Speaking of Killer B, the eccentric was in a forest in the Land of Lightning, practicing rap with his music teacher without the slightest hint of vigilance. The tailed beasts had been attacked one after another, and even Killer B's student Yugito, the Jinchuriki of Matatabi, had come under attack. Killer B naturally knew about this, but after so many years of kill-or-be-killed conflict in the Shinobi World, he had long since grown used to it. Although he had wondered whether someone was deliberately targeting the Jinchuriki, he would not dwell on such things. Besides, he had absolute confidence that he could escape any situation.
All of that confidence came from one of the Eight-Tails Gyuki's traits: unlimited division. Even if Gyuki was extracted, he could create something like a clone and leave it inside Killer B. Killer B never had to worry about dying from having his tailed beast extracted. However, only Killer B could use this method, because it required genuinely earning the tailed beast's recognition and having Gyuki willingly split off a clone. No one could force him to do it.
The Nine-Tails could now do it as well. Having obtained the Eight-Tails' chakra and unraveled its secrets, he could also use it to create similar tangible chakra.
After saying goodbye to his singing teacher, Killer B planned to find somewhere to hold a proper concert. It did not matter if nobody attended. He was entirely entertaining himself.
Meanwhile, in the Raikage's Office in Kumogakure, an urgent encrypted document from the Land of Fire appeared on the Raikage's desk. It was the information Tsunade had sent about the Akatsuki Organization's plans. After reading it, and considering Yugito's unexplained disappearance and their continued failure to identify the culprit, the Raikage knew that things were almost certainly just as