The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

It was precisely because of his terror that the other four major ninja villages had no choice but to agree to hold the Five Kage Summit. The Five Kage Summit was held very rarely, but the content of the discussions could change the entire ninja world's landscape.

The Five Kage Summit being held in Kumogakure is not good news for Konoha. Konoha is currently outwardly strong but inwardly weak; it's just a paper tiger.

However, I definitely have to go, otherwise it would mean there's a problem with Konoha. But before that, I need to make some preparations, at the very least I need to know why Kumogakure is holding the Five Kage Summit.

It couldn't possibly be some kind of social gathering!

As Tsunade opened the scroll about Kumogakure, her expression changed from solemn to gloomy, and finally turned completely black. The Eight-Tails of Kumogakure had been captured by Sasuke Uchiha, and most importantly, it ended up in the hands of the Akatsuki organization.

Furthermore, a problem has emerged within the Akatsuki organization, with Sasuke Uchiha and Obito Uchiha calling those guys traitors!

Just this information was enough to give Tsunade a headache. Just how strong was the Akatsuki organization, which even Obito Uchiha had to be wary of?

This is a very serious problem. If Tsunade hadn't experienced the Butterfly Mark incident, she would have thought that although Obito Uchiha was very strong, it was still possible to deal with him if they joined forces.

However, after experiencing the incident where the entire Hidden Leaf Village was marked with the Butterfly Mark, Tsunade realized that to deal with Obito Uchiha, unless one had the ability to sense him, Obito Uchiha would likely be sitting on the sidelines listening to the contents of the Five Kage Summit.

"Would you like to bring Hongzhi along? Too bad we can't find that guy!"

Looking at the Fourth Raikage's final note, Tsunade felt a headache coming on. She knew without a doubt that the Fourth Raikage must have been injured by Obito Uchiha, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a request.

Hopefully it's not a particularly serious injury, otherwise she's not confident she can heal it.

After reading the scroll, Tsunade's expression softened slightly. After all, Konoha knew a lot about the Akatsuki, so there was no need to worry about being looked down upon at the meeting. But the question was, if they knew that Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki were both inheritors of Madara Uchiha's legacy, would the other Kage still be confident in facing the Akatsuki?

"The Five Kage Summit!"

Tsunade slumped in the Hokage's seat, pondering the matter carefully. The departure of the Root elders had already made Konoha a laughingstock, and Hiroji's departure would undoubtedly be a laughingstock as well, especially given the Raikage's deliberate request.

In addition, the fact that both Obito Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha have ties to Konoha is also a very troublesome matter.

Chapter 407 From today onwards, you are the Kazekage!

After finalizing the details of the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade immediately notified Jiraiya and Kakashi, as they were the best bodyguards she could think of. However, upon further reflection, she realized she couldn't take both of them with her.

Naruto Uzumaki is the last Jinchūriki. It is still a question whether the Five Great Shinobi Villages will find out after the Two-Tails is resurrected. Under such circumstances, if the strong people of Konoha go to the Five Kage Summit, wouldn't that be the best time for the Akatsuki to capture the Tailed Beast?

Although Naruto Uzumaki gained unimaginable power due to the experiment, and even obtained a bloodline limit like Wood Release, it is not something that can be completely transformed into combat power overnight.

Naruto Uzumaki is currently only an elite Jonin, and he is not qualified to participate in the Five Kage Summit. However, from a certain perspective, taking him to the Five Kage Summit is indeed the safest option.

Of course, this is on the premise of successfully entering the Five Kage Summit area. If you encounter the Akatsuki organization on the way, you'll probably be sent to their doom.

In the end, Tsunade decided to leave Kakashi Hatake in Konoha to watch over Naruto Uzumaki, while taking Jiraiya to the Five Kage Summit. As for the other person, the best choice was undoubtedly Shikaku Nara, whose intelligence analysis ability would definitely be of great use.

