"Why did you take so long to get here?!" The Tsuchikage's face was filled with fury. Looking down, there were quite a few corpses scattered nearby.
"This..." The Mizukage looked around. He even recognized some of them. They had already been Elite Jonin before, and now were at least Kage-level, yet people like that had become nothing more than corpses on the ground.
"Kitahara Kaede! Did you do this on purpose? If only you'd come earlier, if only you'd come earlier..." The Tsuchikage looked at Kitahara Kaede with reddened eyes, as if he were about to cry.
"Hmph! Earlier? You know how far Water Ninja Village is from your Earth Village, don't you? We got here this quickly, and you think we deliberately arrived late?" Mei Terumi said bluntly, with no intention of sparing his feelings.
"Sigh!" The Tsuchikage sat down heavily and slammed his hand against the ground. The earth immediately cracked apart.
"What about the Ōtsutsuki? Have you found any trace of them?" Kitahara Kaede asked.
"No! It was already like this when we arrived." The Tsuchikage's expression was grim.
Just then, more and more people rushed over from all around. They were all powerful ninja.
"Hm? What's this?" Mei Terumi asked as she watched the approaching ninja.
"I previously notified the village to evacuate. Some people left ahead of time. Luckily, that arrangement reduced the losses considerably," the Tsuchikage said.
"Hm? You knew about the Ōtsutsuki's movements in advance?" Kitahara Kaede immediately looked at the Tsuchikage.
"Sigh! Come with me and take a look!" The Tsuchikage looked at Kitahara Kaede and flew toward the distance. Before long, they arrived at a small village nearby.
They Agreed
There were many people busy at work throughout the small village, while quite a few others knelt on the ground and