Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
The Fourth Raikage sat before a desk that had already been reduced to a pile of splinters. His face was livid as he stared at the person reporting to him, practically forcing out the words through clenched teeth:
"Say that again."
"Yugito... Lady Yugito was c-captured by a mysterious woman wearing a red-and-black robe!"
The Raikage let out a heavy breath, his heart churning.
When he had first heard the news, the Raikage had completely lost control of his emotions and smashed the desk before him with a single punch.
Yugito... she was the Two-Tails Jinchuriki!
And she had been brazenly taken from inside Kumogakure?
Kumogakure had already suffered one upheaval after another in recent years, its strength declining time and again. And now, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had been taken as well?
The Raikage simply could not accept that Kumogakure, which had once eyed the position of leader among the Five Great Shinobi Nations, was growing weaker and weaker under his leadership.
Sensing the terror in the reporter's heart, the Raikage calmed himself slightly and said coldly:
"What exactly happened? Explain it clearly!"
"It was like this..."
The man did not dare conceal anything and recounted every detail of what he had witnessed.
Not long ago, a mysterious woman in black suddenly appeared within Kumogakure and headed straight for the place where Yugito was training.
It was as though she had long since discovered Yugito's whereabouts. The moment she appeared, she instantly dealt with the two guards responsible for protecting Yugito. Yugito then became entangled in battle with the mysterious woman.
The mysterious woman seemed afraid of being noticed by others, retreating as she fought.
But Yugito, consumed by anger, failed to realize it was merely a scheme and pursued her directly.
Afterward, the mysterious woman