Yugito Nii walked over to Ye Chuan and said softly,
"Ye Chuan, this time... thank you."
"Not only did you save me, but you were also willing to escort us to that place."
"It was no trouble."
Ye Chuan opened his eyes and replied calmly.
"Besides, protecting the Jinchūriki is also a mission the Fifth Hokage assigned me."
Yugito Nii looked into his deep eyes, wanting to say something but not knowing where to begin.
This young man, who was considerably younger than her, possessed unfathomable strength, and he acted nothing like a Konoha ninja.
Just then, enormous waves suddenly surged across the calm sea ahead of the boat!
"What's going on?!" Naruto immediately grew alert.
An enormous beast with eight octopus tentacles suddenly thrust its head out of the sea and let out a deafening roar!
Standing atop its head was a muscular, dark-skinned man wearing sunglasses and hip-hop clothing, with seven swords on his back!
"Yo! Yo! Everyone from Konoha, welcome to the middle of the sea! Check it out!"
The muscular man greeted them in his distinctive rapping cadence.
"...Killer B!" Yugito Nii recognized him immediately, a hint of delight appearing on her face.
However, just as she was about to step forward to greet him-
Ye Chuan shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow!
He did not even draw his sword. He merely held his fingers together like a blade, and a fierce, invisible Sword Aura shot toward the hip-hop-clad man!
"Ye Chuan?! Don't!"
Startled, Yugito Nii hurriedly cried out,
"That's Lord Raikage's younger brother, Lord Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of our Kumogakure! He's on our side!"
Killer B was also startled by the sudden attack, but he reacted extremely quickly, immediately directing the Eight-Tails' tentacles to block it.
However, Ye Chuan's Sword