Trust

Trust

Tengu's sudden interjection made the several Kage who had already taken their seats freeze at once.

Then the Third Tsuchikage revealed a kindly smile and said,

"The summit hasn't officially begun yet. If you have something to say, young man, go ahead. We're quite open-minded."

Ōnoki's words made Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, who stood behind him, widen their eyes, wondering whether the old man had been swapped out.

Open-minded?

Open-minded my ass, you old fossil.

Having gained the support of another Kage, Tengu felt even more secure. The Raikage, Mizukage, and Tsuchikage—more than half of the Kage had now openly voiced their support for him.

He had seized the initiative!

He had to put on a good performance.

Taking a deep breath, Tengu spoke steadily.

"As everyone knows, ever since the shinobi village system came into being, the order and balance of the entire shinobi world have been maintained by the Five Great Shinobi Villages. The smaller shinobi villages only came into existence under the protection of those five villages, established merely for the convenience of nearby small nations and their citizens. The leaders of such small villages cannot even call themselves Kage."

"Under such circumstances, no matter the reason, we cannot accept a representative of a small shinobi village sitting on equal footing with us Kage..."

After delivering a lengthy, impassioned speech, Tengu was fairly satisfied with his own performance.

Once he had finished, he turned his gaze toward the sunglass-wearing Fourth Raikage and said,

"I believe Lord Raikage also agrees with my words."

"Bullshit!"

A sprang to his feet as if his chair had been pricked with needles, his almost tangible killing intent locking fully onto Tengu.

This man definitely wanted to harm me too!

Under that killing intent, the surrounding air became thick and heavy, and Tengu