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

Upon seeing Nagato's expression, Kisame roughly guessed what had happened and couldn't help but curl up his lips into a victorious smile.

boom!

Upon hearing Nagato's words, the hot-tempered Raikage Ai slammed his fist on the conference table, shattering the round wooden table into dust.

It seems that this Five Shadows Conference is destined not to take place.

"It seems you're unwilling to return Killer Bee and Yukito. There's nothing more to discuss with you, and Kumokage Village will never submit to someone like you."

Raikage A stared at Nagato and spoke slowly and deliberately. As soon as he finished speaking, blue chakra appeared on his body, forming a powerful lightning cloak.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

"That's right, Iwagakure has also announced its withdrawal from this meeting."

Onoki followed suit, then looked at Jiraiya and Kisame, saying to them, "Hokage, Mizukage, I hope you can put aside your past grudges and stand with us to stop the Amekage Nagato's evil plot."

Jiraiya nodded, and solemnly advised Nagato:

"Nagato, stop now. You are not the child of prophecy, and you cannot violate the rules set by the First Hokage by collecting the nine tailed beasts on your own. Otherwise, you will be standing against all the ninja villages. Stop being so stubborn."

230. The Great War Begins

In the meeting room, Jiraiya made his stance clear, firmly standing on the side of Onoki and A.

He and Nagato, who were originally master and disciple, had essentially broken ties after the battle in Amegakure, and their old friendship was gone. Now, Nagato's forceful collection of the nine tailed beasts through violence has undoubtedly incurred the wrath of the masses and is unacceptable to everyone.

Another reason is that Jiraiya recently confirmed that Nagato is not the child of prophecy. This was the answer he received after personally inquiring with the Great Toad Sage.

Just now, Kisame confidently declared that Minato Namikaze's newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki, is the true child of prophecy.

Although it's unknown whether Kisame's words are true or false, if Naruto is indeed the child of prophecy, then Konoha will definitely benefit the most in the future.

Therefore, Jiraiya decided to join forces with others to deal with Nagato, the false prophesied child.

With Jiraiya's statement, Kisame was the only one of the Five Kage who remained silent.

“Nagato has gone mad. If he continues on his own, he will only bring endless disasters and suffering to the ninja world, not peace.”

Kisame raised his voice, putting on a sanctimonious air, and launched an attack on Nagato, "Therefore, we must stop him, right here, today."

Even Obito, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, chimed in, adding insult to injury:

"Oh dear, Nagato's Rinnegan was stolen, and his title as the Child of Prophecy was also stolen. He has no right to be one of the Five Kage and to appear in this meeting room. I suggest we all join forces and take him down. I'm willing to contribute as well."

After failing to manipulate Nagato and being betrayed by him, Obito fled from Ryuchi Cave and harbored resentment until today when he finally found an opportunity to take revenge on Nagato.

His plan was to kill Nagato, then find a way to retrieve the Rinnegan and use it for his own purposes.

In an instant, Nagato became the target of everyone's scorn.

Faced with this unfavorable situation, Nagato's response was—he remained expressionless, his gaze sweeping indifferently over everyone, finally settling on Kisame, and coldly said:

"You think you can deal with me by going to great lengths to win over this bunch of good-for-nothings? Unfortunately, in the world of ninjas, you can't win a battle with words; only strength can decide everything."

"Oh, really?"

Kisame remained noncommittal, finding Nagato's arrogance laughable.

He and Nagato were the two people in the ninja world closest to the Six Paths level. However, Nagato's Rinnegan did not belong to him, which destined him to encounter a bottleneck sooner or later, unable to cross the threshold of the Six Paths level. Kisame, on the other hand, had already transformed into a Kun, embarking on a completely new path of evolution.

In other words, Kisame died before Nagato.

Therefore, even though this body of his was just a shadow clone, he was still not afraid of Nagato when facing him, thanks to the power of the Kun.

Moreover, our side also has Sage Jiraiya, Flying Thunder God Minato Namikaze, Dust Release Onoki, Kamui Obito, Hiruzen Sarutobi who has mastered the Reaper Death Seal, and the most deeply hidden Black Zetsu.

Even Kisame would be overwhelmed if he wasn't careful fighting these people. If Nagato were to let his guard down, he would only face a violent death.

not good.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Kogoro, the general of the Land of Iron, changed his expression and hurriedly ran to the side of the conference room and pressed a switch.

sizzle.

Current appears, signal is activated.

Huh?

Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, four televisions suddenly appeared on the walls of the conference room, and the next second, all the television screens lit up simultaneously.

After a brief signal fluctuation, the static on the television screen transformed into four faces—four men in luxurious clothes, each holding a fan.

Fire, Wind, Earth, and Thunder—the four daimyo of the four kingdoms.

"?!"

The moment the daimyo appeared, everyone in the conference room except for Nagato, Kisame, Obito, and Zetsu was extremely surprised. As if by reflex, they immediately bowed deeply to the daimyo.

"Greetings, Daimyo." Jiraiya, Onoki, and the others did not dare to be negligent and bowed to the Daimyo with humility.

The daimyo were used to this. Some greeted him lazily, some were absent-minded, and some even yawned as if they hadn't woken up yet.

This wasn't because the daimyo were extremely busy, but because they had recently gotten together and played mahjong for several nights in a row.

"Nagato, how did your meeting go? You specifically called us out, has there been a result yet?"

The daimyo of the Land of Wind rubbed his eyes, yawned repeatedly, and asked Nagato.

"Reporting to Lord Daimyo, something terrible has happened."

Before Nagato could speak, Kogoro interjected, "The talks failed due to Kisame's strong obstruction. Moreover, he incited others to target Nagato; the Hokage, Tsuchikage, and Raikage all betrayed their own allegiance and sided with Kisame!"

