Two days later, Konoha.
Inside the Hokage's office, the atmosphere was like frozen air, so oppressive it was suffocating.
The three envoys from Kumogakure had already arrived: Killer B, Samui, and Karui.
Tsunade slammed her palm onto the desk. A deafening bang immediately rang out, as though the entire room were trembling beneath her fury.
Her chakra surged forth like a raging storm. Had she not kept it under control, even the objects around her would likely have been sent flying.
Her gaze was as sharp as a blade as she stared directly at those before her. "What did you say? You want us to hand over Uchiha Feng? Absolutely impossible!"
This was simply an intolerable insult. Kumogakure had actually dared to exert pressure so openly, even threatening to force them to the brink of war.
Anger blazed within Tsunade, and her face darkened like a suppressed storm. She took a deep breath and tried to calm the fury in her heart, but her voice remained filled with unyielding resolve.
At that moment, Killer B cut in with a carefree grin, as though nothing was wrong. "That's right... If Konoha doesn't hand over Uchiha Feng, we'll go to war! Fool! Idiot!"
After saying that, he even threw in an exaggerated singing-and-dancing move, as though he were performing some absurd comedy routine, completely unaware of how dire the situation before him was.
In an instant, suffocating killing intent descended like a violent storm. The air filled with an intense sense of threat, as though even time had frozen.
That killing intent came with terrifying chakra fluctuations, making the entire Hokage Building tremble faintly. The walls seemed to groan in low voices, as though they foresaw the carnage about to unfold.
In that very instant, a flash of blade light streaked through