XX-level Hokage

“That’s right, that guy should be dead by now.” Amano said, sweating profusely. He had witnessed Madara Uchiha’s power firsthand.

Chapter 158: The Five Shadows Summit (Part 4)

“Although I don’t know the specifics, this information is reliable. I captured an Akatsuki member alive, and this is the information I got from him,” Mashiro said softly.

"Could he really be a monster?" Onoki broke out in a cold sweat.

“As a neutral country, let me say a few words. The leader of Akatsuki has grasped the trend of the times and expanded his strength by taking advantage of the suspicions hidden beneath the surface of stability in various countries,” Mifune said.

"What are you trying to say?" Ai turned to look at Mifune and asked.

"Don't rush, every cloud has a silver lining. It's extremely rare for the five Kage to gather together. So, while we're dealing with Akatsuki, how about we form an unprecedented allied army of the five great ninja villages?" Mifune revealed his purpose.

"The Allied Forces?" Ai asked, glancing at Mashiro and then at Mifune.

“That’s a very good suggestion. These are critical times, and we need to work together,” Gaara said. “This way, we can have unified command and avoid a more chaotic situation.” Mifune continued.

"Then the question is, who should be given command of the allied forces?" Onoki asked, as he was more concerned about this point.

"Letting you decide will only lead to endless arguments. Therefore, I hope you can respect the position of neutral countries and let me propose who among the Five Kage is the most suitable," Mifune said.

“Currently, only Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki hasn’t been captured by Akatsuki. How to control him has become crucial. So how about handing over the power of the Allied Shinobi Forces to the Hokage?” Mifune said.

Upon hearing this, the other four Kage all looked at Mashiro, who smiled gently.

Mashiro was not surprised by this result. After all, to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, she had brought Jiraiya and Kakashi to the Land of Iron a day early to meet Mifune.

Then, under the pretext of business communication, she went to Mifune's office and then used her charm on him.

Mashiro left two thoughts in Mifune's mind. Akatsuki is extremely powerful, and a coalition of thieves needs to be formed to counter them.

The Hokage is of excellent character and possesses great strength, making him suitable to serve as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

“Isn’t this decision a bit too frivolous? After all, the Hokage is quite young, and we don’t know her very well or trust her much,” Onoki said. Clearly, he did not agree with Mashiro serving as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"I think so too. I think the Raikage is the most suitable among the five Kage. After all, there are no rogue ninja from Kumogakure in the Akatsuki organization, and Kumogakure was just destroyed, which is enough to prove that the Raikage has no connection with Akatsuki." Terumi Momo also spoke up. For some reason, she couldn't see through this new Hokage at all.

"The Raikage is not convincing."

As he spoke, Mifune pointed to the shattered table in front of the Raikage and said, "To lead the strong, one naturally needs a bit of temperament and strength, and I am well aware of that. But those who let emotions drive them and act by brute force will only cause the allied forces to fall apart, just like this table. This is a proposal that I, as a neutral country, came up with after calm consideration."

The Kazekage has a history with Akatsuki, and he himself was once captured by Akatsuki, so other countries probably won't give him any face.

The Tsuchikage is advanced in years and gives the impression of lacking ability. Furthermore, he once used the Akatsuki organization, making him the least trustworthy candidate. The Mizukage's Kirigakure is the birthplace of Akatsuki, so there are concerns about intelligence leaks and the possibility of spies.

While we don't yet know for sure why Akatsuki is collecting the Tailed Beasts, we can't just hand over the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails belongs to Konoha, and the Hokage...

The adults even captured members of Akatsuki and extracted information from them.

Therefore, I think it's most appropriate for the Hokage to be the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"Anyway, I will never acknowledge any Allied Shinobi Forces. I'm not that senile to hand over the village's trump cards to a little girl," Onoki said nonchalantly.

“Since everyone has objections to Lord Mifune’s proposal, how about we hold a vote?” Mashiro said with a light laugh. “Oh, a vote? How do we vote?” Onoki asked.

“It’s simple, the minority obeys the majority. Those Kage who agree that I should be the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, please raise your hands,” Mashiro said softly.

"That little girl is just a little girl. She doesn't really think that Youying would raise her hand, does she? This isn't a small position," Onoki sneered inwardly. But soon, his smile vanished.

Raikage A and Kazekage Gaara both raised their hands.

Darui and Hii both thought it was normal for the Raikage to raise his hand in approval, after all, the Hidden Cloud Village owed Mashiro a huge favor. Kankuro didn't understand why the Kazekage raised his hand at first, but he understood in a moment.