Upon hearing this, all the great names were taken aback, and their expressions immediately turned serious, no longer as nonchalant as before.

"Fourth Hokage, what exactly is going on? You actually cooperated with Kisame Hoshigaki. Don't you know he's a criminal wanted by the four daimyo's territories? Or do you also want to follow Kisame Hoshigaki's example, lead the Konoha ninja to storm the daimyo's territories, and eliminate me, the daimyo?"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire shouted at Jiraiya, immediately accusing him of a serious crime and appearing extremely angry.

Indeed, Kisame, as a mortal, killed the daimyo of the Land of Water, breaking a taboo that had lasted for centuries. This incident terrified the daimyo of various countries, which is why they united and issued a bounty of 300 million ryo for him.

As long as Kisame Hoshigaki lives, the daimyo will never have peace of mind.

Now, when they hear that their own Kage has chosen to cooperate with Kisame, they are naturally furious and cannot tolerate it.

After the daimyo of the Land of Fire spoke up, the daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning also questioned Onoki and A, demanding an explanation from them.

"Lord Daimyo, I absolutely did not mean that. It was because of Nagato..."

Jiraiya tried to explain, but he was interrupted impatiently by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire before he could finish his sentence.

"Jiraiya, and Tsuchikage Onoki, Raikage A, don't forget them."

The Fire Country Daimyo looked down at the Kage and coldly addressed them, "Decades ago, ninjas were just a bunch of lowly individuals. The reason why the major ninja villages are so prosperous today is because after the First Hokage and I negotiated, we established a system of one village per country, which was subsequently imitated by other countries. This stable system led to the prosperity of the five major ninja villages and the rise of ninjas, but now it has been destroyed by Kisame Hoshigaki, causing great turmoil throughout the entire ninja world."

After saying this, he paused for a moment, then continued in a cold voice:

"Therefore, the original purpose of today's Five Kage Summit was to discuss eliminating Kisame Hoshigaki. Only by completely killing him can the ninja world return to what it was before and usher in true peace!"

Of these daimyo, the daimyo of the Land of Fire undoubtedly hates Kisame the most.

In the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha was poised for a resounding victory, meaning the Land of Fire would reap enormous benefits from the war. However, just as the Fire Daimyo was overjoyed and preparing to celebrate with champagne, Kisame emerged, single-handedly defeating Konoha and shattering the Daimyo's dream of dominating all nations through Konoha.

From that day on, the daimyo of the Land of Fire set his sights on Kisame and plotted to eliminate this enemy.

As for the daimyo of the other three countries, the daimyo of the Land of Wind had long been a puppet controlled by Nagato, while the daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had been "visited" by Nagato not long ago and had also become his people.

Therefore, they also issued orders to Onoki and A, demanding that the two immediately cease all actions against Nagato and obey Nagato's orders.

The daimyo all believed that Nagato was the legendary child of prophecy, and only he had the ability to kill the demigod Kisame Hoshigaki and restore order to the ninja world.

No one expected it.

Nagato, without making a sound, managed to win over the daimyo of the four great nations and get them on his side.

As everyone knows, the Daimyo not only possesses noble bloodlines and represents the orthodoxy that the people desire, but also controls the military budget allocations of the major ninja villages. Without the Daimyo's support, the four major ninja villages would immediately face severe difficulties and struggle to continue operating.

Jiraiya, Onoki, and A exchanged glances, all seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes.

After the daimyo expressed their opinions, the three men, though unwilling, had no choice but to obey orders for the sake of the village and dared not resist in the slightest.

Without saying a word, they all walked behind Nagato and changed their stance.

"Kisame Hoshigaki, do you have anything else to say now?"

Nagato gazed at Kisame and asked calmly, his expression as cold as ever. Everything was as he had expected.

"hehe."

Kisame smiled and shook his head. Although his verbal tactics had failed, it was enough to dispel the false aura of Nagato as the child of prophecy and publicly reveal the secret of the latter's Rinnegan.

That's about enough of the warm-up stuff; now it's time for the main event.

Like Nagato, everything was within Kisame's expectations.

"Hey, things are getting interesting."

Seeing this, Obito's lips curled into a smile, and he leaped onto the roof beam once more. He was determined to watch the show and wouldn't make a move until the very last moment.

"What are you all standing there for? Quickly kill Kisame, hang his head on Mount Sanrou as a warning, then gather the forces of the four great nations and the four great ninja villages, cross the sea in one fell swoop, and liberate the Land of Water!"

Seeing that Jiraiya and the others were still hesitant to make a move, the daimyo of the Land of Fire shouted again.

"Kisame Hoshigaki, you don't want to implicate the villagers of Kirigakure, do you? And you certainly don't want to see the entire Land of Water suffer because of you, do you? If you surrender now, we can give you a dignified death."

Kogoro, relying on his master's power, sneered at Kisame.

However, Kisame didn't even glance at him. Instead, he looked up at the daimyo on the screen and responded to them:

"Hurry up and play mahjong for a few more days, because you won't live much longer. I, Kisame Hoshigaki, will personally twist off your heads."

As soon as he finished speaking, a palpable killing intent erupted from his eyes, shattering the television screen.

Several prominent figures disappeared from the screen, their faces filled with exasperation.

Then, Kisame withdrew his gaze and looked at Nagato opposite him.

"Let's do it."

Nagato coldly gave orders to Jiraiya and the others.

However, as the daimyo disappeared from the television screen, Jiraiya and the others became hesitant again. They looked at each other again, then tacitly took a few steps back, entering a state of observation like Obito.

"It seems that only the two of us can settle this once and for all," Kisame said with a smile.