The Kumogakure shinobi all readied themselves for battle as well.
They had to defend their victory.
They had to make sure Zhou Cheng died!
They had to avenge their fallen comrades!
"Hey, you Konoha bastards, don't cross that line!"
"If you do, it'll mean war!"
"You killed so many of our Kumogakure shinobi. You'll pay in blood!"
Many Kumogakure shinobi kept shouting threats.
Their faces were wreathed in smiles!
The Konoha shinobi instantly erupted!
Avenge their comrades?
How fucking shameless!
What about the Konoha shinobi you killed when you ambushed Konoha?
"You shameless bastards!"
"So Lord Zhou Cheng can't kill your shinobi, but you can raid Konoha and kill ours?"
"Have you no shame?"
"Lord Zhou Cheng was too damn foolish! Why didn't he kill every last one of you bastards?"
Those words struck a nerve, and the Kumogakure shinobi lost their composure too!
They began trading insults with the Konoha shinobi!
The scene descended into chaos!
Neither side's leaders made a move.
Zhou Cheng watched everything from a distance!
A small spark of delight stirred in his heart.
All the effort he had put in over so long had finally paid off!
The shinobi of Konoha already held him in high regard!
They were even willing to sacrifice themselves to save him!
He instantly entered Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode.
The wounds on his body began healing even faster!
That last attack...
Had shown him where his limits lay.
Against a powerful Kage and two tailed beasts in Complete Tailed Beast Transformation...
I'm still not strong enough!
Being half a step from Six Paths level still isn't the same as reaching it.
I got a little too cocky!
Taking a Tailed Beast Bomb head-on is still a bit much!
*If Raikage A still had chakra right now, I might be