Ōnoki's words were well reasoned, once again stirring the emotions of the large group of jonin and strengthening their sense of belonging to the village and their identity as Hidden Stone Village ninja.
Their faces were filled with fervor, and they could hardly wait to begin Nadeshiko Village's commission and show what they could do.
Only Roshi remained silent after hearing this, always feeling that something was off.
Would Konoha really be so kindhearted, with no scheme at all?
Just then, a long-unheard voice appeared in Roshi's mind.
"Roshi, what are you worried about? This hesitant look doesn't suit you at all."
"If you have something to say, just tell them directly. Does bottling it up do any good?"
The Four-Tails, Son Goku, teased him like this.
Roshi remained silent. He swept his gaze over the other ninja around him before quietly settling it on Ōnoki.
The overall situation had already been decided. Nearly everyone believed Ōnoki's judgment and felt that this was a commission and benefit Hidden Stone Village had secured for itself. Under such circumstances, even if he could find flaws in it, he likely would not be able to reverse the situation.
Not to mention that he had only instinctively sensed that something was wrong and could not find any actual flaw.
This was the tide of the times. Even as the village's Jinchuriki, wielding the power of the Four-Tails, he could not change the current situation.
Han, seated beside Roshi, said nothing. He closed his eyes and quietly listened to everything happening around him. Unlike Roshi, he did not care what anyone else thought. He only needed to obey the Tsuchikage's orders.
That was his resolve and conviction as a Jinchuriki.
Ōnoki glanced at Roshi from the corner of his eye. Seeing that the other man