Naruto the Genius

Chapter 256: To the Iron Kingdom

The location of the Five Kage Summit was chosen to be a neutral country - the Iron Country. This is a country without ninjas, and the guards are a group of armored warriors. It is the most suitable place for the talks. In addition to Konoha, other ninja villages are also actively preparing to go to the Iron Country. Even the masked man is beginning to mobilize Sasuke.

The Raikage took Darui and Nozomi to the Land of Iron in a hurry. His purpose was mostly to hold the other Kage accountable. The old Tsuchikage also set out with Kurotsuchi and Akagi. Having lived for so long, he was already very familiar with this kind of scene. The Mizukage Mei Terumi also set out with Chojuro and another sensory ninja named Mukumo. She looked very beautiful, but in fact she was very tough. Gaara had the best relationship with Konoha, and even Kankuro and Temari who were with him were the same.

Compared to other great powers, the guards that Tsunade brought were the most powerful. Naruto and Jiraiya were no worse than Tsunade, the Hokage, and Danzo also went with them. However, Danzo could no longer enter the venue and could only stay outside the venue as a general attendant. In this way, even if there was a big problem, they should be able to get out of it safely.

After much effort, the five Kage finally walked into the venue one by one. When Tsunade walked in with Naruto and Jiraiya, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. Except for Gaara's allies, other ninja villages were also very impressed with Naruto. They had a lot of resentment towards this genius of Konoha Village who brought them countless nightmares, but they also had some respect for Naruto's strength. The Raikage thought to himself: "Not only another three ninjas, but even this guy is here. Konoha is really well prepared." The Tsuchikage thought to himself: "Is it this guy again?" The Mizukage thought to himself: "Uzumaki Naruto?"

But even though they were paying attention, the focus of this meeting was the Five Kage Summit. Several Kages sat on the chairs in the meeting room, and the guards who came with them hid behind the curtains. Jiraiya couldn't help but look at Naruto, thinking to himself, "Naruto has attracted far more attention than me, even Tsunade, the Hokage. I am also very proud of being able to teach such a disciple."

The Five Ninjas' meeting was hosted by Mifune, the leader of the neutral Iron Country. Compared with the Five Ninjas, their status was more special. Mifune said, "Put the Five Kage's hats in front." Everyone took out their hats as required and placed them in front of the table. It was a semicircular table, and the Five Kage sat at different positions on the table. Mifune said, "At the request of Lord Raikage, a Five Kage meeting is held here. I am the host of this meeting, the leader of the Iron Country - Mifune. Now let's start the Five Kage meeting."

The five Kages each had their own plans and were on guard from the beginning. Gaara was a bit young and hot-tempered, so he said, "Let me speak first, you listen." The Tsuchikage immediately said, "Times are changing so fast, you became Kage at such a young age. But, didn't your father teach you etiquette?" Gaara also knew what Ohnoki meant, and he shot back, "That's why I became Kage at such a young age?"

The Mizukage said, "Lord Tsuchikage, please don't interrupt me. Let the Kazekage finish." Gaara said, "I was once a Jinchūriki, and was captured by Akatsuki's people. I was stripped of my tailed beasts and nearly died. At that time, I also asked the Five Kage for support. However, in the end, only the Hokage sent people to help me. With the help of Konoha, I was finally out of danger. When Akatsuki first started collecting the tailed beasts, didn't you think of asking other ninja villages for help?"

Tsuchikage said: "The capture of the Jinchūriki is a great shame for the ninja village. How can it be easily leaked as a village secret?" Gaara said: "Have you never considered the serious consequences of the capture of the Jinchūriki? Even if we want to join forces now, it's too late." Mizukage said: "Even if the Jinchūriki is captured, it won't be a big problem in the short term. We just need to find a way to slowly recover the tailed beasts."

The Tsuchikage added: "It takes considerable skill to control the tailed beasts. Even if you have a Jinchūriki, you still need to grow slowly with the tailed beasts. Even so, it is very difficult to completely control the tailed beasts. It can even be said that there are very few people who can completely control the tailed beasts." Tsunade said: "That's true. So far, the only ones who can completely control the tailed beasts are probably the first Hokage, Uchiha Madara, the fourth Mizukage Yagura, and the Raikage's younger brother Killer Bee." When the Raikage heard Tsunade mention Killer Bee, he immediately became furious and said, "Don't keep talking about those useless things!" At the same time, he raised his fist high and smashed it down.

The Raikage's move was so abrupt that the guards behind the several shamans reacted immediately. When the Raikage's fist hit the table, the guards who had been hiding behind the curtain all stood in front of him. Because of the Raikage's move, the atmosphere immediately became extremely tense, as if a war was about to break out. If the Raikage had not taken any further action, the fight would have probably already started. Seeing this, Mifune sighed and said, "This is a place for talks, everyone should restrain themselves a little."

Tsunade was the first to say, "Jiraiya, Naruto, all of you step aside." Hearing Tsunade's order, the two quickly stepped back. The others also stepped back at the signal of the other Kages, and the meeting continued. The Raikage snorted, stood up and said, "The members of Konoha, Rock, Sand, Mist, and Akatsuki are all rebel ninjas from your village. Not only that, some of them are even former Kages. Through investigation, it was found that some of you have used Akatsuki. How can I trust you, let alone join forces? I gathered you together today to ask you face to face what is trust and loyalty!" He was tall and had a loud voice, so his words might be heard outside the venue.

Gaara was very curious and asked, "What do you mean by used?" The Raikage pointed at Gaara and said, "As the Kazekage, how could you not know? Go back and ask those old guys in your village! You have used Akatsuki in the war before!" The Tsuchikage said, "In peacetime, each ninja village has to implement a tight military policy and reduce the expenditure of ninjas. However, this is also risky. Once a war breaks out, no one will trust ninjas with no combat experience to go to the battlefield."

Gaara said: "So, at a time like this, the best way is to hire mercenaries. That is, Akatsuki!"

(End of this chapter)