章 414: The Betrayed Partner

With Zhang Miao and the girls in the bathhouse cheering her on, the beastified Yugito Nii fought more fiercely, almost completely overpowering Killer B.

At this moment, Killer B felt highly aggrieved. His actions could indeed be considered peeping, and explaining now that he came to catch a peeper would not be very convincing.

Facing the relentless Yugito Nii, he had no choice but to use the same tactic as Zhang Miao—redirect the blame.

"Kakui is—a man, he used—transformation, sneaked into the bathhouse—to peep, I'm telling—the truth!"

Killer B was indeed telling the truth, but Yugito Nii, in her agitated state, didn't listen and continued her assault.

Killer B realized he couldn't resolve this alone, so he retreated towards the Raikage's office while defending against Yugito Nii's attacks.

Killer B chose this route not to use the Raikage's office as a battleground but to seek the Fourth Raikage's help explaining the situation.

In his mind, no one was a better witness than the Fourth Raikage, who had brought Zhang Miao along. With Raikage's authority, his single explanation would resolve everything.

With this goal in mind, Killer B and Yugito Nii quickly reached the Raikage's office.

The commotion was so loud that the Fourth Raikage came out just as they arrived at the office entrance.

"What's going on here? Yugito, why are you in beast form within the village?"

Upon hearing the Raikage's inquiry, Yugito Nii temporarily halted her attack on Killer B and angrily recounted Killer B's peeping incident.

After listening to Yugito's words, the Fourth Raikage frowned, "You said Killer B was peeping? That's impossible. B loves rapping and swordsmanship. He would never peep on the women's bathhouse!"

The Raikage knew Killer B better than anyone else. They had been partners and sworn brothers for over twenty years. No one in Kumogakure trusted Killer B more than the Raikage did.

Seeing the Raikage's unwavering trust, Killer B felt touched. "Brother, I..."

Before Killer B could finish his words, Yugito Nii spoke again.

"Raikage-sama, this is absolutely true. All the girls in the bathhouse saw it, and the girl named Kakui, who returned with you, was also among them!"

"The girl named Kakui?"

Upon hearing this, the Raikage frowned again. Just as he was about to say there was no such person, Zhang Miao's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Raikage, I am Kakui. From now on, this is my identity in Kumogakure. If you acknowledge it, I can help you resurrect Nikai."

Nikai was the cloud ninja who had been blown to pieces by the explosive bugs of the Monkey Clan when the Raikage went to steal the secret scroll of the Cedar Village.

When a ninja dies, they can't be revived through normal means, but this was not a problem for Zhang Miao. He could use ninja fragments to conduct a lottery and collect pieces of dead ninjas.

Having completed the collection of fragments for Karui and Omoi, Zhang Miao used the excess pieces for the lottery. As expected, he obtained many fragments of the Fourth Raikage and some of Nikai.

Because he had already collected Nikai's fragments, Zhang Miao dared to contact the Raikage using the Heart Communication Technique and propose a deal.

"Nikai died for him; he won't refuse this deal!"

As Zhang Miao expected, upon hearing his Heart Communication, the Raikage fell silent. He neither acknowledged nor denied Zhang Miao's identity as Kakui.

The Raikage's current state indicated he was considering it but had not decided. Seeing this, Zhang Miao chose to push a little further.

"By the way, I forgot to mention, if you acknowledge my identity and let me live in Kumogakure as Kakui for two years, I can guarantee to resurrect your father, the Third Raikage Ai!"

The Raikage's eyes widened in shock, evidently stunned by this "bombshell."

If someone else had promised to resurrect his father, the Raikage would not have believed it. But Zhang Miao was different. He had already seen Zhang Miao revive the Monkey Clan before him.

With that precedent, the Raikage believed there was at least a sixty percent chance Zhang Miao could indeed resurrect his father.

"For something like this, even a ten percent chance is worth trying. I can make it up to B later."

Choosing between his father and his brother, the Raikage decisively chose the former. He sighed heavily, then turned to Killer B with a complex expression.

"B, I've told you to take care of Kakui, but you... sigh, you've really disappointed me!"

Although Raikage didn't explicitly state it, his words effectively acknowledged Zhang Miao's identity as the girl Kakui.

For the first time in his life, the Raikage had lied, and he felt uncomfortable. Not waiting for Killer B to speak, he turned and entered the Raikage's office.

Seeing this, Killer B was left dumbfounded.

What just happened?

Killer B had no idea that the Raikage had sold him out in exchange for a "dark deal" with Zhang Miao.

But he had no time to think it through because Yugito Nii, in her beast form, charged at him again.

"Killer B, you filthy man, accept your punishment!"

"Ah..."

This battle lasted an entire day, with Killer B being chased and beaten by Yugito Nii until they reached the outskirts of Kumogakure. Only then did Yugito Nii reluctantly return to the village.

Upon her return, Zhang Miao, still disguised as Kakui, eagerly greeted her at the village gate.

"Yugito, you're amazing! Thank you for punishing that bad guy, Killer B. Here, I made these gifts for you. Please accept them!"

Zhang Miao presented two exquisite wooden carvings to Yugito.

Naturally, these carvings were of the Two-Tails Matatabi and the Sage of Six Paths, crafted to collect Matatabi's ninja fragments.

Unaware of this, Yugito Nii happily accepted the gifts, smiling brightly.

"Thank you, Kakui. If Killer B bothers you again, let me know. I won't let him get away with it!"

As soon as Yugito finished speaking, the system's prompt echoed in Zhang Miao's mind.

"Ding—congratulations to the host for obtaining 10 seven-star shadow-level Matatabi ninja fragments and evoking Matatabi's past memories. As long as the statues exist, the host will receive 10 Matatabi fragments daily!"

You got it!

Hearing this system prompt, Zhang Miao's smile became even more radiant. He nodded to Yugito Nii while laughing.

"Thank you, Yugito. I'll count on you to keep dealing with Killer B. Don't let him off easily!"