Chapter 120
"Do you still want to fight? Come on, if you're not afraid of having your office smashed to pieces."
Zixu showed no fear in the face of the Raikage. It wasn't as if he lacked the strength to take him down single-handedly. He had invited them here only to avoid unnecessary conflict with Kumogakure later.
He had poured his blood and sweat into building the Whirlpool Country from the ground up—he wasn't about to let anyone tear it down. But if they forced his hand, he wouldn't mind taking on the entire shinobi world alone.
"You bastard..." The Raikage's fists clenched tighter, his knuckles cracking. His entire body radiated barely contained rage, like a powder keg moments away from igniting.
His secretary, who had been momentarily frozen in shock, finally snapped back to reality. Seeing the Raikage on the verge of losing control, she rushed to his side and whispered urgently into his ear, trying to calm him down.
If these two monsters fought here, she had no doubt that the Raikage would be fine—but she, the office, and the entire surrounding area? They'd be reduced to rubble. For the sake of her own survival, she couldn't let this escalate any further.
Zixu didn't know what she said to the Raikage, but whatever it was, it worked. The man, who had been seconds away from lunging at him, suddenly let out a deep breath. He grabbed his discarded coat, put it back on, and placed his hat—the symbol of the Raikage—back atop his head. Without another word, he turned and walked back into his office.
The secretary let out a sigh of relief. Her uniform was soaked in sweat, as if she had just walked out of a sauna. She shot Zixu a sharp glare, then gestured for him to follow.
As for the Cloud-nin who had been tasked with leading Zixu here? He had already fainted from sheer terror, lying unconscious on the ground. Peace returned to the office.