The genius of Naruto is a bit ordinary.

Chapter 330 Five Shadows Talk
Xia Li was sitting in his seat, stretching lazily as if he hadn't heard what the Tsuchikage said.

Just when the Tsuchikage frowned and was about to speak again, Xia Li spoke.

"I can't help it. After all, the Fire Nation is vast and has many things to deal with. As a result, I can only come here when I have spare time. I am not as free as you."

Xia Li said this without changing his expression, as if he was not the one who was delayed because of Ino's matter.

"Haha, I'm afraid there aren't necessarily many things going on, it's just that the way you handle them is wrong." Tsuchikage Ohnoki wrinkled his big red nose and continued.

"Shouldn't you know whether the method is right or not? What's the situation of Konoha?" Xia Li glanced at Ohnoki. He didn't believe that there were no spies of the enemy in Konoha.

"Hokage, you are joking. How could an old man from the Land of Earth like me know about Konoha's affairs?" Ohnoki naturally couldn't admit it, but at this time Ohnoki also looked at Xia Li and felt that it was a bit tricky. The other party's personality was completely unlike what he should have at this age.

"Ahem." At this time, Mifune of the Iron Country couldn't stand it anymore. If they continued to argue with each other like this, then it would be unacceptable for him, as the host of the Five Kage Summit.

"Please put the five Kage's hats in front." Mifune spoke when he saw Oonoki and Xia Li calm down.

Xia Li put the hat representing his shadow around his waist on the table. At this moment, a ray of light fell behind him, illuminating him and the symbol of the Fire Nation behind him very clearly.

Naruto and Sasuke were standing behind the sign at this time. Naruto also saw Kankuro and Temari over there, and immediately waved and greeted Kankuro and Temari with a smile.

Kankuro and Temari were also a little helpless, but fortunately, the situation here was blocked by the flag behind the Shadow, so they responded to Naruto.

"In response to the call of His Excellency the Raikage, the five Kage are now gathered together. I am the host here, my name is Mifune. Next, the Five Kage Talks will begin." Mifune said in a deep voice.

After he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent, as if no one was willing to be the first to speak out.

Finally, it was the Kazekage Gaara who spoke first, with his hands on the conference table and his fingers intertwined, "Then start with me. Listen."

"The Five Kage have changed a lot." At this time, the Tsuchikage Ōnoki suddenly spoke again.

"It's really amazing that you can become a Kage at this age, Mr. Kazekage."

Gaara looked at Ōnoki, not understanding what he was thinking. Was he interrupting him just to praise him? That shouldn't be possible.

"It seems that your father's education is very appropriate, but you are a little lacking in manners." Oonoki showed his true colors and expressed his dissatisfaction with Gaara's opening words that did not use any respect at all.

Gaara didn't move, but Kankuro under the flag of the Wind Country behind him clenched his hands. However, this occasion was not like a private meeting of the Sand Ninjas, and he couldn't rush out to help.

"I think that compared to this, Lord Tsuchikage, who takes advantage of a small matter to take advantage of his seniority and wants to teach others a lesson, is more annoying." Xia Li yawned and said. Compared to Gaara, he was the most frivolous one.

"Hmph, I remember that the Hokage and the Kazekage are pretty much the same age, no wonder they can get along so well." Ohnoki snorted coldly but didn't say anything else. The other party had already said that he was taking advantage of his age, wouldn't it make him seem more like that if he continued?
"Yes, after all, we have a lot of talented people in Konoha. I can even find someone younger than me to take over the position of Hokage, and he can manage Konoha in an orderly manner. Unlike Lord Tsuchikage, who is so old and still can't find a suitable successor. He needs to shoulder everything in the Iwagakure by himself." Xia Li responded.

"You!" Ohnoki immediately showed an angry look. After all, Xia Li's words really hit the pain point of the Iwagakure. It was precisely because he hit the mark that it was so annoying.

"Mr. Tsuchikage, there's no need to be angry. After all, your anger seems to prove that what I said seems to be right." Xia Li continued to interrupt Ohnoki.

