Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 301 Five Kage Summit

Six people from Konoha and Sunagakure traveled together.

Along the way, Tsunade and Chiyo stopped dwelling on past grievances and continued their discussion.

As for Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage candidate, he listened attentively to the conversation between the two.

At this meeting, he was merely the mascot of Sunagakure; the real decision-maker was Chiyo.

Tsunade and Chiyo were both veteran ninjas who had experienced two Shinobi World Wars, and they both believed that a five-nation alliance was inevitable.

The five great nations have experienced three Shinobi World Wars, and their grudges have accumulated over a long period of time.

However, if there is a common enemy or sufficient interests to drive them, these grudges will dissipate, at most leaving some discontent among the ninjas with deep-seated hatred.

This has never been an issue among ninjas.

What worries the two of them is still the issue of Jinchūriki.

Currently, the Jinchūriki of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning have been taken away by the Akatsuki organization.

In other words, neither country currently has a pillar of support.

The problem isn't scarcity but inequality; these two countries might use the alliance as a pretext to demand that the jinchūriki be shared and jointly protected.

This is something that Tsunade and Chiyo would never agree with.

From the fact that Akatsuki chose to attack the Land of Lightning instead of Konoha, which had more Tailed Beasts, Tsunade already understood that the Akatsuki were not confident they could capture the Tailed Beasts from Konoha.

In this situation, she naturally wouldn't choose to share her Jinchūriki for protection.

As for Sunagakure, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki is already a candidate for Kazekage, so of course he wouldn't be treated as a Jinchuriki.

After a two-day journey, the six arrived near the Land of Rice Fields, where they encountered the Fifth Mizukage and her two guards.

"Fifth Mizukage, you've been waiting for a long time!"

Tsunade greeted her with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi replied, "It hasn't been that long."

"Huh? The Shadows of the Wind, Fire, and Water Kingdoms are all heading to the Land of Iron. If this news reaches the ears of the other two kingdoms, they'll probably think we have ulterior motives!"

Chiyo stepped forward, smiling, and said, "I wonder if those two will think we're plotting to get rid of them during the talks!"

"You flatter me, Lady Chiyo."

Mei Terumi smiled slightly, then glanced at Chiga, before looking at Tsunade with curiosity and asking, "Fifth Hokage, you don't really have that in mind, do you?"

"Haha, just in case!"

Tsunade gave an awkward laugh and then explained, "Fifth Mizukage, the Fourth Raikage is a strong-willed person. Even when he is at a disadvantage, he will do his best to fight for the interests of his village. Without strong military deterrence, he won't be so obedient. As for the Third Tsuchikage, he is also a notoriously stubborn old man."

Upon hearing Tsunade's explanation, Mei Terumi laughed and said, "It seems the Hokage has already devised a plan!"

"Of course!"

Tsunade puffed out her chest proudly and said confidently.

Seeing this, Chiga curled his lip in disdain. What kind of countermeasure was that? If things got heated, he would still have to take action.

"In that case, let's go together. We can discuss the matters discussed at the meeting beforehand!"

Mei Terumi was waiting for Tsunade here, naturally to form an alliance with Konoha.

"Alright!"

Tsunade naturally had no reason to refuse. By bringing in the Land of Water and the Land of Wind, they would form a three-power alliance, which would surely crush the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

"Gentlemen, don't forget about this old man!"

When Chiyo saw that the Land of Water had joined Konoha's team, she immediately stepped forward and walked towards the Land of Iron with Tsunade and Mei Terumi, chatting and laughing.

"hey-hey."

"Giggle."

"Ha ha."

Amidst the sinister smiles of these three women, the three great nations reached an unspeakable agreement.

Chiga couldn't help but silently pray for the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

In underground spaces.

Pain and Konan stood on the finger of the Gedo Mazo, their hands forming a hand seal.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, floated in mid-air, surrounded by a ball of blue energy. Four-Tails chakra continuously flowed from the corners of his mouth and eye sockets into the giant mouth of the Gedo Mazo.

A short while later, as the last bit of chakra flowed into the Gedo Mazo, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, lay motionless on the ground with his eyes rolled back, clearly having lost all life.

As the Four-Tails' chakra was fully absorbed, another eyeball condensed on the Gedo Mazo.

