16
The coffin in front of Orochimaru was suddenly closed.
A mark of 'First' flashed past.
At the same time.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
Inside the meeting room of the Hokage Building.
The few remaining high-ranking officials sat in their respective seats, remaining silent.
On the conference table, the main seat and the two deputy seats on its left and right were all empty.
These seats belonged to the Third Raikage, who was publicly executed later.
As well as Lord A, the candidate for the Fourth Raikage who went to the Land of Whirlpools to rescue the Third Raikage and never returned, and Lord Tutai, the Chief Strategist of Kumogakure.
The entire meeting room was filled with an oppressive atmosphere.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily stared at those three empty seats, with a trace of sadness on their faces.
They were also wondering in their hearts, if the Third Raikage had not taken issue with that captain from the Land of Whirlpools at the Five Kage Summit, would Kumogakure not have reached this state?
But there is no medicine for regret in this world, nor is there a second chance to start over.
Since things have already happened, it is better to think carefully about what to do in the future.
The current situation of the Land of Lightning is extremely awkward.
Because after losing the Third Raikage and the Raikage candidate.
The vast Kumogakure unexpectedly couldn't find a suitable candidate for the Raikage.
In Kumogakure, wanting to become the Raikage required powerful strength, and most importantly, an iron-fisted approach.
In this regard, the Yotsuki Clan fits their candidate criteria for the Raikage very well.
Therefore, past Raikages were all served by the Clan Head of the Yotsuki Clan.
But now the Third Raikage and A had suddenly died violently.
Even the Yotsuki Clan could not possibly supply Kumogakure with two Ninjas as powerful as the Third Raikage or A once again.
Therefore, this time's Raikage could only be chosen from within Kumogakure.
But until now, they still didn't have a suitable candidate.
Consequently, the current Kumogakure was left without a leader.
Coupled with the threat of the Hollow, the entire Land of Lightning exuded a feeling of an impending collapse.
This left the citizens of the Land of Lightning in a state of panic, and order was gradually showing signs of breaking down.
Even the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning couldn't sit still anymore and issued an ultimatum to Kumogakure, demanding them to elect a Raikage as soon as possible and resolve the domestic threat of the Hollow!
But Kumogakure no longer had the time to bother with the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
Right now, they were gathered here entirely because they received intelligence sent by Kitsuchi.
The Hollow was going to make a complete move against their Land of Lightning!
This news gave them a massive headache.
At the same time, they also learned the news that the forces behind these Hollows had declared war on the entire Shinobi World.
You want to declare war, fine, but why did you have to single out their Land of Lightning to make an example of?
Who on earth did their Land of Lightning offend to deserve this!
"What should we do?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
The others looked at each other in dismay, speechless.
No one could give an answer to this question.
The current Land of Lightning, relying on its numerical advantage and the Eight-Tails, could still barely withstand the attacks of those Hollows in the Land of Lightning.
But it was also in a precarious state.
If a few more Hollows came, they really wouldn't be able to handle it.
"What do Hidden Stone Village and Konoha say on their side?"
Nowadays, the only solution they could think of was to ask other Ninja villages for reinforcements.
Besides, didn't they form some kind of Ninja World Alliance?
Their Land of Lightning was also a part of the Shinobi World!
They couldn't just stand by and watch them die.
"The situation is not very optimistic. The assembly and deployment of the Allied Shinobi Forces still take time. Their meaning is that we should hold them off first, and once their Allied Shinobi Forces have finished assembling, they will come to support us."
By the time they arrive, it will probably be too late.
The others muttered internally.
A sense of desolation welled up in their hearts.
The Land of Lightning is probably really doomed this time...
"That's right, Hidden Stone Village said that no matter what, the Eight-Tails must stay alive!"
"The Allied Shinobi Forces need the power of the Eight-Tails!"
Someone couldn't help saying, "But the Eight-Tails doesn't listen to our orders at all!"
Nonsense, the Eight-Tails wished it could plow through the Land of Lightning with the horns on its head!
How could it possibly listen to them!
If it weren't for the Eight-Tails getting furious from fighting that giant, the Land of Lightning might have been doomed long ago.
Just at this moment, Blue B, wrapped in bandages all over his body, walked in from outside the door.
"Blue B, you're awake?!"
A flash of pleasant surprise suddenly crossed the others' eyes.
Blue B was also a member of the Yotsuki Clan and concurrently the nephew of the Third Raikage.
He had extremely high potential. If Blue B could recover and be nurtured for a few years, he would definitely be capable of taking on the position of the Raikage!
This could already be considered the only good news for the Land of Lightning in recent days.
Unfortunately, Kumogakure didn't have much time left.
Blue B also understood the current predicament of Kumogakure and said firmly, "Seal the Eight-Tails again, I want to become the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails!"
Whoosh——
Everyone suddenly stood up, staring wide-eyed at Blue B, completely shocked by his words.
"Blue B, are you joking? The Eight-Tails is..."
Blue B was expressionless, and he knew what they wanted to say.
Because the previous experiments of Eight-Tails Jinchūriki had all ended in failure.
Those who became the test subjects for the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki were all killed without exception by the berserk Eight-Tails.
But the current Kumogakure...
He took a deep breath, his gaze firm as he said, "We have no other choice."
The Land of Lightning urgently needed someone who could hold the fort to step forward now!
And becoming the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails was the fastest shortcut to increasing one's strength!
Blue B said with profound eyes, "Rest assured, I won't die..."
He still had to live to take revenge for the deceased Raikage and A!!
Woo-hoo-hoo——
Right at this moment, a level-one alarm suddenly sounded in the village!
The loud alarm bell resounded through the entire Kumogakure.
Blue B's expression changed, and through the window of the Raikage Building, he looked up at the sky outside.
The torn space instantly filled the entire sky with blackness!
Within the black space, bizarre-looking creatures walked out one by one, quickly obscuring the sky of Kumogakure.
Blue B stared at the dense monsters in the sky, his pupils instantly expanding several times!
The army of Hollows had invaded!!
"Ahhhhhh!!"
In Kumogakure, terrified sounds instantly rang out.
But very soon, some of those sounds abruptly stopped.
The owners who made those sounds were bitten down in one gulp by these Hollows!
Blue B clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, but reason told him that he couldn't be blinded by anger!
He suppressed his anger, grabbed the person beside him, and said through gritted teeth, "Quick! Take me to the Eight-Tails, I want to become the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails immediately!!"