I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 316 Five Kage Summit

The Five Shadows Summit.

Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron stared intently at the flag representing the Five Kage. He never expected that after only a few years, the Five Kage Summit would be held in the Land of Iron again.

The Five Shadows Summit, once a prestigious event, now feels rather outdated.

Although he thought this in his heart, he still dared not show it.

The tall castle, amidst the blizzard, is adorned with the flags representing the five great ninja villages.

The temperature inside the castle contrasted sharply with the blizzard outside.

The five flags—water, wind, fire, earth, and lightning—represent the five great ninja villages of the ninja world, and each flag has a shadow hat representing its respective village on a seat beneath it.

"The Five-Shadow Talks will now begin!"

A majestic voice echoed as Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron once again presided over the Five Kage Summit. He frowned and looked at the arriving Five Kage with a solemn expression.

"I am Mifune, the ruler, and the Five Kage Summit will now begin." The Land of Iron was once again honored to be the host of the Five Kage Summit. Mifune sat solemnly beneath the character "侍" (Samurai), looking at the Five Kage and announcing the start of the meeting.

Meanwhile, in the U-shaped seating arrangement were the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki; the Fourth Raikage, A; the Fifth Kazekage, Pakura; the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi; and the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade Senju.

In just a few years, compared to the last Five-Image Summit, three different film ministers have been replaced.

The guards of the five great ninja villages stood behind their banners, solemnly watching the highly anticipated Five Kage Summit.

This is the third such event since the establishment of the Ninja Village layout.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, looked at the Kazekage, Mizukage, and Hokage with intense jealousy. All the other villages had already changed to the Fifth Kage, but he was the only old guy left.

For a moment, Onoki cursed Deidara in his heart for being so useless.

"Everyone, I don't think anyone wants to see the Akatsuki's capture of the Tailed Beasts—an extremely heinous act—become a terrorist organization that stands above the Five Great Nations, does it?"

The first to lose his temper was the Fourth Raikage, A. At this moment, he looked around at the other Kage with an angry expression and stated a fact.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, nodded in agreement and said in a deep voice, "That's right. The Akatsuki organization has now threatened the rule of our five great ninja villages and has also disrupted the peace of the ninja world."

"The Tailed Beasts are key to maintaining peace in the ninja world. If they fall into the hands of the Akatsuki, the consequences would be unimaginable."

With the Raikage and Tsuchikage exchanging barbs, the Mizukage, Mei Terumi, gave a mocking laugh, "There wasn't a war in the ninja world when the Tailed Beasts were in the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was there?"

"Besides, I seem to remember that the Tailed Beasts are called the strongest war machines." As she said this, Mei Terumi's alluring eyes were fixed on Kazekage Pakura and Hokage Tsunade beside her.

After hearing this, Yekura nodded calmly, "The fact that all the tailed beasts are lost only shows that you are all useless."

Mei Terumi and Yekura's back-and-forth banter immediately created a tense atmosphere, and the guards brought by the Tsuchikage and Raikage behind the banners looked even more gloomy and unpleasant.

Although your three great ninja villages are now united and powerful, this statement is still too much and goes too far.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, looked at the three with a forced smile, his gaze finally settling on Tsunade.

"The power of the Tailed Beasts was already demonstrated by the Fourth Hokage of Konoha more than a decade ago. The fact that our Iwagakure and Kumogakure villages lost their Tailed Beasts this time further illustrates the strength of the Akatsuki organization."

"According to my intelligence, all members of the Akatsuki are S-rank rogue ninja, each possessing the strength to serve as a Kage, and even the leader of the Akatsuki possesses the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths."

The old fox was spicier; he directly cited the Fourth Hokage's death in battle against the Tailed Beasts to illustrate their power, thus indirectly highlighting the terror of the Akatsuki organization.

"Old fox!" Tsunade cursed inwardly, but smiled nonchalantly. "The loss of the Tailed Beast is a matter for your Iwagakure and Kumogakure villages. What does it have to do with us? Of course, if you want to protect our One-Tail and Nine-Tail Jinchuriki, Konoha welcomes you."

Shameless!

Tsunade's words directly mocked her own inability to protect Kurama, implying that it was her own fault. She pointed out that while they had lost a Fourth Hokage, Kurama was still under their protection.

The Five Kage Summit was marred by disagreements from the very beginning. It was clear that Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure did not want to get involved, or rather, it was not so easy for them to intervene.

Faced with the threat of Akatsuki, this is no longer the case in the original timeline where the five major ninja villages acted independently and were naturally wary of Akatsuki's actions. Now that Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure have merged, they are protecting their own tailed beasts well and have no fear of Akatsuki at all.