The only hope is that Obito Uchiha won't cause trouble, otherwise all five Kage might be controlled by genjutsu. If Onoki couldn't escape being controlled by genjutsu, then the other Kage probably wouldn't have the same ability either. As for her, she herself had also been controlled by genjutsu.

In this situation, if Obito Uchiha were to take action, the Five Kage Summit would be meaningless. However, according to Tsunade, since Obito Uchiha wanted them to weaken the Akatsuki's fighting power, he probably wouldn't obstruct the Five Kage Summit.

"That's the arrangement. If the Akatsuki invades Konoha, we'll have the Fourth Hokage's personal guards use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Naruto to our side."

Tsunade looked at Kakashi and said calmly, "This is the best solution we can think of. Naruto Uzumaki absolutely cannot be captured by the Akatsuki, otherwise they will completely lose the right to face the Akatsuki."

It's not that Naruto's power is terrifying. If the Akatsuki, which even Obito Uchiha feared, were to have all nine tailed beasts, probably no one in the entire ninja world would be a match for them. And based on Obito Uchiha's words, it's speculated that having all nine tailed beasts together might lead to an unimaginable increase in the Akatsuki's strength.

"I see."

Kakashi nodded. He was very clear about the key to this battle. Under such circumstances, his mission in Konoha might be even more important. After all, if the Akatsuki were paying attention to Konoha's information, they would definitely know that Tsunade and Jiraiya had left Konoha to participate in the Five Kage Summit.

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In the Kazekage's office in Sunagakure, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo looked at the scroll in front of them with rather grim expressions. The Five Kage Summit was not particularly important to Sunagakure, but not participating would essentially be tantamount to withdrawing from the ranks of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

This is something Sunagakure cannot accept, but the key issue is that Sunagakure currently does not have a Kazekage. From the perspective of Sunagakure's internal situation, it is certainly not a problem for the two of them to temporarily assume the duties of Kazekage, but if they are not Kazekage, then they are not Kazekage after all.

This is the Five Kage Summit. Only the Kage who can represent their village can participate. No matter how high your status is within Sunagakure, if you are not a Kage of Sunagakure, you are not qualified.

As for temporarily serving as the Kage, that's naturally not possible, unless you're the Kazekage for a very long time to come. But the Kage's age is also a serious issue.

Leaving aside figures like Onoki who have remained in power, it's a consensus that Sunagakure currently lacks a Kazekage. At this point, whether it's Granny Chiyo or Ebizo who steps in, everyone knows that this represents Sunagakure's last remaining fighting force.

This is absolutely unacceptable. Although Sunagakure is at the bottom in terms of strength, it doesn't want to lose face. If some small country's ninja village were to try and take advantage of Sunagakure in the future, it would be a disgrace.

"It seems the plan needs to be moved up."

Ebizo looked at Granny Chiyo with a hint of helplessness and said that after discovering Gaara's intact body, they had successfully used the prisoner's life to save him. Gaara, who was free from the threat of the Tailed Beast, was not much weaker.

He was still able to reach the level of a near-Kage, and even his emotions had become much calmer. Perhaps it was because he was able to sleep. His irritable personality had changed a lot. Under such circumstances, they naturally intended to train him to become the new Fifth Kazekage.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Before the training was even over, Sunagakure urgently needed a Fifth Kazekage to face the Five Kage Summit. So, the original plan that was to be announced last naturally had to be brought forward.

"There's nothing we can do about it. With the two of us supporting him, at least there won't be any problems within the village. As for external affairs, a young Kazekage with such strength is acceptable. It's just a matter of whether he can adapt to that kind of environment."

Granny Chiyo said calmly, "The Five Kage Summit is approaching, and Sunagakure needs to set off within seven days. This is the time when Gaara becomes the Kazekage, which is quite difficult for us."

Fortunately, the changes that Gaara brought after his resurrection were noticed by most of the ninjas in Sunagakure, and the blame for the destruction of Sunagakure was shifted entirely onto Shukaku, which gave the two of them hope for success.

