Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

After he finished speaking, a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"Minami, you and Yahiko go and prepare the venue. I'll be back soon."

Nagato gave Konan a command, then took off into the air. He looked around, then flew north towards Iwagakure, the village closest to Amegakure.

As Konan watched Nagato's departing figure, a hint of worry appeared between her brows.

"Konan, trust Nagato."

Yahiko appeared from the side, put his arm around Konan's shoulder, and said with burning eyes, "His power has reached its strongest level in history, even surpassing the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju. From today onwards, under Nagato's leadership, the era of Akatsuki has arrived. Peace has come."

"Peace……"

Konan murmured to herself, her gaze regaining its resolve, filled with confidence in Nagato and the future.

One day later.

Nagato visited Iwagakure in his own way.

In the end, the Tsuchikage Onoki was defeated in his battle with Nagato, and the village's two Jinchuriki—Roshi and Han—were captured by Nagato and taken hostage.

Just two days later, Nagato visited Kumokage Village in the same manner, defeated Raikage A, and had the two Jinchuriki, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki Yugito, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee knocked out and took them away.

The news sent shockwaves through the ninja world.

The remaining two of the four great ninja villages, Konoha and Kirigakure, were gripped by immense panic.

223. Movements of all parties

Nagato, the legendary "Child of Prophecy".

In just a few days, he single-handedly stormed the two great ninja villages of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and with overwhelming force, he kidnapped four Jinchūriki from both villages.

After that, the Tsuchikage Onoki and the Raikage A completely changed their attitudes and were utterly defeated. The two announced that they would go to Amegakure to participate in the Five Kage Summit initiated by Nagato.

When the news reached Konoha, the entire village was thrown into chaos, and panic spread throughout. After all, Nagato was the man who had personally wiped out Sunagakure, even more ruthless than Kisame Hoshigaki.

His next target is undoubtedly Konoha, and Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Under these circumstances, the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, immediately declared a state of war for the village and convened a meeting of Konoha's high-ranking officials overnight.

The next morning, Konoha announced that it would unconditionally support Nagato's proposed Five Kage Summit and would do its utmost to cooperate with all the demands made by the Child of Prophecy.

Konoha begged for mercy.

Although it was embarrassing, at least we didn't follow in the footsteps of Iwagakure and Kumogakure; the village and the Nine-Tails were saved.

With this, among the major ninja villages, only Kirigakure on the other side of the sea remained silent.

At this moment, all eyes in the ninja world were on Kirigakure, awaiting a response from the Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki.

Before Nagato's meteoric rise during the Third Shinobi World War, Kisame was the most dazzling figure on the battlefield. He rose like a comet, killing Hanzo, defeating Konoha, and unifying the Land of Water, earning him the title of the new demigod of the shinobi world.

Although Kisame became much more low-key afterward, and his limelight was overshadowed by Nagato, no one ever questioned his strength.

Kisame and Nagato are of similar age and strength, and are therefore known as the "Twin Gods of the Shinobi World". Countless people look forward to a head-on confrontation between the two to see who is the only true god of the shinobi world.

Now, it seems the time has come.

Many people believe that, given Kisame Hoshigaki's domineering personality and style of doing things, he would definitely not submit to Nagato like other ninja villages, but would choose to stand firm to the end.

In other words, Nagato and Kisame are about to engage in an earth-shattering battle.

However, disappointingly, just one day after Konoha issued its statement, Kirigakure also made a statement welcoming the Five Kage Summit.

Kisame, the Water Shadow, will answer the call of the prophesied child.

However, perhaps to save face, Kisame made a request along with agreeing to participate in the Five Kage Summit:

The rules of the Five Kage Summit must not be broken; the meeting place must be moved from Amegakure to a neutral country.

If Nagato does not agree to this request, then Kirigakure will refuse to attend.

The news spread, and the eyes of the entire ninja world turned to Amegakure once again, all waiting for Nagato's response.

Will he agree to Kisame's demands, or will he choose to remain tough and storm Kirigakure to force Kisame to submit?

Shikulin Forest.

Kisame's true form, "Kun," broke its slumber and surfaced, emanating an unimaginably vast amount of chakra that was enough to make anyone who approached it tremble.

He was prepared that if Nagato did not agree to his conditions, there would be no point in negotiating, and the final battle between the two would take place sooner than expected.

Kisame never worried about losing.

Nagato may seem to have the upper hand and the initiative, but he is actually courting death—once he forces Kisame's true form to be exposed prematurely, he will not be far from death.

The next two days were the most tense, the air above the ninja world seemed to freeze. Everyone held their breath, watching Nagato's every move.

It wasn't until Nagato announced that he agreed to Kirigakure's request because he was willing to give Kisame face that the village finally agreed.

As for the location of the Five Kage Summit, it will remain the same as the last summit forty years ago, in the Land of Iron.

When the news broke, some were excited, while others were disappointed.

In Kirigakure, both the ninja and civilians considered it a diplomatic victory. Under the leadership of the Mizukage Kisame, Kirigakure did not bow to the Child of Prophecy, but maintained its independence and the right to negotiate on equal terms with the other side.

