"Lord Kurama, rein in your power!"
Even Jiraiya was breaking out in a cold sweat. What had gotten into him? Why was he suddenly so worked up?
He hurriedly signaled Naruto to calm the Nine-Tails down while he rushed to keep the situation on his end under control...
"Kurama... you're making trouble on purpose, aren't you? Stop it!"
At Jiraiya's signal, Naruto hurriedly spoke up.
"Hmph..."
Only when he heard Naruto's voice did the Nine-Tails withdraw his chakra. He turned his head away, looking unwilling to acknowledge anyone.
The two Hokage in the crowd exchanged glances. They weren't shocked by the Nine-Tails' power, nor were they puzzled by his anger.
Instead, they felt a surge of relief.
Relief that the Nine-Tails was still willing to listen to Naruto. Otherwise, with that attitude of his, how could there possibly be a future of peaceful unification for the Shinobi World?
Quite a few people had fainted during the Nine-Tails' outburst.
Fortunately, Sage Katsuyu was present. As a sage whose medical senjutsu had reached its pinnacle, she could save someone even from a fatal wound, let alone a fainting spell caused by fright.
By the time the last little Katsuyu clone crawled off the final unconscious person, the atmosphere throughout the meeting had changed considerably.
At least this time, no one dared jump up to object while Jiraiya was speaking.
"...The shinobi war will consist of ten rounds. The winner of each round will enter into a spiritual contract with an Inspector. The witnesses will serve as referees, and once the result is confirmed, the terms of the spiritual contract will remain binding until the next shinobi war.
"Participation in the Shinobi War is voluntary, though participants must be members of the Union. There are no other conditions or restrictions."
"But let me