People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Kazekage Maki immediately objected, because when Sunagakure joined forces with other major ninja villages to attack Konoha, Kumogakure was the first to withdraw.

Therefore, Sunagakure now looks down on the entire Kumogakure, believing that if it weren't for Kumogakure, Konoha would have been defeated by Sunagakure long ago.

Therefore, how could Maki possibly allow Raikage A to take command of the Allied Shinobi Forces?

Raikage A angrily questioned Maki: "What do you mean?!"

"Raikage, please calm down. If Kazekage objects, please explain your reasons." Mifune reassured Raikage A, then asked Kazekage Maki.

"Everyone knows the nature of the Hidden Cloud Village. Given their past actions, no one can guarantee that he won't abuse his power for personal gain. Our Hidden Sand Village will not recognize the Raikage as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces!"

As the Kazekage, Maki had to consider the interests of his village and make his village's ninja obey the Raikage. Even if Maki agreed, the ninjas of Sunagakure would not agree.

Raikage A argued for himself, saying, "Your Sunagakure's Sasori, Konoha's Orochimaru, and Kisame's Hoshigaki have all produced members of Akatsuki. Our village hasn't produced a single Akatsuki member. Only I am suitable to be the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces!"

“In that case, I’m quite suitable to be the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces. Our Iwagakure has never had anyone from the Akatsuki.” Onoki suddenly interjected.

"You old man, you twist your back all the time, how can you lead the Allied Shinobi Forces?!" Raikage A mocked Onoki in a fit of anger, saying that he was already old.

Onoki retorted sarcastically, "With your hot-tempered brat, leading the Allied Shinobi Forces is like playing with the lives of shinobi. If you were to lead them, our Iwagakure village would never agree!"

Maki echoed Onoki, "That's right, even if the Raikage were to lead the Allied Shinobi Forces, our Sunagakure village wouldn't agree!"

An argument broke out in the meeting room.

No matter whether the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces is Onoki or A, there will always be people who disagree.

Itachi and Yosuke, the only ones who didn't participate in the argument, looked somewhat helpless.

Even with a common enemy, it was impossible to unite the five great ninja villages.

Mifune stopped him, saying, "Enough! Since we can't reach an agreement, let's discuss it another day!"

Raikage Ai sat back down indignantly, glaring fiercely at Onoki and Maki.

If it weren't for those two guys, he would be the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces right now.

“Actually, I have a good idea,” Onoki suddenly said.

Raikage A said angrily, "There is no way I will let you become the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces!"

Ignoring Raikage A, Onoki continued his suggestion: "Among the Five Kage, it is impossible to convince anyone to be the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces. In that case, why not let someone from outside the Five Great Shinobi Villages become the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces and make that person the hub to connect and unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"

Mifune asked, "Who is that person?"

“Both Iwagakure and Konoha have partnerships with Kagero Village. I just saw that the Raikage’s brother seems to know Yosuke. In that case, let’s let Itachi Uchiha, the leader of Kagero Village, take on the position of commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.”

Itachi, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was startled. Why did they suddenly start talking about him?

After thinking it over carefully, Tsunade said, "That's certainly possible."

Onoki looked at Mei Terumi and Maki: "Raikage, Mizukage, Kazekage, what do you think?"

Mei Terumi glanced at Yosuke subtly before saying, "We have no objections."

The Raikage frowned deeply. Given the current situation, the Allied Shinobi Forces commander was no longer an option.

Although reluctant, the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces can only be chosen from outside the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

"Humph!"

Raikage Ai has tacitly agreed to the proposal.

Now only Sunagakure remains.

Maki objected, "No! Itachi Uchiha's predecessor was from Konoha, and I can't guarantee they won't side with Konoha."

Onoki scoffed, "Baki, you people from Sunagakure are really not smart. If Itachi were to favor Konoha, do you think I would recommend him as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces? Right now, the Uchiha are the Uchiha of Kagero Village, not the Uchiha of Konoha. You need to understand that."

When Onoki said this, he didn't consider Tsunade's feelings at all.

Tsunade glared angrily at Onoki, but she couldn't refute him.

Maki was also very dissatisfied with Onoki's statement that the people of Sunagakure were not smart, so he retorted, "Then why can't the leaders of other ninja villages be elected as the commanders of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"

As soon as Maki said this, Si Xiang looked at Maki as if he were an idiot.

"The purpose of forming the Allied Shinobi Forces is to fight against the Akatsuki organization, and the village most familiar with the Akatsuki is Kagerou Village. Do you think other small ninja villages are qualified to be the leaders of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"

Already in a bad mood, Raikage A said in a harsh tone, "If you don't want to, your Sand Village doesn't have to participate. Anyway, your Sand Village is only benefiting from being one of the five great ninja villages. The Allied Shinobi Forces are so weak now that it doesn't matter whether the Sand Village is there or not."

Maki's face flushed red and then turned pale. Not participating in the Allied Shinobi Forces was impossible. The absence of Sunagakure from the joint operation of the Five Great Shinobi Villages was tantamount to being excluded from the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Maki gritted his teeth and replied, "I agree!"

Chapter 346 Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces

Itachi's expression was completely bewildered.

My purpose in coming to the Land of Iron today to attend the Five Kage Summit is simply to share information about the Akatsuki organization with Yosuke.

How did I suddenly become the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages?

Itachi never imagined that he, who was just watching the show, would end up being one of the actors.

Itachi hurriedly refused, saying, "Our Kagero Village has only been established for a few years. I am not qualified enough. I am really not suitable for the position of commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

Onoki smiled and comforted him, "Itachi, if you don't become the leader, the five great ninja villages will never unite. Now that we have all nominated you to be the leader, you are qualified."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts'. If I tell you to take the job, then take it. The most urgent thing right now is how to deal with the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha!" the impatient Raikage A said.

