Even if he did not make a move himself, the Third Raikage's death had already entered its countdown. There was no reason for him to waste his strength fighting the Third Raikage. The Third Raikage panted as he watched Mingye and the other man land, yet showed no intention of continuing the attack.
"My name is one you know very well! I am Uchiha Mingye!"
"What?! You bastard, do you know what you just said?! As far as I'm concerned, every Uchiha bastard deserves to die!"
The moment Mingye finished speaking, the Third Raikage charged straight at him in a rage. Gale-force winds formed a wall before Mingye. With both hands, Mingye unleashed Sage Method at full force, gathering it to withstand the Third Raikage's charge as he forced a smile and said, "You're certainly furious that I killed so many ninjas from the Land of Lightning, and I understand that anger. But that is all I can do—understand it. Third Raikage, I hope you can show the patience of a politician!"
"If you really are Uchiha Mingye, why the hell would I patiently listen to you spout nonsense here?!"
The Third Raikage had no intention of considering negotiations. He kept charging forward. Though his momentum was steadily weakening, the fury in his eyes showed not the slightest retreat. As a child who had survived the Bloody War, he still vividly remembered the Uchiha Clan slaughtering the Land of Lightning's ninjas. That pain was not something the passage of time could ever erase.
"I admit that I did many cruel things to the Land of Lightning back then, but those were political necessities. After all, your Cloud Ninja were the only force whose development came second to Konoha's. Third Raikage, if you were in my position, wouldn't you have done