Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

This attack was also the most bizarre attack the Hyuga clan had suffered since joining the battlefield.

Their white eyes failed to spot the enemy, and even in the end, they didn't know who had attacked them.

Strangely enough, after that person attacked the Hyuga clan members, causing numerous injuries, other people appeared and helped heal their wounds.

This left the Hyuga clan completely bewildered at the time.

Am I injured?

Hey?

I'm healed again?

……

The Hyuga clan was inexplicably beaten up, but suffered no losses whatsoever.

In addition, there was another event that attracted a lot of attention: on the night after the Hyuga clan was attacked, an extremely terrifying golden light suddenly burst forth from the moon.

At that moment, the moonlight illuminated almost the entire ninja world, making many people mistakenly believe that it had suddenly become daytime.

The series of strange events in the ninja world has made many people uneasy.

Everyone is waiting for the Five Kage Summit to begin, hoping that this meeting will bring about a different change to the ninja world. Whether it is ending the war or uniting against the Yao Tian Organization, it would be much better than the current situation.

It was in this atmosphere that the Five Shadows Summit began.

The shadows of the five great nations, accompanied by their guards, headed straight for the Land of Iron.

At this time, the Land of Iron had entered winter, and heavy snow covered the entire country. As far as the eye could see, it was almost all white, with no other colors in sight.

Three figures draped in white robes were speeding across the ground, heading towards the Land of Iron.

"At this Five Kage Summit, we must find a way to end the Third Shinobi World War. The Land of Fire can no longer afford to delay," said the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In this war, the Land of Fire suffered heavy losses and depleted its resources due to the combined attack of the other three countries. Many ninjas also died. Under such circumstances, if the fighting continues, the Land of Fire will be on the verge of collapse.

Actually, the Land of Fire was in a relatively good position on the battlefield, but the destruction of Root was a devastating defeat for the Land of Fire.

Danzo's death, the annihilation of Root's high-ranking ninjas, and the complete paralysis of the intelligence network have all contributed to the ever-increasing losses suffered by Konoha.

More importantly, the destruction of Root was practically equivalent to cutting off one of the Third Hokage's arms, greatly challenging his authority in Konoha.

Among them, Sakumo Hatake is a key figure.

As the captain of the Anbu, after the Root was destroyed, he became almost the only person in Konoha who actually held power, controlling the intelligence network and a large number of powerful ninjas.

Previously, Danzo could check and balance Sakumo Hatake, but after Danzo's death, no one could suppress Sakumo Hatake.

The Third Hokage's side also had almost no way to deal with Sakumo Hatake.

This Five Kage Summit is crucial to ending the Third Shinobi World War. If the war continues, the ninja armies at the front will almost only know Sakumo Hatake and not Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“This war shouldn’t have started. The biggest beneficiary isn’t the five great nations, but the Yaotian Organization,” Jiraiya said, frowning.

The Yaotian Organization is truly profiting from war. They are involved in every major battle, and they practically want to shove the Yaotian Hospital right in the face of the five major powers.

Those exorbitantly priced medical services are something you have to buy whether you want to or not; it's a complete rip-off.

But there was nothing they could do; this situation wasn't unique to Konoha, but also affected other ninja villages.

By now, everyone is exhausted and has long lost the will to fight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, then glanced at Sakumo Hatake who was standing beside him.

This commander of the secret service hasn't said much since he came out, and no one knows what he came up with.

The fact that Hatake Sakumo was brought along to this Five Kage Summit was also a well-thought-out decision by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Firstly, Sakumo Hatake himself is very strong and can play a crucial role at critical moments. Secondly, it also tells everyone that the Hokage of Konoha is Hiruzen Sarutobi, not Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake was merely his henchman.

"Captain Hatake, do you think we can reach a consensus on the goal of dealing with Yao Tian at this Five Kage Summit?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

"It's hard to say. It depends on the attitude of the major ninja villages. After all, apart from destroying our Root organization, the Yaotian Organization doesn't have much conflict with other major powers," Hatake Sakumo said softly.

“Indeed, so this time, it all depends on how we persuade the other four nations to fight together,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

Sakumo Hatake glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.

He had received the information from Yakushi Nonou and learned that the child from back then was Yakushi Hoshiki.

To be honest, when Sakumo Hatake learned about this, he wasn't too shocked; on the contrary, he thought it was perfectly normal.

The terrifying talent of the Pharmacist Xingji was well explained after learning this truth.

If a child discovered in a divine land has existed for countless years, and possesses only ordinary talent, then there is a problem.

"I wonder how Yaotian plans to unify the ninja world this time. I hope it won't be through war, because that would mean a lot of deaths..." Hatake Sakumo muttered to himself with some worry.

The current situation of the five great nations was created by the First Hokage, who sacrificed countless lives to establish this system. Unfortunately, the First Hokage's system was not quite right; the wars did not disappear but instead escalated, transforming from clan wars into national wars on an even larger scale.

If Yao Tian wants to rule the ninja world, he needs to demonstrate even more terrifying strength; otherwise, the ninja world will only fall into deeper turmoil.

In the distance, the Land of Iron was already in sight, and the three of them suddenly increased their speed.

Meanwhile, on a hill not far from the Land of Iron, all the members of the Yaotian Organization had gathered.

"The people from the Land of Fire have arrived. Kisame Hoshigaki, you should go first," Yaoxing said softly.

