Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 302 Reactions from Various Countries

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.

As the leader of a neutral country, Mifune knew from this situation that if he didn't break the silence, these people might not speak even the next day.

"The five Kage from the five great ninja villages have all arrived, so the Five Kage Summit, convened at the request of the Fourth Raikage, shall now begin."

"Let me introduce myself. I am Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, and also the host of this meeting!"

Three boats are throwing out a brick to get the jaded one; hopefully, the five major shadows will speak up and break the silence.

His intentions were naturally known to the five Kage, among whom the Third Tsuchikage Onoki and the Fourth Raikage A exchanged a silent glance.

When the two saw that the other three shadows had come together, they knew that the other three countries had initially formed an alliance.

The Fourth Raikage, A, glanced at the four Kage present and then focused his gaze on the Acting Kazekage, Gaara.

"The Land of Wind, one of the Five Great Nations, has changed quite a bit in recent years. To appoint someone so young as the Fifth Kazekage—did Sunagakure know that the chosen Kazekage would die mysteriously, so they put forward a kid who hasn't even grown his hair yet to be the scapegoat?"

Before Gaara or Chiyo could explain, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, took over the conversation and said bluntly, "Fourth Raikage, don't be so blunt. This Fifth Kazekage's father was the previous Kazekage. As the saying goes, like father, like son. I imagine the Fifth Kazekage will definitely become an outstanding Kage in the future."

"I see. I acknowledge the Fourth Kazekage's talent. It's a pity he passed away so young; I deeply regret it!"

"Who says otherwise? I recall that a significant source of income for Sunagakure was the Fourth Kazekage's ability to extract gold from the sand using Magnet Release, right? His death must have been a major blow to Sunagakure!"

"Indeed, Fifth Kazekage. Your father was a great Kazekage. I hope you can inherit his will and make Sunagakure great again!"

The Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Raikage, in a back-and-forth exchange, first stated that Gaara was not qualified to sit with them at the moment.

Then they made a fuss about the death of the Fourth Kazekage, pointing out that the Fourth Kazekage was willing to launch the Konoha Crush plan with Orochimaru for the sake of the development of Sunagakure.

All that talk was just an attempt to create a rift between Sunagakure and Konoha.

After listening to their conversation, Tsunade's expression darkened slightly. Sure enough, the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had already made their move.

"Gentlemen, the Fourth Kazekage was misled by Orochimaru, a rogue ninja of Konoha, which led him to take irrational actions. Aren't you beneath your dignity to deceive the Fifth Kazekage like this?"

"Fifth Hokage, your words have raised a question in my mind. You say that the Fourth Kazekage was deceived by Orochimaru. Could I then suspect that this was all a charade orchestrated by Orochimaru and your Konoha, with the sole purpose of killing the Fourth Kazekage?"

Upon hearing Tsunade speak, the Third Tsuchikage made a sinister guess.

"Third Tsuchikage, you can't just make things up without evidence!"

Tsunade's face turned cold.

"Evidence? Orochimaru, the mastermind, is still alive and imprisoned in Konoha. Doesn't that count as evidence?"

The Third Tsuchikage became even more smug upon seeing Tsunade's sudden change in expression.

Never underestimate any ninja village.

They may not have that kind of all-encompassing intelligence-gathering ability.

However, most things in the ninja world cannot escape their notice, and there are many spies from other countries in various nations.

Tsunade explained, "That's because Orochimaru was originally a member of the Akatsuki organization, and he has a lot of information we need in his mind!"

"Oh? So many months have passed, and Konoha still hasn't obtained all the information from Orochimaru. It seems the Konoha interrogation department is full of useless idiots!"

The Third Tsuchikage sarcastically remarked, "Or perhaps your Konoha already possesses all the information, but has concealed it?"

"Third Tsuchikage, are you provoking Konoha?"

"Look, they're getting anxious!"

At the meeting, the Third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth started by causing trouble and trying to disrupt the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha. Soon after, the Fourth Raikage joined in.

They were engaged in open and covert struggles, thoroughly enjoying themselves, and for a time no one paid attention to the main purpose of holding this meeting.

After rambling on for so long, Mifune, being from a neutral country, couldn't stand it anymore.