Outside the Hidden Mist Village, many people shook their heads and sighed, because they wished Nagato and Kisame would fight, preferably to the point of mutual destruction or even death.

In any case, it now seems that the Five Kage Summit is a done deal. The news of this momentous event, which will affect the fate of the ninja world, spreading like wildfire to every corner of the ninja world.

The date was set for one week from now.

Location: The Land of Iron.

The Land of Earth, Hidden Rock Village.

Looking down from mid-air, a dark mass of people gathered at the village entrance, seeing off the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, who was about to depart.

During this period, the atmosphere inside Iwagakure was extremely heavy and oppressive, thanks to Nagato. He not only defeated Onoki, who was highly respected and invincible among the Iwagakure ninja, and kidnapped the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki, but also destroyed a large portion of the village's buildings, leaving behind a huge crater.

Despite suffering such a humiliating defeat, the elderly Onoki still had to drag his injured body to the Five Kage Summit.

Beside him, his son, Koto, would serve as his bodyguard on this trip.

Adhering to the principle of advocating peace, the Five Kage Summit stipulates that each village can send a maximum of two bodyguards in addition to the Kage, usually one sensory ninja and one combat ninja.

Huang Tu was a burly man, nearly 2.2 meters tall, like a mountain. Standing next to Onoki, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, they didn't look like father and son at all.

"Father, it's time to leave."

He said in a deep voice, then hoisted Onoki onto his shoulders and let the latter sit on his back. Then, under the watchful eyes of the Iwagakure ninja, they set off and left the village.

A similar scene also occurred in Cloud Shadow Village.

"Let's go."

The Fourth Raikage, A, gave instructions to his two guards, then slung his backpack over his shoulder and strode out of the village with a gloomy expression.

He went to the Five Kage Summit this time, not caring about anything else, but vowing to rescue Killer Bee and Yugito no matter what.

Konoha Village in the Land of Fire.

Inside the Hokage's office, Jiraiya stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery of Konoha outside, his brows slightly furrowed.

He had a premonition that this Five Shadows Conference would not go smoothly, and might even turn into a huge chaos, resulting in many deaths.

Therefore, to ensure the safety of his own people, one of Jiraiya's bodyguards was his most trusted disciple—the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.

Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique allows him to move freely even when facing god-level ninjas like Nagato and Kisame, enabling him to lead his team to retreat if the situation turns unfavorable.

The other person was a small, thin ANBU ninja wearing a monkey mask. This person was not only a bodyguard but also Jiraiya's advisor.

His true identity is none other than the former Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Both of them had already made preparations according to Jiraiya's orders and were waiting at the village entrance.

dong dong dong.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Jiraiya said something, then turned around and saw three young figures push open the door and enter: Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Shisui Uchiha.

During the operation in Amegakure, all three were members of Minato's team. Later, they were noticed by Jiraiya and sent to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode. Now they are trusted confidants of the Hokage faction and are extremely loyal to the village.

"Kakashi, Guy, and Shisui, listen up. While Minato and I are away from the village, the safety of Konoha is in the hands of you young people. You must protect the villagers, especially the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and be wary of Obito Uchiha attacking again. Understand?"

Jiraiya stared at the three of them and said in a serious voice.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the three knelt on one knee and agreed in unison. Then, they went to perform their duties as Jiraiya had instructed.

An hour later, Jiraiya and two guards quietly left Konoha and headed straight for the Land of Iron.

Rain-Hidden Village.

Inside a grand palace, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path sat cross-legged on a purple lotus throne, its mouth wide open, from which four chakra dragons emerged.

At the other end of these chakra dragons were four ninjas with different appearances lying on the cold floor.

A bearded man about 1.5 meters tall, wearing purple clothes and a breastplate; a burly man nearly 2.3 meters tall, wearing red armor and a straw hat; a girl with long beige hair, delicate features, and a good figure; and a boy with bronze skin and the character "Iron" on his right shoulder.

"The four-tailed Jinchuriki, Rōshi; the five-tailed Jinchuriki, Han; the two-tailed Jinchuriki, Yūgito; and the eight-tailed Jinchuriki, Killer Bee..."

Konan and Yahiko observed the four ninjas and recognized them one by one.

These Jinchūriki, who were once highly respected and influential in their respective villages, now lay on the ground like corpses, their mouths agape, their chakra being extracted by the Chakra Dragon.

The Nine Seals of the Illusory Dragon are exhausted.

This is Nagato's Rinnegan eye technique, a method to extract tailed beasts from the Jinchūriki's body and seal them into the Gedo Mazo.

"The sealing technique will be completed in one week."

At this moment, Nagato walked over, pointed to the nine closed eyes of the Gedo Mazo, and explained to the two, "Every time it absorbs a tailed beast, one of its eyes will open. When all nine eyes are open, that will be the day the Ten-Tails revives. At that time, I will become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Both of them looked shocked upon hearing this.

In their eyes, Nagato was already invincible in the ninja world, the only sage in this era above all others. If he were to obtain the power of the nine tailed beasts, how powerful would he become?

Hard to imagine.