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Chapter 917: The Five Kage Summit!
Chapter 917: The Five Kage Summit!
Jiraiya brought along Kakashi and Shikamaru, while Asuma stayed behind to oversee the village and adapt to the Reincarnation Eye.
Note:
The Reincarnation Eye, in its peak state, no longer requires the absorption of chakra and life force to grow.
If it did, even the 'Super Uzumaki' Nagato would have been reduced to a desiccated corpse, and no one else could have withstood it.
Great Tree brought along Ocre and Black Earth, one a Shadow Level and the other an Elite Jounin.
The Fourth Raikage, A, brought the most meager entourage, consisting of an Elite Jounin and a Quasi-Shadow.
To his left was 'Hishi', an Elite Jounin with short yellow hair and a handsome face.
To his right stood a tall, dark-skinned youth with white hair, his left eye concealed by bangs, and thick lips—the future Fifth Raikage, Darui.
Despite being only a Quasi-Shadow, Darui's mastery of the unique Bloodline Limit, 'Arashi Style', made him an incredibly formidable fighter, capable of holding his own against even Shadow Level opponents.
Overall, the strength of these characters from the original story has increased due to the butterfly effect.
As Douping observed, Sanzen finished his formalities, signaling the official start of the summit.
The five Kage placed their representative hats in front of them, each emanating an aura of power as they tested the others.
If a weaker Kage were present, they would have been immediately exposed.
Sanzen, as the host, remained silent, merely observing from his seat.
His role as the host was complete; unless they started a physical fight, he would not intervene, no matter how heated the discussion became.
He was well aware that words could be as dangerous as weapons.
He couldn't afford to offend any of the five Kage, so his goal was to simply host this summit, boost the reputation of the Iron Country, and himself, and leave the rest be. His influence was limited.
Bang!!
A's fist slammed onto the table, the first to confront Jiraiya.
"Fire Shadow, your Konoha's Uchiha Sasuke has captured Killer B. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
He demanded, his voice booming.
Currently, Kumogakure was frantically searching for the Dawn organization to rescue Killer B, and this summit was A's initiative.
If it were any other organization targeting the Tailed Beasts, the five great ninja villages wouldn't even bother.
But it was the Dawn, an organization of all S-rank rogue ninjas, that had set their sights on the Tailed Beasts.
This was unacceptable! A meeting was necessary to eliminate them.
They couldn't defeat the Sunlight Nation, but could they not handle a small organization like Dawn?
However, before getting to the main topic, A intended to undermine Konoha's prestige, hence his deliberate challenge.
Do not mistake A's appearance for his character.
To become the Raikage, even with a seemingly reckless exterior, he couldn't possibly lack intelligence. Otherwise, he would have led his village to ruin, not continually strengthened Kumogakure to the point of almost surpassing Konoha as the top among the five great ninja villages.
No, Kumogakure was already qualified to be the top village.
If Konoha still had its deep-rooted traditions, it might have been able to compete, but Douping had already depleted much of its foundation, leaving it far too weak to rival Kumogakure.
"Uchiha Sasuke had already defected from the village long ago. His actions have nothing to do with Konoha. Raikage, what are your intentions behind this question?"
Jiraiya, battle-hardened, boldly challenged A's authority.
Indeed, Sasuke was from Konoha, but he had fled the village long before. Jiraiya didn't believe for a second that A was unaware of this, yet he asked anyway, clearly intending to suppress Konoha. Did he think Jiraiya wouldn't see through this?
"Hmph, Uchiha Sasuke is the sole survivor of your Konoha's Uchiha clan. If he truly defected, why wasn't he placed on the wanted list?"
A wasn't going to let it go.
Moreover, his words were a direct slap in the face.
Everyone knew the truth behind the Uchiha clan's annihilation.
Initially, Uchiha Sasuke was used as a symbol, proving that the Uchiha clan hadn't been wiped out.
But they didn't expect the backlash to come so swiftly, like a whirlwind, as Sasuke escaped Konoha shortly after.
Especially after the book "My Struggle" revealed the truth about the Uchiha clan's destruction to the entire ninja world.
Many regretted not intervening earlier, some even slapping their thighs in frustration.
