"Indeed, there's no time to think about those questions now." Ōnoki's expression grew serious.
"Since the enemy has declared war, whether or not he is Madara Uchiha, we have no choice but to fight under these circumstances."
Shihōin Naraku reminded them from the side, "This is a war that will engulf the entire Shinobi World. No one can stay out of it."
"We must unite everyone. Only then will we have a chance of defeating Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki!" Gaara added his own opinion.
As the host, Naraku dispensed with the formalities and began taking the lead. "The Akatsuki's objective is actually quite clear already."
"First, they need to capture the Nine-Tails, then awaken the Ten-Tails. Only then can they complete their so-called Eye of the Moon Plan!"
"So the most important thing now is to keep the Nine-Tails out of the Akatsuki's hands."
"In fact, if possible, we should take back the other Tailed Beasts the Akatsuki holds!"
"Lord Hokage, do you mean that the Nine-Tails Chakra the Akatsuki seized by attacking the Fire Temple is insufficient to summon the Ten-Tails?" Dodai interjected thoughtfully.
"I noticed that too," Ōnoki said from the side. "When the enemy spoke about the Ten-Tails, his tone made it quite clear that they cannot summon it yet."
"So there's a very good chance that they have too little Nine-Tails Chakra!"
"In that case..." Gaara frowned in thought. "Since Konoha's Nine-Tails is the only one that hasn't fallen into the Akatsuki's hands, we could simply hide the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"I agree with that proposal." Mei Terumi immediately nodded. "As long as they cannot obtain the Nine-Tails, the Akatsuki's plan will be as good as ruined. That would give us the initiative."
"You're not wrong." Ōnoki shook his head. "But the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is a