Chapter 249 : Warmth After The War
The Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
Even though the Third Raikage had always placed unconditional trust in Kurama, the recent battle still left him in awe.
After all, the opponents Kurama faced were none other than the legends of the shinobi world: Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
The sheer scale of Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands was overwhelming. Even the Raikage’s ultimate defense, his Lightning Release: Chakra Mode at full power, wouldn’t last a second against that.
But Kurama withstood it.
The Raikage chuckled bitterly at the memory.
He had always believed Kurama was powerful—a force of nature, even. But to defeat Hashirama and Madara not in a grueling fight, but in a dominant, decisive victory?
That was something he never anticipated.
Whether it was Hashirama alone, Madara alone, or the two of them combined, they couldn’t even dent Kurama’s composure. They were utterly annihilated.
The Raikage exhaled slowly. "Phew."
Fortunately, Kumogakure maintained friendly relations with Kurama. They had provided intelligence on tailed beasts multiple times, and refrained from provoking Konoha. With Kurama residing there, that was the smartest move they ever made.
There was no more ambiguity in the state of the shinobi world.