Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 292 Seeking Death!!
As dusk falls, the blood-red setting sun paints the clouds red, casting its light upon the rolling, mist-shrouded mountains.

Swish! Swish!

The Fourth Raikage, Yugito Nii, and Darui, having traveled a long way from the Land of Demons, returned to the Land of Lightning, their figures appearing atop a distant peak in the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Finally back." Darui breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Despite traveling almost non-stop, even with the Fourth Raikage's formidable physique, a hint of weariness was evident between his brows.

However, when they stood on the summit and looked out at the distant Hidden Cloud Village, built atop countless mountains and half-hidden by clouds and mist.

"That is……"

The expressions on the three people's faces froze instantly.

The buildings of Hidden Cloud Village should have been built in a staggered manner on the tops of steep mountain peaks, with circular buildings winding around the mountains and appearing and disappearing in the clouds and mist.

But at this moment, everywhere you look is a scene of devastation and ruin!

The tops of many mountain peaks appeared to have been flattened, and the buildings erected on them were reduced to charred ruins and scattered rubble.

Thick smoke rose from many ruins, mixing with the lingering fog to form a murky haze.

In the air, one could faintly smell the burnt smell and the faint stench of blood carried by the wind.

The entire Hidden Cloud Village seemed to have suffered a natural disaster, its former glory and prosperity were forcibly erased, leaving only ruins and death.

"What's going on?!" Darui's eyes widened, his lazy expression vanished, replaced by shock and disbelief. The pupils of the two Yugitos contracted.

"What a joke!"

The Fourth Raikage's forehead veins bulged as he unleashed the Body Flicker Technique without hesitation.

He transformed into a streak of blue lightning, tearing through the air and disappearing from the mountaintop at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, rushing towards the devastated village in the distance!

Darui and Yugito exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes, and immediately used their Body Flicker Technique to follow closely behind.

Bang! !

In the blink of an eye, the Fourth Raikage crashed into a relatively intact square in the center of the village, the stone slabs beneath his feet cracking inch by inch the moment he landed.

The scene before my eyes was even more shocking than it appeared from afar.

Everywhere there were collapsed buildings, burning wreckage, and bodies that hadn't been cleared away.

Everyone was covered in dust and dirt, their faces etched with grief, exhaustion, and lingering fear.

"Over here! Quick! There are still survivors here!" A Chunin, his face covered in soot, struggled to move a boulder and shouted to the medical team behind him.

"Hold on! The medical ninjas are on their way!" Another genin knelt beside his seriously injured comrade, pressing hard on the man's blown-off thigh.

"Everyone, keep order! Don't panic! Follow the instructions to the shelter!" Several Cloud Village ninjas stood on high ground, their voices hoarse as they guided the still-shaken civilians.

"Quickly! Send the emergency supplies to the west district; there are too many wounded there!"

"Communications team! Haven't you been able to contact Lord Raikage yet?"

Mabuya stood in front of the makeshift command post, her face pale and her forehead wrapped in a blood-soaked bandage, but she still managed to coordinate the chaotic rescue work.

Xi was standing to the side, using medical ninjutsu to treat a seriously injured Cloud Village ninja. His face was pale from excessive chakra depletion, and there was still blood at the corner of his mouth.

When the Fourth Raikage landed fiercely in the center of the plaza, his violent and familiar aura instantly attracted everyone's attention!
"Raikage-sama! It's Raikage-sama!"

"Great! Lord Raikage is back!"

A series of cries of alarm, choked with sobs, erupted instantly, as if injecting a powerful stimulant into the square that had been filled with despair and chaos.

"Sack clothes!"

The Fourth Raikage paid no heed to the shouts around him, instantly appearing in front of Mabuya. His voice was low and hoarse with anger, like a volcano about to erupt.

"What happened? What happened?!" His gaze swept over the wound on the burlap-clad man's forehead and Xi's pale face, and his anger burned even brighter.

"Lord Raikage."

Upon seeing the Fourth Raikage return, a hint of relief flashed in Mabui's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by deeper worry.

"Two intruders claiming to be from the Akatsuki organization attacked the village!" She reported rapidly, forcing herself to endure her discomfort. "One can control a strange flying summoning beast, and the other is Kakuzu, an S-rank rogue ninja from Takigakure!"

