Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

"As long as there is no Kumogakure in the current ninja world, there will be no problem."

Faced with the fate of the Raikage of Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning, Onoki immediately turned his attention to A, saying, "If it weren't for you, as the Raikage, allowing Kumogakure to continue its large-scale military expansion after the Third Shinobi World War, forcing neighboring countries to engage in an arms race to avoid being annexed, and causing hawks to rise in various countries, the shinobi world would be much more peaceful than it is now!"

"Stop twisting the truth! You've used Kumogakure's actions to preserve Iwagakure's power, and you've repeatedly used the infamous Akatsuki, that rogue ninja mercenary organization, to smear Kumogakure. Do you dare say to my face that this never happened?!"

When the word "Akatsuki" was mentioned, the Raikage's emotions became even more agitated.

However, Onoki disagreed. Faced with the volatile Raikage, his experience in dealing with people would never allow him to confront the Raikage's anger alone.

"In this world, it's not about who shouts the loudest to be right. The Cloud Village, which even plans to plunder the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan in order to expand its military power, is capable of all sorts of unscrupulous things. I can share with you, kid, all the inhumane things I've witnessed in my life, so that the Cloud Village can see if they're guilty."

Onoki looked at Ai with a mocking smile and continued:

"Speaking of which, I've heard that Kumogakure has done quite a bit of research on the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan. So, it seems that the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools is probably closely related to Kumogakure. Fourth Raikage, when you inherited the position of Raikage, did you hear any words from your father, who was the Third Raikage?"

Konoha, caught in the conflict between the Raikage and the Tsuchikage, was alarmed by Nara Shikaku, who was acting as the Hokage.

As the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi previously stated, the Five Kage Summit, spearheaded by Konoha, requires the five Kage to reach a consensus on a certain proposal during the summit.

As the acting Hokage, Nara Shikaku must make the other four Kage realize how terrifying Uzumaki Naruto is in order to gain the assistance of the other four great nations.

Naruto Uzumaki is someone that Konoha can't deal with alone.

We must stop Onoki from continuing to manipulate us before the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, completely tears Konoha apart and causes the Five Kage Summit to end inconclusively due to conflicts between the countries!

"Please listen to me—"

Nara Shikaku hurriedly spoke up, preparing to intervene in the argument between the Tsuchikage and the Raikage.

"Lord Raikage, Lord Tsuchikage... please stop arguing and listen to me."

Mifune spoke at this moment, preempting Nara Shikaku from speaking.

Chapter 92 Illusion

As the leader of the Land of Iron, Mifune's political identity, whether as the Raikage or the Tsuchikage, deserves the most basic respect.

The two barely suppressed their anger and stopped arguing for the time being. Mei Terumi and Temari also looked at Mifune.

Mifune had already accomplished his goal of preventing the Tsuchikage from dragging the conflict into Konoha. It would be unwise for him to add more attention by speaking up, so Nara Shikaku returned to silence and, like the other four Kage, waited for Mifune to say what he was about to say.

"I believe that what the Raikage and Tsuchikage did was not wrong."

Although as a neutral party, witnessing the Five Kage Summit, and having an obligation to mediate the conflict, Mifune's words still stirred up waves in everyone's hearts.

Just when everyone thought that Mifune was going to use the foolish method of smoothing things over to obscure the conflict between the Raikage and the Tsuchikage, Mifune's next words were even more surprising.

"In my opinion, the root cause of the current problems in the ninja world should be... Konoha."

"Konoha? What are you talking about!"

Even a rational person like Nara Shikaku could not hide his emotions.

Mifune ignored Nara Shikaku and offered an explanation for his argument.

"All the mistakes stemmed from the First Hokage who ended the chaotic Warring States period decades ago."

Mifune suddenly countered, "Have you all considered what the essence of the Warring States period was?"

He posed his question, glancing around at the five Kage before him, but when his gaze met that of the Fourth Raikage, A, he was taken aback.

I never expected that this emotional, impatient guy would be the first to notice something amiss...

That's true. Judging those who can become Shadows based solely on appearances will only lead to your own downfall.

"Are you really Mifune?"

Aiwen.

Mifune did not respond, but simply raised his hands and then—formed a hand seal.

The next instant, the Fourth Raikage A, who had enhanced himself with Lightning Release and whose body was wrapped in lightning, appeared in front of Mifune!

As expected of the Raikage, who is currently the strongest in combat among the Five Kage, his attacks were ruthless and his lightning-enhanced ninjutsu brought terrifying attack speed that no one could react to!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Surrounded by lightning release and in lightning chakra mode with lightning release as armor, A concentrated his chakra in his left arm and used a close-range hand chop to strike the enemy's ninjutsu, which landed precisely on Mifune!

"Who are you?!"

Ai shouted angrily, without considering whether Mifune was still alive after taking a direct hit from his terrifying ninjutsu attack.

"Ah……"

A slight smile appeared on Mifune's lips. His figure changed in the eyes of the Five Kage, transforming from a highly respected samurai leader into a blond-haired boy.

Illusion!

Mifune never existed from the beginning; he was merely a disguise created by the boy before them through illusion.

"Naruto!"

Upon seeing the boy's face, the acting Fifth Hokage, Nara Shikaku, and the Fifth Kazekage, Temari, exclaimed in unison.

After Naruto dispelled the genjutsu, he suddenly burst into flames, but the flames on his body were not bright red; they were pitch black.

