Those ten minutes were both long and fleeting.
As the lightning strikes gradually dwindled, the sky slowly cleared.
The Multiple Lightning Strike Jutsu had finally ended.
Thick smoke billowed over the scene. The Kumogakure ninja leaped to higher ground and quietly waited for it to disperse.
"Well? Did it work?"
"Do you even need to ask? A full ten minutes of lightning strikes-who could withstand that?"
"Captain, did we go too far? What if they died? Then we won't be able to find out where Lord Killer B and Lady Yugito are."
"So what if they're dead! Hand them over to the Autopsy Division. With their skills, what intelligence or clues couldn't they uncover?"
"But I'm worried there might not even be a scrap left of their bodies. What would we do then?"
"Don't worry about that. You just experienced their defenses for yourselves. Their bodies will definitely remain intact. Besides, I don't know why, but I keep feeling they should still have a breath left in them. Though they probably won't be able to stand..."
"Of course, Captain! Anyone who survived that Multiple Lightning Strike Jutsu would already count as a monster. If they could still stand, wouldn't that make them a monster among monsters?"
"When it comes to monsters among monsters, there couldn't possibly be anyone besides our Lord Raikage!" The captain proudly lifted his chin and pointed at the devastation below.
"The smoke is about to clear. Once it does, find their bodies or corpses as quickly as possible! Then... urgh! Th-this is!!!"
Before he could finish, a black hand suddenly struck his chest.
The next instant, the black hand pierced straight through his chest and forcibly tore out his heart.
"Remember this. I'm that second monster among monsters!"
Kakuzu's voice came from behind the Kumogakure ninja.