Mifune also announced directly, "Since the five Kage have no objection to the selection of the Ninja Commander, then Uchiha Itachi of the Village of Blazing Sunshine will take the position."

Itachi looked at Yosuke with pleading eyes, and Yosuke smiled and said, "Since everyone has recommended you as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, then accept it, Itachi. I believe that each ninja village will also send people to assist you."

Yosuke saw things very clearly. Although Itachi was the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, it was not a one-man show.

In order to balance power and prevent Itachi from favoring one side, each ninja village would send ninjas to keep an eye on Itachi.

Although there are downsides, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, both for Kagerou Village and for the current situation.

The five great ninja villages must now unite to deal with the impending crisis.

Mei Terumi seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Since Nagato Uzumaki has already taken some Akatsuki members away, doesn't that mean the Akatsuki base in Amegakure is leaderless? We can just destroy the Akatsuki base. That way, even if Madara Uchiha returns to Amegakure, he won't be able to gain anything from it, right?"

Mei Terumi's words made everyone's eyes light up: "That's definitely feasible. Before Madara Uchiha returns, let's destroy his lair first!"

After discussing it, the five Kage immediately decided to send troops to Amegakure, and also to test the fighting strength and coordination of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

And unsurprisingly, Itachi became the one who took the lead in this battle.

Itachi is under immense pressure right now.

Suddenly having to command the ninjas of the five great ninja villages in battle is no easy task.

When two ninja villages form an alliance, there will inevitably be friction between them, and Itachi must mediate.

Furthermore, Itachi also had to research what the ninjas of each village were good at and how to integrate them together; these were all issues that needed to be addressed.

Itachi sighed deeply. Why did things turn out this way?

Mifune glanced around at the people around him and then fixed his gaze on Killer Bee: "Now that the Five Kage have officially formed an alliance, what should be done with Killer Bee, who is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki? After all, the main purpose of this Five Kage alliance is to protect the Eight-Tails and then strike at the Akatsuki."

Onoki suggested, "I think we should place Killer Bee somewhere that no one can find him, and then let him out once we have completely defeated the Akatsuki."

Ai glared at Onoki: "Old man, are you trying to imprison Bi?!"

This time, Onoki didn't confront A directly, but instead advised, "Raikage, you should know that this battle is to protect the Eight-Tails. If the Eight-Tails is captured, then everything will be beyond repair."

Raikage A disagreed: "Aren't there still the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who hasn't been captured?!"

Yosuke interjected, "It's a pity that although Madara Uchiha didn't capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he absorbed and stole a large amount of the Nine-Tails' chakra. In other words, Madara Uchiha is now only missing the Eight-Tails to gather all nine tailed beasts, so Killer Bee is extremely important."

Tsunade asked, "Yosuke, you said you traveled to a parallel universe in the past, so Madara Uchiha must have also captured the tailed beasts of that era. Why didn't Madara Uchiha succeed?"

"Because all those Jinchūriki are dead."

"what happened?"

"Madara Uchiha was indeed capturing tailed beasts in that era, but the jinchūriki of that era voluntarily released their seals to prevent Madara Uchiha from taking the tailed beasts away, thus separating themselves from the tailed beasts, and then the ninjas killed the tailed beasts."

After a tailed beast dies, it takes more than ten years to revive, therefore Madara Uchiha's plan failed.

The crowd fell silent, filled with respect for the actions of those Jinchuriki.

Raikage A looked at Killer Bee with a complicated expression. Although he was unwilling to imprison Killer Bee, he had to hide him in order to prevent Killer Bee from following in the footsteps of those Jinchūriki.

Raikage Ayr gave up: "I agree to hide Killer Bee."

“No, I disagree!” Killer Bee stood next to Ai and said resolutely.

"If those Jinchuriki seniors could do it, so can I. I won't let my comrades who are protecting me fight alone. If it really comes to that, I will also release the seal between myself and Gyuki!"

Without a word, Raikage A punched Killer Bee, sending him flying. His body crackling with lightning, he angrily shouted, "Beetle! This is not the time for you to act recklessly!"

Killer Bee calmly walked up to A again and said firmly, "Brother, I have my ninja way and my beliefs. Even if you kill me today, I will not hide and watch you fight. We are brothers, and we will fight together!"

“Beyond…” Ai, who had sensed Killer Bee’s conviction, was filled with emotion.

A hugged Killer Bee tightly: "Since you've made up your mind, then I'll respect your wishes. Bee, let's fight together!"

"yes, Sir!"

Although the scene was touching, it put those around it in a very awkward position.

This would mean that Killer Bee would be exposed to the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha.

Chapter 347 Returning to the Village

Killer Bee strongly desires to stay and fight.

And Raikage A also agreed to Killer Bee's request.

But others might disagree.

Onoki said with displeasure, "Raikage, do you know why we formed the Allied Shinobi Forces? It's to protect Killer Bee and prevent him from being captured. How can we allow Killer Bee to be exposed to the Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha?"

Mei Terumi chimed in, "That's right. The most important thing right now is to keep Killer Bee hidden so that our Allied Shinobi Forces can fight without any worries about their rear."

A said arrogantly, "First of all, this is an internal matter of our Hidden Cloud Village! None of our Hidden Cloud Village ninjas are cowards who would like to hide! Secondly, with the strength of the Allied Shinobi Forces, and just the remnants of the Akatsuki, do you still worry about failure?"

Onoki rebuked, "This is no longer an internal matter of Kumogakure! This is a matter for the Allied Shinobi Forces. Everyone is fighting to protect the Eight-Tails, not for you two to act recklessly!"