Otherwise, Sunagakure probably wouldn't have been able to create a Kazekage out of thin air. However, this matter was quite urgent, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

The next morning, as soon as Gaara opened his eyes, he noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. He had been successfully resurrected and was not living in the center of Sunagakure, but in a corner of the village.

Firstly, it prevents him from recalling unpleasant memories of the Sunagakure residents. Secondly, it makes it convenient for him to practice ninjutsu here, since the outside world is just a vast desert, and he doesn't need to worry about harming the Sunagakure village during training.

The once deserted area was now bustling with activity. Gaara pushed open the door and saw Granny Chiyo and Ebizo, who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time. Even Temari and Kankuro looked at him with complicated expressions as he opened the door.

Gaara subconsciously surveyed the situation in Sunagakure, and after confirming that there were no problems, he realized that Shukaku was gone. He no longer needed to worry about Shukaku causing damage due to being out of control.

After a period of rest and training, Gaara felt a sense of ease he had never experienced before. Under such circumstances, he naturally wouldn't be thinking about killing people all the time. After all, if given a choice, who would want to become a monster!

"Gaara, from this day forward you are the Kazekage!"

Granny Chiyo's voice drifted over slowly. Gaara, still confused about what was happening, gaped, finally letting out a sound tinged with bewilderment and doubt:

"what?"

Chapter 408 Each Person's Preparations

The rise of Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, was completely unexpected by everyone. Just three days ago, the villagers and ninjas of Sunagakure had learned that Gaara had been nominated as a candidate for Kazekage.

The very next day, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo announced that Gaara would soon be involved in decision-making regarding important matters as the prospective Kazekage.

The ninjas and residents of Sunagakure were somewhat surprised by this, since Gaara became Kazekage mainly because there were really no strong ninjas left in Sunagakure. After losing the Tailed Beast, his strength had successfully reached the level of a quasi-Kage, so it was inevitable that he would become Kazekage.

After all, Sunagakure is a village with a shortage of talent, unlike other ninja villages that have many genius ninjas. In order to become a Kage, in addition to their own strength, they also need some necessary qualities.

For Sunagakure, having two candidates for Kazekage every time was a great blessing. This had only happened once, but it happened during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and one of them was ruthlessly rejected.

It's really quite tragic. Now, Gaara is the only candidate left. And he's not as terrifying as before after losing his tailed beast. The only thing that the Sand Village ninjas don't quite understand is why they made such a decision right when Gaara's strength was on the rise.

However, this question did not last even a day before the news of the Five Kage Summit invitation from the Raikage of Kumogakure began to spread like wildfire throughout the village, as if it had grown legs.

Most people who received this information were confused, but a few already understood what was going on.

Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, a Kazekage is definitely needed to participate in the Five Kage Summit, and younger ones have an advantage over older ones, even if they are slightly weaker.

After all, youth can explain everything, and it's common knowledge that the Fourth Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru, so there's no need to hide it.

As expected, today, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo announced that Gaara had officially become the Kazekage. The Sunagakure ninjas who learned of this could only accept it, since they didn't know what the Five Kage Summit really meant.

Judging from the title, this is a meeting of five Kage, and Sunagakure must have a Kazekage. Under such circumstances, it seems that there is really no better choice than Gaara.

"You don't need to worry too much about village affairs. We're not dead yet, and before we die, we should be able to help you completely stabilize the situation in Sunagakure. As for strength, I think you're close to Kage level now that you've obtained those secret techniques."

The Five Kage Summit was essentially a test. The situation in the other ninja villages wasn't particularly good either, so there was no need to worry. As an ally of Sunagakure, Konoha certainly wouldn't stand idly by and watch Sunagakure be completely isolated.

In the Kazekage's office, Gaara, dressed in the Kazekage's robes and seated in the Kazekage's seat, listened quietly to Granny Chiyo's words. Gaara had just become the Kazekage today, and was preparing to depart for the Five Kage Summit tomorrow, which made him feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, he didn't need to know too much at the moment. In any case, the goal of Sunagakure was to get through the Five Kage Summit.