"roar--"

The Outer Path Statue let out a soft growl, and an even more powerful aura filled the surroundings, causing the entire underground space to tremble violently.

"It's finally over!"

"Very good, the Four-Tails has been absorbed. Next up is the Six-Tails!"

Upon seeing this, even Payne's usually indifferent Rinnegan couldn't help but flash a hint of joy.

The Gedo Mazo will be his source of confidence in fighting against the entire ninja world, so the stronger the Gedo Mazo, the more confident he will be.

He turned his head, about to say something to Xiao Nan, when he suddenly saw Xiao Nan sitting weakly on the ground, her face covered in sweat.

Pain's expression changed, and he immediately jumped to Konan's side, helping her up. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect that absorbing the Five-Tails would take half a month when there were only two of us. You've really worked hard, Konan. You should rest for a while. There's no rush to collect the Six-Tails."

Konan, her face dripping with large beads of sweat, shook her head with difficulty and said, "Pain, I can hold on. Let's hurry up and absorb the Six-Tails' chakra as well."

Boom!

Payne naturally disagreed, and before he could say anything, two muffled thuds suddenly came from beside him.

Hearing the commotion, Pain and Konan looked over and saw Obito Uchiha appear before them with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"You two, have you taken care of the Four-Tails?"

Upon seeing the two eyeballs on the Gedo Mazo, Obito Uchiha was extremely satisfied.

"Mr. Madara, are these the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails? Thank you for your hard work!"

"You've come back just in time. Join us in absorbing the Six-Tails; one more person will shorten the time by two or three days."

Upon seeing Obito Uchiha return, Pain naturally prepared to drag Obito along to seal the Tailed Beasts.

Obito Uchiha did not immediately agree, but said, "There is new information. Because of my actions in the Land of Lightning, the Fourth Raikage convened a Five Kage Summit. The other four major countries have also been invited to the Land of Iron. It seems that we will soon be facing tens of thousands of ninjas."

"As expected, just the five major powers. They've been at peace for too long and have completely forgotten what war is like. Such a coalition is utterly vulnerable!"

Payne said nonchalantly, then turned to look in a certain direction and said, "Besides, I've already made preparations! Kabuto, now that you're back, please come over!"

"Oh dear, we've been discovered! Lord Pain's observation skills are truly remarkable. I doubt even the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan possesses such keen observation abilities!"

From the shadows, Kabuto slowly emerged, then continued, "Lord Pain, I have not failed you. Based on the information Orochimaru left me, I have improved the forbidden technique, the Impure World Reincarnation!"

As Dou spoke, he slammed his hands on the ground.

In an instant, dozens of coffins appeared behind Dou.

"I see, that's quite interesting. A duel between the living and the dead! I must say, Tobirama Senju was truly a genius, inventing such an interesting ninjutsu."

Looking at the rows of coffins behind Kabuto, Obito Uchiha smiled with great satisfaction.

At this moment, Nagato still had control over the Gedo Mazo, and Obito Uchiha was unable to use it to create 100,000 White Zetsu.

So seeing that Kabuto had done this, it seemed that their manpower shortage problem had been solved.

"I'm sorry, but Orochimaru's information on the Impure World Reincarnation technique is all kept at his base. It took me a long time to find it, and so far I only have these few dozen bodies!"

Dou sighed.

"Do you need the remains of the ninjas from the Five Great Nations throughout history? Leave that to me!"

Zetsu emerged from the ground, grinning at Kabuto.

Since someone had taken on the arduous task of collecting the remains, Dou was naturally happy to have some free time.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he added, "By the way, Lord Pain, I also discovered some interesting information at Orochimaru's base!"

"Hmm? What is it?"

Payne turned his head and looked at Dou with a puzzled expression.

"The Three-Tails! Orochimaru has tracked down the Three-Tails!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Dou.

"Kabuto, what nonsense are you talking about? The Three-Tails has already been resurrected and is under the control of that Uchiha Chika, hasn't it?"

Pain frowned. It was common knowledge that the Three-Tails had appeared in Kimura's village, so it was quite absurd for Kabuto to suddenly claim that Orochimaru had tracked down the Three-Tails.