The Fourth Raikage is indeed very fast.

But in the end, he still couldn't stop Naruto from forming the hand seals.

"This technique is...!"

The black flames started to spread from A's left hand, which was attacking Naruto's body, up to his arm.

Itachi Uchiha's Amaterasu!

As a Kage, Ai also knew about Akatsuki and the Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques of Itachi Uchiha within the Akatsuki organization.

Naruto was willing to burn himself to unleash Amaterasu on A, which made A wonder, but the doubt was immediately answered.

Naruto, struck head-on by the lightning strike, vanished into smoke—he wasn't the real Naruto, but a shadow clone.

However, the black flames that had spread to Ai's arm would not disappear like Naruto's shadow clones.

The black flames that had been burning slowly suddenly climbed from Ai's arm to his shoulder at an incredible speed!

Without further hesitation, before the black flames reached his cervical spine, Ai used his right hand to execute a lightning-style hand chop, severing his entire left hand from under his left armpit.

Such a strange phenomenon caused the Shadow Guards, who had been lurking behind the curtain, to emerge in full force and stand guard in front of the Shadows they were protecting.

"Lord Raikage!"

The Raikage guards, one black and one white, who had been hiding behind the curtain, also came to Ai's side.

Carrying a huge cleaver on his back, with the characters "thunder" and "water" tattooed on his shoulders, and sporting an afro and black skin, Darui stood guard in front of the Raikage, wary of his surroundings.

And at this moment, there was hope, a woman with short yellow hair and white skin, who was using a palm magic technique on the wound on Ai's severed right arm.

"The enemy is here! Chojuro!"

Meanwhile, in the right eye socket covered by a black eyepatch, was Ao, the Mizukage guard who had obtained the Byakugan during the Third Shinobi World War. With his seasoned combat experience and the Byakugan's reconnaissance range, he was the first to discover the location of the enemy who had invaded the Five Kage Summit.

"Yes!"

Under Ao's command, the young ninja representing the future of Kirigakure—a boy with short, light blue hair and black-rimmed glasses named Chojuro—wielded Hiramekarei, one of the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure, and cut down the curtain representing the Five Great Nations.

As the curtain fell, Naruto Uzumaki appeared on the high platform where the guards had been standing.

Not only Naruto Uzumaki, but also a black-haired boy standing next to him, his cold red eyes fixed on the people of the five great nations.

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

The crimson eyes with their jet-black tomoe patterns made the black-haired boy's identity a foregone conclusion!

The ninja hand seals Naruto used in front of the Fourth Raikage, A, were a summoning jutsu!

The black flames that burned Naruto's shadow clones just now were Sasuke's technique!

"What exactly is your purpose in infiltrating the Five Kage Summit?!"

With the number of enemies increasing and his wounds barely healed, Ai once again entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, strengthening his body cells, looking ready to launch another attack.

"How about you calm down a bit first?"

Naruto looked down at A, not seeing him as a threat.

However, Naruto's gaze lingered briefly on A's severed arm for a fleeting moment.

Although Naruto knew of the Fourth Raikage's impetuous personality, he was also wary of him based on the original story's depiction of the Fourth Raikage's self-sacrificing fighting style.

But Naruto was still surprised by the fact that the Shadow Clone Technique had so easily replaced A's entire left arm.

“Normally, every choice a ‘Kage’ makes requires careful consideration. How did someone like you, who makes impulsive decisions based on emotions, become the ‘Raikage’?”

"It's because of the prestige built up in past wars, and because strong leadership has united the people..."

Naruto and A locked eyes, and Naruto used the sarcastic remarks he had just learned from the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, on A.

"...Or is it because your father is the Third Raikage?"

When Naruto suddenly mentioned his deceased father in an extremely contemptuous tone, the Fourth Raikage A's anger surged up again.

However, the stinging pain from his severed arm still reminded him of the price of his reckless actions.

"It seems you can still calm down."

Naruto observed A's performance and realized that the hot-tempered Raikage was well aware that losing an arm in just one encounter with Naruto was too much of a price to pay.

However, among the people from the five great nations present, there was no shortage of those who were not calm.

Protecting the Fifth Kazekage, Temari, were her two younger brothers—Kankuro, a puppeteer dressed entirely in black, and Gaara, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki with a huge gourd on his back, short red hair, no eyebrows, and a bright red "love" character tattooed on one side of his forehead.

Gaara's chakra, fluctuating abnormally due to his emotional excitement, was so striking.

Since the Chunin Exams three years ago, Gaara has harbored inexplicable hostility towards Naruto. Coupled with the influence of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, Gaara's methods for controlling his emotions have become extremely limited.

"Gaara, calm down!"

Temari tried to suppress Gaara's emotions.

But Gaara, who always listened to his older sister in the past, ignored Temari's words this time.

Oh no, it would be troublesome if Gaara went berserk at this moment—Kankuro was also extremely anxious. With all five Kage present, if Gaara went berserk and couldn't distinguish friend from foe, in order to prevent Naruto and Sasuke from taking the opportunity to attack, he might be prioritized to be killed by the other four Kage to prevent the battle from getting out of control.

Kankuro glanced subtly at the Raikage and Tsuchikage. After the heated debate at the previous Five Kage Summit, these two Kage were the most likely to take advantage of the chaos to kill Gaara.