"You look a little nervous?" The Sage Staff lifted slightly, and the bodies of the two Kage trembled at the same time.
Shin smiled. "See? This is exactly it. It's so boring—really, not interesting at all."
As he spoke, he drew a circle in front of him with the Sage Staff under their puzzled gazes. The circle was small, barely large enough for one person to stand in.
Not only were the two Kage puzzled, but even the four onlookers were thoroughly confused, unable to understand what he intended to do.
Still smiling, Shin stepped into the circle and said, "I've always been a merciful person. I already said that before, so I've decided to give you another concession. How about this: if the two of you can force me out of this circle by joining forces, I'll let all three of you leave. What do you say?"
The moment his words fell, everyone cried out in shock. Tsunade even covered her little mouth, nearly crying out instinctively.
The Tsuchikage and Mizukage frowned at the same time, anger flashing through their eyes. Anyone would have a temper. They had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant. They were the Tsuchikage and Mizukage, the supreme leaders of two great villages and shinobi standing at the pinnacle of this era—yet they were being humiliated like this.
Ōnoki's teeth ground loudly behind them. He wanted nothing more than to rush forward and fight the other man to the death, but he forcibly restrained himself. He knew that if his teacher and the Second Mizukage could not win even together, his chances would not improve much by joining them.
The Second Tsuchikage and Hozuki Gengetsu exchanged a glance but did not answer. At this moment, whether they answered or not, neither was