"Divine Lord, is everything you said true?"
Kakuzu asked, sounding somewhat uncertain.
"Hall Master Kakuzu, are you questioning the Divine Lord's words?"
Elder Lei shot Kakuzu a hostile look.
"That's not what I meant. It just feels a little too unreal," Kakuzu said, hurriedly waving his hands.
He knew the Third Raikage's strength well. He might not have been able to beat him before, and now it was even more impossible.
Only after cultivating the Myriad Forms Return to One Art had he understood just how formidable it was.
Although it did not greatly improve his strength in the early stages, it allowed his body to hold several times as much heaven and earth spiritual energy as before.
That was no small thing. When powerful fighters clashed, victory often came down to the strength of the energy within them.
The Third Raikage had joined the Gods Alliance first and had therefore begun studying the art first. That alone kept Kakuzu from daring to challenge him.
"What about you two?"
Yechen ignored Kakuzu and turned to Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki.
"I believe..."
Before Mei Terumi could speak, Kisame Hoshigaki answered first.
"I don't know whether what you said is true, but you're right about one thing."
"Oh?" Yechen's interest was piqued, and he asked,
"What is that?"
"Growing stronger. Only great strength can change this world, so I'm willing to join the Gods Alliance."
Kisame Hoshigaki stood straight and answered earnestly.
"Very good." Yechen nodded slightly in satisfaction.
That alone showed that Kisame Hoshigaki could see much further ahead than many others.
To a shinobi, the shinobi world might seem vast, but to a powerful fighter with the courage to climb to the summit, it was not all that large, let alone the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Yechen could only