Chapter 241: The Extremely Terrifying Raikage
In the spectator stands, Yugito and Samui, who had been closely watching the battlefield below, saw the Raikage appear and instantly let out a sigh of relief.
They were not worried about their own safety in this Limited Tsukuyomi world. Rather, with the Raikage's arrival, the honor of the Kumogakure Village was finally about to be restored.
That's right.
The Raikage below was perfectly normal.
Faced with a captured comrade whose fate was unknown, he was consumed with rage.
After the Raikage appeared, Darui and C of this world, acting as his right-hand men, arrived a moment later. Unable to keep up with the Raikage's speed, they came rushing in late and took their positions at his sides.
Everything was so harmonious, so beautiful.
Sometimes it was like this. Only through contrast could one appreciate the beauty of life.
At that moment, the two silently prayed. As long as Raikage-sama didn't change, even if Killer B turned into a pervert later, they would accept it.
But clearly, their prayers were in vain.
"Damn intruders… hm?"
[Raikage A] suddenly frowned. Looking at Shiromo and the others, his tone shifted.
"If you are willing to become my right-hand men, I'll spare you. I'll even give you important positions."
"Ah?"
"Would Raikage-sama really say something like that?"
"Could it be that the Raikage of this world is desperately eager to recruit talent?"
Yugito and Samui had already sensed that something was wrong, yet they still clung to a final sliver of hope.
Very quickly, however, even that last hope was shattered.
"Raikage-sama, then what about us?"
[Darui] and [C] looked at [Raikage A] in panic.
"Get lost!"
[Raikage A] barked irritably. The two withdrew to the side, looking utterly aggrieved.
Then [Raikage A] turned his gaze back to Shiromo and the others.
"No more nonsense. As long as you two spar with me in taijutsu tonight, I'll let you go… heh heh."
Good grief. That was no longer a hint. He was being completely blatant.
"You dare insult me with words. You're courting death…"
For the first time, Uchiha Hikari had been provoked in such a way. Enraged, her hair began to move despite the lack of wind, stirred by the violent surge of chakra. A terrifying pressure filled the air.
"Who was talking to you? I meant those two."
[Raikage A] pointed at Shiromo and [Konan], glancing at Uchiha Hikari with obvious disdain.
"Brat, get to the side. You look neither male nor female, like Uchiha Madara."
"?!"
Uchiha Hikari froze on the spot, utterly petrified.
Even after everything she had experienced, this was a blow she could not endure.
What did it mean that the Raikage was trying to seize someone by force, yet his targets were Shiromo and Konan?
And did she really look like a child?
Neither male nor female?
Uchiha Hikari began to doubt her very existence.
Snapping back to her senses, she hurriedly turned around and looked at Shiromo with pitiful eyes, seeking confirmation.
"Of course not. Hikari is a very cute girl. He's obviously a pervert. There's no need to conform to a pervert's sense of beauty."
"And if I'm not mistaken, the two people he brought with him also have improper relationships with him."
Shiromo smiled gently as he comforted her.
"What?"
Uchiha Hikari felt instantly better after being reassured, though Shiromo's words still left her somewhat shocked. Her gaze shifted toward [Darui] and [C].
She had never seen those two before, but she had met the Raikage at Hōzuki Castle.
Just as Shiromo had said, that man showed no interest in women, nor in men. The only things he truly cared about were his younger brother Killer B and the Kumogakure Village.
Could it be that, in this Limited Tsukuyomi world, the Raikage had become the complete opposite?
From abstinence to indiscriminate tastes?
"Heh heh, that's right. I can't believe you saw through me. How very clever of you."
[Raikage A] confirmed it with a crooked grin.
Clever…
Please, spare me.
Shiromo felt like he was about to throw up.
"How did you figure it out?"
[Konan] asked curiously.
Those two hadn't displayed any particularly intimate behavior with the Raikage, after all.
"He first invited us to become his right-hand men, then he made that statement just now. There's a clear connection between the two."
"And since he even mentioned me, it proves that his orientation is also questionable. He's a full-fledged pervert."
"So, for a pervert, what exactly would his 'right-hand men' be used for?"
Shiromo offered a perfectly logical explanation.
Everyone found the reasoning convincing.
However, that explanation plunged the two Kumo shinobi in the stands into silence.
They could no longer look directly at the two individuals in the real world who held the title of "Raikage's Right-Hand Men"!
Especially since they actually knew those two. They were practically comrades.
Unavoidably, certain images began to form in their minds.
Darui and C, as the Raikage's right-hand men, standing inside the Kumogakure Village office.
Follow me, left hand, right hand, slow motion.
Left hand, right hand, replay in slow motion.
This movement will make you happy.
Have you fallen in love with me…
That's right. In the real world, Raikage-sama was not interested in women. They could both attest to that.
But whether he was interested in men was another matter entirely.
After all, Raikage-sama was very close to his younger brother Killer B.
Eh?
Wait a moment.
"Where's Killer B? Did the Raikage of this world not bring Killer B with him?"
Yugito stared at the scene below and raised a crucial question.
So much time had passed, yet Killer B still had not appeared. Could it be that Killer B and the Raikage of this world were not close?
"Ladies, although I'm not like my father, the Third Raikage Ag, who mastered the One-Finger Hell Stab and could easily capture the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails…"
"…my Lariat will still make you feel very comfortable. No need to worry."
[Raikage A] swung his lightning-cloaked hand through the air. A sharp tearing sound crackled.
"Wait. What exactly did he just say his father, the Third Raikage, was called?"
Shiromo dug at his ear, as though he had just heard something unbelievable.
"Ag."
[Konan] looked at Shiromo in confusion.
"What? You didn't know?"
"…Know what?"
Shiromo was baffled.
Was the Third Raikage secretly a Pokémon master?
"All Raikage throughout Kumogakure Village history are named A, or Ai. To distinguish them, they are given an additional letter."
"The Third Raikage was Ag. You could also call him Ai-G."
[Konan] explained.
"And this one?"
Shiromo asked curiously, pointing at [Raikage A].
"AZ. You could call him Ai-Z."
"…That name already sounds terrifying."
Shiromo felt the name suited the Raikage of this Limited Tsukuyomi world rather well.
"In the Kumogakure Village, only the Raikage is qualified to use two letters. Even the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki, despite being the Raikage's partner, is no exception."
[Konan] continued, casually expanding the knowledge of Shiromo, Uchiha Hikari, and the entire audience.
"So what is Killer Bee called then? Bee raised by Killer?"
Shiromo asked expressionlessly.
By now, he was numb. Whatever Killer B was called would no longer stir any emotional response from him.
Suddenly, two shouts rang out from the sky.
"Hahaha, big brother, I'm here!"
"Everyone, look at me! I, the great Killerdio, make my dazzling entrance!!!"
(End of this chapter)