"An ANBU hiding in Konoha... fainted at the village entrance?"
"Uh?"
"He was injured?"
Raikage Ai sprang to his feet, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. Yet his heart pounded uneasily. Could he have been attacked too?
This...
It looked like the Shinobi World was about to descend into chaos.
The Raikage frowned in thought. Had something really happened in Konoha?
But...
Why would they attack Kumogakure's ANBU?
"No. The man merely exhausted his Chakra. He must have spent the past few days traveling nonstop, draining every last bit of Chakra from his body. He relied entirely on sheer willpower to make it back to Kumogakure!" The messenger spoke in a subdued tone, carrying deep admiration for that ninja.
For Kumogakure's interests, he might have exhausted every bit of his Chakra.
"Could it be... Konoha really has undergone some upheaval? Darui and the others are all in Konoha!" The Raikage's expression shifted uncertainly as though he were considering something.
This?
"Oh no, Samui, Omoi, and the others..." Killer B looked stunned as well, though there were still things he did not understand.
This...
Who knew whether something else had happened?
Dodai's expression also turned grave. Killer B's confident prediction had now been proven right in one respect. Sarutobi Hiruzen might truly have failed in his Coup.
"Where is that man now?" After a moment of silence, the Raikage looked at the ninja who had come to report and spoke.
"He is currently in our Medical Department, receiving treatment alone!" The ninja hurriedly explained.
The Raikage and the others did not linger. They exchanged glances and rushed toward the Medical Department, leaving the Raikage's office empty in an instant.
Inside the Medical Department.
A ninja.
His cheeks were sunken, and his face was pale. Even his breathing came in uneven,