Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 501 Five Shadows Talk
"Well, don't be too sad if you didn't find it. Go back to the village as soon as possible."

After saying that, Jianchuan Ju hung up the connection with Uchiha Guang.

After changing clothes, I walked out of the room.

As luck would have it, at this moment, Mei Terumi's voice also came from outside the house.

"Mizukage-sama, Lord Mifune has sent someone to inform you that the Kazekage Rasa has arrived. The Kages have proposed that this meeting begin early."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju smiled, took his Mizukage hat from the hanger beside him, and hung it behind his back.

He opened the door and strode out.

"Please, Kage, place your Kage hats on the table in front of you."

After Mifune finished speaking, he slowly looked around.

In the not too spacious meeting room, there is a huge 'U'-shaped wooden table.

On the wooden table, from left to right, there are the flags corresponding to the five ninja villages of 'Water, Wind, Fire, Earth, and Thunder', swaying gently in the slightly dim light.

Directly below the flag, five figures of different shapes and sizes were sitting.

On the stands behind them, their respective guards were either standing or leaning, but they were equally alert, always ready to protect them in any emergency.

The five figures they were looking at also had different expressions.

Some of them looked arrogant, with a hint of contempt in their eyes; others frowned slightly, as if they were hostile to others.

Various expressions, each with its own unique expression.

It seems that everyone is maintaining a certain degree of restraint.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the atmosphere in the field was quite subtle, as if it was just missing a spark to ignite it.

Sanchuan looked around and saw that all the shadows had put their hats away.

Although his temples were throbbing, he suppressed his worries and continued his announcement.

"It is at the suggestion of His Excellency the Hokage that the Five Kage are gathered here for a meeting."

"I am the Mifune who is in charge of hosting this meeting."

"The Five Kage Summit begins now!"

Finished speaking.

Mifune leaned back and sat up straight.

He acts as if it is none of his business and leaves the right to speak to you.

The entire venue was silent for a moment.

After all, this so-called Five Kage Summit has precedents.

Even Ōnoki, the oldest of the five, had never participated in person, let alone any meeting procedures.

Mifune, the host, now acted as if he didn't want to get involved too much, and the other five people also remained silent for a while.

But after all, they are the top leaders in charge of the village, so they should be able to handle such a small situation.

As the initiator, Minato Namikaze, with his signature smile on his face, spoke first and gently.

Be prepared to directly point out the main purpose of the meeting.

"I have called you all together in the name of the Five Kage Summit this time, mainly for..."

However, some people were too lazy to listen to Minato Namikaze's nonsense.

There was only a loud 'bang'.

The Fourth Raikage Ai slammed his fist on the table, and the strong wind blew away the hat he had placed in front of him.

The Fourth Generation Ai's eyes were wide open, staring at Minato Namikaze who had just spoken.

"Hokage! You better explain first why you sent people to attack me and the Mizukage on the way to the meeting!" After the words fell, everyone in the field turned their eyes to Namikaze Minato and Ai.

Apparently, even the late-arriving Kazekage Luosha knew about the previous events before the meeting.

It was Jianchuan Ju, one of the parties mentioned by the Fourth Generation Ai.

At this time, he looked around with some curiosity, looking at the guards brought by each village.

"That's not right. I've already slammed the table! Why is no one coming out to protect me?"

As far as Jianchuan Ju remembers, the original novel seemed to have a scene where everyone behind the table slammed and posed.

He had been staring at the Raikage just now, waiting for this.

As a result, now everyone is indifferent.

But soon after, Jianchuan Ju reacted. The Raikage's knock on the table seemed to be very powerful, but it didn't even break the wooden table in front of him. It was just a lot of noise but no results.

It's no wonder that the guards, including Mei Terumi and Zabuza, didn't react much to this.

"But why does Ai seem weaker as he gets younger?"

While Jianchuan Ju was secretly complaining in his heart, he stretched out one hand and leisurely caught the Raikage hat that was falling from the sky.

With a slight curl of his lips, he tossed it casually back onto the table in front of the Raikage.

As the Raikage's hat returned to its place, Jianchuan Ju's voice also rang out.

"Let me explain first, someone attacked me on the way, but I never said anything. The attacker was definitely from Konoha."

As he spoke, the smile on Jianchuan Ju's face became more gentle.

"The bodies of the thieves who attacked me and the location of the attack have already been confirmed by Lord Mifune."

"As for whether the person who attacked Lord Raikage was from Konoha, or whether there was really an attack, I don't know."

When Minato Namikaze heard that Jianchuan Ju would actually speak up to support him when the situation was still unclear, he immediately gave Jianchuan Ju a grateful smile and looked at the Raikage Ai again and said.

"The so-called attack mentioned by Lord Raikage is just one-sided and has no basis at all."

"However, I heard from Lord Mifune that the Hidden Cloud Village has already sent troops to the battlefield of the Land of Hot Springs! The purpose of this meeting was to negotiate peace. Your move is undoubtedly exacerbating the conflict. I hope Lord Raikage will reply immediately and stop the advance to avoid a disaster!"

After listening to Mifune's news, Minato Namikaze was somewhat shocked by the Fourth Raikage's recklessness and impulsiveness.

However, according to his understanding, it would definitely take a long time from the time the Fourth Raikage was attacked to the time the message was sent back to the Hidden Cloud Village to mobilize troops to rush to the front line.

Even according to the other party, the attack might have occurred not long after they set out from the Land of Lightning.

But at this time, it is estimated that the army has just set out.

His purpose may be more of a deterrent by force, so Minato Namikaze's words at this time were not too harsh.

But how would he know?

The so-called "Konoha ninja attack" was just an excuse made up by the Fourth Raikage for dispatching the army after hearing that Jianchuan Tachibana had been attacked.

At this time, the Kumogakure army is estimated to have already stationed in the Yuzhikuni camp.

After receiving the intelligence, the people in Konoha were in a hurry to send troops to intercept.

However, Minato Namikaze was not too anxious, as there were indeed people who were dissatisfied with the behavior of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki, who had not spoken before, coughed twice and looked at the Raikage beside him with an unhappy look.

"The Five Kage Summit was originally intended to provide an opportunity for our five ninja villages to hold talks."

"Raikage, you actually chose to send troops at this opportunity. Aren't you taking the rest of our ninja villages too seriously?"

"Has the Hidden Cloud Village become so arrogant that it can deal with our four major ninja villages at the same time?"

(End of this chapter)