The Cloud Shinobi had become frightened birds, all retreating into the village after the Third Raikage and Takahashi Yū started fighting.
Now the village gates were tightly shut. No matter how Yamanaka Arashi shouted, not a single person came out.
Takahashi Yū could not help walking up and pounding on Kumogakure's gates.
"Fuck, we're not going to beat you anymore! Get your asses out here and surrender!"
"If you don't come out, I'm coming in!"
Takahashi Yū heard a commotion inside, but still no one came to open the gates.
Bang!
Takahashi Yū kicked a hole in Kumogakure's gates.
"Goddammit! Can't you understand human speech? Want another beating?"
Takahashi Yū tore open Kumogakure's gates and roared inside.
"No..."
"We don't seem to have anyone left who can make decisions..."
A very young-looking, dark-skinned boy looked at Takahashi Yū timidly as he spoke.
"Uh..."
"So that's my problem?" Takahashi Yū grabbed the dark-skinned boy by the collar!
Now that was Konoha's mafia for you!
The dark-skinned boy was on the verge of tears. He had never met anyone so overbearing and could only look toward the other Cloud Shinobi with a miserable face, pleading for help.
"Takahashi Yū! Let him go!"
His face filled with grief and his body wrapped in bandages, A staggered out along the path the crowd cleared for him.
"I'm the Fourth Raikage now! Does that qualify me?"
He had become the Raikage he had always dreamed of being, but his very first task was to accept surrender.
It filled A's heart with sorrow, but he was all Kumogakure had left now.
"Sure! Go find my buddy Danzo. I'm taking a look around your village."
Takahashi Yū dropped the dark-skinned boy he was holding as he spoke to A.
"You!" A was so furious that he pointed