"Enough. Stop arguing, you two. Have you forgotten why we came here?"
"The village's interests come before personal feelings. If you don't even understand that, what right do you have to call yourselves Kage?"
At this critical moment, it was Mei Terumi, the youngest Mizukage and the only woman among them, who stepped forward.
But Mei Terumi had resolve of her own. At the very least, none of those present could refute what she had just said.
Ōnoki gave the young woman a long look, realizing he had underestimated her because of her gender and age.
A snorted as well and sat down with his legs spread wide.
Avenging his father could indeed wait. The threat posed by Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Genya far outweighed his personal feud with Ōnoki.
Seeing that everyone present had calmed down, Ōnoki also backed off instead of continuing to press the issue.
"Since you all answered my call, you must understand the situation as well."
"Konoha's expansion has become increasingly brazen. They've even extended their reach directly into other small countries. If we don't curb them, Konoha might become even stronger after this war."
"And we've already been severely weakened by this war. Even if we join forces, we may find it difficult to hold Konoha back anymore."
Everyone present fell silent, tacitly agreeing with Ōnoki.
Seeing that he had taken control of the discussion, Ōnoki turned toward A.
"Kumogakure was the first to fight Uchiha Genya. What intelligence can you share?"
"Could he be a match for Uchiha Madara?"
Both A and Mei Terumi had fought Uchiha Genya. They might be able to provide more information.
The best outcome, of course, would be for Uchiha Genya and Uchiha Madara to kill each other. Failing that, both could suffer devastating injuries, allowing the others