"He's a man!"
The Raikage looked at the middle-aged man before him, whose eyes were filled with hatred, and offered a quiet word of praise. Then the lightning around his palm grew even brighter.
"Do you have any last wishes?"
"If they're not too unreasonable, I'll grant them!"
A lowered his eyes and asked. He greatly admired his opponent's character, but that was all. There was no way he could let him go, but granting him one small wish was possible. It was a little gesture of goodwill, at least.
"Bastard!"
"Damn you! Die! Die!" Kamizuki An roared, having bitten through the corner of his mouth. His left hand battered A's Lightning Armor wildly, blood slowly seeping from his palm. His face was twisted with madness, and he seemed unable to feel any pain.
"I see. What a pity." A shook his head slightly, grabbed the other man's remaining arm, and casually flung him to the side. Then he swiftly jabbed a finger into Kamizuki An's chest. Blood sprayed from Kamizuki An's back.
At that moment, Kamizuki An had no strength left to struggle. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes began to glaze over.
"Konoha..."
The faintest whisper reached A's ears. In his final moments, the man had still managed to voice the last wish buried in his heart.
A silently withdrew his bloodstained hand from the man's chest and watched him collapse into a puddle.
"Big bro? The water's not sticky anymore? Are you done over here?"
"Who is this guy?!"
Killer B hurried to A's side. Seeing the body lying in a pool of blood, he asked with concern.
"I don't know. Notify Konoha and have them come claim the body."
A had barely finished speaking when a breeze stirred beside him. He turned