I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

This is a treatment that none of the Five Kage in the original timeline received. The Naruto world in the original timeline was a balanced world, and the Land of Iron had enough value to maintain the pride of the samurai. Therefore, they would explain their position as a neutral country and host to the Five Kage, while Mifune played the role of mediator among the Five Kage.

However, Mifune would obviously not do that when facing Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara.

Offending someone unintentionally is different from deliberately giving them a reason to do so.

Mifune accompanied them throughout the tour, showing Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara around the fortress.

Both Uchiha were very interested in this.

Madara Uchiha is quite the travel enthusiast, having visited many places, but he's never actually been here before.

The main reason is that ninjas, if given a choice, would never come to this place. Powerful ninja clans are focused on how to enter more prosperous regions.

For example, although the Land of Wind has a vast desert area, it does have many oases and a developed handicraft industry. The Sand Village was built deep in the desert for safety reasons, and the cities to the east actually have pretty good living conditions.

This is completely different from the Iron Country, which is located in a remote corner and is covered in snow all year round.

But since it is a country, it will also have its own characteristics.

After a cursory tour, Uchiha Shingen felt that this samurai city was no different from before, still incredibly boring.

Modern ninjas live a simple life.

The samurai, like the ninjas of decades ago, were still struggling to survive.

The Fifth Hokage, skilled in daily life, quickly lost interest in the place, while the Konoha Xiu who came with him was simply an old fogey who looked down on the old folks. So the two of them quickly ended their tour of the fortress and had Mifune take them to the conference room.

It must be said that decades have passed, and the fortress of the Land of Iron is not unchanged. Compared to the first Five Kage Summit, their space has expanded a lot, and the decoration is also more upscale.

The first time the Five Film Congress was held, the conference room was much smaller.

Providing a completely neutral meeting place for the ninja village is another value of the Land of Iron.

After all, the samurai lived a self-sufficient life, and maintaining their lineage was their wish. They had no real conflict of interest with the various ninja villages, but there was a lot of hatred between the ninja villages. When the villages needed a meeting place that was acceptable to all parties, the Land of Iron, which had no ninjas, maintained absolute neutrality, and had no grudges against the villages, was the best place.

Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara found their places.

When he saw the location, Uchiha Shingen was delighted.

A long, curved table connects the seats representing the five ninja villages in a row, with sufficient spacing between the different factions. Behind these seats hang the flags of the five villages, which occupy an entire wall and symbolize their identities.

However, Konoha has two seats, while the other four villages only have one.

"The craftsmanship of the Land of Iron hasn't declined at all," sighed Uchiha Shingen.

“Even samurai have fallen, wagging their tails and begging for mercy,” Madara Uchiha remarked.

"You admire tough guys so much, but when your enemies were tough on you, you didn't hold back either, did you?" Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but ask.

Madara Uchiha is an extremely difficult person to deal with.

Looking back, the first Five Kage Summit almost turned into a Three Kage vs. Kazekage Summit. If Madara Uchiha had been there, it might have become a Four Kage vs. Konoha Shura Summit.

"When will the other four Kage arrive?" Madara Uchiha didn't answer Shingen Uchiha's question; he thought it was a stupid question.

Of course, the enemy will be wiped out.

"They are Kage after all. We set off late anyway, so they will definitely arrive." Uchiha Shingen wasn't in a hurry. Before they arrived, he decided to talk to Uchiha Madara about something else.

He sat down in his seat first.

"Chief Ban, have you adjusted to your new eyes?"

"Hmm." Uchiha Madara nodded, seemingly answering a different question. "Obito's eye power is superior to Izuna's."

“After all, it contains the cells of the First Hokage,” Shingen Uchiha agreed. “Then, the power of using Planetary Devastation must be even greater, right?”

"Let's not talk about that now," Madara Uchiha waved his hand. "Find another chair."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I prefer the left side."

"..."

Having no other choice, Uchiha Shingen had to move to the chair on the right.

Speaking of which, when Madara Uchiha chatted with Hashirama Senju, he always preferred to stand or sit on the left.

What a strange kind of obsession.

Seeing that Uchiha Shingen had changed seats, Uchiha Madara sat down in the seat on the left, shifted his position a few times, adjusted his angle, and showed a satisfied expression.

“This is a good angle,” he said.

“It’s all the same,” Uchiha Shingen urged. “You haven’t mentioned the Planetary Devastation yet.”

"It might be a little easier to use than before, but Planetary Devastation can only have one core." Madara Uchiha looked at Shingen Uchiha. "How do you plan to solve this?"

"The Sage of Six Paths and his brother concentrated their power on one point back then, so we can try that too."

Uchiha Shingen thought of the technique called "Yin-Yang Power" by Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

However, Shingen Uchiha did not believe that, with him and Madara Uchiha working together, simply creating a moon would be impossible without Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

"You seem to have a solution?" Madara Uchiha glanced at Shingen Uchiha.

Logically speaking, he should appreciate such a junior, and in fact he did, but for some reason, he always felt a little uncomfortable with a strangely familiar feeling about the other person.

