"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Shihōin Naraku's slash was not meant to kill his opponent, but to change Darui's position.
Countless hidden weapons whistled toward him, every last one embedding itself in Darui's body. He shuddered, and the light began to fade from his eyes.
The sole inheritor of the Third Raikage's Black Lightning Release, the Fourth Raikage's loyal guard, the man on whom high hopes rested as the future Fifth Raikage-Darui died on the battlefield of a surprise attack.
Darui was no match for Shihōin Naraku to begin with, and after stepping into the trap Naraku had specially prepared, he had less than half his original strength.
It was hardly surprising that he died so quickly under the hidden weapons.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Several thick trees suddenly flew out of the woods, hurtling toward Shihōin Naraku.
Using the Body Flicker Technique, Shihōin Naraku easily dodged the crashing trees.
With a slight exertion of his right hand, Shihōin Naraku used Kurikara to lift Darui's fallen body, then kicked it with a bang toward the enraged Yugito Nii in her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
"Roar!"
Charging out of the woods, Yugito Nii had no time to see what was flying toward her. Her claws instantly tore Darui's corpse apart.
By the time she realized what it was, it was already far too late.
"Da... Darui?"
Even in her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, Yugito Nii retained a clear consciousness, so when she realized what she had torn apart, she froze.
The loss of her friend and comrade drove Yugito Nii completely mad.
When she raised her head, she saw another sight that robbed her of her reason. Surrounded and attacked by the Konoha Ninja, the two Cloud ninja who had survived the earlier explosion had already been defeated and killed.
"Damn you!"
**"You Konoha