A Land Strewn with Misery

The Raikage was extremely fast, and his physique was stronger than most people's.

The shockwave had merely sent him flying; he had not suffered the slightest injury.

After the shockwave passed, he quickly got back to his feet.

But when he saw the devastated Kumogakure, even someone as strong as the Raikage had tears streaming from his eyes.

Kumogakure had been completely flattened. Not only were the buildings gone, even the mountains had been leveled by the shockwave.

The Raikage's eyes had originally been hollow and bewildered. He did not even know what had happened.

Could this be a Rinnegan technique?

Pulling down a Meteorite from Outer Space?

How many people in the village had died?

At that moment, the Raikage's hearing, which had been ringing from the blast, gradually recovered.

He heard the wails of countless villagers.

The Raikage's entire body jolted. His gaze began to focus. Many villagers were still waiting for him; he could not sink into despair.

He stomped his foot and ran toward the village.

He had not gone far when the Raikage suddenly stopped. Ahead of him, Yōya and Yugito had risen to their feet, hand in hand.

He recalled how Yōya's six blades had struck the same spot on the chains earlier. Last time, when he had fought Yugito, those six blades had been scattered across her body.

Looking at their clasped hands, the Raikage suddenly understood.

Dodai had been right.

The Uchiha Clan had actually poached their Jinchuriki!?

Yugito and Yōya also noticed the Raikage.

Their gazes met. Yugito's expression remained calm, though she still gave Yōya's hand a slight squeeze.

Yōya turned to look at Yugito.

The ripples in Yugito's heart gradually settled.

The Raikage had no way to deal with this matter now. After all, he had just abandoned the