Far away in the Land of Lightning.
Lightning still flashed continuously atop the mountains before being guided into the ground by metal needles.
Kumogakure, the room beside the Raikage's office.
The floor of this room bore a massive summoning array, while the machines beside it continued operating, supplying energy to the array on the ground.
Mabui glanced at the notebook in her hand.
"Lately, supplying energy for the array every day has already cost tens of millions."
Dodai set down the pen he had been using to take notes and said solemnly, "There's no helping it."
"Hidden Mist Village is too far away. Anything could happen."
"Yega still needs some support to use the Reverse Summoning Technique."
Mabui flipped through the documents in her hands.
"By the timing, didn't they only land on the island today?"
"If it's just a reconnaissance mission, they shouldn't have started fighting so soon."
Dodai hummed in agreement. "Better safe than sorry."
"Both Jinchūriki went over there. How could we let our guard down?"
Just as they were speaking.
"Bzzzz—"
The array on the floor suddenly lit up brilliantly. With a bang—
Yega, battered and disheveled, fell out of it.
Dodai's expression changed, and he immediately pressed the button beside him.
Bang!
The door to the adjacent room was violently flung open.
The Raikage's tower-like figure strode inside.
At first glance, he spotted Yega sprawled on the floor.
"Weren't they only supposed to land on the island today?"
"What happened!?"
Yega's face had turned bluish from holding back. He had already suffered internal injuries from the Tailed Beast Ball, and he had just forcibly used the Reverse Summoning Technique to send himself back.
"Pfft!"
His blood and energy surged in reverse, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
After spitting out blood,