The Raikage's question left Minato utterly bewildered. The Eight-Tails claimed to come from the future, yet his prophecy made no mention of the God of Ōtsutsuki?
Could the Eight-Tails, like the Nine-Tails, have come from an earlier past?
The other tailed beasts had all corroborated the threat and power of the God of Ōtsutsuki. And... judging by Minato's experience, the One-Tail hadn't seemed to be lying when he told everyone about that being.
Minato sank into thought, growing even more curious about the Eight-Tails' situation.
"We actually know very little about the God of Ōtsutsuki ourselves. All we know is that he may be the greatest enemy the shinobi world will have to face..."
"But the Eight-Tails said the Nine-Tails was the greatest threat to the shinobi world."
Distrust was written all over the Raikage's face.
After all, for Kumogakure, both the Eight-Tails Rampage and the Nine-Tails' threat of force were vivid, real events. That damned Ōtsutsuki Clan, on the other hand, was nothing but a vague, distant notion.
If they were really that powerful, why hadn't any of them shown up in Kumogakure? How formidable could they be if they all flocked to Konoha, only to be dealt with by its people?
Seeing the Raikage's dismissive attitude, Minato didn't elaborate. He knew perfectly well that without sufficient evidence, he couldn't persuade someone in power with firm opinions of his own, like the Raikage.
"...Then, Lord A, as I just said, we both know what the shinobi world used to be like. Konoha wants to change that. We've submitted our proposals to the Kage of every village, precisely to prevent tragedies like this from happening again... That's where I stand."
"I know what Konoha wants to do, but my stance and Kumogakure's will have to wait until the conference begins.