The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Upon hearing Ushioni's words, Killer Bee, who usually had a carefree and irreverent demeanor, unleashed a terrifying killing intent.

Could it be that the Hokage's bodyguards are actually spies planted in Konoha by the Akatsuki organization?

Unexpectedly, the Eight-Tailed Gyūki's perception ability is so strong; I was indeed a bit careless.

The conversation between the human and the tailed beast was not deliberately concealed, which made Hyuga Zechen sigh inwardly.

"Now that you've discovered me, I'll be frank. For the sake of the ninja world's safety, I hope to absorb a portion of the chakra from the Eight-Tails, Gyūki."

Before he could finish speaking, an octopus leg suddenly extended and tightly bound Hinata Zechen, while large and small suction cups stuck firmly to his body, restricting Hinata Zechen's movements.

"Could it be that you want to become the new Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Seeing that Hinata Zetsu did not resist, the wariness in the Eight-Tailed Gyūki's eyes grew even stronger.

"That's right. The Akatsuki organization keeps capturing tailed beasts, also in order to revive the Ten-Tails. Moreover, they have a greater advantage, not only possessing the Rinnegan, but also having control of the Ten-Tails' body. If the Akatsuki organization succeeds, then the five great ninja villages will completely lose any chance to resist."

Hinata Sawatatsu stared directly at the Eight-Tailed Gyuki, letting the octopus legs wrapped around his body tighten even more.

“I refuse. The old man once said that if the Ten-Tails were to be resurrected, it would plunge the ninja world into the brink of destruction. With Killer Bee and me fighting side by side, the Akatsuki will absolutely not succeed.”

To become the first perfect Jinchūriki of Kumogakure, the bond between the Eight-Tails Gyūki and Killer Bee was naturally extraordinary. In the Eight-Tails Gyūki's heart, only Killer Bee was worthy of its trust.

"Pity……"

Hinata Sawa Tatsumi sighed, and the will that had entered the seal dissipated like bubbles.

"What is the Ten-Tails? And who is this old man?"

Seeing Hyuga Zechen leave, Killer Bee reverted to his carefree demeanor, gesturing wildly around on Gyuki's head.

"Well, that's a long story..."

The demon sighed and began to tell the story of the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago.

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"...Your Kirigakure is also the most suspicious. You've always been isolated overseas and don't engage in diplomacy. There are rumors that your Kirigakure is the birthplace of the Akatsuki!"

When Hyuga Zetsu returned to his body, he saw the Raikage below, delivering a passionate speech and unleashing a furious tirade against the three Kage present.

As the only Hidden Cloud Village without any rogue ninja joining the Akatsuki, Raikage A naturally had every right to be assertive.

"Since that's the case, then I'll tell you the truth."

Faced with the Raikage's accusation, Mei Terumi sighed inwardly and slightly raised her head.

"The previous Mizukage, the Fourth Yagura, has been confirmed to have been manipulated by the Akatsuki organization using genjutsu, which led him to commit a series of heinous acts. The mastermind behind it all is Obito Uchiha of the Akatsuki organization."

If this cannot be clearly explained, it will bring enormous trouble to Kirigakure. Mei Terumi would rather expose her family's dirty laundry than allow herself to be implicated.

"Obito..."

Kakashi, standing beside him, murmured the name of his former best friend, his mood becoming extremely low.

Originally, this matter was only circulating among the high-ranking officials of Konoha and Kirigakure. Now that these words have come from the Mizukage's mouth, it will inevitably lead to Obito Uchiha being listed as a rogue ninja jointly certified by the five great ninja villages, completely eliminating any possibility of Obito reforming.

"You're all cut from the same cloth!"

Raikage stood up, his tone carrying three parts anger and three parts contempt.

The fact that even the Kage of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages had been manipulated by others for more than ten years made the Raikage even more certain of his judgment.

The Akatsuki's growth and expansion were entirely due to the indulgence of the other four major ninja villages.

"Raikage, watch your words."

Realizing that the Raikage was making a veiled attack, the Tsuchikage immediately spoke up.

