Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 250 Chiyo's Mischief!

Before attending the Five Kage Summit, Naruto rarely discussed politics in front of outsiders.

Foreign ninja villages mostly remember Naruto as someone who pioneered psychotherapy.

Therefore, the expressions of the three Raikage and his companions became subtle after hearing Naruto's words.

“Kid, you’re certainly good with words,” Ray Shadow Ai said in a deep voice, “but whether we’ll agree to it is another matter entirely.”

The subtext of his words was: no matter how eloquent you are, we might not pay any attention to you if we're on the other side of the conversation.

At that moment, everyone heard Sakura speak, her clear, cool voice echoing through the corridor:

"Lord Raikage, you agree with us because you are thinking of your younger brother."

The moment she mentioned Killer Bee, A's eyes sharpened instantly, and he immediately looked at the mark on Sakura's forehead.

"So he's Tsunade's apprentice... Ha, I won't comment on the words of a mere guard."

His words seemed to suggest that he didn't want to take Sakura's words seriously.

These words caused a cold glint to flash in Sakura's eyes.

"Is that so... If I remember correctly, the Raikage almost lost to Tsunade in an arm wrestling match back then, right?"

When A asked Tsunade to treat his subordinates, Tsunade proposed a bet using arm wrestling. A was initially at a disadvantage, but ultimately managed to narrowly defeat Tsunade by using speed and skill.

Her words successfully caught Ai's attention: "I see, so you're trying to tell me that your superhuman strength is no less than Tsunade's?"

Sakura smiled and said, "If Lord Raikage doesn't believe me, we can have a match right here."

"Arrogant!" Xi stepped forward, but Ai raised her hand to stop her.

"What's your name?"

"Haruno Sakura."

"Very good... I'll remember you." Ai had no intention of fighting Sakura, but he kept Sakura's words in mind.

In fact, he strategically valued the bodyguards around him, but only appeared to disregard them on the surface.

Sakura's barbed words successfully piqued his interest.

Naruto observed the reactions of the three and vaguely realized that Sakura might also be placed on the list of people to be closely watched by other ninja villages after this meeting.

This meeting has yielded some results.

After Tsunade and her group left.

Xi glanced at Darui and whispered, "Didn't we say we were going to give them a hard time?"

“The timing isn’t quite right,” Darui scratched his head, then lowered his voice: “Those two guys are not simple. Let’s keep an eye on the Hokage’s side later.”

"it is good."

……

Time passed quickly, and it was time for the meeting.

People from the five ninja villages gathered in the meeting room.

The five Kage sat in a circle around the curved wooden table, while Mifune sat facing the five Kage, serving as the host of the meeting.

Behind each of them was a long, draped curtain that concealed the guards behind them.

Generally speaking, guards are not allowed to speak except in special circumstances, and all opinions will be decided by the Five Kage.

As soon as Naruto and Sakura sat down, they heard an old voice calling out loudly from the doorway, "Naruto, long time no see, hehehe!"

Naruto was startled, then turned around abruptly and saw Chiyo, who was laughing shrilly, waving at him with a prankster's expression on her face, looking exactly like a mischievous old man.

What's going on with Chiyo's participation... Naruto wondered to himself, but before he could recover from his surprise, he saw Gaara follow him in and nod to him.

Naruto simply blinked without responding, a scene witnessed by Chiyo.

"Grandma Chiyo, I didn't expect you to come all this way. Aren't you worried about your health?" Naruto asked politely.

"Hey, the Five Kage Summit looks interesting, so I came along to check it out." Chiyo's reaction seemed nonchalant, but the more nonchalant she was, the more wary Naruto became.

Her childlike image is her protective shield, but deep down she is a veteran who has fought on the battlefield for many years, something Naruto knows very well.

He didn't believe a single punctuation mark from Chiyo, but considering her previous claims, it wasn't hard to guess that she had come specifically to keep an eye on Naruto.

The main purpose was most likely to prevent him from influencing Gaara's psychological tendencies.

What a bad start...

Temari, who was behind them, simply nodded to the group before taking her seat with Chiyo.

A moment later, everyone was seated, and the meeting was about to begin.

Mifune stood up and looked at the Five Kage: "Everyone, please place the Five Kage's straw hats on the table."

After the five Kage complied, he continued, "At the Hokage's summons, the five Kage have gathered here today. I am the host of this meeting, Mifune..."

As Mifune was speaking, Naruto's mind wandered, and his thoughts began to wander.

Before the meeting, he specifically consulted Mifune. As a bodyguard, he could not participate in the formal meeting discussions. Therefore, to influence the Five Kage's convictions, he had to take advantage of the breaks in the meeting to have a private chat with them.

Unlike the original work, which simply focused on the Raikage's accountability, this meeting involved many details.

Besides disclosing information, what specific information about which members should be disclosed, how it should be disclosed, and to what extent it should be disclosed, etc.?

These details all need to be discussed, so it's foreseeable that the meeting will be quite long and will inevitably include a break. This is where Naruto will have room to maneuver. Of course, he has also discussed his words with Tsunade, so he's not worried about having a teammate who drags him down.

