Emergency Rescue

The bloodstained sea gradually returned to calm. The boundless ocean possessed a heart vast enough to contain all things, burying everything that had happened beneath its surface.

The creatures that had once lived on Giant Turtle Island had also been swallowed by the sea, erased from this world.

After a long while, a group of figures suddenly came running over from the horizon where sea met sky. As they drew closer, they turned out to be Kumogakure ninja wearing animal masks.

"We're too late!"

The leader was powerfully built, yet he wore none of the standard Anbu masks.

"Motoi sent the distress signal. Did you find anything?"

"Regrettably, Motoi's chakra signature has vanished."

"Where is the giant turtle?"

"It's still alive, but the blood remaining in the seawater proves it was badly injured. It's currently lying dormant on the seabed."

"Is that so? At least they weren't all wiped out! What about Yugito and Killer B? There should be traces of tailed beast chakra, right?"

Every village had its own methods for tracking the chakra of its tailed beasts. Though not especially precise, they were still far superior to a village like Kirigakure, where decades of internal strife had severed most of its inheritances.

Kumogakure was considered relatively outstanding in this regard, only falling slightly behind Konoha because Konoha possessed several powerful Kekkei Genkai and secret technique clans.

"Yugito's chakra signature has disappeared entirely, and the Two-Tails' chakra has also vanished without a trace. There are still remnants of Killer B's and the Eight-Tails' chakra, but they are extremely faint. We can't determine whether they're alive."

"Damn it! So both of them might have been captured?"

"Regrettably, that possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Report to Lord Raikage immediately! Anyone with sufficient chakra, follow me and pursue them!"

Though they understood