The sum of 5 consecutive even integers is 4 less than the sum of the first 8 consecutive odd counting numbers. What is the smallest of the even integers?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>6<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>8<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>10<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>12<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>14