"Their targets are clear: Lord Killer Bee and Lord Yukito!"

"After confirming that Lady Yugito was not in the village, we learned that Lord Killer Bee is currently training in the Thunderclap Gorge and has already headed in that direction!"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage didn't even wait for Mabui to finish speaking. The moment he heard "Cloud Thunder Gorge" and "Killer Bee," his anger exploded completely.

"court death!!"

He let out a deafening roar, his eyes instantly becoming bloodshot, like a lion that had been thoroughly enraged.

He never expected that the white-eyed brat's "prophecy" would actually come true.

Moreover, it happened before I even got back!

To him, Killer Bee was not only the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, but also his younger brother, whose importance was second only to Kumogakure as a whole. He was his bottom line!
boom!
The Fourth Raikage's lightning chakra exploded, and with a stomp of the ground, he shot into the sky like a cannonball, the ground beneath his feet collapsing with a deafening roar.

It even ignored all the ruins and rubble that blocked its way, smashing through them and speeding towards Yunlei Gorge!

Mabui looked in the direction where the Fourth Raikage had disappeared, took a deep breath, suppressed his worries, regained his usual calm and decisiveness, and turned to look at the Cloud Village ninjas around him.

"Immediately take a headcount of those still capable of fighting. The medical team should prioritize treating the lightly wounded, while the seriously wounded should be centrally housed. The logistics team should ensure the supply of materials!"

"All other Chunin and above combatants, assemble within five minutes and prepare to support Cloud Thunder Gorge!" she said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The Cloud Village ninjas around them responded in unison, their morale, which had been somewhat low, was rekindled by the return of the Fourth Raikage.

Meanwhile, at this moment, above Yunlei Gorge.

Wu flapped its black wings and hovered above the canyon, with Wuwei standing on Wu's head.

Within the canyon, Killer Bee, fully transformed into a tailed beast, displayed his enormous size and terrifying power.

"Hey~ you idiot, you bastard~ where did this crow come from~ daring to mess with me, the great one~"

Killer Bee's rhythmic rap never stopped even during the fiercest battle: "The Eight-Tails' fury roars like thunder~ I'll smash you into dust~ Yeah~"

Whew! Whew!

Eight enormous octopus tentacles thrashed wildly, tearing through the air with a shrill scream, constantly slamming into Wu in the air, each attack containing the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

However, despite the Eight-Tails' powerful and heavy lashing attacks, 'Satoru' always seemed to be able to dodge them with an almost predictable precision, by the slightest margin!

It was as if all attack trajectories were within its calculations.

This is the ability of 'enlightenment', which perceives attacks based on 'malice'. Any attack with murderous intent or hostility will be perceived and reacted to the moment it is launched.

Swish! !
Wu suddenly flapped its wings, and countless black feathers as hard as iron shot out like a storm towards the eight tails below!

"Yo~ a mere trick~ I am the Eight-Tails Killer Bee - woohoo!"

Killer Bee controlled the Eight-Tails, its many tentacles forming an impenetrable defensive net that deflected and deflected most of the feathers, producing clanging sounds and sparks flying everywhere.

"Bee! This monster seems to be able to predict our attack trajectory!" Killer Bee's mind echoed with the deep voice of the Eight-Tailed Gyūki.

Kirabi had naturally noticed the anomaly as well.

No matter how the attack angle is changed or how suddenly the force is exerted, this monster can always dodge in advance by the slightest margin, which cannot be explained by mere quick reaction.

"Hey! Since we can't catch him, let's try a different approach - yay!"

The Eight-Tailed Fox abruptly retracted all its waving tentacles, and the eight tentacles wrapped around and enveloped its massive body, its terrifying power contracting and knotting!
As if sensing something, the 'Wu' in the air flapped its wings and immediately began to fly backward at high speed to create an absolutely safe distance.

But, the next moment.

The eight contracted tentacles were like springs compressed to their limit, suddenly released!

The enormous body of the Eight-Tails, along with its eight incredibly thick tentacles, began to rotate at an extremely high speed, using itself as the axis!

Tailed Beast Volume 8!

Boom!

(End of this chapter)