Amidst the fierce winds, a lean figure descended slowly from the high altitude, his long, snow-white hair fluttering in the gale.
Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, Mizukage Mei Terumi, Kazekage Rasa, and Fourth Raikage A looked at the descending figure with wary expressions.
The four of them could be said to be among the few standing at the absolute apex of the ninja world, yet at this moment, they treated him as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Setsuna Uchiha!"
"Hand over the Three-Tails and Six-Tails from my Village Hidden in the Mist," Mei Terumi shouted loudly.
She knew how terrifying the strength of the person slowly descending from the sky was, and such provocation was extremely unwise, but she had no choice. The Village Hidden in the Mist had lost the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, and was already on the verge of falling out of the sequence of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Tailed beasts!
They were extremely important to any village, especially after the deaths of the First and Second Kage. Among the subsequent successors, aside from Third Tsuchikage and Third Raikage, who could go toe-to-toe with tailed beasts, all other Kage were incapable of defeating them independently.
Consequently, the tailed beasts that had once been like household pets in the hands of First Hokage Hashirama Senju had now become strategic weapons.
Once a war was lost, releasing a tailed beast could achieve a mutually assured destruction effect.
Fourth Raikage A possessed immense strength and could briefly suppress a weaker tailed beast like the Two-Tails, but even so, such a battle would virtually exhaust all his chakra.
Although the combined strength of Mei Terumi, Yagura Karatachi, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was formidable, ensuring the safety of the Village Hidden in the Mist without falling prey to the ambitions of others