I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Yagyu."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Mifune."

In the reception room of the general's mansion, Mifune and Yagyu knelt on prayer cushions and greeted each other.

"This is a letter that the Hokage sent me to specifically instruct me to deliver to Lord Mifune." Without any further words, Yagyu took out a letter and handed it to Mifune with both hands.

"Thank you for making this special trip, Lord Yagyu."

Mifune spoke politely, but his expression and mood were extremely solemn.

Each ninja village has its own team of envoys. They rarely send their village's ace fighters as envoys because if something happens to them, the ninja village will lose a major fighting force.

Therefore, the envoys of each ninja village are either special jonin or ordinary jonin.

If the envoy team encounters problems, not only will they not feel sorry for them, but they can also make the other party suffer huge losses, gaining far more value than training a special jonin or an ordinary jonin.

Now, Konoha has actually sent out Yagyu, who is almost certainly the only candidate for the Sixth Hokage, with a black market bounty of up to nine figures.

This demonstrates the importance of this letter.

Mifune opened the envelope with a serious expression, took out the letter inside, and began to read it.

After he finished reading the contents of the paper, his already serious face became even more tense.

He put down the letter, nodded to Yagyu, and said, "As long as the other five Kage agree to participate..."

The Land of Iron is willing to host the Five Kage Summit, and I am willing to serve as its moderator, dedicating the entire nation's resources to protecting the safety of the Five Kage.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Mifune."

Despite his discomfort, Yagyu knelt and bowed slightly to Mifune, then rose and smiled, saying:

"I still have invitations to deliver to other ninja villages, so I wasn't able to visit the legendary samurai city this time."

It's such a shame, I hope I can do it next time.

"It was Mifune who failed to provide adequate hospitality."

Mifune also stood up and said with a smile, "Next time Lord Yagyu comes, Mifune will definitely personally show you around the Samurai Castle."

"Then, I'll take my leave."

Yagyu greeted him in the manner of a samurai, and then his figure vanished into thin air without warning.

Upon seeing this, Mifune's pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the legendary Flying Thunder God Technique? The ninja's ninjutsu is truly incredible!"

Samurai also have perception, but they prefer to call it the mind's eye.

In Mifune's perception, Yagyu's chakra disappeared almost instantly. Even when he expanded his perception range to the extreme, he could not find any fluctuations in Yagyu's chakra.

As the strongest samurai in the Land of Iron, Mifune was very confident that even the most skilled ninjas in lightning release and body sleight of hand would not be able to leave his perception range in such a short time.

The only technique that can achieve this is the legendary space-time ninjutsu, which is not subject to the principles of Yin and Yang or the Five Elements.

"That level of chakra and aura, along with the First Hokage's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai and the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique—" Mifune sighed slightly, "No wonder he became such a special existence as the White Fang of Konoha at such a young age."

"Once he becomes the Sixth Hokage, Konoha will probably return to its former glory." Thinking of this, Mifune became somewhat expectant.

If Yagyu could become like the First Hokage, the ninja world might return to the era of the First Hokage, where no country would dare to start a war, and instead, it would fall into a long period of true peace.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Iron Country and other small countries.

However, before that, the Akatsuki organization, a huge threat, must be eliminated.

With this in mind, Mifune began issuing instructions to prepare for the upcoming Five Kage Summit.

With Yagyu personally acting as the envoy, Mifune has already foreseen the outcome.

The Land of Earth, at the entrance to Iwagakure (Hidden Rock Village).

"I am Yagyu, an elite Jonin of Konoha. I have come to visit the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth as an envoy of Konoha from the Land of Fire. This is my token."

"—You're a Wood Release ninja from Konoha?"

After securing a neutral country and a venue for the Five Kage Summit, Yagyu immediately went to Iwagakure, the village of Onoki, the most senior member of the family.

Just like when he visited Mifune, Yagyu revealed his identity directly.

Upon seeing that it was a renowned Wood Release ninja, the guard immediately went to inform him.

Soon, a girl with short black hair, wearing a ninja vest over a red bodysuit with a left sleeve, and black fishnet pants that revealed her long, slender white legs appeared in front of Yagyu. She looked up at Yagyu without any shyness, but confidently and generously said, "You're quite tall, which is my type. I just don't know if your strength is as great as the rumors say."

"Kurotsuchi, the 'Molten Release' master, I've long admired your name." Yagyu recognized the girl, who was two years older than him, at a glance and smiled.

Upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi's beautiful eyes lit up, and she looked at Yagyu with a hint of appreciation: "You're quite the talker. I like you even more now. Come with me."

