The Five Kage might only have been spiritual leaders, but at the same time, they bore the heavy responsibility of guiding their villages forward. Women could indeed be just as powerful as men, and even more meticulous in their strategies, but women were always somewhat emotional.
Because of that emotional nature, female leaders could easily make mistaken judgments over matters of the heart.
A took a deep breath, only to break into a violent coughing fit. He spat out mouthful after mouthful of blood. He had not yet chosen his own B, while the previous B was still recuperating. Under such circumstances, there was no way to summon the Eight-Tails to help.
Just then, a sharp shout rang out. "Who exactly are you?!"
Li glanced sideways and saw a woman with a ponytail that reached her waist. She did not look very old, only around seventeen or eighteen.
In an instant, Li caught the scent of the Two-Tails' chakra on her.
"You're the Jinchuriki of this generation's Two-Tails?" Li asked with a smile.
She gave a cold sneer. In an instant, azure flames surged over her body. Li let out a chuckle, released A, and strode toward her. Such a distance was nothing to Li; with a single step, he was already before her. He casually pointed at her.
Her body, which had been about to transform into a Tailed Beast, immediately froze. Then, a sphere burning with azure flames appeared in Li's hand. "This belongs to me now."
The sphere in Li's hand was a condensed mass of the Two-Tails Nekomata's chakra.
Li opened his mouth and swallowed the Two-Tails Nekomata. A look of realization appeared on his face as he continued, "Yugito Nii, you've seen it for yourself. My strength far surpasses these people—indeed, it stands above the