Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

Ay, whose temperament had never been good to begin with, immediately started cursing. Deep down, he had never taken these people seriously.

"Actually, Kirigakure's actions this time are indeed very strange."

No one had expected Kirigakure to take the lead in supporting the Small Nations Alliance. It was completely at odds with how Kirigakure had acted in the past.

It was not only Rasa who found it strange; Ay and Ōnoki felt the same way. Only Ronglin had guessed at something, though his guess was a bit too far-reaching.

"It's not just Kirigakure that seems strange. These small countries are as well. In the past, would you have believed they would unite and oppose us?"

Ay furrowed his thick brows. Ever since the situation had begun to worsen, he had been pondering whether someone was backing and guiding them.

Otherwise, would these people from the small countries, each as timid as mice, dare to unite against the Four Great Ninja Villages?

Yet the impossible had now happened, laid out before them in stark reality.

"Hmph. They wouldn't dare even if they had a few more guts."

Ōnoki was the most displeased by this. The people from those small villages had directly united to oppose him, and had even subtly threatened to resort to war.

It made Ōnoki furious. Could something like this have happened before?

After thinking for a moment, Rasa said, "Who has any intelligence of value right now?"

At a time like this, since they were all gathered together, any useful intelligence should be shared directly. This was an unwritten rule among the Kage of the major ninja villages when they met.

"Kumogakure hasn't received many valuable leads."

Ay had been busy dealing with all sorts of trouble in Kumogakure. Where would he have found the time to