"Kirigakure ninja, heed my order!"
At a time like this, hesitation was the last thing they could afford. The Hozuki Clan Head knew full well that dragging things out would only lead to greater trouble.
"Yes!!!"
Kirigakure's ninja immediately sprang into action, while the Small Nations Alliance's ninja were left in an awkward limbo. At this moment, they felt as though they had become outsiders.
Seeing that Kirigakure's people truly intended to head for the shore and enter the sea, the Small Nations Alliance's people immediately panicked.
"What should we do?!"
"Exactly, we can't follow Kirigakure to our deaths like this."
"I heard that Uchiha Ronglin has a massive and ferocious snake that can swim freely through the sea. Once it..."
Kirigakure's people had already moved, but the Small Nations Alliance's people were still worrying about this and that. They hesitated, unable to make up their minds. This was the consequence of having too many people in charge.
If a group had only one person in power, their strength could still be united. But once there were too many people who could call the shots, problems arose. You said you were right, while I insisted that my judgment was correct.
Endless disputes, endless entanglements, and trouble after trouble.
"Should we keep following them?"
After Ronglin and Ōnoki led their people back to their resting place, the Four Kage gathered to discuss this very question.
Ay simply shrugged and said nothing. He had realized that even if he spoke, it would be no different from saying nothing. He might as well let Ronglin argue it out with them. Ōnoki ignored him, and Rasa clearly disliked him.
Why bother? He would only make people resent him for nothing.
To be fair, he had actually become smarter now. In the past, he would