"I don't need to fight. I concede. You're better than me."
The Meeting Hall fell silent for a moment. Then everyone except the three from the Land of Lightning burst out laughing.
Ōnoki was the first to crack. His grin spread from the corners of his mouth to his eyes, his delight in the Raikage's misfortune plain to see.
Pakura's lips twitched upward before she quickly pressed them flat. Tsunade paused with her teacup in hand, then lowered her head to take a sip, hiding her smile.
Even Mifune, who had kept a straight face throughout, turned his head slightly, as though examining some rare curiosity.
Before Yongye had burst onto the scene, the Land of Lightning and the Fourth Raikage had been a smaller-scale version of Uchiha Yongye.
They picked fights with everyone, and everyone gave them a wide berth.
Now that vicious dog had finally run into a fiercer beast and could only tuck its tail between its legs.
At their reactions, the Fourth Raikage clenched his fists until his knuckles creaked, but he said nothing more. Yugito and Killer B each took a hand off his shoulder and quietly stepped back.
It was humiliating, but they could accept this outcome. It was better than making a spectacle of himself like Kisame—or getting beaten to death in public.
Unfortunately, they had underestimated Yongye's determination to stir up trouble and earn blind boxes.
Yongye deliberately spoke as though coaxing a child.
"Don't be scared. I won't bully you."
"I'll only use Lightning Release. Nothing else."
"You're the Raikage. Surely you won't still be scared out of your wits when I'm only using Lightning Release?"
The Fourth Raikage was furious!
He sprang up from his chair. It slid half a foot behind him, its legs scraping across the stone slabs