"Naruto!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, slammed his fist on the table in anger, glaring and saying, "The mysterious figure in Akatsuki possesses Wood Release and the Mangekyou Sharingan, as well as Asuma Sarutobi, the son of the Third Hokage, and it is these two who have gone to my Hidden Cloud Village."

"Hokage! These two are from your Konoha Village. Do you really think you can just brush them off with a casual remark?"

Faced with the Raikage's loud questioning, Tsunade slowly narrowed her eyes, revealing a dangerous aura, and calmly said, "Blackie, are you questioning Konoha Village?!"

The voice wasn't loud, but the chilling tone instantly made the atmosphere cold; the Fourth Raikage, A, was clearly questioning and investigating.

swoosh~

In an instant, the guards of the five shadows appeared in front of their respective shadow figures and confronted each other.

The six members are Uchiha Sasuke, Gaara, Kimimaro, Hyuga Neji, Temari, and Hozuki Suigetsu. Interestingly, Sasuke and Neji are from Konoha, Kimimaro and Hozuki Suigetsu are from Kirigakure, and Gaara and Temari are from Sunagakure.

Uchiha Sasuke, who was in the lead, revealed a cold look in his eyes. The three tomoe in his eyes rolled and finally landed on the Raikage. He said coldly, "When the Hidden Cloud Village came to Konoha under the guise of peace talks, they secretly stole the Byakugan. Today, do you, the black-faced bastards from the Hidden Cloud Village, also have to give Konoha an explanation?"

Hyuga Neji, who was standing to the side with his eyes wide open, coldly stared at the guards of Kumogakure. "Is your Raikage questioning our Hokage?!"

The situation instantly became tense. At this moment, the Fourth Raikage, A, glared with angry eyes. He wasn't afraid of anyone, but the Hokage's attitude made him even angrier.

The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, appeared calm and aloof, as if the equal status of the Five Kage did not exist in her eyes.

"Blackie, we three ninja villages only came because of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but this time your Raikage convened the Five Kage Summit under the pretext of peace in the ninja world! Now you want to question the Akatsuki's rogue ninjas coming from Konoha, such a bastard and illogical topic."

"Then there's no need for this Five Kage Summit." Tsunade's calm tone echoed, while Mei Terumi covered her mouth and smiled charmingly. "They can't even figure things out, so what's the point of holding a Five Kage Summit?"

Amidst the mocking laughter, the Fourth Raikage A's already dark face darkened even further. However, impulsiveness was merely his temperament; as a Kage, he naturally knew how to control his temper.

"Darui, Shi, step back!"

As the Fourth Raikage, A, spoke with a stern voice and a livid expression, Darui and Shi, filled with resentment, reluctantly retreated.

This retreat signifies Kumogakure's submission to Konoha. After all, Konoha is now much stronger. With the three great ninja villages merged, they are at a disadvantage, let alone Kumogakure, even with Iwagakure added to the mix.

With the Fourth Raikage, A, backing down, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, said with a smile, "Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, don't be nervous."

Onoki wore an extremely hypocritical smile. The honest Akatsuchi didn't see anything wrong and obediently retreated. However, the more sensible Kurotsuchi realized that the current situation of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world was even more pessimistic than she had imagined.

Finally, the five Kage guards withdrew, and the atmosphere at the Five Kage meeting became somewhat tense, unsure how to proceed.

"Heh, the terrorist organization Akatsuki is disrupting the peace of the ninja world. This is something no ninja village can tolerate. What are your thoughts, Hokage, Kazekage, and Mizukage?"

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was as shrewd as ever. With a vain smile, he directly passed the buck to the three great ninja villages of Konoha.

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, immediately smiled with a relaxed expression, her beautiful fingers interlaced and resting on her chin.

"Konoha naturally yearns for peace. If the Akatsuki dares to come to Konoha, then we, the Konoha, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure family, will definitely let the Akatsuki know what the Five Great Ninja Villages are all about."

The knuckles of his fingers, painted with red nail polish, cracked crisply a few times in time, causing the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, to freeze in shock.

Tsunade, on the other hand, watched the old man with amusement, as if he were someone who couldn't do anything.

After all that rambling, the power dynamics of the five great ninja villages have changed, and the Raikage still dreams of being on equal footing with the other five kage. So, there was no possibility of any further discussion from the start.

The status of the five great ninja villages has changed, and the Raikage's desire to maintain their equal status will naturally result in him being turned away.

Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure would not agree to this. Otherwise, why would we, the three great ninja villages, merge and become so strong, yet still sit at the same table with you, maintaining friendly smiles and claiming we are of equal status?

The ninja villages don't talk about civilization, they talk about fists!

If we're evenly matched, we should naturally be civilized. But if we create a little distance and you still don't know when to back down and be civilized, then that's being a hooligan, and I'll raise my fist and glare at you menacingly.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki Inui, smiled, but inwardly he was cursing him to death. It was too much of a bullying; a group of young people were actually bullying an old man like him. It was too immoral.

If even one or two geniuses could emerge from Iwagakure, he wouldn't be feeling so frustrated right now.

"Hehe, the strength of God Night is obvious to all in the ninja world, so there is no need to worry about the so-called Akatsuki organization. I think the Akatsuki organization probably wouldn't dare to go to Konoha."

Onoki chuckled as he spoke, showing no anger whatsoever over what had just happened, and instead brought up Uchiha Yoru.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade scoffed and cursed the old fox inwardly.

"The Hokage, Kazekage, and Mizukage!"

At this moment, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, gradually turned his fake smile into a solemn expression. "The reason why the Raikage convened this Five Kage Summit is actually to find out the thoughts of the three of you. After all, the Akatsuki organization has seriously threatened the peace of our Iwagakure and Kumogakure villages."

Since arguing was pointless, Onoki went straight to the key issue of this Five Kage Summit.

Upon hearing this, Hokage Tsunade's lips slowly curled up. After exchanging glances with Mei Terumi and Pakura, the three Kage all revealed a strange smile.

It was this smile that gave the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, a bad feeling.

"Since Iwagakure and Kumogakure were unable to protect their own tailed beasts, it proves that the so-called Five Great Shinobi Villages are a thing of the past."

Ye Cang's cold voice echoed, and everyone in the conference room was immediately taken aback.

Mei Terumi smiled calmly as well, "Since the Tsuchikage and Raikage want to know our meaning, does that mean the two Kage are representing their villages and making a request to us?"

boom!

At this moment, their attitudes and status underwent a dramatic change. The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, even revealed a domineering smile.

"The era of rampant ninja villages has proven to be a mistake. Just as the Warring States period led to the fragmentation of ninja villages, war still exists. For the sake of peace in the ninja world, as the Hokage, I urge the Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Raikage to join us!"

"We've had enough of the Daimyo's days of dominating the ninja villages. The unification of the ninja world is an inevitable trend. As long as we join forces to unify the ninja world, what is the Akatsuki organization worth? So what if they have the Rinnegan? Even if the Sage of Six Paths comes, so what!"

Tsunade's domineering declaration was met with threatening smiles from the Kazekage, Pakura, and the Mizukage, Mei Terumi.

"boom!"

With a loud crash, the table in front of the Fourth Raikage, A, shattered, and he stared with furious eyes.

"Kumogakure will never back down an inch! What bullshit about peace in the ninja world? It's clearly Uchiha Yoru's ambition."

"Ambition?" Tsunade sneered. "Kumakuha has been plundering all sorts of ninjutsu, secret techniques, and even bloodline limits from all over the ninja world. They have a terrible reputation in the ninja world. And now they still have the nerve to talk about ambition? How laughable."

Seeing the situation develop to this point, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, calmly chuckled.

"Heh, I don't understand anything about the changes in the ninja world. This time, we came here to discuss the Akatsuki organization. How did it get tangled up in this? Doesn't this deviate from the original purpose of our Five Kage Summit?"

When he finished speaking, the Third Hokage, Onoki, gave a meaningful look to the Fourth Raikage, A, as if to say, "Today we'll only discuss the Akatsuki issue; let's leave the rest aside for now."

However, at this moment, the Tsuchikage Onoki and the Raikage A felt a chill in their hearts. It seemed that the ambition of the three great ninja villages of Konoha to merge and dominate the ninja world would soon sweep across the ninja world.

With the merger of the three major ninja villages, although they are now two major ninja villages, the countless smaller ninja villages and daimyo in the ninja world have also joined forces. Leaving aside high-end combat power, in terms of the military strength of the lower-level ninja armies alone, they are evenly matched.

"Oh, looks like I've come at the wrong time."

Just then, amidst a vortex of spatial ripples, masked Obito appeared at the Five Kage Summit, looking at everyone with a mocking tone.

In an instant! The Five Kage Summit took an unexpected turn, and the guards of each Kage became even more tense and on high alert.

"Akatsuki!" The Fourth Raikage, A, roared furiously the moment he saw Obito wearing a mask. The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails of Kumogakure had been captured by him.

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