From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 497 The Twilight Hermit Gathering, Appearance
Two days later, Onoki suddenly barged into the meeting, leaving the five Kage completely blank.

How on earth did he manage to break in?!
The security detail for the Five Kage Summit is of the highest priority. Although the Land of Iron is a neutral country, its samurai are still an undeniable force.

Moreover, besides the Five Kage, there is no shortage of excellent sensory ninjas present.

For example, Ao, the bodyguard of the Mizukage of Kirigakure, and Hiki, the Raikage of Kumogakure, were both extremely skilled sensory ninjas.

However, the sudden intrusion of Onoki by the two-day-old still went unnoticed by anyone.

Although Raikage "Xi" may seem reckless, he is actually very thoughtful.

Upon seeing the sudden intrusion of the two-day scale Ōnoki, he did not immediately become angry. Instead, he cautiously looked to his side and inquired of the sensory ninja, Nozomi.

"I apologize, Lord Raikage."

However, Xi's expression was as if she had seen a ghost; her face was pale and her lips were trembling: "I can't sense anything, there's absolutely no chakra."

"Illusion?"

The Fourth Raikage raised an eyebrow, speculating that the opponent might be using some kind of 'genjutsu'.

"No, that's not how it is, Lord Raikage."

Xi's lips were a little pale, and there was a lingering fear in her eyes. She shook her head and said, "It's not an illusion, but I don't know how to explain it."

"What's the meaning?!"

This statement left everyone present completely bewildered.

“Let me explain.” Standing behind the Mizukage, Ao said in a deep voice, “He means that even though he can clearly see the other person’s presence, it’s as if the other person doesn’t exist, whether from chakra perception or from other angles, right?”

It sounds like a tongue twister, but the Five Kage still found it quite difficult to understand.

"Don't worry, everyone, I'm not here to kill you."

Onoki, the two-day pendulum, gracefully took his seat, as if he were the center of the entire meeting: "To be precise, I'm here to advise you."

"Persuade us?"

The Fourth Raikage stared at his opponent warily.

However, Onoki calmly tapped the table, his gaze falling on the Mizukage and Kazekage in turn: "I'm here to offer you all a suggestion. Obediently hand over the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, and I can guarantee your survival. You can even continue to hold your respective positions in the empire I establish. What do you say?"

Is this an olive branch being extended to them?
For a moment, the five figures present fell into an eerie silence.

"Please think about it carefully, everyone."

Onoki appeared confident of victory, a faint smile playing on his lips: "With your current strength, to be honest, it's really boring."

"Boring? That's laughable!" The Raikage, with the most volatile temper, was the first to lose his temper, slamming his fist on the table and standing up: "Onoki, you..."

"sit down!"

However, Onoki simply tapped the table lightly, as if the order had been distorted and thrown into chaos.

The Raikage, who had been acting irritably just a second ago, actually sat down obediently.

However, judging from the latter's bulging veins on his arms, the lightning chakra surrounding his body, and his extremely angry eyes, it is clear that the Raikage did not sit down 'voluntarily'.

"Let me finish what I have to say, kid."

Onoki's dark eyes seemed to be brewing a chilling pressure, and his voice transformed into an iron-clad order, heavily pressing down on everyone's body and soul.

The entire meeting room suddenly fell silent.

"Look, you are really weak, aren't you?"

Onoki admired the resentment in the eyes of the five Kage as they struggled, a smile playing on his lips: "Actually, you are not important to me at all. If I really wanted to stop you, I could wipe you off the face of the earth with just a flick of my finger."

As if to confirm its authenticity, he slightly raised his index finger.

In an instant, all five shadows could feel an unfathomable malice being inflicted upon them, causing weakness, vomiting, illness, and a complete distortion of the rules.

Fortunately, this situation only lasted for a very short time.

Afterwards, the five Kage all showed expressions of horror and terror; they finally understood.

As Onoki said, if the other party really intended to kill them, they only needed to lift a finger.

