"You've got it wrong. It's not that the village would be finished if something happened to me. It's that I'd be finished if something happened to the village. The village is the meaning of my existence."
The Third Raikage shook his head solemnly, disagreeing with Dodai.
"There's no such thing as a road that's always smooth. Since we've already made an enemy of that old toad, we have to strike first and wipe him out completely.
We already have too many enemies. We have to grow stronger as quickly as possible so we can face anything."
He had his reasons. This wasn't some reckless gamble made in a fit of passion. In truth, he had no choice.
Kumogakure had already become mortal enemies with the Otsutsuki on the moon, who could attack at any moment. Now they had the Great Toad Sage to contend with as well.
And the Great Toad Sage was connected to the Sage of Six Paths in some way. He might even join forces with the Otsutsuki on the moon.
If the two sides really united, they'd be in trouble. Their only option was to strengthen themselves as quickly as possible, strike first, and kill the old toad.
Seeing the Third Raikage speak so firmly, Dodai had nothing more to say.
"Hiroshi, go gather lightning power immediately. Once I've recovered, we'll attack Mount Myōboku from Mount of Lost and uproot it completely."
The Third Raikage looked toward his disciple, killing intent surging within him.
Now that Lightning Sage Mode had been successfully developed and integrated into his own power, the next step was to attack Mount Myōboku. The sooner they acted, the better.
Otherwise, they'd be in trouble once the old toad recovered.
"I understand."
Tamura Hiroshi nodded gravely and immediately got to his feet.
Lightning