"Those who know nothing fear nothing!"
Outside the building, Naraku looked up at the movements of the dozen or so Kumogakure ninja ahead of him and shook his head slightly.
In his view, these Kumogakure ninja truly had a lot of nerve. But from another perspective, it showed that they had not realized just how vast the gap in strength was between themselves and their enemy.
But that meant nothing to Naraku. He had no intention of concerning himself with it.
Whoosh!
Under his control, the golden shield formed by the golden chains shot forward. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached the dozen or so Kumogakure ninja. Without pausing in the slightest, the golden shield smashed downward.
The Kumogakure ninja, who had not even finished forming their hand seals, instantly changed expression. Without the slightest hesitation, they abandoned their seals and turned to dodge to the side.
But clearly, the golden shield moved faster than they did.
Boom!
A deafening crash rang out as the golden shield slammed heavily into where they stood. In an instant, two figures were unfortunately struck by the shield and sent flying backward like kites with their strings cut.
The other Kumogakure ninja who had not been directly hit by the golden shield were also caught in its powerful shockwave, their bodies toppling rapidly backward.
With a single casual strike, the group of more than a dozen Kumogakure ninja had been utterly crushed. Seeing this, the other Kumogakure ninja, who had been eager to make a move, gradually settled down.
Whoosh!
Just then, a blue figure flashed out from the building. It was the Fourth Raikage. His condition had visibly changed compared to before—the dark-blue arcs of lightning around his body seemed to have dimmed somewhat.
Even the aura around him