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said something startling: "I originally thought so too, but according to Orochimaru's information, the Three-Tails hasn't fully revived yet!"

"What about you?"

"Has the Three-Tails not fully recovered yet?"

"What happened to the Three-Tails that appeared in Konoha back then?"

These words surprised not only Pain, but even Obito Uchiha.

If they hadn't received information that the Three-Tails had already appeared, they wouldn't have come into the sight of the Five Great Nations so quickly.

"That's what puzzled me, so I went to the lake mentioned in the intelligence report. It's true that the Three-Tails has been resurrected, but its chakra isn't fully concentrated, and it's completely incomparable to the one that appeared in Konoha!"

A thoughtful look appeared in Dou's eyes; he was genuinely curious about this question.

He witnessed the Three-Tails appear in Konoha Village firsthand, so he knew perfectly well that it was a true tailed beast.

However, the three tails in that lake couldn't be faked either; they were just a little smaller.

Obito Uchiha asked, "Kabuto, are you saying there are two Three-Tails now?"

Dou nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant!"

"So, who exactly is this Uchiha Chika? And why does he possess the Three-Tails?"

Obito Uchiha narrowed his eyes. Everything had gone awry ever since that Uchiha Chika ninja appeared.

They only know each other's names so far, but have no idea about his background.

Furthermore, the Konoha leadership kept Uchiha Chika's identity a closely guarded secret, not revealing a single detail.

This made Obito Uchiha even more curious.

When he and Itachi Uchiha wiped out the Uchiha clan, they even killed the flies that were passing by, so there was no way any Uchiha clan member would survive.

"Well, this is actually good news for us!"

Obito Uchiha thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure out why there were two Three-Tails. He then stopped thinking about it.

Currently, they have collected the two-tailed Matatabi, the four-tailed Son Goku, the five-tailed Kokuo, the six-tailed Saiken, and the eight-tailed Gyūki.

If it's confirmed that there are two three-tailed beasts, then we're only missing one Shukaku, seven Jōmyō, and nine Kurama.

It'll be soon!

We're about to gather all nine tailed beasts!

"In that case, Kabuto, I'll go with you to that lake you mentioned!"

Pain had also considered this point. In addition, Konan had already exhausted her chakra and could not use the Nine Seals of the Illusionary Dragon, so capturing the Three-Tails would not affect the progress at all.

Upon hearing that Pain had personally taken action, Obito Uchiha prepared to join in the fun. He said, "Since Pain is involved, I don't need to bother. I'll go to the Land of Iron to see if I can delay the Five Nations Alliance and, while I'm at it, gather information on that Uchiha Chiga!"

"That's the arrangement. But whatever the outcome, I hope Mr. Madara can return here in ten days. I need you all to join me in casting the Illusionary Dragon Nine Sealing Technique! With your participation, the absorption of the Tailed Beasts can be accelerated. Two months later, we'll announce the return of our Akatsuki organization to the ninja world!"

Pain nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with Obito Uchiha's idea.

"clear."

Obito Uchiha nodded and then disappeared, apparently heading towards the Land of Iron.

"To be an enemy of the world, what an interesting idea! It seems I made the right decision joining Akatsuki!"

Douyin laughed.

Three days later, Chiga and the others arrived at a fully metallic fortress. Its foundation was buried under thick permafrost year-round, while the upper part of the thick walls, exposed to blizzards, gave the impression of being unbreakable.

On the city wall, after verifying Tsunade and the others' identities, the warriors of the Land of Iron had a samurai lead them inside.

After winding through several turns, we arrived at a relatively secluded room, which was the venue for this meeting.

They were among the last to arrive; the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage had been waiting for a long time.

After Tsunade, Gaara, and Mei Terumi took their seats,

Chiga and Kakashi Hatake, as the Fifth Hokage's bodyguards, were not entitled to sit and could only stand behind Tsunade.

In response, Chiga said that it didn't matter whether he sat or not, as he could enjoy the perks Tsunade was giving out from the whole place.

Even when we invited him to sit down, he refused!

After all the representatives from the five major powers had arrived, an eerie silence fell over the room.

The hatred between countries can be described as irreconcilable, so the fact that I can sit here unharmed is already a result of suppressing my emotions.

(End of this chapter)