"What did you say?"
At Ōnoki's outburst, the atmosphere in the entire VIP room froze.
Everyone turned to Ōnoki at once. He hovered in the air, his aged face filled with shock and anger, his voice urgent and hoarse.
"Hokage, Iwagakure has been attacked by the Akatsuki! The Five-Tails was captured alive! I have to go back now!"
At those words, A shot up from the sofa, his massive frame like a moving mountain, Lightning Release chakra flickering faintly over his body.
"Hyuga Tianyi was right after all. The Akatsuki attacked Iwagakure!"
Just then, ANBU from the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hidden Sand Village appeared behind their respective Kage almost simultaneously.
After reading the reports delivered by their ANBU, all four Kage looked grim.
A clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. "Bastards! The Two-Tails was attacked too! It was your Hidden Mist Village's rogue ninja, Kisame Hoshigaki and Zabuza Momochi."
He spun around and gave an unquestionable order to the Hidden Cloud Village ANBU. "Arrange the Heavenly Transfer Technique immediately! I'm going back now! Once Darui finishes the Chunin Ninja Exams, he'll return to the village with you!"
The ANBU acknowledged his order. "Yes!"
Rasa's metal fingers stopped tapping. His expression darkened, his gaze shifting uncertainly.
His voice was low and hoarse. "Sunagakure was attacked too. Black cloaks with red clouds-it was the Akatsuki."
The Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, remained seated, his childlike face looking utterly grim.
Tsunade set down the scroll in her hand and swept her gaze over the four Kage, her voice steady and firm:
"I've already sent you all our intelligence on the Akatsuki. Their objectives, membership, and known abilities are recorded in detail in the scrolls.
The Leaf Village can provide combat support. If you need it, we can send teams