After Kisame successfully dove underground, the Raikage, having sprinted wildly the whole way, finally arrived at the scene.
But when he focused his eyes, what he saw made him suck in a sharp breath of cold air involuntarily.
Killer Bee had already reverted from his Gyuki form back into human form.
His whole body was in a sorry state, lying limply on the ground, looking utterly miserable.
"Bee!"
With a furious roar, the Raikage's eyes, as big as copper bells, flew wide open, his face filled with rage.
He thought to himself, 'Last time, it was bad enough that Killer Bee got poisoned by that despicable Scorpion fellow, but this time he is seriously injured again.'
'Could it be that Akatsuki really hid so many powerful fighters?'
The Raikage quickly crouched down and carefully checked Killer Bee's injuries.
After a rough inspection, the Raikage relaxed a little.
Although Killer Bee's wounds looked terrifying, they were not actually as serious as imagined.
After all, he was a jinchuriki. These external injuries were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He grabbed Killer Bee and lifted him up, shaking him hard a few times while shouting loudly, "Bee!"
The violent shaking made the still groggy Killer Bee instantly clear headed.
After being shaken like that, he could not help but cough violently, "Cough! Cough!"
Along with the coughing, Killer Bee opened his eyes.
As his consciousness gradually cleared, the scene from just moments ago involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
The Tailed Beast Bomb exploding right in front of him, the deafening roar still seemed to echo in his ears, the blinding light making it impossible to open his eyes.
The massive shockwave swept over him, and his brain plunged into chaos in that instant.
Even though some time had already passed, that impact and vibration were still etched deep in Killer Bee's mind, leaving him shaken.
But he had to admit it.
That feeling was intense.
It was just that right now, Killer Bee felt a faint, lingering pain coming from his chest.
"Big bro! I'm fine!"
At this moment, Killer Bee finally saw clearly that the person in front of him was his big brother, the Raikage.
Almost as a reflex, he shuddered hard, afraid his big brother might give him a loving iron fist out of worry.
Fortunately, after seeing that Killer Bee was not seriously hurt, the Raikage let out a long breath, and the tension in his body eased.
But in the next second, he raised his hand without hesitation and gave Killer Bee a solid punch on the head.
"Why did you run off on your own?"
"You got lured out this easily, what about the team?"
Killer Bee clutched his head and cried out in pain repeatedly.
"Sorry, big bro. I thought since you were there, it'd be fine!"
"Hmph! Hurry up and come back with me!"
Seeing that Killer Bee was still injured, the Raikage gave up on continuing to lecture him.
He directly picked him up and headed toward the Cloud Village outpost.
———
Up in the sky, Konan was dragging Sasori, Deidara, and the Third Kazekage puppet as she sped toward their secret base.
"huff… Huff…"
Deidara's condition could only be described as too horrible to look at.
His body was half hanging in midair, completely limp, as if he had lost all his bones, drooping weakly like a strand of noodles.
The clay bird that had originally carried him in flight was long gone. If not for Sasori tightly holding him with chakra threads, Deidara would not even have made it back.
Looking at Deidara's face was even more horrifying.
His face was covered in blood, with streaks constantly seeping from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, looking extremely gruesome.
Not only that, his heartbeat was frighteningly fast, like a runaway wild horse that could not be controlled.
At the same time, his body was scorching hot, like a cooked shrimp, giving off waves of heat.
Due to extreme overexertion of stamina and chakra, Deidara had already fallen into deep unconsciousness, and the chakra response from his body was so faint it was nearly imperceptible.
In order to save Sasori, who was in mortal danger, Deidara had continuously used the immensely powerful Dust Release techniques.
This forbidden technique consumed an enormous amount of chakra, yet Deidara released it recklessly.
He had almost completely squeezed dry all the chakra stored in his body.
Now, he was already on the edge of life and death. Without timely and effective treatment, he would likely not survive.
Even Sasori, who was always cold and unfeeling, could not help but feel confused and moved by Deidara at this moment.
He truly could not understand why this boy, whom he had known for only a short time, would so decisively risk his life to save him.
With Sasori's experience and insight, he could naturally see at a glance how extremely dangerous Deidara's current condition was.
If Deidara's excessively rapid heartbeat slowed even a little, he would likely die on the spot.
However, being able to see the problem did not mean being able to solve it, especially for someone like Sasori, who was not a medical ninja.
At this moment, strong emotional fluctuations seeped into Sasori's usually calm voice, "Konan, is there any way to save him?"
Konan actually knew very little about the deep bond between Deidara and Sasori.
But she had been instructed by Rengoku that Deidara still had value, and under no circumstances could he be allowed to die right now.
So Konan replied, "The medicine is at our base."
Konan had not brought medicine with her when she went out, because carrying such things made them easy to damage or lose during operations.
Before her words even finished, she suddenly flapped her wings hard, her figure shooting forward like lightning, even faster than before.
And Sasori stared unblinking at Deidara, silently praying in his heart, "Kid, you absolutely cannot die like this. As long as you pull through this time, I'll acknowledge your art."
———
At the same time, back at the Akatsuki base, Kisame Hoshigaki and Kakuzu had already returned.
Among the two of them, the most relaxed was Kakuzu.
After all, he had a full five hearts inside his body. Even though three had been heavily damaged and destroyed, he still had two left.
In this mission, Kakuzu's main responsibility was to act as bait and serve as lookout.
The goal was to lure out the Eight Tails' jinchuriki, Killer Bee, and then intercept the ordinary Cloud Village ninjas who followed afterward.
Of course, if that bulldozer like Raikage personally charged over,
then what he needed to do was sound the warning and immediately retreat.
After all, the coordination between Kakuzu and Kisame in battle could not be considered especially smooth.
This was already a relatively good way to work together.
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