Inside Kumogakure's Temporary Camp in the Land of Grass.
A Cloud Ninja hurried into the tent and looked anxiously at the Fourth Raikage. "Lord Raikage, we've lost contact with Lady Yugito, and at the place where she was living in seclusion, we found..."
He faltered, then continued under the Raikage's darkening gaze. "Lady Yugito's residence was severely damaged. She may already have met with disaster."
After hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's expression turned thunderous. There was no need to guess: Yugito had undoubtedly been attacked by the Akatsuki. Once they crushed the organization completely, they could rescue her.
With that thought, the Fourth Raikage ordered his men to assemble. They gathered without question and set out toward the Land of Rain.
This attack on Amegakure, the Akatsuki's stronghold, was a joint operation between Konoha and Kumogakure.
The Fourth Raikage acknowledged the Akatsuki's strength, but he did not believe they could survive an assault by two great shinobi villages.
Yet when he led his troops to a valley, he stopped.
Thick clouds were still faintly visible in the sky ahead. Once they crossed this valley, they would leave the Land of Grass and enter the Land of Rain.
But his keen instincts warned the Fourth Raikage that an ambush lay ahead.
He raised a hand to signal his troops to stay put, glanced at Killer B, and entered the valley with him.
At the valley's entrance, the Fourth Raikage unleashed his chakra and slammed a fist into the surrounding cliff face. Killer B also entered Tailed Beast Transformation, lashing his tentacles against the upper slopes.
Under their attacks, the surrounding cliffs shattered instantly.
Flying rubble, accompanied by thick clouds of dust, shot in every direction, striking the ground and cliffs.
After waiting patiently for several seconds without anything happening, the Fourth