"Kankuro-sensei, why did Master agree to this?" Matsuri asked with some doubt. In her memory, her master did not want the new Hokage to take over.

"There are some things you won't understand. You just need to remember that Gaara agreed not for the sake of becoming Hokage, but for his own sake," Kankuro said. Upon hearing this, the priest nodded as if he understood.

Faced with this bizarre situation, Onoki and Terumi Mei exchanged a glance.

They couldn't understand why the Raikage and Kazekage would agree. Had the three of them formed an alliance?

"It seems I'm quite popular. How about the Tsuchikage gives it a try?" Mashiro said with a smile. Onoki didn't speak; he wasn't foolish enough to humiliate himself.

Just then, White Zetsu suddenly burst forth from the ground. "Hello!"

Instantly, all the guards sprang into action, protecting the shadows within their village.

"Yes, Akatsuki, it seems we'll have to discuss the voting later," Mashiro said with obvious "regret." So, it's finally here.

"A member of Akatsuki has already infiltrated the Land of Iron," White Zetsu said with a smile. Ai teleported forward and grabbed White Zetsu by the neck.

"This guy is pretty agile," Bai Jue thought to himself, looking at Ai.

"Where is the leader of Akatsuki? Where is the person who destroyed Kumogakure and kidnapped my brother?! If you don't answer, don't blame me for being impolite!" A shouted angrily.

"Speak up!" Ai tightened her grip on White Zetsu's hand.

"There's really no other way. Well, I'll give you a hint: that guy is already dead..." *Click!*

Bai Jue had just spoken when Ai forcefully snapped Bai Jue's neck.

Clearly, he didn't believe White Zetsu's words. Only Mashiro knew that White Zetsu wasn't lying. "Nozomi, let's begin." Ai turned to Nozomi and said. "Yes," Nozomi instantly closed her eyes.

“We don’t need to kill him. If we capture him and interrogate him properly, we might be able to get information about Akatsuki.” Mei Terumi was somewhat dissatisfied with A’s approach. “The members of Akatsuki won’t reveal secrets; they’re all stubborn guys,” Gaara said.

So how did the Hokage obtain the information? "Mei Terumi glanced at Mashiro, then turned to Gaara and asked. Gaara looked at Mashiro and said, 'Never mind what I said; perhaps she really does have a way.'"

"Chongjie, Rikka, immediately order a search for any Akatsuki members within the Land of Iron. Enter second combat mode," Mifune ordered. Just then, hope opened his eyes, looked at Ai, and said, "Lord Raikage."

Ai understood what hope meant, turned to the other four shadows, and said, "You guys stay here, I'm going. hope, Darui, let's go." Then he turned and broke through the wall, rushing out.

"I'm so sorry to the table and the walls," Darui said, scratching his head somewhat embarrassed.

"Darui, forget about that, let's go," hope said to Darui. Then the two of them ran in the direction the Raikage had gone.

"What a rough fellow. Even after becoming one of the Five Kage, the troublemaker from the Cloud Shadow is still the same as ever," Onoki said with a touch of nostalgia.

Chapter 159: The Five Shadows Summit (Part 5)

"Advance to second combat stance. Conduct thorough surveillance of the surrounding area. Dispatch the third squad to the entrance of Jian Ge to form a defensive line," Li Jiao announced via broadcast.

He then went to the other warrior masters within the Samurai Pavilion.

"I'll go outside and take a look. Jiraiya, Kakashi, you two stay here," Mashiro said softly as she stood up.

Before the two could react, Mashiro disappeared into the shadows under everyone's gaze. Sasuke was the only remaining member of the Uchiha clan, and Mashiro didn't want anything to happen to him.

"It seems this new Hokage is quite capricious," Terumi Mo said softly. Kakashi shrugged, indicating he was used to it.

"Old man, I'll go take a look too." Kurotsuchi turned to Onoki and said, then ran out before Onoki could reply.

To this, Onoki could only sigh helplessly and said, "These young people nowadays are all a worry. Akatsuchi, go and take a look."

“Alright.” Akatsuchi said with a smile, turning to follow. Meanwhile, in a corner of the Samurai Pavilion.

Sasuke, Kisame, Jugo, Suigetsu, and Yukikaze were standing inside.

A mouse scurried over, and Yukikaze bent down to catch it. After a moment, he said, "The samurai are starting to move; it seems they're looking for us."

"Wait, why? We didn't do anything that would expose our operation," Shuiyue asked, puzzled. There was no answer.

