The not-so-spacious reception hall became somewhat crowded after Enkō and the others arrived.
Reto stepped forward first to greet them. "Lord Flame Shadow, we meet again."
As the host, he should have been the first to go out and receive them. But after receiving the news, before he could even rise from his seat, Hashirama had already beaten him outside, leaving him momentarily unable to tell who the Kazekage was.
But Madara clearly did not care for such formalities. He walked over and sat down on his own, while Hashirama naturally took the seat beside him and continued chattering endlessly about the joy he had felt upon hearing that his daughter-in-law was pregnant. Neither of them seemed to take this match seriously.
After looking around, Enkō led Izuna and Uchiha Juri to a seat, paying no heed whatsoever to the gazes sizing them up.
"The Uchiha Clan?" On the other side, Tsuchikage Ishikawa scrutinized Enkō and the others solemnly with his subordinates.
"Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Madara's younger brother. He is said to be a ninja who 'almost never reveals an opening,' and he undoubtedly possesses the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan. The one seated beside him, who attended the Six Kage Summit last time, should be Uchiha Enkō. As Madara and Izuna's younger brother, his strength must not be underestimated. That purple-haired woman bears the Uchiha Clan crest as well, so she is clearly one of their kin. Since she was chosen for this match, there is a strong chance she has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan too."
Ishikawa swiftly completed his analysis in his mind, but the more he considered it, the graver his expression became. What a headache.
Reto also discreetly glanced at the Flame Hidden Village group, and his heart sank involuntarily. Yet he still wore a smile as