Kuro: Kumogakure is done for

"Uchiha... knock?"

Upon hearing the Fourth Raikage's words, Darui's usually droopy eyes suddenly widened to their limit.

Almost instinctively, he turned his head and whispered to his partner beside him to confirm:

"Hey, hope... you, did you hear what the boss just said?"

hope's gaze remained fixed on the black-haired youth in front of her.

Even his usually calm eyes couldn't help but tremble at this moment:

"Ah, that Lord Raikage, the fastest Ninja World, just now actually called this man 'the fastest Ninja World '..."

He paused, as if trying to process this information that was beyond his comprehension:

"Uchiha Kuro, who exactly is he...?"

"He... he's that Yuji Itadori- Teacher?!"

Darui looked in the direction of Kou in shock, his words filled with barely suppressed surprise and admiration.

Kou's face froze the moment he heard that name.

He subconsciously glanced at the white-haired youth who was looking at him with sparkling eyes, then, as if he suddenly understood something, turned his gaze towards the Fourth Raikage.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage's face darkened visibly, and he sighed deeply as if he had expected this:

"Well..."

Darui was clearly completely absorbed in his own world at this moment, shouting incoherently towards the front:

"I'm a huge fan of Yuji Itadori Teacher! I have every single illustration Teacher's drawn!!"

My favorite illustration is on page 91 of the first edition of * Icha Icha Paradise *. The curves of the human body, the tension within the composition, the perfect harmony between the joyful expression and body language of the figures...

Add to that the perfectly placed embellishments of the text, and it's simply a work of art!

At this point, Darui's usually listless eyes filled with tears:

"I never expected to meet my Teacher in person here, I'm so touched..."

Hmph, oh no, this is way too dreamy! If Killer B Bee knew, he'd be so jealous he'd cry!

As he wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve, he trembled as he pulled a meticulously preserved book from his pocket and asked hope anxiously beside him:

"Hey, Xi! You should have a pen with you, right?! Lend it to me for a second, I need to ask the Teacher to sign it!"

This might be my only chance in this lifetime, I have to seize it!!

Looking at his partner who had completely forgotten about the mission, Xi's fair forehead veins bulged instantly.

"Idiot!! We're on a mission right now, can't you calm down for a second?!"

"But Nozomi, aren't you a big fan of Teacher Itadori yourself?"

Don't you want an autograph? This is such a great opportunity, you'll never get another chance like this!

"What kind of noble intention do you think I had when I said this to you?! My heart is bleeding too!!"

hope painfully raised her hand to cover half of her face, as if she could no longer suppress her emotions, and shouted in a trembling voice:

"I really want Teacher Itadori's autograph! I want to ask him for advice on art style! I want to beg him to make a comeback and lead the Ninja World doujinshi world, which has hit a bottleneck, to new heights..."

But, but I can't!

With tears welling in his eyes, hope looked at his partner beside him and said resolutely:

"Before we become the vice presidents of the Kumogakure Headquarters of the Ninja World Super Trend Doujin Association, we are first and foremost ninjas of the Kumogakure, the Lord Raikage's right-hand men!!"

"Hope...

"Darui stared blankly at his partner, who was torn between his ego and his responsibilities, his eyes filled with deep shock."

Xi took a deep breath and placed her hand heavily on Darui's shoulder.

His eyes were still brimming with tears, and every word he spoke carried a sense of difficulty and resolve:

"So for the sake of Kumogakure, for the sake of the Lord Raikage, we have no other choice but to do this!"

May Teacher Itadori leave this world, with us as his witnesses and surrounded by us!

Darui was silent for a moment, then slowly and solemnly nodded:

"Ah, hope, I understand you, I... I understand the pain in your heart!!"

"Darui, do you... do you really understand?"

"Um!!"

Darui forced a smile with all his might.

(Flaming Fist Laughs)

He clutched the First, unabridged edition of the illustrated book "Icha Icha Paradise," which he had treasured for many years, tightly to his chest, and solemnly said as if reciting a eulogy:

Let Teacher Itadori leave this world with his first book...

This is the last thing we, as Kumogakure and as believers, can do for him!

Xi looked at Darui in shock.

At that moment, in his eyes, Darui seemed to be radiating the holy light of a martyr!

Tears welled up uncontrollably in his eyes, which he had just wiped dry!

hope was no longer able to say anything.

He simply opened his arms and embraced his brother, who understood all his pain at that moment, without hesitation.

Darui opened his arms, his tear-streaked face filled with a bond that needed no words, a bond forged through life and death!

"Darui!!"

"Hope!!"

"That's enough, you two idiots!!!"

Just before the two were about to embrace and weep, a burly figure enveloped in lightning appeared between them.

A pair of large, veiny hands slammed heavily onto the heads of the two men, slamming them into the ground beneath their feet!

"Boom!!!"

The entire mountain trembled violently from the impact, sending rocks flying everywhere!

As for the two Kumogakure elites trapped in the stone pit... they're probably dead.

Kou stared speechlessly at the two bodies of the Heng and Ha generals, who were embedded in the ground and still twitching slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly as well.

"Kumogakure has really become useless..."

Although it wasn't strictly his fault, for some reason I feel a little guilty...

He Chunin, then slowly shifted his gaze from the two divine beings on the ground, their fates unknown.

The gaze fell upon Raikage, whose face was ashen and whose fists were clenched so tightly that the veins bulged, and a genuine sense of sympathy involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

Doujin Rai, it wasn't your brother who ruined you, it was this Ninja World that ruined you!

Yeah, no matter how you look at it, it's all the Ninja World's fault!!

While silently casting a sympathetic glance at Fourth Raikage, Kou subtly activated his pupil power.

"So much time has passed, Orochimaru should have arrived at his destination by now..."

As he mentally estimated the time, a glint of cunning flashed deep within his crimson eyes.

The time is almost up, and the objective of luring Fourth Raikage away has been achieved.

It's time to start the next phase of the plan...