If they keep exposing each other's scandals like this, this meeting could easily last three days and three nights.

The longer the argument drags on, the fiercer it will become. If a fight breaks out and something unexpected happens, the Iron Kingdom will suffer an undeserved disaster.

"Ahem! Everyone, please calm down!"

Mifune stood up, stopping the five Kage from digging up each other's secrets, and then steered the conversation to the main topic.

"Everyone, according to the Fourth Raikage, Kumogakure was attacked by an organization called Akatsuki, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki were kidnapped."

"I heard their goal is to collect all nine tailed beasts, and the Akatsuki only sent one ninja to cause such a ruckus in Kumogakure. It seems that a single ninja village is no match for this force."

When Mifune got to this point, he glanced somewhat awkwardly at the position of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

The current state of Konoha Village doesn't seem like it's incapable of dealing with the Akatsuki.

Mifune continued, "Therefore, it is necessary for all countries to unite to fight against it."

The Fourth Raikage, known for his fiery temper, immediately retorted after hearing Mifune's long string of nonsense:

"Fifth Hokage, you sent us a secret letter before this, so it seems you should know the purpose of this organization better than we do. Since an alliance is inevitable, sharing intelligence is perfectly reasonable."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade understood the gravity of the situation. She looked at Chiga and said directly, "Indeed, as you said, our Konoha has gathered very comprehensive intelligence on the Akatsuki organization. Let me explain it to you in detail."

"The current leader of this Akatsuki organization is a ninja named Pain, but he is only the leader on the surface. In fact, there is a deeper person hidden in this organization, a member of the Uchiha clan who calls himself Uchiha Madara. His goal is to collect the nine tailed beasts."

"Uchiha Madara? Fifth Hokage, you're not kidding, are you? Uchiha Madara is already dead!"

The Third Tsuchikage's expression changed drastically upon hearing the name Madara Uchiha. He was the only one among those present who had witnessed Madara's disdainful and heroic demeanor, and thus harbored considerable resentment towards him.

"Self-proclaimed! Didn't I hear you say 'self-proclaimed'?"

Tsunade scoffed, surprised that the Third Tsuchikage, who had lived to a ripe old age, would be so shocked upon hearing the name of Uchiha Madara.

"I see, he was just using Madara Uchiha's name to do his thing! So Madara Uchiha is still dead, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Tsuchikage replied awkwardly, while also realizing that he had overreacted.

However, before he could even relax, Tsunade continued, "Uchiha Madara is indeed dead, but according to our intelligence, this Uchiha clansman who called himself Uchiha Madara was also controlled by the real Uchiha Madara. Therefore, the ultimate mastermind was still Uchiha Madara!"

"Where are you?!"

"Fifth Hokage, what do you mean by that? Madara Uchiha is dead, so what was the point of him orchestrating all of this?"

The Third Tsuchikage's blood pressure spiked again, and he seriously doubted whether Tsunade was playing a trick on him.

"He will be resurrected. Pain of the Akatsuki possessed the Rinnegan, but those eyes were evolved by Madara Uchiha before his death. Relying on those eyes, Madara Uchiha can use this opportunity to be resurrected!"

Tsunade didn't hide anything and directly revealed the important information about the Rinnegan.

This information was indeed like a depth charge; apart from Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, who already knew, the other three all showed shocked expressions.

"The Rinnegan? Isn't that the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths?"

"Have these eyes really appeared in the ninja world?"

"Fifth Hokage, is your information accurate?"

"It's true, I can testify. I got the same answer from Kisame Hoshigaki, a rogue ninja from our village. It really is a pair of Rinnegan! Exactly as described in the legends!"

Without Tsunade even needing to answer, the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, spoke.

Kisame Hoshigaki was a capable subordinate of Obito Uchiha and knew a lot about the Akatsuki organization after joining it.

"Fifth Hokage, what is their purpose in collecting these nine tailed beasts?"

Reacting to the information from the Rinnegan, the Fourth Raikage frowned and asked, somewhat anxious because he still didn't know whether Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki whom he treated like a younger brother, was alive or dead.

"His purpose? Probably to revive the Ten-Tails! The Sage of Six Paths originally divided the Ten-Tails into nine tailed beasts, and now Madara Uchiha wants to reverse that, bringing the Ten-Tails back to the ninja world!"

