Just as Ōnoki was thinking this, Kitsuchi, who could no longer quite bear the humiliation, hastily spoke in an even tone from beside him. "Father, Uchiha Minato, Shisui Uchiha, and the others only amount to a handful of people right now!"
"If we wipe them out in one fell swoop, both the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire will grovel at the feet of our Land of Earth!"
At this point, a hint of madness flashed in Kitsuchi's eyes. "Besides, we have the Four-Tails Jinchūriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki here. Why should we fear them?"
Yet no sooner had Kitsuchi finished than Ōnoki shot him a fierce glare, giving off a distinct sense of, You might be an idiot, but I'm not.
"Uchiha Minato, I must say, you're the first ninja who has dared to barge straight into the Tsuchikage's residence."
As Ōnoki spoke, his previously icy expression softened slightly. "Well, then, someone come here! Why haven't you served tea yet? The distinguished Fourth Hokage and Third Rain Shadow are both here. What are you all standing around for?!"
The Iwagakure ninjas, who had already slipped their hands into their pockets, ready to fight at any moment, froze at his words.
Then they all sighed helplessly and hurried off to prepare some fine tea.
Seeing this, Kitsuchi was about to speak again, but Ōnoki raised a hand to stop him.
Although Ōnoki was a formidable Dust Release ninja who possessed three attributes, which was called Kekkei Mōra, and had survived countless life-and-death battles, he also knew his own limits very well.
In particular, even now, Ōnoki still remembered just how terrifying Madara Uchiha's scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan had been when he encountered him before the First Shinobi World War.
For some reason, Ōnoki even saw a shadow of Madara