[The Land of Water]
Not long after the Kumogakure group changed direction, Rengoku, using Kagura Mind's Eye once again, detected them.
He immediately relayed the information to Yagura beside him.
Yagura immediately waved his hand, signaling the Kirigakure shinobi following behind him to stop.
"You can all head back first."
One of the Kirigakure shinobi asked in confusion, "Lord Mizukage, should we have the next group continue the pursuit?"
Yagura waved his hand, "The Kumogakure group has already been worn down by our exhaustion tactics."
"They're retreating toward the coast now. You all can go back. I'll handle the rest myself."
The Kirigakure pursuit force immediately broke into smiles.
"Hahaha! We won!"
"That's great!"
"That's great!"
"Damn Kumogakure! They still ended up losing to us this time!"
Everyone knew Kirigakure had been in decline.
Over the years, they had suffered quite a few losses against Kumogakure.
Now Kumogakure's strongest force had come to the Land of Water with ill intentions, only to be worn down by them.
Naturally, the Kirigakure shinobi were delighted.
Yagura exchanged a glance with his Mirror Clone (Rengoku), and the two of them headed toward the coast together.
"Are we just letting them go, or?", Yagura asked Rengoku.
After all, Rengoku had set the pace for this entire pursuit.
At that moment, Kyokotsu emerged from the shadows on the ground.
"Hmph! They think they can come whenever they want and leave whenever they want?"
Yagura looked at Rengoku, then at Kyokotsu, and smiled helplessly.
Rengoku really was committed to staying in character.
Still, whether the one answering him was his Mirror Clone or Kyokotsu didn't matter.
They were both Rengoku anyway.
Rengoku found Yagura's expression amusing.
"Since the Raikage came to our Kirigakure..."
"Then we can go to Kumogakure too."
Rengoku's words instantly reminded Yagura of the aerial bombardment over Kumogakure several years ago.
Back then, he'd had a great time firing Tailed Beast Bombs.
Excitement appeared on Yagura's face.
"We're going to bomb Kumogakure again?"
Rengoku shook his head, "No. Not us."
"Byaku will."
"Byaku?"
Yagura froze for a moment.
Then another person stepped out from the shadow beside Kyokotsu.
There was nothing especially distinctive about his appearance, except that he wore an old-fashioned men's kimono.
His hair was tied up, making him look like a wandering swordsman.
Yagura couldn't help laughing, "Isn't that still you?"
Rengoku wagged a finger, an amused look on his face, "No, no, no. This is one of Kirigakure's hidden assets."
Yagura could only shake his head helplessly, "Fine then. What's the plan? Aren't we going to Kumogakure?"
A large number of paper sheets immediately appeared behind Rengoku, forming a pair of wings.
He also equipped Yagura with paper wings.
As Rengoku disguised himself with a Tailed Beast Cloak, he explained, "Did you forget how Kumogakure's Space-Time Chakra Cannon almost killed you last time?"
"It's been five or six years already. There's no way we'll have as easy a time as before."
"But Byaku's abilities are special. He can go alone."
"Our job is to work with Kyokotsu to hold up the Kumogakure group so they can't get back too quickly."
"I understand."
Yagura understood what Rengoku meant.
Several years ago, Kumogakure's Space-Time Chakra Cannon had already posed a threat to them.
By now, Kumogakure would only be even more dangerous.
Since Byaku was Rengoku's clone, he naturally wasn't afraid of dying, making him the best choice.
"Then let's block the Raikage and the others."
Yagura and his Mirror Clone (Rengoku) took to the air together and accelerated toward the coast.
They flew at a low altitude, while Kyokotsu slipped into the shadows they cast on the ground and traveled with them.
After everyone had left, Byaku pushed one hand forward, and an ice mirror appeared before him.
Stepping through it, another ice mirror appeared a kilometer away.
Byaku looked back, silently calculating the distance.
The more chakra Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals had, the larger the area over which they could create ice mirrors.
After creating the mirrors, he moved between them.
Using Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, Byaku continuously advanced across the sea.
The shortest distance between two points was a straight line, so he kept teleporting toward Kumogakure's direction using the ice mirrors.
Meanwhile, his original body continued supplying him with chakra without interruption.
The distance Byaku could travel grew farther and farther, and he soon reached the coast.
Since Kumogakure and Kirigakure were separated by the sea, Byaku found this method too slow.
Fortunately, night fell, and shadows covered the entire surface of the sea.
Byaku jumped directly into the shadows and sped toward Kumogakure Village.
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The Raikage's group finally reached the coast.
They walked on the water until they were about two hundred meters from shore.
"This should be deep enough."
One of the Kumogakure shinobi untied the massive scroll, nearly half a person's height, from his back and spread it across the water.
It was an enormous storage scroll. Besides countless seals, the center bore the character Seal, along with the drawing of a boat.
The Kumogakure shinobi bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals.
"Summoning Technique!"
Poof!
A huge cloud of smoke erupted.
A small boat capable of carrying ten people appeared on the sea.
Calling it a boat, it looked more like a yacht.
Though it was only a little over ten meters long, it had everything it needed.
The group quickly boarded. The other Kumogakure shinobi started the vessel, confirmed the course, and prepared food.
The Raikage, Darui, Killer B, and Kaifu remained on deck, standing guard.
After all, they were still in the Land of Water, on someone else's territory. They didn't dare lower their guard.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
With the propeller spinning, the yacht quickly got underway.
At that moment, Kaifu suddenly shouted, "Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Killer B had already sensed the distant chakra gathering into a Tailed Beast Bomb.
"I've got it!"
Several octopus tentacles extended from his waist, anchoring his body in place.
A massive Tailed Beast Bomb rapidly formed above his head.
Beside him, another Tailed Beast Bomb appeared above Darui's head as well, though his sensing ability was slightly weaker than Killer B's, and he still hadn't located the incoming attack.
A few seconds later, Killer B's expression turned cold.
"Above!"
The clouds overhead split apart, and two Tailed Beast Bombs shot down one after the other.
The sky was far too vast. Firing blindly, Killer B and Darui had no chance of hitting the Tailed Beast Bombs hidden within the clouds.
So they could only wait until the incoming Tailed Beast Bombs got closer before intercepting them.
But that was undoubtedly very dangerous.
The two incoming Tailed Beast Bombs closed to within a hundred meters of them.
Only then did Killer B and Darui roar and fire the Tailed Beast Bombs they had just charged.
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