Hiss—the Kage of the three great nations drew sharp breaths. No one had expected Jin to make such an announcement. Without even turning his head, Pain walked off the field.
"Why aren't they fighting? We want to watch the match! We want the match!" one spectator shouted.
"We want the match!" The cries rose wave after wave. Trash began raining down from the sky.
"The ninjas of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning are fucking cowards!" one spectator roared, his voice somehow drowning out the shouts within ten meters around him.
The Third Hokage smiled darkly.
"Land of Lightning! Cowards! Land of Earth! Cowards!" The spectators spontaneously organized their chants, their voices soaring into the clouds. They could be heard clearly for ten li around.
Beside them, the Third Raikage and the Tsuchikage turned livid. They had never imagined the audience's reaction would be this intense. Jin stared at the two old men with a wicked grin, making them want to give him a good beating.
Why? Why is no one cursing the Akatsuki? the two old men screamed inwardly.
Who the fuck would dare challenge a terrorist organization? If those S-rank rogue ninjas retaliated, there would be nowhere to seek justice. The two old men watched the Akatsuki members leave, wishing they could tear out their tendons and drink their blood. They deeply regretted agreeing to the Akatsuki's proposal earlier.
The two old men exchanged a glance and saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Once they had declared their withdrawal, they could not take it back. If they immediately said they would participate after all, what would the spectators think? And if they joined again only to lose, what would the spectators think? The audience would surely believe the two great nations feared the Land of