"Could it be that guy Jue?" Shuiyue muttered to herself, stroking her chin.

Yukikaze looked extremely dejected. What had happened? He had suddenly become a rogue ninja.

No, I have a special mission from Lord Mashiro. They are the rogue ninjas. Yukikaze felt a little relieved after thinking about this, and then glanced at Sasuke and the other two with the eyes of a reanimator.

Sensing Yukikaze's strange gaze, Suigetsu nudged Jugo, who was lost in thought, and whispered, "Did you feel anything?" "What?" Jugo snapped out of his daze and looked at Suigetsu with some confusion.

"It was the look in Yukikaze's eyes just now; I had a feeling she was hiding something from us," Mizuki whispered. "You must be mistaken," Shigego said absentmindedly.

His feelings were somewhat complicated. Helping someone had suddenly turned into helping a rogue ninja. Originally, whether someone was a rogue ninja or not didn't matter to him, but Kimimaro was in Konoha, and he didn't want to leave Kimimaro.

"By the way, uncle, why are you with us?" Suigetsu asked Kisame, somewhat puzzled. He had just recently beaten up her enemy, and now he was suddenly her teammate; it felt strange. Kisame didn't answer.

In fact, after Itachi's death, Kisame had already planned to completely leave the Akatsuki organization. As per their previous agreement, he went to the Land of Waves.

But by the time he got there, Gato, Kakuzu, and Sasori had already left. Kisame had no choice but to go back and then he encountered Sasuke and the others who were heading to the Land of Iron.

After hearing about the Five Kage Summit, Kisame joined them, as this was the fastest way for him to meet Mashiro.

Just then, a group of samurai spotted them. "Here they are! They're here!"

Left with no other choice, Sasuke and Itachi jumped down. The samurai were instantly defeated.

Just then, Hilary arrived with Darui and Ai.

“There’s a chakra that’s frantically destroying other chakras; that’s probably the Akatsuki,” Xi said. “Which way?” A asked.

“Right down here,” hope replied, forming a mudra.

Ai immediately got into position.

"Lord Raikage, this..." Darui instantly guessed Ai's intention.

But before Dai could finish speaking, Ai struck. "Boom!"

A loud crash rang out, and Sasuke and Kisame looked up to see a pile of rocks hurtling towards them. Sasuke and Kisame simultaneously retreated, the rocks hitting the ground as a cloud of smoke rose, revealing three figures within it.

A activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, a surge of blue electricity coursing through his body. He tossed aside his coat, looked at Kisame and the other man, and said, "You two are members of Akatsuki, right? Tell me, where is your leader?"

No one speaks.

"Then I'll show you the fear of rage." Ai said, throwing a punch and charging forward.

Seeing this, Sasuke activated his Three Tomoe technique, wielding the Kusanagi Sword and imbuing it with Chidori, before charging forward. "Sasuke, don't act recklessly alone!" Suigetsu cried anxiously.

"Looks like he's lost his composure. He's completely different from Itachi," Kisame muttered to himself. Just as the two collided, a figure appeared out of thin air in the center of their intersection. "Wow, that was intense."

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke and A were both sent flying, and the figure was none other than Mashiro.

"Looks like we arrived just in time." Mashiro looked at Sasuke and A who had been thrown back and muttered to himself. A got up and was about to attack again when he saw that it was Mashiro, so he stopped.

Mashiro walked up to A and whispered, "This guy with the Sharingan is called Uchiha Sasuke. He's an undercover agent I sent to Akatsuki. You deal with him in a bit. Go all out, but don't kill him. Once he gains the Akatsuki leader's trust, we can get information about the leader's position and Killer Bee."

After hearing Mashiro's words, Ai was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Mashiro chuckled, then turned and pointed at Kisame, saying, "Looks like it's two against two. Come with me."

Upon hearing this, Kisame laughed and said, "With pleasure." The two of them immediately walked outside at the same time.

"Me too, me too!" Yukikaze ran over instantly. "Has she always been this brave?" Mizuki exclaimed from the corner.

The moment Mashiro appeared, he and Jugo hid, not daring to let Mashiro discover their presence.

In another corner of the Samurai Pavilion, Mashiro and Kisame stood facing each other. Mashiro said softly, "Didn't you find Gato and the others?" Kisame nodded.

Mashiro pulled out an envelope and tossed it to Kisame, saying softly, "Give the letter inside to the ninja guarding the gate of Konoha. They will take you to find Kakuzu and Sasori."