Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 325 If you kowtow to me, this matter will be over.

"Lord Tsuchikage III."

After seeing the figures falling from the sky, Tsunade also spotted the short Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and she and Mifune went to greet them.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, rubbed his aching back and waved to Tsunade, saying, "Huff, huff, my back... let me rest for a bit. Is everyone here?"

Ohnoki is really getting old.

Most of the ninjas at the Five Kage Summit were middle-aged or even young. The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was the oldest. Onoki brought Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi as his bodyguards to the Five Kage Summit.

Originally, after seeing Tsunade, Onoki wanted to question Uehara Naraku about the whereabouts of the criminal, intending to settle scores...

As a result, my old back pain flared up again…

This is really embarrassing.

Why is it that Onoki refuses to retire for so long?

Among all the Kage in the entire ninja world, Onoki ruled a major ninja village for the longest time, even longer than the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

However, the only one who could potentially retire at this age is the guy whom Onoki considers his successor, who is currently drinking tea, eating dirt, and discussing art at the Akatsuki base.

Tsunade watched Onoki pound his back, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. She glanced around, then frowned and said, "There should only be the Fourth Raikage left... That guy shouldn't be late, right?"

"The Cloud Ninja are never late!"

Just then, the Fourth Raikage, A, appeared before them with his guards and said in a deep voice, "Tsunade, I've arrived. I shouldn't be late, right?"

After speaking, the Fourth Raikage glanced around.

The Fourth Raikage seemed not to see the person he wanted to see, and his face immediately fell. He looked at Tsunade with a gloomy expression.

The hot-tempered Raikage clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "Tsunade, that bastard Uehara Naraku didn't come! Didn't you say he would come to the Five Kage Summit to be judged by us?"

"..."

Tsunade frowned, staring at the Fourth Raikage, and said, "Raikage, this is not a trial, but a peace negotiation..."

This temper doesn't seem like he's willing to negotiate!

If the Fourth Raikage is here to cause trouble, then it's hard to say whether this Five Kage Summit can proceed peacefully. What will happen if Uehara Naraku and the Fourth Raikage start fighting? Who should she help?

If they help Uehara, the Five Kage Summit will probably never be held again...

If they help the Raikage, then Uehara Naraku and Amegakure are likely allies of Konoha, which would be a waste of an ally.

If they don't help each other, what if Uehara kills the Fourth Raikage? Wouldn't that trigger a Fourth Shinobi World War? We haven't even discussed Orochimaru's threat yet, and they might start fighting amongst themselves first!

Tsunade's thinking was quite sound; she genuinely didn't believe the Fourth Raikage could defeat Uehara Naraku. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had Kumogakure destroyed by Uehara, who also captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki...

"Who cares about peace talks or trials!"

The Fourth Raikage didn't think so. He clenched his fist and shouted angrily, "Make him return the Hiwa Yugito, kowtow to the dead and wounded in our village to pay tribute, and compensate us for our losses, then I will let Akatsuki and Amegakure go!"

Tsunade: "..."

To be honest, the Raikage's request wasn't really that outrageous.

At least the Fourth Raikage didn't call for a fight against Uehara Naraku. Of these requests, only the first one was a bit difficult to fulfill, since the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee were in Orochimaru's hands.

The Fourth Raikage's remaining two requests were, in a sense, expected and justified.

Demanding compensation for losses or asking Uehara Naraku to hold a memorial service for the dead and injured is a common practice in the ninja world, and it's normal to say it.

When the Second Hokage was killed by the Ginkaku brothers' forces during peace talks, the Third Raikage eliminated the traitors, personally returned the body to Konoha, and even paid tribute to the Second Hokage as the Raikage. Thus, Kumogakure and Konoha reached a reconciliation.

At that time, both Kumogakure and Konoha were great ninja villages of equal power.

The Fourth Raikage's demands from Amegakure were not excessive; in fact, Tsunade considered them quite lenient, and he didn't insist on making Uehara Naraku pay with his life.

To be honest, Tsunade was quite surprised that the Fourth Raikage was willing to offer such lenient terms. After all, in her memory, the Fourth Raikage, A, had always been the kind of person who couldn't get enough of taking advantage and often used his status as Raikage to steal the secret techniques of smaller ninja villages...

Tsunade glanced at the Fourth Raikage, a smirk playing on her lips. "Hmph, I thought you were going to make some demands, but I didn't expect you to be so generous!"

"Hmph, this is only because I'm giving you face!"

The Fourth Raikage crossed his arms and snorted coldly, "Your letter mentioned an even greater threat, so I'm only letting him go for now..."

