Shin Uchiha had not expected old Genji to make his decision so decisively. Sure enough, any elder who had survived the years of war had something exceptional about him.
Hearing Genji's request, Shin Uchiha nodded in agreement. "No problem. I'll do what I can, but if this jinchūriki insists on fighting me to the death, there's nothing I can do."
Genji naturally understood that no one could stop a jinchūriki who was truly determined to fight to the death. He nodded and said, "Just do what you can, Lord Shin. This old man thanks you in advance. Even if you cannot spare his life, we certainly won't blame you."
Between the village and the Mizukage, Genji had chosen the village. After all, the current Mizukage was already out of control. Whether someone had caused it or there was another reason, he had to save at least one of them first.
Mei Terumi and the others fell silent at Genji's choice, and the whole atmosphere grew still.
Shin Uchiha nodded and replied, "Understood."
He then looked up at the jinchūriki, who was about to charge at them. Yet under the bewildered gazes of Genji and the others, Shin Uchiha dispelled his Susanoo. As far as they knew, Susanoo was what allowed the Uchiha Clan to stand against tailed beasts.
In fact, Shin Uchiha had long since prepared to subdue this rampaging jinchūriki. There were two ways to subdue a tailed beast.
One was to use the ocular power and genjutsu of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to keep the tailed beast firmly under control. However, that method was unsuitable here. After all, Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha had already tampered with this tailed beast, so it might have some resistance to the Mangekyō Sharingan or precautions against it.
The other was Hashirama