The Fourth Raikage, A: ????
"B- B! You—me?! What are you trying to—?!"
He froze for a moment.
Then the veins on his forehead bulged violently.
Since when did his little brother dare treat him like this?
Was he tired of living?!
Without another word, he tossed Ōnoki aside, clenched one fist, and stepped forward—
Smack!
A crisp slap echoed throughout the entire Forest of Death.
Killer B shook his hand afterward, looking thoroughly satisfied.
"Nice, nice! Didn't expect the touch in a genjutsu to feel exactly the same as my big bro's face!"
"Guess I've finally fulfilled my dream of slapping my brother!"
"But thinking about it, that makes sense. You only have one arm, while my real brother has two! Fool!"
Across from him—
The Fourth Raikage A, who had just rushed over, was completely dumbfounded.
He stood there blankly, as if his soul had already left his body.
He had completely forgotten what had just happened.
One second.
Two seconds.
Drip… drip…
From the sky, the wind and rain that had been blown upward by the violent shockwaves slowly began to fall again.
A chill raindrop landed on Raikage A's body.
Only then did he finally realize what had happened.
His face instantly twisted in fury.
"B! You… actually dared to hit me?!"
"Hit you? Of course I hit you!"
"Good! Good! Very good! Today I'm going to—clean house!"
Lightning Release: Lariat!
Lightning Oppression: Horizontal Thousand Dances!
In an instant, the violent Lightning Release chakra surrounding the Raikage surged explosively.
He looked like a furious thunder lion as he charged toward Killer B in rage.
Facing this, Killer B showed no sign of panic.
He even had the leisure to sing and dance another quick rap.
Then he unleashed the power of the Tailed Beast, his entire body transforming into a crimson beast as he slammed forward.
Lariat!
Boom!
The two forces collided.
What should have been an evenly matched clash turned uneven because the Fourth Raikage had lost one arm, causing him to lose his balance.
He staggered three steps backward.
"Hah! Just as I thought—this is definitely a genjutsu! My real brother wouldn't be this weak!"
Killer B opened his mouth again to mock him.
Raikage A's face turned completely black.
But losing one arm had indeed greatly affected someone like him, a man who specialized in taijutsu and brute strength.
Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked behind him at Uchiha Kai.
There was even a trace of pleading in his eyes.
"Hey… Lord Kai… give me a recharge!"
Snap.
Without hesitation, Kai flicked his fingers.
A Tailed Beast cloak instantly wrapped around the Raikage.
Power.
Speed.
Stamina.
Endurance.
Every aspect of his physical ability received a massive boost.
For a muscular brawler like the Fourth Raikage who loved close combat—
This was like adding wings to a tiger.
Crack.
Crack.
He rolled his shoulders, the joints throughout his body popping loudly.
After working at the brick factory for so long, he had almost forgotten that he was also a hot-blooded man who loved violence.
"B! Looks like today you're going to experience the old saying—an elder brother is like a father!"
"Huh? Where did you, fake brother, get a Tailed Beast cloak from?"
Seeing the crimson flame-like cloak around the Raikage's body, Killer B was stunned.
Wasn't that something only Jinchūriki could control?
"Looks like you're quite a troublesome impostor!"
He shouted strangely and attacked even more fiercely.
Today, he would beat this fake back to his original form!
The battle between the two erupted instantly.
Seeing this situation, Kitsuchi's eyes flickered.
He looked at Ōnoki not far away, who was currently bent over clutching his back.
A ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Could… Father also be a genjutsu?"
"Did I fall into a genjutsu too?"
As a straightforward and honest person, he had never believed himself to be particularly strong.
Especially when the person next to him was the perfect Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails.
Compared to that—
He was far inferior.
Just as he was about to speak—
Ōnoki suddenly trapped him with a ninjutsu.
Earth Release: Rock Arm!
A massive stone arm appeared out of thin air, blocking the path directly in front of Kitsuchi and the others.
They could not advance even a single step.
It served both as obstruction—
And protection.
Seeing the familiar brown stone fingers, Kitsuchi let out a breath of relief.
"Only my father, Ōnoki, could use this technique so skillfully!"
Without hesitation, he waved his arm.
"Charge! Take back the Tsuchikage-sama!"
Earth Release: Earth Core!
However, facing nearly two thousand shinobi, the Tsuchikage didn't hesitate.
He formed hand seals with both hands and slammed them downward.
Boom!
Boom rumble—!
In an instant, the ground beneath his feet within a twenty-meter radius rose more than ten meters into the air.
Although it wasn't as tall as the earth wall ahead—
It was enough for him to overlook everyone below from above.
Then, using his distinctive old-man voice, he shouted loudly—
"Withdraw!"
Kitsuchi: ?
Two thousand elite Iwagakure shinobi: ?
Did they hear that correctly?
Their leader—
The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki—
Was telling them to retreat?
Was this some kind of joke?
"I think you're fake too!"
At that moment, a teenage boy with long golden hair suddenly flew up from the ranks of the two thousand Iwagakure shinobi.
With a leap, a white bird formed beneath his feet, spreading its wings as it soared into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he hovered above the entire Iwagakure army, rising and falling slightly with the flapping of the bird's wings.
Like a rebellious teenager, he scanned the scene below.
A trace of surprise flashed in his azure eyes.
He clearly hadn't expected to see roads leveled and infrastructure construction happening inside the forest.
Then his eyes suddenly lit up.
Pointing at the completed foundation ahead, he shouted excitedly—
"Hahahaha! Tell me—if we dropped a bomb right there… wouldn't that be very artistic?"
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