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Chapter 218 Ai: I'm going to convene the Five Kage Summit

Today, the entire ninja world's social media feeds are flooded with news of the destruction of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

When they first heard about this, almost no one believed that Kumogakure, which was ranked third, second, and even first among the five great ninja villages, would be destroyed.

They felt it must be a rumor, the kind of rumor that sounds obviously fake.

Anyone who believes that is a complete idiot.

As a result, when more and more people came forward to prove that Kumogakure had indeed been destroyed, those who did not believe it had no choice but to believe it.

"Bi, I'll go drive away these people who come to spy, you stay here and help out."

"Okay, big brother, no problem, big brother, hurry back, big brother!"

"I can't listen to a single word of your lousy rap."

Ai left, grumbling and cursing.

After two days of rest, his injuries had not fully healed, but he could still intimidate the ninjas who came to gather intelligence and fight a low-intensity battle.

"This is such a hassle."

If we follow the old methods...

He would not let any of these ninjas who came to investigate escape.

They were to be either killed or taken prisoner to the mines, where they would mine for the Hidden Cloud Village while waiting for their respective villages to pay ransom.

But it is different now.

The Hidden Cloud Village was destroyed, and the number of people lost was also extremely high.

With the addition of ninjas who have gradually returned from outside the village, the total number of ninjas in the Hidden Cloud Village, including those in the upper, middle, and lower ranks, is still less than five thousand.

Furthermore, of these fewer than 5,000 people, genin made up 60%, chunin made up 39%, and jonin made up a pitiful 0.1%, less than 50 people.

If you remove A and Killer Bee, Kumogakure would really become a small ninja village.

Given the dire situation, A had more reservations when facing these reconnaissance ninjas.

"Forget it, if we encounter ninjas from the other four major ninja villages, we can just knock them out."

As for the ninjas from the small ninja village, A didn't even consider them a threat.

No matter how impoverished the Hidden Cloud Village may be, as long as the Fourth Raikage is there, he will not tolerate these small ninja villages provoking him.

Just then, Ai hadn't gone far when he saw a group of ninja from the Grass Village.

They stood on a hillside, furtively peering at something.

"That's just asking for trouble."

No question, let's get him!

What are your thoughts on the destruction of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village)?

In the Hokage's office, the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, waited until everyone had finished reading the information in their hands before speaking.

"Onoki himself came forward to confirm the authenticity of the news, so it seems there's no doubt about it."

The Third Hokage took a drag of his cigarette and continued, "Do you know who did it?"

"In the current ninja world, the only person with the power to destroy Kumogakure is probably Nagato from the Akatsuki organization."

"Orochimaru is right. According to our intelligence personnel, a huge crater has appeared in the center of Kumogakure. All the buildings in the village seem to be pushed outward by something. At the edge of the village, a circular ring of ruins has formed. This situation is very similar to Konoha that appeared in the video when Danzo was reviewed."

Just thinking about Konoha in that video episode sends chills down Jiraiya's spine.

Fortunately, what happened in the light screen did not happen in Konoha, but in Kumogakure.

If circumstances hadn't prevented it, Jiraiya would have really wanted to find A, pat him on the shoulder, and say: "Thank you, buddy, for taking this calamity for Konoha."

Ai: ? ? ?

"I'm curious, the Three-Tails is currently reviving. Even if they sealed the One-Tails and Two-Tails, what about the Three-Tails? Will they skip the Three-Tails and go straight to capturing the Four-Tails? Or will they wait until the Three-Tails revive?"

"I think it's more reliable to just capture the Four-Tails directly."

Orochimaru glanced at Minato and Jiraiya, who were speaking, and continued, "The Akatsuki sealed the Tailed Beasts simply to obtain their chakra. Although the Three-Tails is currently reviving, the Akatsuki might have items containing its chakra."

Small quantities don't matter, as long as it's enough. I think that's why the Akatsuki started capturing tailed beasts before the Three-Tails was fully revived—because they had substitutes.

Orochimaru wasn't talking nonsense.

He has something containing the Eight-Tails' chakra.

Back then, he set up a trap in Kumogakure to force the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to go berserk and transform.

When the Raikage stopped the Eight-Tails and cut off one of its horns, Orochimaru took the opportunity to pluck some fragments of the Eight-Tails' horn.

By now, he has cultivated these debris to a height of over ten meters.

The amount of Eight-Tails chakra contained within this is considerable.

"Regardless of whether the Akatsuki has a replacement for the Three-Tails, it's best if Konoha doesn't take the lead."

"Yes, I agree with Jiraiya's point of view. Anyway, there are still five tailed beasts before the Nine-Tails: the Eight, Seven, Six, Five, and Four-Tails. Among them, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki belong to Iwagakure. Now it's that old bastard Onoki's turn to be nervous."

"Given the Fourth Raikage's temper, I don't think the Hidden Cloud Village will let this go easily."

"Therefore, for now, it's best for us to do nothing and just wait and see how things develop."

"Yes, I agree!"

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Just as Konoha was observing the changing situation, news suddenly came from Kumogakure.

The Fourth Raikage, A, wants to hold the Five Kage Summit in a month.

It's clear that A wants the other four major ninja villages to join forces against the Akatsuki.

Zetsu and Nagato didn't care about this.

They had already considered this when they began implementing the plan to capture the Tailed Beasts.

Of the five great ninja villages, only Konoha can put pressure on the Akatsuki.

The other four villages—the Cloud Village, which had been destroyed, the Sand Village, which had declined, the Mist Village, which was developing overseas and trying to eliminate the influence of the Blood Mist Village, and the Iwa Village, which was still quite powerful—were all not a threat to Nagato.

His greatest concern was Konoha.

"Pain, I've brought you something to replace the Three-Tails."

After sealing the two-tailed cat again, only two days had passed when Zetsu couldn't wait to find Pain, wanting to seize the time to seal the three-tailed cat's chakra into the Gedo Mazo as well.

Looking at the round stone on the ground, Nagato was rather speechless.

"Jue, you're too impatient."

"We have to hurry. The Fourth Raikage wants to hold the Five Kage Summit, and it looks like he's targeting us. If we don't act quickly, things might get really complicated later."

Nagato didn't care, but he had to consider Konan's situation.

The damage from sealing the Two-Tails without sleep for three days and three nights cannot be recovered in just two days of rest.

"I understand what you're saying, but as the leader of the organization, I need to be responsible for its members. That's why I sealed the Two-Tails' chakra and now I'm going to seal the Three-Tails' chakra. I'm afraid Itachi might die suddenly."

Absolute: ? ? ?

"Payne, I think I misheard you. Could you repeat what you said?"

Jue was completely numb.

Are you responsible to the members of the organization?

Are you afraid that Itachi will suddenly die?

Hearing these reasons, one can't help but wonder if the person in front of you is really Payne, who claims to be God all day long, or some neighborhood committee auntie.

"Anyway, I won't be gathering the members for the next couple of days to continue sealing the Three-Tails' chakra."

Payne gave Zetsu a look of divine disdain, while refusing its request to repeat itself.

"This sphere is just a substitute for the Three-Tails. Sealing its chakra doesn't require three days and three nights; one day and one night will suffice."

"That won't work either."

Seeing that Payne was unmoved by reason, Zetsu could only ask helplessly, "Then when do you want to wait?"

"Don't worry, you won't have to wait too long. Three days, then we'll come back to seal the Three-Tails' chakra."

"Okay, then I'll wait three days."

(End of this chapter)