The State of Each Village and the Coming Five Kage Summit

It turned out that Kumogakure's destruction by fire had not killed everyone. There had been survivors—just over a dozen, all from the same clan.

Kiryu Kima, head of the Swift Release Clan, looked at the invitation to the Five Kage Summit in his hands and smiled broadly. "In the end, our Swift Release Clan became the leaders of Kumogakure. The entire Moonlit Clan died in that fire. The Uchiha Clan did us a tremendous favor!"

A clansman exclaimed, "Clan head, even Lord Hokage recognizes you as the new Raikage! It looks like our clan is finally on the rise!"

"Hahaha! Exactly. But keep quiet for now. Those civilian shinobi still haven't fully accepted me. Once the Five Kage Summit is over, though, the title of Raikage will be mine alone!"

"The Raikage? How interesting. Orochimaru killed a Kazekage, and the Uchiha Clan burned a Raikage to death. Now I'd like to see whether I can kill a Kage myself!"

"Who's there? Get him! Kill him!"

A man wrapped head to toe in bandages suddenly appeared before the Swift Release Clan's shinobi and immediately went for Kiryu Kima's life.

"You dare attack us? Aren't you underestimating Swift Release?"

"Underestimating it? Not at all. That's why I came prepared!"

Himiko raised both hands toward the ghostlike figures rushing at her and laughed wildly. "Dark Release! Dark Evil Self-Destruction Battle!"

Terrifying flames erupted from her hands, becoming a sea of fire that engulfed every corner of the building.

"That's the Uchiha Clan's fire!"

Kiryu Kima's face darkened. His first thought was not to fight but to flee. The sight of those flames had shattered his will to battle.

The outcome of the fight was never in doubt. With multiple Kekkei Genkai fused into her body, Himiko was confident she could subdue even a