The intelligence Shihōin Naraku gave the other four Kage naturally concerned the Ten-Tails and the Akatsuki's current situation.
Of course, he had deliberately deleted or obscured some of its contents.
Naraku did not think revealing everything now would be a good thing.
Besides, some things would be difficult to convince people of if Konoha alone said them.
Having the enemy speak for themselves would be much more effective.
"Finished reading?"
After waiting a while, Naraku pulled himself out of his wandering thoughts and looked at everyone.
Gravity, disbelief, suspicion, shock, and all manner of other emotions appeared on the other four Kage's faces.
"Madara Uchiha... is still alive?" Ōnoki asked with difficulty, still clutching the papers tightly.
"Is Madara Uchiha what matters right now? Isn't it this monster called the Ten-Tails?!" Mei Terumi stared at Ōnoki in disbelief, feeling that he had completely missed the point.
Ōnoki shook his head firmly. "No, whether Madara Uchiha is alive matters more!"
As his words fell, he fixed his eyes on Shihōin Naraku, hoping Naraku would give him a negative answer.
Naraku knew perfectly well why Ōnoki was so concerned about Madara Uchiha.
It was mainly because, when a young Ōnoki and Second Tsuchikage Mu had come to Konoha seeking cooperation, the Madara Uchiha they encountered had left an extremely deep impression on him.
Overbearing, arrogant, unreasonable, and powerful-Madara Uchiha, who embodied all these qualities, had made Ōnoki suffer greatly back then.
Even now, he still could not forget it.
That was why he had asked about Madara Uchiha first.
Naraku thought for a moment. Rather than answering directly, he said one thing.
"Actually, not long after the Battle of the Valley of the End ended, Madara Uchiha's body went missing."
The truth was that Madara Uchiha had used Izanagi to rewrite reality,