This time, Ohnoki just snorted coldly with a bad expression. He looked at Xia Li and then at Gaara. The relationship between them was deeper than he thought, so he would not go against the two Kages, but the annoyance in his heart was even deeper.

Gaara looked at Xia Li, then nodded to Xia Li.

Xia Li also raised his head. After all, the Sand Village now has a very close relationship with Konoha. He naturally couldn't just watch Ohnoki bully Gaara. What's more, the other party's words had hidden meaning. He was also young.

If he doesn't help Gaara, Ōnoki will immediately turn the spear around and point it at him.

"As expected of Xia Li, that old man is so annoying." At this time, Naruto clenched his fists and said in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down." Sasuke reminded helplessly.

The meeting is of course still going on, but judging from the current situation, it seems that there is really no way to continue the negotiations peacefully.

"Okay, Lord Tsuchikage, Lord Hokage, please stop interrupting and let Lord Kazekage continue speaking." Mizukage Mei Terumi was also a little helpless at this time. She came to the meeting, not to listen to them arguing.

Gaara nodded, and then said, "I was originally a Jinchūriki, but was captured by the Akatsuki organization and deprived of my tailed beast. So I decided that Akatsuki was a very dangerous organization. I sought assistance from the Five Kage several times, but except for the Hokage, everyone else ignored me."

As Gaara said this, he looked at Xia Li again. Both the former Hokage Tsunade and the current Hokage Xia Li had a very good attitude towards the Sand Ninjas.

"From what I understand, so many Jinchūriki from various countries have been captured, and it's too late to think of cooperating with each other."

"Yes, Konoha also has a say in this matter. We discovered the purpose of Akatsuki a long time ago, and Konoha asked Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, to secretly inform you of the relevant information. We even told you the information of the members of Akatsuki that we had investigated, but unfortunately it seems to have no effect and it did not attract your attention." Xia Li said at this time.

"Hmph... If the Jinchūriki of the five major ninja villages is captured, they will lose their status and be laughed at by other countries. It is a great shame. Normally, they will want to retrieve him secretly. It is impossible for them to seek help from other countries just after being captured!" Ohnoki retorted.

"Propriety, face, boring and old-fashioned way of thinking." Gaara responded.

Xia Li laughed at this scene. He agreed with Ohnoki on this point. The capture of the tailed beast was a big deal in itself. Asking for help from other countries might cause even greater unrest in case the other party had other intentions.

However, given the relationship between the five major countries, it is basically impossible for them to cooperate closely with each other.

All I can say is that Gaara's idea was too idealistic. For example, if Danzo had been the Hokage at that time, the Sand Village would probably no longer exist. Even if it did exist, it would have been eaten until only skin and bones were left.

Mei Terumi also sighed at this time and said, "As the Mizukage, I admit that I failed to handle this matter in time, but even if the tailed beasts were taken away, it would not cause panic immediately. Controlling the tailed beasts requires skills, knowledge and time."

"Moreover, the Jinchūriki must grow up with the tailed beasts and tame them. Even so, it is very difficult to control them. It is not an easy task at all." The Tsuchikage also said.

At this time, Xia Li couldn't help but laugh.

"Does Lord Hokage have any opinions?" Mei Terumi looked at Xia Li, then her eyes lit up after a closer look. He was a handsome young man, but unfortunately he didn't look like a teenager at all. The Kazekage, on the other hand, was rather simple.

"In the face of absolute power, controlling the tailed beasts is not a difficult task. For example, Konoha's first Hokage and Uchiha Madara were able to control the tailed beasts with their own strength." Xia Li said.

"But how can the members of Akatsuki be compared with those two?" Mei Terumi frowned.

"The Akatsuki organization has the eyes of the Six Paths Sage - the Rinnegan. It won't be difficult for them to suppress the tailed beasts. What's more, they only want the power of the tailed beasts. They don't care about becoming a jinchūriki or taming the tailed beasts. Gaara can prove this. He is the only former jinchūriki who is still alive after the power of the tailed beasts was taken away." Xia Li pointed at the table and continued.

"Moreover, Akatsuki is not an organization that was born at this time. It was already established before the One-Tail was captured. The reason why they waited until recently to take action can only mean that Akatsuki has completed its preparations. Your point of view is completely untenable."