"Chief Ban, what do you think of the cursed seal I developed?"

"Wasn't that developed by Orochimaru?" Madara Uchiha said that although he was old, he was not senile, and he had learned a lot about Orochimaru after his resurrection.

This also includes the deal between the Uchiha clan and Orochimaru.

“We’re doing a buyout deal,” Uchiha Shingen said righteously. “Besides, I improved this technique, so it’s considered that I developed it.”

"Okay, you can continue."

“Last time, Clan Chief Madara, you went to the spiritual world maintained by the Cursed Seal Technique. This technique allows us to use the power of the Tailed Beasts in another way, and it also allows our chakra to synchronize.”

“A very interesting idea.” Madara Uchiha immediately understood the point. “As long as we have tailed beasts, and combine them with this technique, the strength of the Uchiha clan will be unchallenged in the future, unless someone like us appears again.”

“Ah, there will definitely be one, so I plan to use this technique for another purpose, as a guarantee for the clan.” Uchiha Shingen raised his hand, chakra gathering in his palm. “Clan Chief Madara, would you like to give it a try? It seems that not everyone can master this technique. There are only a few people in the clan who have succeeded.”

“That’s interesting.” Madara Uchiha also extended his hand. “I’ll give it a try.”

Suddenly, his ears twitched; he heard faint breathing sounds coming from outside the door.

He paid no attention, his Sharingan maintaining its focus on the chakra in Uchiha Shingen's hand.

On the other side, having received a response, Uchiha Shingen immediately slapped a ball of chakra into Uchiha Madara's hand.

The cursed seal technique, developed based on the way Sage Mode is used, is a very simple thing for someone like Uchiha Shingen who has mastered Sage Mode.

Its main barrier to entry is for people who have no experience with magic.

Sage Arts and Ninjutsu do indeed differ in how they utilize energy.

Madara Uchiha separated a strand of chakra and made contact with the chakra transmitted by Shingen Uchiha. He first "observed" the changes of the two strands of chakra in his palm, and then absorbed them into his body.

"I see." Madara Uchiha understood.

Hashirama Senju once used a similar power.

He kept his Sharingan active and looked towards the door.

"Since you're here, come in. Did you expect Konoha to invite you in?"

Chapter 149 Please bear witness

As soon as Madara Uchiha finished speaking, the conference room door opened.

Entering were Fengying and his children.

Madara Uchiha's gaze bypassed the Kazekage and landed on a few young people, his eyes lingering briefly on Gaara.

For the three siblings, Mariko, Kankuro, and Gaara, this person in front of them was the culprit who forced them to seek refuge in Konoha.

And there's another title—"Don't mess with them."

Gaara's arrogance meant nothing in front of the Leaf Village's Shura; he lowered his head under Madara Uchiha's oppressive gaze.

Before the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Shingen, went to the Land of Rain, he sent them back to Sunagakure.

Although Gaara didn't feel much of a sense of belonging to Sunagakure, he wasn't stupid. At the time, he thought that the honeymoon period between Konoha and Sunagakure might not last long.

And now, the people who attacked Sunagakure are sitting in Konoha's seats, which speaks volumes.

"Were these the brats who ran to Konoha back then?" Madara Uchiha didn't even look at Rasa, who was the Kazekage, but turned to ask Shingen Uchiha.

"You were always thinking about bringing out the One-Tailed Beast to play with back then, so I took it in first." Uchiha Shingen smiled and readily admitted it.

"There's no need to use honorifics with me in front of outsiders, Fifth Hokage. Although you are younger than me, you are the Hokage." Uchiha Madara said this to Uchiha Shingen's surprise, and then fell silent.

Despite the unexpected turn of events, Uchiha Shingen did not forget his old friend Rasa.

"Lord Fengying, please take a seat."

"...You're too kind, Lord Hokage."

Luo Sha forced a smile, took his child, and walked towards his seat.

He was glad that the position of Kazekage wasn't next to that of the Hokage.

Especially when he saw that the Tsuchikage and Raikage were standing next to the Hokage, his mood inexplicably improved a lot.

What made him a little uneasy was that as he walked towards his seat, Madara Uchiha seemed to be looking at him again!

"Clan Chief Madara, why are you looking at the Kazekage?" Uchiha Shingen asked curiously.

"I heard that when Hashirama was holding the meeting, their First Kazekage was quite rude. I don't know what those Hokage before you were thinking, letting this village live until now," Madara Uchiha said truthfully.

Luo Sha, who was already seated, stiffened upon hearing this.

"Sigh, times have changed." Uchiha Shingen was quite philosophical about it. "Sunagakure is now an ally of Konoha."

The leek from Sunagakure is truly delicious.

Madara Uchiha knew what Shingen Uchiha was talking about. Although he didn't agree, he withdrew his chilling gaze, which made Rasa breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon after, the Tsuchikage and Raikage's teams arrived.

Both young Kage were terrified by Madara Uchiha's large red eyes.

Especially Deidara.