"If we kill you all, the so-called Five Shadows Alliance will cease to exist, won't it?"

Onoki's voice was deep and authoritative, exuding an extremely strong sense of pressure. The five Kage were forced to lower their heads, as if acknowledging his words.

"If that's the case, then why did you come looking for us?" As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade still maintained her principles and pride. Even under such immense pressure, she still forced herself to raise her head and look directly at Onoki: "Why didn't you just kill us?"

"Yes, just like you said."

Onoki grinned, but his eyes were full of contempt: "Because, from beginning to end, my opponent has never been you bunch of ants, am I right, Minami?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the woman behind Nagato, who remained silent throughout.

"It's been a long time, Onoki."

Konan slowly walked past the five Kage, meeting Onoki's extremely imposing gaze with a calm and indifferent expression.

"And who is she?"

The Raikage, Kazekage, and Hokage all cast surprised glances at them.

They didn't understand why Onoki would specifically mention a guard from Amegakure at this particular time.
"Yes, it's been a long time, Xiao Nan."

Onoki seemed to be in a good mood, a smile appearing on his face: "Only you are worthy of being our opponents, aren't you?"

"Is this what you want?"

Xiao Nan looked at him quietly and said, "What can the United Aurora Society bring you?"

"Everything I want."

Onoki smiled calmly: "Look at me, I am now the Duke of Entropy at Sequence 2, and I am only one step away from Sequence 1, or even Sequence 0."

Finally, he stared at Xiao Nan with a half-smile: "And you? I can tell that you're just a Sequence 4 demigod, far inferior to me. I can give you a suggestion. I admire you. Why don't you join us?"

There's no need to say such things anymore.

Xiao Nan shook her head and said calmly, "Your purpose in coming here today is to intimidate us, or perhaps to eliminate an enemy here beforehand?"

"No, no, no, how could I do such a thing?"

Onoki shook his head and said slowly, "Although I have considered that, I don't believe you came here without any preparation."

Xiao Nan remained silent in response.

"See, just as I guessed."

Onoki stared at her with interest: "Even if I really make a move, you're probably confident you can leave. Let me guess... is it a magical item from the 'Door' pathway?"

Xiao Nan's eyes flickered slightly, seemingly with no intention of hiding anything: "That's right, I have a tool that allows me to leave at any time."

"It seems the negotiations have failed."

Onoki withdrew his gaze and looked at the remaining five Kage: "So, what are your thoughts? Would you like to cooperate with us?"

"I refuse!"

The furious Raikage glared at him angrily, saying each word clearly, "I will never hand over the Eight-Tails to you!" "I refuse too!" Tsunade sneered, "I am the granddaughter of the First Hokage, the Hokage of Konoha. My pride will not allow me to do such a thing!"

"You stole our Wind Shadow, and now you expect us to submit?"

Chiyo gave a cold laugh and then said, "Sunagakure refuses! We will never negotiate with you, even if it means death!"

"Unfortunately, it seems you're not on the majority side."

Mei Terumi sighed regretfully, glanced at Onoki, and said coldly, "Besides, I have no interest in people who are too old, so Kirigakure refuses!"

In the end, only Amegakure remained.

Nagato calmly replied, "Amegakure refuses."

The fact that all five Kage refused was exactly what Onoki had expected. His face showed no emotion, and he calmly rose from his seat, sighing regretfully, "It's a pity. Since you have all rejected my proposal, then... let's meet on the battlefield next time. I hope you won't regret your decision today."

The next moment, Onoki's figure disappeared from the meeting room as if he had never been there.

At this moment, Mifune, who had been frozen in place, finally regained his mobility and shouted in horror, "Guards! Where are the guards? Quickly go and check if there are any other intruders!"

This sudden intrusion almost scared Mifune to death.

If all five Kage were to die in the Land of Iron, he wouldn't know how to face the wrath of the five great ninja villages!

Fortunately, nothing bad happened.

After Onoki left, the five Kage remained silent for a long time before exchanging glances.