"Lord Hokage, we didn't come here to hear legends!"

The Fourth Raikage slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"A legend? It's come to this point, the Rinnegan has already appeared, do you still think the Ten-Tails is just a legend?"

Tsunade looks so young, but she has long been going through menopause. In addition, she has a bad temper to begin with, so she was immediately unhappy when the Raikage confronted her like that. But after thinking about it carefully...

Damn it, this meeting wasn't even something I asked for, so why am I rambling on like this?

After thinking it through, she crossed her hands and rested her chin on them, slowly saying, "What I said is the truth, whether you believe it or not is none of my business!"

Seeing Tsunade's attitude, the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage exchanged a glance.

The Third Tsuchikage coughed a few times and said, "Hokage-sama, if what you say is true, and they are doing this to revive the Ten-Tails, then the remaining tailed beasts are very important!"

Tsunade's pupils contracted: "What do you mean?"

"To prevent them from achieving this goal, I hope the five great ninja villages will work together to protect the remaining Jinchuriki."

The Third Tsuchikage continued calmly, "Furthermore, you must also hand over the Three-Tails that suddenly appeared in your Konoha Village. This is also for the safety of the Tailed Beasts!"

Before forming an alliance, the two villages that had lost their tailed beasts actually hoped to eliminate their disadvantages.

However, they clearly underestimated just how bad Tsunade's temper was.

Upon hearing the Third Tsuchikage's words, Tsunade burst into laughter in anger and glanced at Chiga.

Chiga immediately understood. He had already felt displeased when the Third Tsuchikage told him to hand over the Three-Tails.

Now that he has Tsunade's approval, he is naturally happy to play the bad cop.

Chiga took a few steps forward, his eyes narrowing as he coldly stared at the Third Tsuchikage: "Old man, I think you're tired of living, spouting nonsense here?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of immense chakra erupted from Chiga's body, and a palpable killing intent swept across the Third Tsuchikage.

Negotiations between factions that already harbor hatred are a dangerous undertaking, even in a neutral country.

The Five Kage Summit appeared to be all about talking, but they actually spent most of their energy on being wary of each other.

So when Tsunade signaled to Chiga with her eyes, all the ninjas present reacted instantly.

Even faster than them were the warriors from the neutral country; all the warriors present surrounded Chiga alone.

The gleaming samurai sword was aimed directly at Chiga's vital points.

[Negative emotions from Onoki, Emotional Value +70! First time obtaining Onoki's emotional value, reward: Dust Release!]

[Negative emotions from the loess soil, emotion value +80! First time gaining emotion value from the loess soil, reward 4000 earth attribute experience!]

"Fifth Hokage, please keep your subordinates in check!"

Chiga's actions forced Mifune to leave his position as host and stand between Chiga and the Third Tsuchikage, attempting to prevent a conflict between the two sides.

But his gaze was fixed on Tsunade.

This Five Kage Summit is being held in their Land of Iron. If bloodshed occurs during the summit, or even worse, if one of the Kage is killed, it will undoubtedly drag their Land of Iron into the conflict between ninjas.

This is a price that their Iron Kingdom can never afford.

"Heh, sorry, Chika agreed to be my bodyguard and come with me, but she's not one of my people!"

Looking at the tense atmosphere in the room, Tsunade crossed her arms and said nonchalantly.

"Hmm? Could it be that this boy isn't from Konoha?"

"You're kidding me! To become a Hokage's bodyguard, one must naturally be a close confidant of the Hokage."

Upon hearing Tsunade's answer, everyone gasped in surprise.

The Third Tsuchikage's face also darkened. He also believed that Tsunade was deliberately trying to give him a hard time, which was why the boy was acting so recklessly.

He turned his head and sneered at Tsunade, "Fifth Hokage, what tricks are you playing? If you don't make this boy stop, I'll have to take action. Do you want this boy to die at my Dust Release?"

"If you can kill him, I will naturally offer up the Three-Tails!"

Tsunade gave a cold laugh.

Hearing Tsunade's confident words, the Third Tsuchikage felt a chill and began to seriously examine Chiga.

(End of this chapter)