Mei Terumi and Ōnoki also fell silent upon hearing this, because what Xia Li said was not a lie. The so-called truth is a sharp sword, and this sharp sword left them speechless.

Moreover, more importantly, they themselves probably helped the Akatsuki organization to complete the preparations. After all, money is also part of the preparations...

However, at this moment, the Raikage quietly clenched his fists, and his action attracted everyone's attention.

"Stop talking nonsense!" The Raikage yelled and punched the table. This punch did not use chakra, but it still smashed the table into pieces.

At this moment, all the guards of the Shadow had already stopped in front of the Shadow, and took out their weapons, looking at the Raikage vigilantly, the contradiction seemed to be about to explode at any moment. At this time, Mifune couldn't help but sigh, and then said, "This is an important place for negotiations, please be careful if you behave in a manner that is not polite."

"Naruto, Sasuke, please step back." Xia Li said.

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and retreated behind the curtain again. They also knew Xia Li's strength and were not too worried.

The other guards also retreated one after another.

"Then let the talks continue," Mifune said.

At this time, the Raikage also attracted everyone's attention because of his previous actions. He glanced at the others and said, "Konoha, Iwa, Sand, and Mist, the rebel ninjas from your ninja villages formed Akatsuki. Not only that, I have already investigated, including the previous Kage, some of you have used Akatsuki!"

Suddenly, Gaara opened his eyes wide, a little incredulous.

Xia Li didn't say anything after hearing this. He couldn't say for sure whether Konoha had used Akatsuki. Tsunade certainly hadn't, but the Third Hokage and Danzo...

Especially Danzo.

Suddenly, Xia Li nodded his forehead, as if Danzo had definitely used Akatsuki, but others used Akatsuki to do things that were beneficial to the village, while Danzo used Akatsuki... just to kill him.

"I don't trust you, and I don't want to negotiate with you at all. I came here to convene the Five Kage Conference to hold you accountable!"

But Gaara didn't care about this. He was more concerned about what the Raikage said before: Have some ninja villages used the Akatsuki organization?

Xia Li clicked his tongue and didn't really care about it. Regardless of right or wrong, the prerequisite for holding the other party accountable was that their power must be greater than theirs. Unfortunately, the Cloud Ninja's power could not reach that level.

However, what the Raikage said was not wrong. The Kumogakure was the only village that had no rebels from the Akatsuki organization, but ended up having its two tailed beasts captured by the Akatsuki organization. It was indeed a bit miserable.

Next, the Raikage continued to speak, first saying that there were the most rebel ninjas in Konoha among the Akatsuki organization, first Orochimaru and then Uchiha Itachi.

He then talked about how the Sand Ninja used the Akatsuki organization to participate in the war, and the Tsuchikage also explained why they used the Akatsuki organization.

It is probably because training ninjas by yourself requires a lot of energy and money, so it is better to just use money to exchange for the help of Akatsuki, who regards fighting as a profession. They are all war experts. In this way, not only can the village avoid a large loss of manpower, but also achieve excellent results because of the strength of Akatsuki.

Ohnoki seemed to be enjoying the talk. He didn't care if others exposed this kind of thing. Even if it happened again, he would make the same choice.

Immediately afterwards, the Raikage turned his attention to the Mizukage Mei Terumi, believing that the Mist Ninjas were the most suspicious because the Mist Ninjas never engaged in diplomacy and there were rumors that the birthplace of the Akatsuki organization was the Mist Village.

It can be said that the Raikage has gone crazy and listed all the mistakes of the other four major ninja villages at once.

As the one being questioned, the Mizukage, Mei Terumi, remained silent for a long time before she slowly spoke, "Since we've come to this point, I'll just speak frankly."

"We suspect that the former Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was controlled by someone. It might also be the work of Akatsuki, so we don't want to make it public..." Mei Terumi closed her eyes. After all, the village's Kage being controlled was the most unacceptable thing, not to mention making it public.

"Everyone is like this..." Raikage gritted his teeth when he heard this and wanted to get angry. Such an important thing was only mentioned now.