As he was considering the details, he suddenly heard Chiyo speak up:

"I apologize, but before we begin the meeting, we at Sunagakure have a request."

All the guards turned to look at Chiyo. Naruto and Sakura exchanged glances, and the former's eyelids twitched, instinctively feeling a bad premonition.

What is the old lady trying to do?
Mifune frowned and looked at Chiyo, who was older than him, saying, "Ahem, our meeting is about to begin. Please keep your requests brief."

“It’s nothing. I request that the curtains behind the Five Kage be removed and that the Five Kage’s guards be given a chance to speak.”

These words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding crowd!

"Holy crap..." Naruto was stunned. Was this old lady really that unconventional?

"No way, are you kidding me?"

"How can the Five Shadows Conference allow our guards to speak?"

"Speaking of which, why would the Kazekage allow such an old woman to attend the meeting? Is she really still too young...?"

The five Kage reacted differently, with the calmest being the youngest Kazekage, Gaara.

Everything seemed to be going according to his plan.

Mifune looked at the noisy crowd and shouted, "Quiet! Everyone, please don't make any noise!"

As the surrounding noise subsided, Mifune looked at Chiyo and asked in a deep voice, "May I ask who you are...?"

As a samurai leader who had remained neutral for many years, Mifune instinctively sensed something extraordinary, so he did not rashly refute Chiyo, but instead first confirmed her identity.

Chiyo stood up, looked around at everyone, smiled slightly, and said:

"I am a senior advisor to Sunagakure, the grandmother of Sasori of the Red Sand, a member of Akatsuki, the current chief of the Sunagakure council, and the nemesis of Hanzo of the Salamander..."

She exuded confidence and rattled off her entire resume and identity as if reciting a menu, and she couldn't finish in a short time...

She doesn't look like an old woman; instead, she looks like a young person full of youthful spirit.

Sakura couldn't help but lean closer and whisper in his ear, "She's really got a unique personality..."

Naruto couldn't help but cover his mouth and stifle a laugh.

To be honest, Chiyo's move was really clever...

Then observe the reactions of those around you.

To be honest, many people initially approached it with a "let's watch the show" attitude, but their expressions changed when they heard Chiyo announce the names of her dishes.

From initial indifference, amusement, and disdain, it gradually turned into seriousness.

Finally, they completely put aside their contempt, and many of them began to seriously ponder Chiyo's intentions.

If it were a grumpy old woman, they would just think she was talking nonsense.

But if they are veterans with numerous war achievements and have experienced many battles, then we must stand up straight and treat them properly.

During this time, only Onoki shook his head disdainfully and snorted coldly, "Acting like an old man."

He despised Chiyo's behavior and couldn't help but glance at the young Kazekage beside him.

After she finished reciting the names of the dishes, the surroundings became eerily quiet.

Mifune paused for a moment, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to her and said:
"So it's Lady Chiyo. I fully respect your suggestion, but the Five Kage are the leaders of the ninja villages, and the Five Kage Summit should rightfully be led by them."

"Letting others speak at the meeting without due consideration is neither in accordance with the meeting's traditions nor befitting the status of the Five Kage,"

"You are a senior colleague, and I'm sure you can understand our good intentions, so I hope you will be understanding and not hinder the meeting."

His words were delivered neither servile nor arrogant, but were reasonable and well-founded, clearly expressing his refusal.

Tsunade and Gaara remained silent.

Mei Terumi narrowed her eyes and offered a compromise: "How about this, we remove the curtain, but both the guards and the advisors should remain silent, just like before."

Raikage Ai nodded in agreement: "I agree. If everyone else gets to speak, what's the point of having the Five Kage?"

Onoki chimed in dismissively, "Hmph, it's nothing more than your Sunagakure trying to take advantage of us, spouting high-sounding words... So our Kazekage is still too young!"

Even though the average political acumen of the ninja world is terrible, the Five Kage saw through Chiyo's ulterior motives, so the three leaders did not hesitate to refute her.

Only Tsunade reserved her opinion, because allowing Chiyo to speak freely also meant that Naruto could also be unbanned, which would be more beneficial than harmful.

Qian remained calm, seemingly unsurprised by the crowd's reaction.

She looked at Onoki: "Hey, you're right. Our Kazekage is still very young..."

Then, changing the subject, he said, "If he had been influenced by outsiders before attending the meeting, and I hadn't stopped him, he might have made a decision that wasn't in Sunagakure's interest, right?"

A sudden silence fell over the surroundings.

Onoki sensed the hidden meaning in her words and frowned, asking, "What do you mean by that?"

Chiyo didn't give a direct answer, but smiled and said, "Of course, that's not the point."

"The key point is that before the Five Shadows Conference even began, some people had already been secretly connecting online via television. In other words, some leaders had already been influenced by outsiders!"

"If we don't allow more voices to be heard in the meeting, won't the outcome of the discussion be directly manipulated by certain people?"

(End of this chapter)