Akatsuchi looked at the grim-faced Lord Tsuchikage, then at Han, whose body kept bubbling from time to time. After a moment's hesitation, he asked:
"Lord Third, what happened? Why is Lord Han like this?"
At Akatsuchi's question, Ōnoki's expression grew even uglier. Through gritted teeth, he said:
"If my senses are right, someone used some special method to drain most of the tailed beast chakra from the Five-Tails sealed inside Han.
"But that bastard took too much chakra, leaving the Five-Tails inside him on the verge of collapse. What you're seeing on his body is a sign that the Five-Tails is about to go out of control."
Akatsuchi and the others' faces darkened at Ōnoki's words. They knew perfectly well what happened when a tailed beast went berserk. If the Five-Tails lost control inside the village, it would be a true disaster for Iwagakure.
At that thought, Akatsuchi hurriedly asked:
"Lord Third, what should we do?"
Ōnoki knew they couldn't afford to delay. Hearing Akatsuchi's question, he gritted his teeth and said:
"There's no other way. Move him outside the village before the Five-Tails loses control. That way, even if it does go berserk, it won't cause too much trouble for the village."
At this, Ōnoki looked down at Han lying on the ground, his eyes filled with pain, and continued:
"As for Han, it all depends on whether he can hold on."
Ōnoki knew full well that this incident was nothing like the previous times the Five-Tails had lost control. If things went badly, the Five-Tails would collapse completely, and Han, as the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, would lose his life along with it.
Yet as Iwagakure's Third Tsuchikage, all he could do was stand there and watch, utterly powerless to help.
While Ōnoki, Akatsuchi, and the others were still scrambling