"Cough cough!"

Seeing that the Kage were about to get into an endless argument again, Mifune deliberately coughed twice to draw everyone's attention away.

"As a neutral country, let me say a few words. The leader of Akatsuki grasped the trend of the times and took advantage of the suspicions hidden beneath the surface of stability in various countries to expand his power, which is why he has fallen to such a serious state today..."

Before Mifune could finish speaking, the Raikage interrupted him.

What exactly are you trying to say?

The Hidden Cloud Village is renowned for its ninjutsu and taijutsu, giving them an advantage over ordinary ninjas in battles against samurai. Coupled with their belief in the supremacy of strength, this naturally led the Raikage to show no mercy to Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron.

“Every cloud has a silver lining. It’s a rare opportunity for all the Kage to gather together. I propose that we establish an unprecedented coalition of the five great ninja villages to jointly deal with the Akatsuki.”

Raikage's eyes became incredibly sharp.

"An allied force? Akatsuki is nothing but a rogue ninja organization. As long as each ninja village takes this matter seriously and sends out its elite forces, it can completely eliminate them. There is no need to form any allied force!"

The Raikage slumped heavily into his chair, showing little interest in Mifune's suggestion.

“That’s right. On this point, I agree with the Raikage. The conflicts that have accumulated between countries cannot be eliminated just because of the emergence of Akatsuki. If we were to form an alliance, it would take a lot of time and energy just to deal with the internal conflicts. It would be better for the Kage of each village to personally command the forces of their own village and agree on a time to jointly wipe out Akatsuki.”

The Tsuchikage, who had always disagreed with the Raikage, was the first to agree with the Raikage, which filled Mifune's eyes with disappointment.

In the past, when the Five Shadows Conference disagreed, they could vote according to the rules, with the minority obeying the majority.

This time, the acting Kazekage was ambushed en route, resulting in the extremely embarrassing situation of only four Kage attending the Five Kage Summit. Regardless of Tsunade and Mei Terumi's opinions, the possibility of forming an Allied Shinobi Forces has been eliminated after the Raikage and Tsuchikage reached an agreement.

Unlike the Five Kage Summit held three years later, the Six-Tails and Eight-Tails have not yet fallen into the hands of the Akatsuki, and Pain has not yet demonstrated the power to destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village single-handedly. As a result, the Raikage and Tsuchikage still harbor illusions and are unwilling to relinquish their command of the ninja.

"In that case, let's set a deadline, and let the four Kage lead the elites of their respective ninja villages, put aside their prejudices, and wipe out the Akatsuki organization first."

Mifune shook his head, not optimistic about this model, but what could he do now?

Chapter 131 Raikage's Ambition

Half an hour later, the lights in the conference room were turned off.

With a dark expression, Mifune escorted the four Kage to the first floor and then left, leaving only a trusted samurai to handle the aftermath.

"I hope that in a month, we will see Lord Raikage appear outside Amegakure. I hope nothing else happens to you on the way, otherwise no one will come to your rescue."

Just as he was about to reach the gate, Onoki suddenly stopped, slowly rose half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) into the air, and looked at Raikage Aido.

"Hmph, thank you for your concern, Tsuchikage. After we wipe out the Akatsuki, should we consider entrusting the Four-Tails and Five-Tails to our Kumogakure for safekeeping, so that they may not be taken away by other forces in the future?"

Despite his seemingly muscle-bound mind, Raikage A makes no attempt to hide his covetousness for the two tailed beasts.

The Hidden Cloud Village, possessing the method to cultivate perfect Jinchuriki, yearns to obtain more Tailed Beasts, hoping to use their power to expand the Land of Lightning's territory and even unify the ninja world.

"Then you don't need to worry about it, Raikage."

Onoki's face darkened, and he ignored the Raikage, shooting straight into the swirling snow outside the tower.

"Old man, wait for us."

The future fourth-generation leg shadow chased after it, shouting and yelling, and soon disappeared along with the yellow earth.

