The Third Raikage's Regret

"Truth be told, I can't stand bastards who betray their comrades either. Go die in peace!"

Qian Yun remained calm. "I don't think I'll die."

The Third Raikage frowned, and the Hidden Cloud group immediately blocked the windows and door.

Suddenly, the Third Raikage scratched his butt. Then the Hidden Cloud group started scratching theirs as well.

Qian Yun flashed another wicked grin, and his entire body dispersed like mist.

"Damn it! You hateful Konoha brat, you actually poisoned us! I swear I'll tear you apart!"

Thud!

After the Third Raikage roared, one thick leg dropped to its knee.

The chaotic chakra made cold sweat stream down his face, while the lump of flesh in his crotch rapidly swelled.

"Yo, fool, ya fool! Shi, hurry up and cure me! My pants are about to burst!"

Killer B, the Eight-Tails jinchuriki, spoke up. Because of his immense tailed beast chakra, his lump had already swollen like a balloon.

Samui said, "I remember now. He's Qian Yun, Konoha's Evil Doctor! This bastard—I'll kill him with my own hands! Mm..."

After cursing, Samui instinctively curled up on the floor, her expression full of pain.

Shi looked at her butt, his face turning red as though he were fantasizing about something.

Bang!

Samui noticed something off about Shi's expression and flicked him on the forehead.

In a canyon on the west coast of the Land of Crafts.

After making swift arrangements, Qian Yun immediately sprinted toward the nearby sea.

Kakashi, hidden in a distant forest, saw this and frowned again.

Suddenly, Kakashi's eyes widened.

"Could he be plotting against the Raikage? That bastard... so that was it. Earlier, he told me not to run and put on that idiotic expression while looking out the window because he wanted me to leave with Shisui! Bastard... that damn bastard... always playing petty tricks!"

After cursing, Kakashi was about to rush to the sea and fight alongside Qian Yun.

"Water... water..."

Shisui suddenly called out unconsciously. Kakashi stopped, then helplessly went back to give Shisui some water.

Just as he put away the canteen, Kakashi's heart jolted.

The Third Raikage had caught up. He was so fast that his figure was impossible to see clearly, and he seemed to have already locked onto Qian Yun's position.

A cloud of mist suddenly appeared over the distant sea, and the Third Raikage charged into it like lightning.

Boom!

With a single punch, towering waves erupted from the patch of sea where Qian Yun was. The force behind that punch was obvious.

Tears streamed down Kakashi's face. He sensed that Qian Yun's chest had been pierced by the punch. This time, there was no trace of life left.

"Idiot... you complete idiot... why lure the enemy away alone?"

Before Kakashi could figure out how to recover the body, the Hidden Cloud group rushed toward the sea, every one of them looking furious.

"Don't come over!"

The Third Raikage's voice suddenly came from within the mist, sounding urgent.

Kakashi shuddered. He seemed to have realized something.

If Qian Yun had died, his Hidden Mist Technique should have dispersed immediately.

But the opposite happened. Not only did the mist not disperse, it expanded threefold.

"Dad!"

The young A shouted, but he still stopped outside the mist.

"The mist is poisonous! Leave, now!"

After shouting, the Third Raikage desperately used Body Flicker to escape the center of the mist.

He had just used Wind Release, but the mist quickly gathered again after being blown apart.

Then a bizarre scene unfolded. As though controlled by someone, the mist rapidly swept toward the Third Raikage.

Like a giant ghost.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The Hidden Cloud group ran for their lives as the mist began to churn, then slithered after them like a python.

A Hidden Cloud jonin shouted, "This won't work! We need to quickly find somewhere windy to take shelter!"

Shi said, "There's a canyon over there. The wind there should be strong enough to blow away the mist!"

Kakashi, in the distant forest, heard their conversation, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"That bastard actually guessed the enemy's response from the very beginning! Honestly, making me cry over you!"

After muttering, Kakashi sat back beneath the tree to tend to Shisui.

Meanwhile, in the canyon on the west coast.

The Raikage's group came to a stop. Shi, a sensory ninja, used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat the Third Raikage's injuries.

He was unexpectedly versatile.

Everything seemed fine, but Killer B suddenly muttered.

"Why has the wind weakened? That enemy's Hidden Mist Technique isn't going to catch up, is it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is natural wind. That brat can't possibly control it!"

Just as the young A finished speaking, the wind in the canyon stopped completely.

A Hidden Cloud ninja pointed into the air, trembling too violently to speak.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge mushroom cloud descending upon them.

"Damn it! Fight him!"

The young A erupted with chakra, but before he could find Qian Yun, the chakra around his body vanished.

Ugh...

The group collapsed, each of them weak and ashen-faced.

Qian Yun's mist clone appeared. He floated in the air, looking down at the Hidden Cloud group through his nostrils.

The Third Raikage gave a bitter smile. Earlier, he had looked at Qian Yun with that same expression.

Not even fifteen minutes had passed, yet it had been returned to him in full.

What a petty bastard.

"I'll give you two choices as well. First, abandon Samui and flee for your lives. Second, stay and die with her! Don't worry, I won't kill anyone! I'll just take her back to Konoha and make her my wife!"

Samui went mad with rage, but she did not have the strength to curse him.

Qian Yun had expected the Hidden Cloud group to hesitate. After all, choosing between being wiped out and betraying one person should have been easy.

But Qian Yun was wrong. Every Hidden Cloud member grinned.

Killer B said, "Yo, fool, ya fool! Hidden Cloud never abandons comrades. You can kill us all, but don't insult us with such low-grade amusement! Oh yeah!"

Qian Yun said, "Then there's nothing I can do. I gave you all a chance too, so don't say I wasn't righteous!"

Qian Yun's voice was filled with icy intent. It seemed he had wanted to wipe them all out from the start.

The Third Raikage shouted, "Wait!"

His voice was weak, as though he were about to breathe his last.

"Let them go! You only hate me. I'll leave my life behind!"

"Dad, we're not afraid of death!" the young A shouted.

"Ha! Without you, how long do you think Hidden Cloud can last? First, there will be internal strife. Then Onoki will invade, and finally, it will be destroyed! Obey my order—all of you, leave! Anyone who refuses will be a rogue ninja. Even in death, I will never forgive them!"

The Hidden Cloud ninjas wept as one. The Third Raikage had always meant what he said.

But the young A suddenly shouted at Qian Yun.

"Kid, I beg you to spare my dad. He shouldn't die in a place like this, much less die in such a humiliating way! I'll die in his place. Let my dad leave!"

"Wait! I can take Lord Raikage's place!"

Killer B shouted. He was sprawled on the ground with his limbs spread wide, panting heavily even as he spoke.

"I'll do it!"

"I'm the most senior. I'll take Lord Raikage's place!"

The Hidden Cloud ninjas fought to volunteer, and some had even drawn their blades to cut their own throats.

"Stop!"

Qian Yun's mist clone suddenly shouted, and the group finally stopped arguing.

By then, the Third Raikage had already fallen unconscious. His death was only a matter of time.

"You were planning to take the Sharingan. Now I'm taking your Six Paths Ninja Tools. That makes us even! Make your decision quickly. If you drag this out any longer, the Third Raikage will die!"