The Fourth Raikage's stance was firm. After speaking, he turned to Ōnoki and Rasa beside him and said pointedly, "Your Uchiha Clan has suffered frequent incidents in recent years, and I deeply regret that. As far as I know, plenty of people in the Shinobi World covet the Uchiha Clan's bloodline!"
The Fourth Kazekage's and Third Tsuchikage's expressions shifted slightly.
But both were shrewd Kage-level figures, so naturally, neither said anything more at that moment.
The atmosphere in the room, however, abruptly grew tense.
Just then, Mei Terumi chuckled softly and changed the subject. "Everyone, let's calm down first. This Five Kage Summit isn't meant to prolong the war. I hope we can all sit down calmly and settle the issues left over from it."
"The Fifth Mizukage is right." The Fourth Kazekage nodded, then turned to Uchiha Sora. "Uchiha Sora, what exactly is your purpose in calling this Five Kage Summit?"
At the Fourth Kazekage's question, Uchiha Sora stopped wasting words on the Raikage for the time being.
He swept his gaze around the room and said evenly, "The purpose of this Five Kage Summit is simple: to wipe out the Akatsuki!"
"Wipe out the Akatsuki?" Everyone froze at his words.
"Uchiha Sora, is a mere organization like the Akatsuki worth making such a fuss over and calling all of us here for a meeting?" The Fourth Raikage was the first to rise, snorting coldly. "You think far too highly of the Akatsuki!"
Quite a few people present silently agreed with the Raikage.
The Akatsuki was nothing more than a mercenary organization. Many factions had dealt with them and found them unremarkable.
Yet Uchiha Sora had actually called a Five Kage Summit to discuss eliminating the Akatsuki. Were they really that formidable?
Many of those present privately wondered.
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