After Naruko was born, Namikaze Minato also set down a weight on his mind and agreed to the long-postponed request to hold the Five Kage Summit.
The other four countries had long wanted to sit down face-to-face and talk properly, so after Minato had no objection, they immediately organized it and finally set the location at Akatsuki's headquarters in the Land of Rain.
Because Uchiha Madara had recently shown a strong tendency toward peace, his credibility actually rose; the standing of the ninja-world's Asura in people's minds wasn't just about slaughtering skills anymore, it also included Uchiha's consistent decisive authority.
Since Uchiha wanted to solve problems peacefully, the possibility of one thing being said in public and another done in private was small, so the Five Kage felt comfortable choosing that site.
At the request of many of the Kage, the Five Kage Summit convened quickly.
Each Kage brought two bodyguards to attend.
Minato brought his disciples Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi. Although these two were a bit younger in strength, both had carried out "high-difficulty" missions; their abilities were obvious.
On the Land of Lightning's side, the Raikage was still the Third Raikage.
Because the future Fourth Raikage had lost an arm fighting Konoha's Black Fangs, the Third Raikage thought A's strength still needed improvement and wanted him to train more, so he hadn't let him take the position.
Still, the Third Raikage brought A and B with him, and the lineup looked very powerful.
On the Land of Wind's side, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa brought two female bodyguards: one was an unfamiliar village-born kunoichi, the other was… Pakura of Scorch Release.
Yes, Rasa even brought Pakura. Although this person had already been judged to be a member of Akatsuki by Sand's standards, Sunagakure has flexible standards for renegade ninja. Now that Pakura served as Akatsuki's ambassador in Sunagakure and was very popular locally, Rasa took it upon himself to treat Pakura as one of his own.
Of course, the key point was Sunagakure was poor; besides Pakura, there wasn't anyone else who could really hold the scene.
As for the Land of Water, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura brought with him Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu.
Currently Hozuki Mangetsu was also a member of Akatsuki, but unlike Pakura he hadn't deserted his village; instead, he joined Akatsuki under the Mizukage's directive, so it was fine to bring him.
Regarding the Land of Earth, though Onoki was already advanced in age, he still sat in the Kage position and brought his son Kitsuchi and his disciple Akatsuchi.
When the Five Kage met, an atmosphere of mutual sharpness immediately erupted. Onoki looked at the Third Raikage A, hovering in the sky, and taunted, "I heard the Raikage was going to retire and hand over the position, right? How come, even now, it's still you being the Kage?"
The Third Raikage A snorted and retorted sternly, "Tsuchikage, look at yourself, how old are you? Why haven't you rolled off that seat yet?"
"Compared to you, at least I'm still young and vigorous!"
Onoki cleared his throat. Although he most wanted to pick a fight with the Land of Lightning, he couldn't find a very good reason at the moment, so he changed the subject and picked on the softer target.
He turned his head to Rasa and the two bodyguards behind him and sneered, "What, Sand has no one left? I remember Pakura is a member of Akatsuki, how do you still have the face to bring him?"
Before Rasa could reply, Pakura said calmly, "Tsuchikage, watch your words. Although I am no longer a shinobi of Sunagakure, that does not mean I do not care about Sunagakure's interests."
"This meeting decides Sunagakure's collective interests; naturally I cannot sit idly by. What, Tsuchikage, do you have an objection?"
Onoki didn't dare voice an objection. He might dare to shoot a bit of expression at the Hokage, but when it came to someone from Akatsuki and thinking about Uchiha Madara behind them, he wouldn't dare say a thing.
He could only turn his head to the other brown-haired woman at Rasa's side.
"Then fine, Pakura represents Sunagakure's interests, that's one thing. But who's this? Has Sunagakure really run out of people and must rely on a woman?"
This time Rasa simply said, "This is my wife, Karura. Of course, if Tsuchikage finds that answer unsatisfactory, I can phrase it differently: she is our Sunagakure's jonin, Sand's Karura."
Onoki's expression hardened as he looked at Karura, his face showing some caution.
He had long heard that Sunagakure once produced a genius who, at a very young age, had mastered magnet release to the point of controlling it like an extension of her arm, but later, for some reason, vanished from the public eye.
It turned out she had married Rasa.
Onoki carefully sensed the powerful magnetic-release field around Karura, as if she controlled everything within it; his taunting words choked off and could not be spoken.
Anyone who becomes a Kage bodyguard is not a normal person.
At this moment, other hidden villages turned their gazes to the Fourth Mizukage Yagura and his bodyguards.
Because the Land of Water had long been isolated, they knew the least about Yagura.
This time, it was the Third Raikage A who spoke first.
"I didn't expect Kirigakure to bring three children. If this were the Tsuchikage, he'd probably ask again: have all the adults in your family died off? Is your Kage just a little kid?"
Onoki hadn't expected the Third Raikage to dig a trap for him and snorted in displeasure.
However, the Raikage's remark also made sense; if he were in Onoki's place, he might indeed say that. So Onoki responded with silence.
Yagura's face darkened, 'Why is it that wherever I go, I am always treated like a child?'
He couldn't help but speak, "If you think that, your whole family are the children!"
"I only look like this because of certain other issues; Raikage, you'd better keep your mouth clean."
But the Raikage A would not let it go, "I heard your Third Mizukage died quietly before, perhaps that was merely an accident, and it let you get what you wanted."
Yagura answered lightly, "Yes, the death rate, that was something I accomplished. What, Raikage, do you think the Land of Lightning also wants a change of Kage and are asking me to do it for you?"
Everyone was taken aback. They had all received news of the Third Mizukage's death, but aside from Konoha's clear understanding of that rebellion, the others did not know the details.
They hadn't expected that it was the Fourth Mizukage who had done it.
A felt surprised too, but with his irritable temper, how could he stand others saying such things? Immediately, a burst of lightning flashed around him.
"What's that, kid? You think you can do it? If you've got the guts, come and try!"
Yagura could not be outdone and so unleashed a strong Three-Tails chakra fluctuation around him, donning a cloak of tailed-beast chakra.
"Try it if you dare, if Raikage wants to die, I'll grant it!"
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