Had they known, they might have taken action, perhaps successfully inciting internal strife in Konoha. Defeating a weakened Konoha would have been effortless.
For the Uchiha, no one thought their rebellion was unjustified.
It was the Hokage Clan who treated them unfairly.
First, they broke their promise of appointing an Uchiha as the Hokage, and then they constantly suppressed and targeted the clan. Whenever there was an issue, they would shift the blame onto the Uchiha. It's no wonder they rebelled.
Using the Uchiha as an example is like slapping the Hokage Clan in the face, and it's a difficult argument to refute.
"When they left Konoha, they were only genin, not worth pursuing. Besides, the Uchiha aren't exclusive to Konoha, so why are you only questioning us and not the others?"
Jiraiya, as if he had heard something, spoke up in response.
Yes, with preparation, whether it's using jutsu or ninja tools, one can achieve the effect of short-distance communication.
Jiraiya's words were, of course, taught to him by Shikamaru.
Directly shift the blame!
Drag the Sunlight Nation into this and disrupt the Raikage's rhythm. Don't let him take advantage of the situation.
As it turned out, Shikamaru's strategy was highly effective.
The Raikage's momentum stalled, and he couldn't continue using 'Sasuke' as an excuse to vent his anger.
Although Sasuke's relationship with Konoha was a scandal, it also proved that he had no connection with the village, making it unreasonable to cause trouble based on his association with Konoha.
Moreover, he didn't want to involve the Sunlight Nation.
"Raikage, I didn't come here to listen to bickering. If you continue with this nonsense, I won't bother staying any longer!"
Great Tree spoke slowly.
He actually attached great importance to this Five Kage Summit.
After all, Akatsuki had also captured their new Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure, so how could he not be anxious?
But the more anxious he was, the more he had to appear unconcerned.
"That's right, I don't have time for small talk. Get to the point!"
Yecang spread her hands, indicating her indifference.
If it weren't to show that the Sand Village still belonged to the 'Alliance,' she wouldn't even have wanted to participate in this Five Kage Summit.
Since the leader of the Akatsuki Organization had hinted at their connection with the Sunlight Nation, she didn't care much.
"Akatsuki hunting the Tailed Beasts represents a threat to us. We must find a way to eliminate them and retrieve the Tailed Beasts!"
A's tone was grave.
Eliminate Akatsuki and reclaim the Tailed Beasts!
This was the goal of the Five Kage Summit.
And they had to act fast; he didn't want to see Killer B in danger.
(At this time, A was still unaware that Killer B had taken the opportunity to escape.)
"Akatsuki is indeed despicable!"
A Mei echoed.
The Three-Tails and Six-Tails belonged to the Mist Village, and now they were all in Akatsuki's hands. Even if they were given by order, it didn't mean she wasn't annoyed.
"I propose we form an alliance and eliminate them after locating Akatsuki's base!"
A took the initiative to propose.
Alliance!
That was his true goal.
If he could seize the command of this alliance, it would naturally bring many benefits to himself and the Cloud Village.
Especially if he could achieve one objective.
The New Strongest Ninja Village! Through the command of this alliance, he wanted to show everyone a fact.
The strongest ninja village was no longer Konoha but the Cloud Village.
Note that the title of the 'Strongest Ninja Village' wasn't just a name; it also represented countless benefits.
Once they obtained this title, aside from the villagers' morale, more importantly, missions and commissions would be prioritized for the strongest ninja village. Only if they were unsuitable would they consider other villages.
There were countless other advantages, and one could say that obtaining this title would bring an incredible boost in status.
That's why the Cloud Village would try every means to compete for this title because it was so valuable.
"An alliance?"
Great Tree hesitated.
He had already guessed that the Raikage wanted to compete for the alliance's command and then dethrone Konoha as the strongest ninja village.
So, he decided to wait and see before making a move.
"Sorry, we in the Mist Village have no extra resources!"
A Mei immediately refused.
She had no chance of vying for the alliance's command, so she naturally wasn't interested.
Before anyone else could speak, Sanzen interrupted.
"Wait!"
He had an announcement to make.
(End of Chapter)
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