"Hmph, let's see how many Kage you have to deploy just to kill me!"
First came the Third Raikage, then the Second Hokage. Even faced with two powerful Kage in succession, the Fourth Raikage remained fearless.
Just as the Fourth Raikage prepared to strike first against the Second Hokage, mist began spreading across the battlefield.
"I did deploy quite a few people, but Fourth Raikage, killing you isn't my only objective."
Almost in an instant, mist shrouded the entire imperial palace of the Land of Lightning. It was so thick that no one could see their own hand in front of their face.
"Lord Raikage, please save us!"
Zhegang, the Acting Daimyo, had already died at the Second Hokage's hands. Now that mist had enveloped them, the remaining high-ranking officials and nobles immediately panicked.
"If you stay quietly where you are, I can guarantee you won't die. But if you disobey, I'll kill you."
As the nobles cried out for the Raikage to protect them, Kabuto appeared among them through the Second Tsuchikage's body.
The panicking nobles fell silent with fear the moment the Second Tsuchikage appeared. Kabuto easily subdued them by exploiting their terror.
"C, hurry and take Mabui, Darui, and the others back to the village! Once you're there, immediately muster our forces and head to the Land of Fire!"
Anyone capable of producing so much mist in such a short time had to be extremely powerful. The Raikage suspected it was one of the Mizukage.
The Fourth Raikage had seemingly defeated the Third Raikage with ease for two reasons. First, Kabuto's command of nintaijutsu combat was far inferior to his own. Second, the Fourth Raikage knew his father inside and out.
Facing the Second Hokage alone, who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique just like Minato,