Kaede was the first to explode with fury, her voice filled with fierce doubt.
"Arashi! How many fatal blows has the Ten-Tails endured?!
"It had one of its Tailed Beast Bombs detonated by itself, then half its body was nearly shattered by that brat Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb!
"The power of those two punches alone could have leveled mountains and plains!
"If Kagami had been inside that monster, how could he possibly have survived those terrifying explosions?
"The shockwaves and energy torrents alone would have torn him to pieces!"
Ōnoki added gravely.
"Raikage, calm down. The Ten-Tails' chakra is monstrously vast, and its core is probably as sturdy as a furnace.
"Kagami may be powerful, but he is ultimately flesh and blood. Controlling both the Demonic Statue and the power of the Ten-Tails already consumes an enormous amount of his strength.
"How could he remain within the Ten-Tails' core and withstand such explosions and the shockwaves from outside attacks? That would be suicide!"
Gaara stood in silence, controlling his sand to block another wave of attacks from the Ten-Tails' clones, his heart equally full of doubt.
Hiding within that core, which was constantly being bombarded by immense force—what kind of madness or reliance would that require?
Doubt tangled through the spiritual network. Shikaku's long reasoning had been cast into enormous question.
Faced with the mountain-like oppression of the Ten-Tails and its endless earth-shaking explosions, Kagami's idea seemed too risky and too uncertain.
Just as everyone was wavering, Minato's calm, firm voice broke the deadlock.
"I believe in Shikaku!"
His statement was like a boulder cast into a still lake, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
"I agree with Uncle Shikaku," Naruto quickly added.
Minato swiftly organized his reasoning, speaking quickly and forcefully.
"First, Shikaku made the proposal. His battlefield analysis has never