“Okay.” Kisame Hoshigaki nodded, put on the Mizukage’s hat, and together with Yagura Karatachi and Zabuza Momochi, sped towards the Land of Iron.

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Chapter 284 The Five Shadows Meeting (Part 2)

The Kage of the five great ninja nations quickly gathered in the Land of Iron, and the Five Kage Summit was successfully held under the chairmanship of Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron.

Inside a large, circular conference room.

The five Kage sat behind a semi-circular table, with the flags representing their respective countries hanging behind them. Two guards from each party were also hidden behind these flags.

"I didn't know that the Land of Water had replaced its Mizukage with such a greenhorn," said Onoki, the Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, looking at Kisame Hoshigaki sitting in the Mizukage's seat.

"That's really strange. Where is your Third Mizukage?"

On Konoha's side, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki and said.

The other two countries also curiously observed the Land of Water.

When the Five Kage Summit was to be held, the five Kage communicated with each other. About a month ago, the Mizukage of the Land of Water was the Third Mizukage, not the young man in front of them.

This means that a coup d'état quietly took place in the Land of Water within a month, the rule of the Third Mizukage was overthrown, and the successor was a young ninja they had hardly heard of.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, glanced at the figure hiding behind the Land of Water's flag.

Many people glanced at that spot as well.

To everyone else, even if the Third Mizukage were overthrown, it seemed unlikely that an unknown person like Kisame Hoshigaki would become the Mizukage. It was highly probable that Yagura Karatachi, the former captain of the Anbu of the Land of Water, would succeed as the Fourth Mizukage.

Now that such a change has occurred, there must be some unspeakable secret behind it.

In short, everyone felt a sense of unease.

"Who becomes the Mizukage of the Land of Water is none of your business. Mind your own business," Kisame Hoshigaki said with a sneer, his dead-fish-like eyes sweeping over the group with a mocking expression.

"Hmph, what if we reach an agreement, but then you return to the Land of Water only to be killed? Wouldn't that have been a waste of our efforts?" the Third Raikage said coldly.

"I'll say the same to you." Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the Raikage. "You old guys, don't let a meeting kill you."

"You..." The Third Tsuchikage and the others looked very ugly, and they almost attacked Kisame Hoshigaki directly.

Of the five Kage present, apart from the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who was relatively young, the rest were all quite old. However, for ninjas, such an age is perfectly acceptable, especially since the Kage of the three great nations were all third-generation, which was enough to demonstrate their strength in their respective countries.

Unexpectedly, in Kisame Hoshigaki's words, they became old immortals.

Originally, they all intended to give this young man a hard time, but they didn't expect to be outmaneuvered instead.

"You're sharp-tongued, but I'll show you what it means to respect your teacher and the Way," Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered.

"Alright everyone, let's get down to business," Mifune said, stepping forward to mediate.

These guys in front of me are people who can influence the entire situation of the ninja world. It's really something else that they're just talking nonsense here.

"Let me be frank, do you all still want to continue the Third Shinobi World War? What should we do with the Yao Tian Organization?" The Third Raikage asked directly, his fiery temper evident.

Upon hearing this, everyone composed themselves and became serious.

The Third Shinobi World War has reached a point where it's truly a complete mess.

At first, things were alright. Regardless of who won or lost, each country was advancing according to its own strategic goals. However, ever since the Yao Tian organization got involved, the entire tone of the Ninja World War changed.

That Yaotian Hospital, everyone really hates it to the core.

Although it treated many people, it also dragged a war into a war of attrition. Its terrifying medical capabilities made the five great powers hesitant to act.

War is no longer about which side is stronger, but about which side has more money and can buy better treatments.

In the end, all the countries found that they had spent a lot of money and lost a lot of people, but it was all for nothing and they gained nothing.

On the contrary, the Yaotian organization made a fortune in such a great battle.

Now, the war has almost come to an end, otherwise they wouldn't have stopped to negotiate.

"My opinion is that we should stop attacking each other first and deal with the Yao Tian Organization. That is the biggest enemy of our ninja world," said the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“That’s not quite right. Speaking of enemies, the Yaotian Organization is more like an enemy of your Land of Fire. Our Land of Earth doesn’t have much of a conflict with them,” said the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.

Indeed, although the Land of Earth had clashed with Yao Tian, ​​it was all minor skirmishes, and the enmity was much smaller compared to the Root organization that directly destroyed Konoha.

"Hmph, don't be fooled by the seemingly harmless appearance of the Yao Tian Organization. Once we end the war, they might very well turn against the five great nations," the Third Hokage continued.

"Furthermore, if I may be frank, none of you here are a match for the members of the Yaotian Organization, and your respective countries cannot possibly defeat the Yaotian Organization. Under such circumstances, if we do not join forces, we will be defeated one by one. At that time, what will become of the Five Great Nations? The entire ninja world will fall into the hands of the Yaotian Organization."

Upon hearing what Hiruzen Sarutobi said, the Kage all frowned.

Everyone agrees with this statement; otherwise, they wouldn't have gathered together to discuss this matter.

The issue now is simply who contributes more and who contributes less.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, being the youngest of the Five Kage, didn't speak much; it was mostly the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Hokage who did the talking. These three countries were also the strongest among the Five Great Nations.

"I agree to stop fighting and unite against Yao Tian, ​​but it depends on how we unite," the Third Raikage said after a moment of contemplation.

“I agree as well,” said the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.