The final outcome of the Five Kage Summit was that a month later, each of the four Kage would lead their elite forces to attack Amegakure from different directions, completely annihilate all members of the Akatsuki organization, and reclaim all the Tailed Beasts.

It is foreseeable that the Akatsuki will not sit idly by and will most likely take the initiative to strike, severely damaging one or two of the ninja villages, or even assassinating a Kage again.

The Akatsuki organization surely understands the principle that it's better to cut off one finger than to injure all ten.

Raikage A and Tsuchikage Onoki also understood the drawbacks of not being able to unite, but that did not prevent them from choosing to refuse to form a coalition army.

For Onoki, with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails already in the hands of the Akatsuki, the possibility of the Akatsuki attacking Iwagakure again was the lowest. The Tsuchikage was naturally happy to use them as pawns, and even hoped that the Akatsuki and the other ninja villages would suffer heavy losses against each other.

Raikage A, on the other hand, was confident in the formidable strength of Kumogakure. He even hoped that Akatsuki would launch an attack, so that he would have an excuse to attack Amegakure in advance, seize the tailed beasts captured by Akatsuki, and thus gain more initiative.

Even in times of peace, Kumogakure is the only ninja village that still seeks power at all costs, collects ninjutsu, seizes other bloodline limits, and engages in an arms race. It has even begun to widen the power gap between itself and other ninja villages.

Although he's still far from the Konoha's golden age where he could take on four opponents single-handedly, the Raikage's growing strength has made him ambitious. He's already considering how to redistribute the Tailed Beasts after annihilating the Akatsuki.

The Sand Village, which has fallen out of the ranks of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and the Takigakure Village, which has not developed at all and has almost squandered its ancestral accumulation, are no longer qualified to obtain the Tailed Beasts.

As for the tailed beasts of Iwagakure and Kirigakure, they can be returned to them for the time being. Otherwise, Kumogakure will inevitably become the target of everyone's attacks and face a situation where other ninja villages will unite to attack it.

When the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, distributed the captured Tailed Beasts to the other ninja villages, Tobirama Senju, through his insistence, received a large sum of money as compensation. Perhaps the Hidden Cloud Village could use this precedent to extort money from them? With substantial financial support, the Hidden Cloud Village could achieve further development.

Perhaps in my lifetime I will witness the Land of Lightning unify the ninja world?

With such ambition, Raikage felt his blood boiling, and neither the surrounding cold nor the wind and snow could cool him down.

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"It seems the situation is not optimistic."

Kakashi, who had been standing aside observing coldly, couldn't help but sigh and glance at Tsunade and Mei Terumi, who were saying their reluctant goodbyes.

Being from the same village, the two women hit it off immediately and formed a small friendship.

"Let's go."

After watching Mei Terumi leave, Tsunade turned around and looked at Hinata Sawatatsu.

Grabbing Kakashi and Tsunade, Hyuga Zetsu activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly returning to Konoha Village.

"The Hokage is back!"

Upon seeing Tsunade appear, many ninjas cheered and gathered around her.

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Inside Hinata Zetsu's spatial castle, Sasori pushed open the door and entered the hall, immediately seeing Hinata Zetsu sitting and sipping tea.

"What do you want with me?"

Seeing Hinata Zechen point to the seat opposite him, indicating that he should sit down, Sasori completely ignored him and asked without any politeness.

"Wait a moment, we're one person short."

Scorpion's eyes darted around slightly before he noticed two chairs placed around the table, and the puppet maid had even poured two cups of hot tea in advance.

Has he finally decided to release Deidara?

Scorpion hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down in the chair.

Soon, footsteps sounded again, but Sasori had already discerned that they were not Deidara's footsteps.

It's him?

Sasori turned around and immediately saw Gaara, who still had dark circles under his eyes, walk in.

Compared to Sasori's constant displays of not yielding to Hyuga Zetsu, Gaara remained silent, walked to a chair, sat down, and stared at Hyuga Zetsu without saying a word.

"A major event has occurred in the ninja world, and I think I should tell you two."