The battle between Uzumaki Kuming and Otsutsuki Urashiki had caused quite a commotion, and their battlefield was not far from Konoha. Not long after the fight ended, Konoha reacted swiftly and dispatched a thirty-two-man Anbu squad to Uzumaki Kuming's residence.
When the Anbu arrived outside Uzumaki Kuming's residence, they immediately spotted the enormous fox-paw crater near the compound, as well as the mottled bloodstains at its bottom.
"It seems Lord Kuming's residence was not attacked by the enemy."
"Those battle marks... Lord Kuming was the one who fought, wasn't he?"
Outside the residence, Uzuki Yugao wore a mask and led the Anbu to a halt. After briefly assessing the area around the compound, she knocked on the gate.
The one who opened it was not the housekeeper, Uehara Akina, but Kisame, who was still on guard.
"Mr. Kisame?"
"How is the Fourth Hokage? Was this place attacked by an enemy?"
Yugao was somewhat surprised to see Kisame at the door. She was not very familiar with him, but she knew that this shark-faced man was Uzumaki Kuming's guard. After a brief pause, she asked directly.
"The enemy has already been driven back by Lord Kuming. You should all return."
"That kind of enemy is not something you can handle."
Kisame waved a hand, showing no regard at all for the large Anbu squad before him.
"You—" Someone in the Anbu squad could not stand Kisame's arrogant attitude and was about to argue, but Yugao immediately raised a hand to stop him.
"Don't say anything meaningless."
"Since the Fourth Hokage is unharmed, we'll return and report to the Fifth Hokage first."
Yugao spoke politely to Kisame, then gestured to the people behind her. More than thirty Anbu vanished directly from in front of the residence. Though Yugao had said that, only