His words sent a chill through everyone present. The way this boy thought was completely beyond the bounds of normality. In his eyes, the villages and shinobi who resisted weren't living people at all—they were obstacles that needed to be cleared away.
"There's also Kumogakure," Jin continued. "Although they appear to be victims, they're clearly suspected of having cooperated in this incident. Since that's the case, they'll pay the appropriate price."
"What do you want to do?"
"It's simple." Jin turned to Sasuke. "After dealing with those rebellious villages, go to Kumogakure. Tell A that because their failure to provide adequate protection resulted in damage to Divine Court's property, they must compensate us with the Four-Tails and Eight-Tails."
That demand was outrageous! Divine Court had originally only asked Kumogakure to hand over the Two-Tails. Now they were demanding every Jinchuriki. This was clearly deliberate provocation.
"What if they refuse?" Sasuke asked.
"Then Kumogakure can disappear from the Shinobi World too." Jin's answer was casual, but the murderous intent behind it sent shivers down everyone's spines. "There's no point keeping disobedient villages around, anyway."
A deathly silence fell over the conference room. Everyone could feel that a bloody purge was about to begin. And it had all started with what seemed like a simple kidnapping.
"Any other questions?" Jin looked around. "If not, we're adjourned. Sasuke, leave at once. Remember: be quick, be ruthless, and make the whole Shinobi World see what happens when anyone challenges Divine Court."
"Understood." Sasuke nodded, then turned and left the conference room.
As Sasuke departed, a bloody storm that would sweep across the entire Shinobi World was about to begin.
Amegakure, beneath a sky thick with dark clouds, was still drenched in unending rain.
This village, known as the "Land of Tears," was about to