Tsunade nodded and said softly, "The last two conditions should be achievable, but the matter of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki cannot be fulfilled... because Orochimaru stole all the Tailed Beasts that Akatsuki had previously collected!"

"..."

The Fourth Raikage, A, changed his expression and continued, "So the most important purpose of this Five Kage Summit is to jointly encircle and annihilate Orochimaru, right?"

"That's right..."

After Tsunade nodded, she glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice, "The Jinchuriki who were taken from each ninja village will be returned to each ninja village after we defeat Orochimaru, according to the distribution of the Tailed Beasts when the country was founded."

"Can."

The Fourth Raikage nodded.

"Can."

Gaara followed closely behind.

"Can."

Mei Terumi also agreed to Tsunade's suggestion.

"Can…"

After agreeing to Tsunade's proposal, the Third Tsuchikage added, "However, Iwagakure also demands that Amegakure compensate for the losses, personally come to our village to apologize, and cede the land that originally belonged to the Land of Grass to the Land of Earth..."

This old man has really a lot of demands…

After mentioning all this, Onoki continued, "Furthermore, Uehara Naraku must return that rogue ninja Deidara to us!"

"Let me think..."

Tsunade frowned and said in a deep voice, "Apart from the land that originally belonged to the Land of Grass, we can consider everything else!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi suddenly spoke up, "All Kirigakure needs is for Uehara Naraku to compensate us for our losses and hand over those rogue ninja from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist..."

"The same goes for Sunagakure."

The Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, immediately followed.

Just as these Kage finished their discussion and decided that they had been generous enough to Amegakure, they planned to join forces to put pressure on Uehara Naraku once he arrived.

A shadow suddenly loomed over everyone present in the sky, and Uehara Naraku's low laughter echoed from above: "Heh... Hearing what you all say, it seems I went too easy on you back then..."

"What?"

Everyone looked up and saw a colossal creature hovering in the air, its size obscuring the sky. This monster reminded many of a terrifying memory.

This monster, and the person who controlled it, ruthlessly destroyed their village, turning it into a sea of ​​fire!

"It's him!"

Gaara's expression turned serious. He turned sharply to Tsunade and said in a deep voice, "Hokage, are you sure he's really here for the peace talks?"

"It should be...yes."

Tsunade's expression also showed a hint of tension.

Konoha had never seen the ancient dragon because their village was burned down by Obito Uchiha, and by the time Naraku Uehara arrived in Konoha, Nagato had already reconciled with the village…

It's hard to say whether this is Konoha's good fortune or misfortune...

At least in terms of personnel losses, Konoha suffered far fewer casualties than other major powers.

When Tsunade suddenly saw the enormous ancient dragon summoning beast, a look of shock appeared on her face. In terms of chakra aura and size, this summoning beast might be even stronger than the summoning beasts of the legendary Sannin of Konoha...

Mifune, the host of the Land of Iron, was also hurriedly gathering his samurai on guard.

Mifune gazed at the ancient dragon in the sky, his eyes darkening slightly, and said, "The man who killed Hanzo... the legendary... Sin of Amegakure..."

Compared to those other nonsensical titles, the slightly sinister name "Sin of the Hidden Rain" seems to be more widely used in these countries.

The sins of Amegakure are the origin of Amegakure's evil!

Gaara gritted his teeth, a shadow falling over his face: "Back then, Uehara Naraku rode this monster to destroy Sunagakure, causing heavy casualties... Hokage, he didn't come here to negotiate, but to intimidate us!"

"I'll ask him!"

Tsunade waved her hand to stop Gaara's chakra outburst, then looked up at the sky and said, "Uehara Naraku, if you've come to the Five Kage Summit with the belief in peace, then show me your attitude!"

On the back of an ancient dragon.

Konan gripped Uehara Naraku's fingers tightly, her head slowly moving closer to him as she whispered, "Naraku... Tsunade-senpai... wants to help us... don't be so pushy..."

"Yes, teacher."

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead.

Seeing Konan's worried expression, Uehara Naraku sighed, reached out and hugged Konan, patting her hair to signal her to relax.

The next moment, a colossal ancient dragon descended from the sky!

The ferocious and terrifying behemoth landed heavily on the ground with its four limbs, shook its head violently, and roared towards the sky!

Uehara Naraku walked step by step to the top of the ancient dragon's head, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and a slow smile crept onto his lips: "How about this, I don't want any losses, you all kowtow to me and apologize, and our matter will be over..."

Third update!

There will be two or three more updates...

(End of this chapter)