As the Hokage of Konoha, he actually conceded defeat on his own initiative, which was the first time in the history of the Shinobi World.
Just how terrifying had Gekkō Raito's strength become? This had become the hottest topic of discussion for countless shinobi in their spare time.
At this moment, Gekkō Raito was preparing to continue setting up more Bloodline Limit clans.
However, a fast boat flying the flag of the Land of Lightning suddenly arrived on the sea surface.
The other party explicitly demanded an audience with Gekkō Raito, and their attitude was extremely resolute.
These people all came from Kumogakure.
"Shinobi from Kumogakure want to see me?"
Hearing the report, Gekkō Raito found it somewhat interesting.
Those barbarians from Kumogakure had always been arrogant; was the sun rising from the west today?
Inside the Mizukage's Office.
What surprised Gekkō Raito even more was that the dark-skinned, lazy-eyed young man who pushed the door open was actually the future Fifth Raikage, Darui.
To be able to send a trusted, elite general like Darui to Kirigakure meant that a colossal disaster must have happened over at the Raikage's end!
Gekkō Raito sat behind the desk, sizing up Darui with keen interest.
Who would have thought that the moment they met, Darui even skipped the pleasantries, and his very first sentence went straight to the point, dropping the temperature of the atmosphere to the freezing point.
"Lord Mizukage, do you know of an organization called 'Akatsuki'?"
This single sentence instantly made Gekkō Raito freeze.
Ameyuri beside him frowned, looking at Gekkō Raito with a blank expression: Akatsuki? What kind of nonsense was that?
Gekkō Raito narrowed his eyes slightly, tapping his fingers gently on the desk: "Why did you suddenly ask this question?"
Hearing this, that usually lazy face of