"Bring my old man and the others back with Impure World Reincarnation? Ōnoki, are you serious?!"
A shot upright, sending a stab of pain through the wounds that had just been bandaged across his chest.
But he clearly had no time to worry about that. He shouted without hesitation:
"Do you know what that means? You'd be defiling the souls of the dead!!
"I will never allow—"
"Stop being so stubborn, brat! Do you think this decision was easy for me?!!"
Ōnoki hovered in midair, a rare flash of anger crossing his aged face.
But the anger lasted only an instant before he forced himself to calm down. He sighed helplessly:
"Listen. My feelings for the Second Tsuchikage are every bit as strong as yours are for the Third Raikage.
"If we weren't out of options, I would never suggest desecrating our predecessors like this."
"To stop Uchiha Madara and his people, for the future of the Ninja World, we... need their strength."
A pressed his lips together as he listened, caught in a deep struggle.
After a long while, he looked up, reluctance in his voice:
"Is there really no other way? You're too cunning not to see what this could lead to."
"Forget whether we can beat those lunatics. Even if we stop their insane plan, what happens afterward?"
"Once our common enemy is gone, who knows what Uchiha Kou might do?
"That brat is enough trouble already. If he has my old man and the others under Impure World Reincarnation at his command, you know exactly what that means for us."
A's voice sank lower, heavy with helplessness:
"I know this isn't the time to be talking about it. But as Kumogakure's Kage, I have to consider these things!"
Ōnoki listened in silence for a long time,