"Haha, I never expected to run into the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki here," a voice rang out.
Hitoshi leaped back, putting distance between himself and the Fourth Raikage. "Kenichi, what are you doing here? I thought you were assigned to the Land of Rice."
"I was. But we split up. I came around from the north of the Land of the Moon, while a squad of Konoha shinobi entered from the Land of Rice. Attacking from both sides will let us search the country quickly."
Kenichi said, "I just didn't expect to catch such a big fish. After the Clan Head's purge, there aren't many important people left in the Land of Rice.
"One Fourth Raikage matters more than every Cloud shinobi in the Land of Rice and the Land of Waterfalls combined. Haha, you two carry on. I'll cover you from the perimeter."
The Fourth Raikage's expression grew grave. Against three Mangekyo Sharingan users, he and Killer B would be lucky to escape in one piece. And there were plenty of Konoha shinobi around them.
Hitoshi rested the Kubikiribōchō on his shoulder. "Good. With you here, we won't have to worry about the Raikage escaping. Today, we're taking him back to camp alive."
A vein bulged on the Fourth Raikage's forehead. Never in his life had anyone treated him with such contempt.
"Hmph. Big words. Looks like the Uchiha are all conceited fools."
As he spoke, Lightning Release Chakra erupted around the Fourth Raikage. He vanished from the spot and clashed with Hitoshi again.
Their violent exchanges went on for more than ten minutes. Both were breathing hard. Kenichi stood in a tree watching the fight, while keeping Killer B and Uchiha Jin in the corner of his eye.
By his reckoning, the Raikage and Killer B