Kurotsuchi possesses the Lava Release bloodline limit, but neither the villagers nor outsiders rarely refer to her as such, nor have they ever given her any nickname.

After recognizing her, people mostly referred to her as Onoki's granddaughter.

Heitu felt no shame about this, after all, it was the truth.

Even her father didn't have his own title and was often referred to as Onoki's son.

Both she and her father knew that if it weren't for her grandfather holding the line, the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning would probably have attacked them immediately.

After the Third World War, they were able to live peacefully until now thanks to her grandfather, who was protected by the Bloodline Elimination Dust Release ninja.

However, Yagyu's unique nickname still greatly increased Kurotsuchi's goodwill towards him.

Soon, Kurotsuchi led Yagyu to the Tsuchikage's office in the Tsuchikage Building.

"Lord Tsuchikage, I've long admired your name."

Yagyu bowed slightly to Onoki, who was short and had to sit on a high stool, and greeted him politely.

"Yagyu, the Wood Release ninja, I have long admired your name."

Looking at the next generation of leaders of Konoha, Onoki sighed with a complex expression, "I never thought that Hashirama's son, grandson, and granddaughter would not awaken the Wood Release bloodline limit, but in the most declining era, a descendant who awakened it appeared in a generation after another."

"Miyo, as expected of a cradle of geniuses, you are incredibly lucky!"

At that moment, a murderous intent arose in Onoki's heart.

He really wanted to use Dust Release to ambush Yagyu and see if he could eliminate Konoha's next successor here.

Even if this causes the Fourth Shinobi World War, he will still profit.

Having witnessed Madara Uchiha's power firsthand and been humiliated by him using Susanoo,

Onoki knew all too well the power of the God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Shinobi World.

If Yagyu were to grow to the level of the First Hokage, the ninja world would probably be his domain, since he's not as kind as Hashirama.

However, considering Yagyu's information, Onoki abandoned the idea.

The opponent has not only awakened the First Hokage's bloodline limit, but also mastered the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique, making him virtually invincible.

If they fail to kill him, it will only bring annihilation to Iwagakure.

So, Onoki suppressed his murderous intent and asked, "Princess Tsunade sent you as an envoy,..."

It couldn't have been just to come and say hello to the elderly, could it?

"Yes."

Yagyu nodded, took out a letter, and said, "This is a letter that the Hokage sent me to specifically instruct me to deliver to the Tsuchikage."

"Black Soil, bring this over for me."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Kurotsuchi took the letter from Yagyu and handed it to Onoki.

After opening the envelope, Onoki took out the letter and began to read it.

The next second, Onoki's expression gradually became serious and solemn, and he murmured, "Akatsuki, this mercenary organization, how could they have been hiding so well?"

Onoki, who cherishes the talents of the village, has entrusted the Akatsuki organization with certain high-level missions on more than one occasion. He is also the only one among the five great ninja villages who dares to use the Akatsuki organization.

However, as the Akatsuki organization successfully completed its missions each time, Onoki gradually realized the danger of this organization and began to reduce the number of times he cooperated with them.

Unexpectedly, this organization not only gathered a large number of S-rank rogue ninjas, but its leader also possessed the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths from mythology.

The Rinnegan, the foremost of the three great dojutsu, actually exists!

Doesn't that mean the myth of the Sage of Six Paths isn't entirely fabricated?

First Wood Release, then Rinnegan, what's wrong with this world?

Onoki, however, put on airs and said, "I remain skeptical of Princess Tsunade's information. After all, the biggest loss right now is only to your Konoha, followed by the loss of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in Kumogakure."

"However, since you personally came to invite me, I will do you the honor and attend this Five Kage Summit."

"Heitu, escort our distinguished guest to the guesthouse."

"No need, thank you for your hospitality."

Seeing the implication in Onoki's words, Yagyu politely declined, saying, "I still need to travel to other ninja villages, so I won't bother you this time. I'll definitely visit the legendary Steel City next time I have the chance."

"Well then, I'll take my leave now."

After he finished speaking, Liu Sheng's figure disappeared without warning.

Seeing this, Onoki and Kurotsuchi looked wary.

"Grandpa, this guy's chakra is incredibly strong," Kurotsuchi said in a deep voice. "Stand next to him..."

I feel like I can't breathe properly.

"Without such chakra, Wood Release wouldn't deserve to be called a legendary bloodline limit," Onoki said with a grim expression. "Powerful combat strength isn't scary; what's scary is possessing such strength along with such mobility. Once he comes of age, who will be his match?"

"There won't be another Madara Uchiha in this era!"