The defense of the strongest Lightning Release Armor was truly terrifying. Even the explosion of the Tailed Beast Planet Rasenshuriken within the barrier had failed to completely bring him down.
Worthy of the title of Strongest Shield—the Third Raikage, A!
A's gaze was fixed somewhere unknown. His voice was hoarse, yet filled with unquestionable resolve:
"Mirai Uzumaki—you destroyed my village and killed my people... I'll remember this debt! I will take my revenge!"
The corner of Mirai's mouth lifted slightly. "I'll be waiting. Next time, I'll show you something even bigger."
With that, he activated the Flying Thunder God and vanished from the rooftop.
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Kumogakure, far from the ruins of the Raikage Building, several four- and five-year-old children had gathered in a quiet alley.
"You're a monster! Don't move!"
"We're going to defeat you!"
"Raikage Guard Squad, charge!"
Several little boys wielded branches as "swords" and charged at a little girl with a brown ponytail in the center.
The little girl crouched on the ground with her arms around her knees, allowing the branches to strike her back.
"Ah—That hurts!"
"Hahahaha! The monster's been defeated!"
"Yay! We won!"
"Yugito, you're supposed to fall down! Monsters have to fall when they're defeated!"
The little girl called Yugito froze for a moment, then obediently tilted to the side and lay down on the ground. She closed her eyes and softly said, "Sumimasen... I lost."
The children cheered and jumped around her.
One little boy jabbed her shoulder hard with his branch. "Monster, we're playing again tomorrow!"
Yugito lay still on the ground and merely gave a soft "Mm."
She could feel the branch hurting her shoulder a little, but she did not dodge or resist.
"Well! No wonder everyone calls you a monster. You sure know