"Speak politely, Raikage." Ohnoki spoke again at this time, "After all, it is because you are still desperately pursuing power and collecting ninjutsu in this era of arms reduction that we have to hire Akatsuki to fight against you."

"Nani!" The Raikage glared angrily, slammed his hands on the table, and stood up again.

Xia Li watched all this with great interest, as if he didn't mind the big deal.

Unfortunately, Ōnoki had no intention of continuing, and the Raikage just glared at Ōnoki for a while and then sat down again. After all, there were five Kage sitting here, and even if he came here to call for an explanation, he couldn't possibly want to offend the other four Kage at the same time.

Mifune sighed again at this time. He had already expected that this situation would happen at the Five Kage Summit. After all, how could the Five Kage, who were enemies in the past, sit down easily and negotiate in peace.

At this time, Sanchuan also noticed that Xia Li seemed to be watching the show. He thought about it in his mind and then spoke again.

"Please calm down. If we continue to argue like this, we will never get any results. In my opinion, it would be better to let the Hokage express his opinion."

"Me?" Xia Li couldn't help but look at Sanchuan. He hadn't watched enough of the show.

"Yes." Mifune nodded, and when he saw that everyone else was looking at him, he continued speaking without changing his expression.

"After all, Konoha, led by the Hokage, is the only village here that has not lost its tailed beasts. Konoha is also the first village to discover the purpose of the Akatsuki organization and inform other villages of it. So the Hokage's opinion is very important in my opinion. And the Hokage should also have some information that we don't know, right? Can you tell us at the same time?"

Hearing this, the other four shadows looked at each other and nodded. After all, what Mifune said made sense.

"Okay, but what I want to say first is that Konoha has not been attacked by the Akatsuki organization, and the person sent out by the other side is even the one who possesses the Rinnegan." Xia Li said directly.

"What?!" The other four Kage opened their eyes wide. They knew that Konoha was attacked by the Akatsuki organization. After all, that incident caused quite a stir, but they did not expect that it would be the Rinnegan.

So, even if facing the Rinnegan, does Konoha have the ability to deal with it?
"So, it's your own problem if you fail to protect the tailed beasts well," Xia Li said.

Even though Xia Li's words might cause some hatred, the other Kages had no way to refute anything at this time. After all, compared to Konoha, the intensity of the attack they suffered was not that great, but they still lost the tailed beast, which was enough to explain the problem.

"Next, let me tell you the information I have, but it's not free," said Xia Li.

"What do you mean?" asked the Raikage.

"For example, what is the purpose of this Five Kage Summit? Is it really to hold people accountable?" Xia Li glanced at the Raikage, and the meaning was self-evident. Does the Cloud Village have the right to hold the other four villages accountable?
Even if the Raikage had just pointed out the mistakes of the other four ninja villages, it would not have achieved this effect.

"As far as I know, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki should be the Raikage's younger brother, and he should have been captured by the Akatsuki organization not long ago. What you are thinking about now should be getting our help as soon as possible to rescue your brother, right?" Xia Li asked.

"And you keep saying that this isn't for cooperation talks, but if it isn't for cooperation talks, why waste this time to hold the Five Kage Summit? You might as well use this time to look for your brother and save him."

"So, I'm afraid that Lord Raikage also knows that you can't defeat the Akatsuki organization with your own strength, nor can you rescue your brother, so you can only hold the Five Kage Talks, the purpose of which is to cooperate."

"For this reason, you organized the Five Kage Talks and acted as if you were raising an army to hold someone accountable, just to gain the moral high ground."

"So, what do you mean?" The Raikage's eyes widened and his beard was about to stand on end.

"Well, what it means is that if the Five Kage Summit reaches a unified result, then you will have a high probability of proposing to become the commander-in-chief of the coalition by standing on the moral high ground. In this way, you will be able to better control the coalition forces to rescue your brother." Xia Li said casually.

The Raikage stared at Xia Li without saying anything, and Xia Li continued to speak.

"Originally, I wanted to continue watching you quarreling, but since Lord Mifune asked me to express my opinion, I will just say it." Xia Li looked at the other four shadows with interest.

"I can agree to the alliance, but I don't intend to give you the position of commander-in-chief."

(End of this chapter)