But compared with what the envoys from the Land of Water were thinking, everyone else was more concerned with the skill Mei Terumi had just displayed.
Did the Mizukage just do that without hand seals?
Since when did the Water Prison Technique stop requiring hand seals?
I'd heard this new Mizukage excelled at ninjutsu. Had she actually improved the Water Prison Technique to that extent?
Even with the Land of Earth as a precedent, Kirigakure's new Mizukage actually attacked the Land of Water's envoys directly? It seemed the rumors were true. Kirigakure and Konoha were even closer than we'd imagined.
Everyone had their own thoughts, but Mei Terumi's expression remained unchanged. Once she confirmed that the Land of Water's delegation would make no further rash moves, she turned and nodded to Jiraiya.
"My apologies, Lord Hokage. Please continue your explanation."
"Very well. Those of you from the Land of Water needn't be so angry. I'm sure others have the same questions." Jiraiya smiled faintly. "If Konoha intended to launch an indiscriminate Fourth Shinobi World War, why would we go to all this trouble just to bring everyone here for such a pointless meeting?"
Some people nodded inwardly. They had found it strange the moment they heard the term Shinobi War. If Konoha truly intended to redistribute ownership of the tailed beasts through war, everything it had done during this period would have been a complete waste of effort.
Unless the Fifth Hokage before them had lost his mind, there was no reason to do that.
"As you can all see, there are ten tailed beasts in total, so the ten demands actually correspond to ten battles. The winner of each battle, or the winning faction, may choose a representative to sign a pact with one of them. No individual may