"Why? Because Pain's Rinnegan was mine to begin with!"
Obito stood on high ground, bragging without the slightest courtesy to the bumpkins below.
"Also, I was the one who founded Akatsuki in the first place!"
He then embellished the story of how Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan and how the Sage of Six Paths became the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.
Of course, he did not mention the Eye of the Moon Plan at all. Obito merely said that he ultimately wanted to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, and that everyone's common enemy now was Akatsuki Village. Therefore, the major shinobi villages should put aside their differences for the time being and join forces to eliminate Akatsuki Village first.
The Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki exchanged a glance, then nodded at the same time.
They were major shinobi villages that prided themselves on being no weaker than Konoha. How could they possibly be willing to bow their heads to a village founded by terrorists like Akatsuki Village? Besides, someone was now willing to charge at the front, so naturally they were happy to take it easy.
The two soon turned their gazes toward Mei Terumi.
"Mizukage, what do you say?"
"Me?" Mei Terumi's brows furrowed slightly.
She had originally intended to stand by and watch the show, waiting for the others to fight Akatsuki Village to the death first. But now, the hostility in Ōnoki's and the Fourth Raikage's eyes was nearly overflowing.
Chojuro and Ao immediately tightened their grips on their weapons, cold sweat breaking out across their foreheads.
The meaning behind those two was already obvious. If Mei Terumi dared refuse, they likely would not mind replacing the Mizukage directly, lest Kirigakure hide in the back and reap the benefits.
Mei Terumi's expression shifted several times before she suddenly smiled.
"Fine. I agree