If Ning Feng had known what his older brother Uchiha Itachi was thinking at that moment, he would certainly have hurried far, far away.
"We in Kumogakure used a chain of schemes to make you fall for our trap, but we never expected that we would be the ones falling for it in the end!" As Mabui said this, her gaze toward Ning Feng actually filled with admiration.
Ever since Mabui had become secretary to Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage, A, no one had ever successfully escaped her schemes.
Every expert who encountered Mabui had been played like a fiddle.
It could be said that when it came to strategy, Mabui had never admired anyone except Uchiha Minato.
The Kumogakure Jonin nearby all held weapons and were about to attack, but Mabui stretched out her arm to stop them. "We surrender. We won't resist!"
"But Uchiha Minato, do you think this is over!? Hehehe..."
With that, Mabui and the others all lowered their weapons, adopting a posture of surrender.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Countless Anbu Ninja, alerted by the terrifying explosion moments earlier, surrounded Mabui and the others amid a series of piercing whistles.
Leading them, Minato Namikaze glanced at the Chakra Cannon that had not yet been moved, and a flicker of understanding immediately crossed his eyes.
"Uchiha Minato, thank you for your efforts this time!"
"Without you, there's no telling how much damage Konoha would have suffered!"
Minato Namikaze gave Ning Feng another grateful look and waved to the Anbu Ninja behind him.
Just as Konoha's Anbu Ninja were about to act, an intense flash of killing intent suddenly appeared at the corners of Mabui's eyes despite her posture of surrender. She was about to bite her tongue off to kill herself when a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan abruptly spun, knocking