"Destroy the Shinobi World for the sake of peace?"
"Those words... Were those Uchiha Yue's exact words?"
As soon as the Third Tsuchikage finished speaking, the Fourth Raikage's expression became a sight to behold—he could have won an Oscar for it. Yet that vivid expression only showed how complicated his feelings were, beyond what an ordinary person could imagine. Even the corners of his eyes twitched as he muttered the Third Tsuchikage's words over and over, privately thinking that Uchiha Yue, formerly of Konoha, really was a madman.
A madman who dared to challenge Kirigakure all by himself!
A madman who dared to challenge the entire Shinobi World all over again, all by himself!
And yet Uchiha Yue had the strength to back it up. He had proved as much back when he clashed with Kirigakure. So after the Third Tsuchikage finished speaking, and the Fourth Raikage had finally calmed down, he sent the Kumogakure shinobi around them away, leaving only himself, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third Hokage to talk. From this, the Third Tsuchikage and Third Hokage could tell that the Fourth Raikage had also begun to fear Uchiha Yue's words.
The Fourth Raikage's current attitude was exactly what the Third Tsuchikage and Third Hokage had hoped to see. So, once only the three of them remained and the Fourth Raikage fell silent after hearing the Third Tsuchikage's words, the Third Hokage saw that his resolve was beginning to waver and spoke up. "Raikage, we did have our differences before. But now that a crisis is upon us, let's put them aside. What we need is to join forces against Uchiha Yue and eliminate that traitor to Konoha."
As he spoke, the Third Hokage seemed to remember that youthful face and the Uchiha Yue of the past. But