"I see."

Gaara slowly closed his eyes, seemingly recalling the events of the previous meeting. The Five Kage Summit was a serious matter, and Gaara only hoped he wouldn't make a mistake, otherwise he would lose face for Sunagakure.

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In the Mizukage's office in Kirigakure, Mei Terumi was arranging things after she left the village. After all the arrangements were completed, only the two of them remained in the office.

One of them was Mei Terumi, and the other was Chojuro, who carried a special ninja sword. After losing one of his swords, he was no longer qualified to use another one and had to spend a lot of money to reforge a weapon from a special metal with extremely high chakra conductivity.

It's a pity that the craftsmen who forged the ninja swords are long gone; otherwise, Kirigakure might have created a brand new ninja sword.

"You're coming with me to the Five-Shadow Talks."

Even though there were only two people in the room, Mei Terumi was looking in another direction. Strangely, Chojuro, who heard the voice, was not surprised at all, as if this was not the first time such a thing had happened.

As Mei Terumi's voice faded, a ninja dressed in the uniform of the Hidden Mist Village's pursuit force slowly revealed himself in the direction she was looking. His body was covered with a layer of ice crystals, which could be used to disguise himself through special refraction.

"it is good!"

The cold words came, and the figure gradually blended into the surrounding walls in Mei Terumi's gaze, finally disappearing completely. If she hadn't known that the guy had always been there, Mei Terumi felt that she might not have even been able to detect his presence.

When Terumi learned that he was trained by Zabuza and that his background was completely innocent, she thought that she could increase the strength of Kirigakure.

But to her utter surprise, simply giving him some Ice Release scrolls collected by Kirigakure resulted in the creation of someone whose strength was comparable to hers. This made Mei Terumi wonder just how outrageous this guy would be if the Ice Release scrolls of the Minazuki family were well-preserved and intact.

Unfortunately, the Blood Mist Era reduced all those things to history, leaving Mei Terumi feeling extremely helpless.

But it's just a helpless situation. There's no need to dwell on what's already happened; facing a brand new future is the best course of action.

The main topic of this Five Kage Summit was the Akatsuki organization and Obito Uchiha. Kirigakure knew quite a lot about this, not to mention Kisame Hoshigaki, who was one of the Akatsuki members who came from Kirigakure.

Obito Uchiha went even further, directly controlling the Fourth Mizukage, turning the already tense Kirigakure into a bloody mist. This should be considered a special understanding, since being an enemy is also a form of understanding, even though he was badly beaten.

Thinking about this made Mei Terumi feel uneasy. She didn't feel anything after being healed, but now the skin around the wound is still clearly distinct from the surrounding skin, so much so that Mei Terumi would think of the time when Chojuro directly slashed her.

This could be considered a nightmare, but there was absolutely no way to blame the medical ninjas of Konoha for it; all they could do was try their best not to think about it.

"Chojuro, you'll come along tomorrow too."

Mei Terumi, having regained her composure, looked at Chojuro in front of her and spoke calmly. This guy is still very strong; at the very least, he can be taken out as a guard. If we leave him inside the village, who knows what kind of wild thoughts he might have!

The only pity about the last time they encountered Obito Uchiha was that Ao, who possessed the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, was killed instantly...

Chapter 409: Could we witness history again?

In Iwagakure, Onoki had just returned from the Konoha front with his team when he received an invitation from the Kumogakure Anbu to hold a Five Kage Summit.

Onoki was somewhat surprised to see this. It was already surprising enough that Kumogakure did not fight when Iwagakure and Konoha were in conflict. Now, the invitation to the Five Kage Summit was extended directly, which made Onoki feel even more astonished.

This sudden change in the Raikage's demeanor—a man who always acted recklessly and was indecisive—truly surprised Onoki.

As Onoki opened the scroll and looked at its contents, his expression gradually became strange. After seeing the Akatsuki organization's information, Onoki subconsciously looked around. He couldn't help it; he had been controlled in the Tsuchikage's office last time.