Mifune couldn't say anything for a moment. He couldn't exactly say that he urgently needed an Akatsuki member to take the blame so he could deal with the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Lord Tsuchikage, could the Akatsuki member you captured..."
Mifune hadn't finished speaking when the Tsuchikage interrupted him.
"He is a missing-nin of my Iwagakure. He must be judged internally by Iwagakure. What, Lord Mifune, are you planning to interfere in Iwagakure's internal affairs?"
With the huge accusation of intending to interfere in Iwagakure's internal affairs thrown at him, Mifune was "smacked" into silence.
Seeing that Mifune had stopped speaking, the Tsuchikage looked toward Obito. He clearly understood the situation among their own people. Danzo obviously intended to sit back and reap the rewards, while the Kazekage was too young. Although he was a decent person, his political instincts were average. As for the Mizukage, Kirigakure was currently struggling to take care of itself and would try to avoid trouble as much as possible. Therefore, he was the most suitable person to negotiate with "Uchiha Madara."
"Although it's shocking that Uchiha Madara is still alive, why does someone like you still act in such a roundabout way? With your strength, you should be able to carry out any plan as you please."
The Tsuchikage recalled an incident from the past. At that time, he had still been a boy. For some unknown reason, Uchiha Madara had actually barged into Iwagakure. He had been nearly unstoppable, and their village's Jinchuriki had been utterly helpless before Uchiha Madara. Instead, he had been controlled.
How powerful Uchiha Madara had been back then. Saying that he had swept through Iwagakure would not have been an exaggeration.
"I suffered severe injuries after fighting the First Hokage. My strength has greatly declined. Now, I'm nothing more