"They attacked Konoha, stole this barrier ninjutsu, and then used it against us!" A's deduction formed a perfect logical circle, every link filled with "reasonable" suspicion of Konoha. "Those bastards from Konoha were putting on an act at the Five Kage Summit! They were in league with the Akatsuki all along!"
"Lord Raikage..." Darui opened his mouth, wanting to suggest there might be a misunderstanding, but before the seemingly irrefutable evidence of the Four Red Yang Formation, any defense rang hollow.
"Relay my orders!" A's voice was so cold that even the rain seemed about to freeze. "We go to war-all-out war! At any cost, raze Amegakure and drag out every member of the Akatsuki!"
"And then..." He paused, looking toward Konoha, where dark clouds blanketed the sky. "Sooner or later, I'll settle this debt with Konoha!"
"...The Four Red Yang Formation."
A forced the words through clenched teeth, each one laced with icy killing intent. He stared fixedly at the distant red barrier, which had begun to slowly fade, his face graver and angrier than ever before.
"There's no mistaking it. That's the strongest defensive barrier, one that only Kage-level shinobi working together can activate... the Four Red Yang Formation!"
All color drained from Mabui's face. "But isn't this a jutsu only Konoha's Hokage know? How could the Akatsuki..."
"Ha... hahahaha!" A suddenly began to laugh under his breath, his laughter brimming with the fury of being deceived and overwhelming killing intent. "I understand now... I understand everything!"
He jerked his head up, sweeping his bloodshot eyes over everyone present.
"There was never any mysterious third party!" His voice boomed like thunder. "The ones who attacked Kumogakure and the ones who attacked Konoha were the same enemy! The Akatsuki!"
Meanwhile, inside Amegakure, on the top floor of Deva Path