Seeing that everyone had arrived, Minato Namikaze wasted no words and got straight to the point:
"I won't dwell on why I invited you here. Everyone already knows, so there's no point saying more. First, I'll share the intelligence I've gathered."
At this point, Minato Namikaze saw that no one objected and continued:
"As far as I know, the Akatsuki has already gathered every tailed beast except the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails. Their current whereabouts are unknown, but they have most likely met grim ends. During that time, we encountered two Akatsuki members-Kakuzu and Hidan. Their strength far surpassed that of ordinary elite jonin. Calling them Kage-level would be no exaggeration. Most importantly, we have already met their leader. He possesses genuine Rinnegan, and his strength is far above mine!"
The Fourth Raikage had also lost his usual sharp edge as he added:
"We encountered two masked individuals. Their identities remain unknown, but they were extremely powerful. They appeared in Kumogakure without a sound and subdued the Two-Tails Jinchūriki in a partial tailed beast transformation with just one move, then vanished without a trace."
The Fifth Kazekage followed:
"The Akatsuki members we encountered have been identified as Sasori of the Red Sands and Deidara. I'm sure Iwagakure knows more about Deidara's abilities. He can fly and cause wide-area explosions that even ordinary defensive abilities struggle to withstand! Sasori of the Red Sands possesses a puppet of the Third Kazekage that retains most of his combat strength. He is at least Kage-level."
Hearing Deidara's name, Ōnoki's temper flared:
"That little bastard actually ran off to join the Akatsuki! Just wait until I catch him. I'll break his legs!"
No one took Ōnoki's anger to heart. They did not believe he had only just learned the news, and he had always been calculating.