Although Hikō did not quite understand what Araki meant, he still did as Araki said.
No, rather, under the current circumstances, that was his only choice.
Delaying might mean waiting for the Third Raikage to arrive, but if they did not do this, were they supposed to watch helplessly as Kumogakure took the legendary Rinnegan for itself?
No matter what, they should all agree on preventing Kumogakure from obtaining the Rinnegan.
Honestly, from Hikō's perspective, since Iwagakure had no hope of obtaining it, destroying the Rinnegan would have been the best option.
If that could not be done, then leaving it in Amegakure and plotting for it slowly in the future was not unacceptable either.
The worst outcome would be for one of the other major nations to take it!
Both the Land of Lightning and the Land of Wind bordered the Land of Earth. As for the only nation that did not border them, the Land of Water, it had a deep grudge against Iwagakure.
Iwagakure did not want anyone else to take the Rinnegan.
The reason they were joining forces to pressure Kumogakure now was simply because Kumogakure's advantage was too great. If it was not restrained, the matter would likely be settled at once.
The ideal situation was for everyone to keep one another in check, so that no one dared make a move.
However, unlike Hikō, who had been constantly worried about the Third Raikage's arrival, Araki looked far more at ease.
Because he knew more of the inside story than Hikō did.
Kumogakure had the Third Raikage and the AB Brothers. If they all arrived, their combat strength would be enough to crush everyone present.
But so what?
Who did not have someone backing them these days?
Did they really think these Rinnegan were wild-grown?