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"Did it succeed?"
"Hokage, what are you saying? Uchiha Yue... what did Uchiha Yue do?"
With their eyes alone, they could see the pair of crimson pupils ahead, reflected with nine black tomoe. Almost the instant the Third Hokage finished speaking, the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, shuddered. She immediately turned to the Third Hokage, wanting an explanation. Without question, Mei Terumi wanted an answer from him. She wanted to know just what terrifying thing Uchiha Yue had done to make the Third Hokage afraid.
However, just as the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, asked that question, the Fourth Kazekage's heavy breathing reached them. It sounded like fury, yet also like fear. Before Mei Terumi could ask again, the Fourth Kazekage's frantic roar rang in everyone's ears. "And you're still asking what it is?! Can't you see? The legendary Uchiha Madara possessed the ability to control the Nine-Tailed Fox, and now Uchiha Yue has controlled Sunagakure's One-Tailed Shukaku!"
"After Lord Bunpuku died, Uchiha Yue directly stripped the One-Tailed Shukaku from his body! What Uchiha Yue has summoned is Shukaku at his peak—not the Shukaku whose power a Jinchuriki could ever match! He has controlled Shukaku and intends to use Shukaku's power to contend against our Five Great Shinobi Villages! Uchiha Yue alone was troublesome enough. With Shukaku's power added to the mix, our campaign against Uchiha Yue may very well fail. Do you understand?"
"Do you understand, Fifth Mizukage?!"
"What? Shukaku?"
Upon hearing the Fourth Kazekage's words, even Mei Terumi had to admit that she felt true despair. Just