Finally, the five of them turned their gaze to Konan, a guard from Amegakure: "Now, can you explain who you really are?"

Is this question really that important?

Konan remained calm in the face of the skeptical gazes of the four Kage.

"Stop talking nonsense, you know what we're talking about!"

The hot-tempered Fourth Raikage couldn't sit still any longer. He slammed his hand down on the table, shattering it, and glared at her, yelling, "Who are you? Why does Onoki know you? Tell me everything!"

"sit down!"

With a soft snort from Konan, the hot-tempered Raikage was once again pinned to his seat.

Come again?

Raikage was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. He tried desperately to resist, but it was as if two mountains were pressing down on him, and he couldn't move at all.

"Calm down, Fourth Raikage."

Konan glanced at Nagato beside her and gently comforted him, "Don't get agitated, Nagato."

At that moment, Raikage suddenly realized that the red-haired man with the Rinnegan beside him had already shown murderous intent towards him.

"You'd better not do anything that could mislead me."

Nagato's eyes were cold as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I might do to you."

Clearly, the threat posed by someone with the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths and the Rinnegan is still quite intimidating to them.

"We mean no harm, we just want you to tell us what happened."

Tsunade decided to ease the tension, so she spoke in a gentle tone.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you even if you don't ask."

Xiao Nan calmly looked at everyone and said in a low voice, "Let me formally introduce myself. I am Xiao Nan, a member of the Twilight Hermit Society."

The Twilight Hermits' Gathering?!

Hearing that name again caused everyone present to show expressions of shock.

The Aurora Society has been searching for the Twilight Hermit Society, but many people doubt whether this organization even exists.

After all, if it really exists, why have there been no clues about it?
Looking at the five shocked figures, Xiao Nan calmly said, "This war will be led by us, the Twilight Hermits."

What would happen if we refused?

The Fourth Raikage stared coldly at her and said.

"casual."

Xiao Nan seemed unconcerned, saying calmly, "Whether you refuse or not, the war has begun, and no one can stop it."

"You mean, if we don't rely on the Twilight Hermits' Society, we're bound to fail?" Tsunade bit her lip, her fingers clenched tightly.

"I didn't mean that."

Xiao Nan remained calm and said indifferently, "Whether you choose to rely on us or not, I'm just here to inform you, that's all."

Yes, it's just a notification.

From beginning to end, the Twilight Hermits did not care whether the Five Shadows chose to rely on them.

War is about to begin, and no one can remain uninvolved.

One by one, copper lamps burning with bluish flames were lit in front of the table.

The next moment, Xiao Nan appeared in the seat next to her, looked at the other figures, and nodded slightly: "Good afternoon, everyone."

Good afternoon, madam.

Lu Mingze grinned, resting his right hand on his chin, and said playfully, "I bet they didn't agree with you, right?"

"Just as Mr. Adam predicted."

Xiao Nan nodded and said slowly, "Although the Five Shadows refused, they still hope to get some help."

"Just give them a little help."

White Fang said calmly, "Besides, if the Five Kage can't withstand the pressure head-on and are defeated too quickly, wouldn't that cause the plan to fail?"

In fact, from the very beginning, they did not believe that by combining the power of the Five Kage, they could contend with the Aurora Society and the Two Scales Onoki.

After all, the other side has three 'angels'!

"Gentlemen, the war has begun."

Orochimaru, his face beaming with excitement, opened his arms as if to embrace the future: "Soon, the tide of history will come, and we will become the ones who witness it!"

"That concludes this meeting."

The hazy shadow sitting at the highest point slowly spoke: "Next time we meet, I hope you all can give me a surprise."

"As you wish, Lord Adam."

Those who were discussing the matter all lowered their heads.

The lamps on the table went out one by one, and the hall fell back into silent darkness.

"The times have entered a phase that is in line with expectations."

He tapped the table lightly and said calmly, "Then all that's left is to wait. At the right moment, the ritual will be completed."

(End of this chapter)