Samui knew Anyo's strength all too well. The stronger she became, the more she could feel the gap between them.
The Raikage had no chance of winning, no matter what. There was only one possible outcome for him. Moreover, what the Raikage had just said had become a crucial factor in swaying Samui's thinking: all of Kumogakure could not be buried along with him.
Samui had seen Sunagakure's current state and witnessed Ōnoki back down. She understood that the other four countries had already united. Once Kumogakure was excluded, its destruction would only be a matter of time.
So, when she saw Anyo arrive with his blade, Samui had drawn the newly acquired Sun Blade as if possessed, using Lightning Swordsmanship to deliver a killing blow. At that moment, she had already put herself in the Raikage's position. For the village's future, she had made her choice.
But when the Raikage truly died before her, falling beneath her blade, Samui's emotions collapsed all at once. In the end, she had said those words: she had been controlled by genjutsu.
There was no turning back now, but killing the Raikage with her own hands violated the most important principle she had held since becoming a ninja! She could not accept it, and her hollow heart plunged into the abyss.
Although Anyo did not know everything going through Samui's mind, he could roughly guess some of it. Sighing inwardly, he used the Body Flicker Technique to move forward and embrace her, comforting her. "It's all right now. Kumogakure will become better in the future. I promise."
After saying this, Anyo cast a genjutsu to steady Samui's mind. At the same time, he activated the Spirit Transformation Technique and drifted into the distance.
Kakuzu, who was leaving the battlefield with Hidan, paused and