"Sakumo, my friend, kill him..."
Takahashi Yū watched A being dragged away, with people constantly blocking blades and ninjutsu for him, and felt there was no need to leave him alive anymore.
It was a shame he would never get to fight him after he matured, but only with both the Raikage and his son down could Kumogakure be completely wiped out.
"All right!"
Sakumo kept it brief, turning into a breeze that drifted past the Konoha ninja and Cloud shinobi unnoticed.
If Takahashi Yū had not been watching him the entire time, he probably would not have detected Sakumo either. After all, who would pay attention to a breeze brushing past their body?
A hidden blade appeared beneath the neck of the Cloud shinobi dragging A away. He was still running desperately with A in tow, just about to reach Kumogakure's entrance.
Suddenly, his vision went black. His feet still moved mechanically, but his head fell backward with effortless ease, landing right in A's arms.
Blood spurted like a fountain, spraying all over A as he watched with tear-filled eyes.
Sakumo kept the spraying blood off himself. Once the Cloud shinobi collapsed limply, he aimed the tip of his chakra short blade at A's neck again.
Boom!
Thunder erupted out of nowhere!
A familiar surge of black lightning descended beside A, and the violent lightning forced Sakumo back as well.
"Boss!!"
"Lord Raikage!!"
With a few flickers, Sakumo returned to Takahashi Yū's side.
"That's my son!"
The Third Raikage stroked A's hair. The black lightning on his body flowed down his arm into A, making him grimace even as he could not help feeling delighted.
The Cloud shinobi's morale surged, and they became even more fearless in the face of death!
Takahashi Yū frowned at the Third Raikage, who