Escape

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" The moment he saw the Second Raikage's corpse, Senju Tobirama decisively gave the order. He knew the situation had spiraled out of control. Whatever the reason behind it, they could not stay any longer. Everything would have to wait until they returned to Konoha. If they could make it back safely...

Following Senju Tobirama's command, their formation abruptly changed into the wedge-shaped breakout formation most commonly used by ninja units. With Senju Tobirama at the forefront, they tore through the Kinkaku and Ginkaku Unit's defensive net.

Seeing this elsewhere, Kinkaku immediately roared, "Stop them!" Then, after a moment's thought, he shouted down at the people of Kumogakure, "The Second Raikage is already dead because he disregarded the village's past wounds and stubbornly insisted on allying with Konoha, the village's enemy. Now that the alliance has been destroyed, if we let the Second Hokage escape, they will certainly start a war. We have only one path left: kill the Second Hokage and his group, and declare war on Konoha first. Men, follow me and hunt down the Second Hokage!"

Time was pressing, and Kinkaku could not afford to say much more. He took the lead in pursuing Senju Tobirama and the others in the direction they had fled, with Ginkaku and the elite of their unit quickly following behind.

Moments later, the pursuers and the fleeing group had vanished from everyone's sight.

Once they were gone, chaos immediately erupted on Kumogakure's side. The Clan Heads of the Four Great Clans looked grim. Kinkaku and Ginkaku's public murder of the Second Raikage had undoubtedly slapped everyone in the face, but now that the Second Raikage was dead, everything had become complicated. First of all, if they truly pursued Kinkaku and Ginkaku's responsibility afterward, the two men's strength and