The Mist Ninja nearby were all dumbfounded too. He was leaving just like that?
He had vanished from sight in the blink of an eye?
He was a jinchūriki carrying two tailed beasts!
Was it really appropriate for him to leave Kirigakure so casually?
Who let their jinchūriki roam free like this, running all over the world?
By now, Gekkō Raito had long since put those Mist Ninja's thoughts out of his mind.
With the Nimbus Cloud's lightning-fast speed, Gekkō Raito crossed the vast ocean in just over ten minutes, racing from the Land of Water to the Land of Fire.
He whooshed over the Land of Waves, heading straight for Konoha.
Along the way, white pigeons flew in from every direction, converging on Gekkō Raito as though answering some sort of summons.
The instant these pigeons touched the Nimbus Cloud, they turned into wisps of smoke one after another and merged into it.
Each merger seemed to inject fresh fuel into the Nimbus Cloud, and its speed kept climbing.
Like a meteor, Gekkō Raito hurtled toward Konoha even faster.
At that moment, Konoha was in utter chaos too.
Tsunade did not even acknowledge Danzo, who had hurried over upon hearing the news. She rushed straight into Hiruzen Sarutobi's hospital room.
She swiftly examined the Third Hokage.
Then Tsunade's face darkened like a storm cloud, and she turned to Jiraiya.
She shook her head almost imperceptibly.
At that tiny movement, Jiraiya felt as though a heavy hammer had slammed into his heart.
It looked like we had still come back too late!
"Even if I operate on him myself, he won't live much longer! At most, I can let him stay conscious for a few days and say a few last words!"
Jiraiya's mind raced.
*In other words, waking him