression became.
No matter what, Araki and the others were now guests of Cloud Village. This assassination attempt was tantamount to slapping Cloud Village in the face—and slapping him, the Raikage, in the face!
"Guards!"
At his roar, Anbu immediately appeared.
"Take this man away and interrogate him thoroughly. Find the one behind this, no matter what!"
Then he looked solemnly at Karatachi Yagura. "We will get to the bottom of this matter and give Mist Village an explanation!"
"Then I'll have to trouble Lord Raikage."
Yagura said with a smile.
With this incident, no one was in the mood to keep arguing over the exam rules, so they all dispersed.
After returning to the inn, the six gathered together. Yagura asked, "Tell me exactly what happened. Where do you think those people came from?"
"Konoha!"
Araki said with certainty.
This time,