Konoha: On the night of the massacre, I summoned Inuyasha.

"Tobirama Senju, as a hero of Konoha, is our pride."

The Third Hokage tapped his pipe on the table, his tone quite serious.

He looks much older than Onoki now.

"Hey, I didn't mean any disrespect to your Second Hokage."

However, Orochimaru is still a ninja of your Konoha, isn't he?

You cannot escape responsibility for this catastrophe in the ninja world.

Onoki pursed his lips, but then pressed on.

"Lord Tsuchikage, stop making pointless provocations. Now is the time for us to unite as one and deal with Orochimaru's threat together."

Instead of engaging in any underhanded schemes here.

Mei Terumi's voice was cold, and her alluring face was filled with icy indifference.

Compared to the other four villages, Kirigakure is truly miserable.

Only now has the village had a slight chance to catch its breath. Due to the fear of Orochimaru's return, they dare not even rebuild the village.

If it weren't for the presence of powerful figures like Mei Terumi from Kirigakure, Kirigakure might not even have been able to retain its title as one of the Five Great Villages.

For example, villages like Takigakure and Kusagakure are now showing signs of wanting to claim the title of one of the Five Great Villages.

"The Mizukage is right. Besides, Orochimaru betrayed Konoha many years ago, and the damage he caused to Konoha was no less than that to our village."

Now is not the time to pursue these pointless responsibilities.

Raikage Ai's voice was forceful. People with his personality are always straightforward, and he really dislikes eccentric people like Onoki.

The Raikage was furious with Orochimaru.

It was because he was ambushed that the Raikage was killed immediately, which allowed Orochimaru to wreak havoc in Kumogakure.

Otherwise, given Orochimaru's fighting prowess in Kumogakure, he would definitely not be a match for him.

"Tch, who knows if this is a drama orchestrated and acted by Konoha itself."

Perhaps this Five Kage Summit is a trap set by Konoha to wipe us out in one fell swoop?

Tsuchikage Onoki shrugged, but it was clear that he was just talking big.

The fact that the Five Kage Summit was held in this spacious Five Kage Building, and the Chunin Exams were held outside Konoha, was precisely to guard against Konoha.

The Five Kage Summit was moved forward by one day to guard against Orochimaru.

Although Onoki shouted it out, he didn't really believe that Konoha had any intentions.

Facing four opponents alone, and with Konoha no longer at its peak, it simply doesn't have the resources to provoke the entire ninja world.

"Onoki, I respect you as an elder."

However, if you continue to speak so recklessly, I think I'm willing to test your courage on behalf of Konoha.

A chilling aura filled the air. Behind the Third Hokage, Danzo slowly stood up, his voice hoarse and menacing.

Combined with the dim lighting and Danzo's bandages, he looked like a demon.

"Hey……"

Onoki chuckled coldly and didn't refute him further.

He was unwilling to confront someone like Danzo head-on.

Perhaps Danzo, who has lost everything, would actually dare to fight me to the death.

"However, on the other hand..."

Where on earth did Orochimaru get so many powerful individuals' body parts?

"To date, I have not seen any records of any of these entities that suddenly attacked the ninja world."

At this moment, seeing that the atmosphere in the arena was somewhat tense, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, suddenly spoke up to break the silence.

He was indeed curious, and even somewhat skeptical of Konoha's Edo Tensei (impure world resurrection) theory.

In fact, not only him, but the other four Shadows were also skeptical.

After all, none of the ninjas summoned by Orochimaru are recorded in the history of the ninja world.

In fact, many of their methods are quite unlike those of ninjas.

"Well, perhaps I can explain that."

At this moment, a rather dull voice rang out.

On the other side of the Third Hokage, a man wearing an oil-patterned headband stood up.

"I once went to Mount Myōboku, the sacred site of ninja beasts, to try to get the truth from the Great Toad Sage who has lived for thousands of years."

"Unfortunately, the Great Toad Sage is still asleep. I had no choice but to consult the other two great sages of Mount Myōboku..."

According to them, this occurred in the time of the Sage of Six Paths and even earlier.

It was the era of ninja beasts and gods.

Of course, the term "ninja beast" didn't exist back then; perhaps "sacred beast" or "divine beast" would be more appropriate.

Some evil-natured ninja beasts are even called monsters.

Those gods are beings who are born with great power; they are either born from human faith or are born gods.

It possesses all sorts of incredible power.

The power they wield is not chakra, but a power called sage power and divine power.

Jiraiya spoke slowly, his tone somewhat heavy.

Even now, he still refuses to believe that his friend would become the greatest enemy of the entire ninja world.

"The methods of these enemies are similar to those of the gods of the past."

Perhaps a great battle took place among these gods, and their remains were buried somewhere, only to be unearthed by Orochimaru.

Jiraiya sighed softly.

The others were startled, but quickly understood.

Whether it's Misaka Mikoto who attacked Kumogakure or Crocodile who attacked Sunagakure, they both seem to be beings who were born with power.

Their techniques and energy systems are completely unlike those of ninjas.

Most importantly, they also had a general understanding of the concept of gods, such as the evil god who still had followers, and the ultimate method of the Uzumaki clan...

The Death God summoned by the Corpse Demon Sealing.

They were even more familiar with the power that the ninja beasts possessed, a power different from chakra, called Sage Power.

After all, decades ago, the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, had mastered this power.

As one of the parties involved who is still alive, Ohnoki immediately fell silent.

Therefore, they quickly began to believe Jiraiya's explanation to some extent.

In fact, if the two immortals of Mount Myōboku hadn't had some reservations, or if they hadn't known anything about the Ōtsutsuki clan at all...

Otherwise, according to Jiraiya, Orochimaru might not be summoning the gods of the past, but rather the Otsutsuki from the stars.

"What a lucky guy."

Onoki cursed inwardly, feeling somewhat envious of Orochimaru for being able to dig up the remains of a god.

These deities, even the weakest of them, possess power comparable to that of the five great village kage.

If they, the Hidden Stone Village, were to obtain it...

"Alright, now we should discuss how to deal with Orochimaru!"

This guy has openly declared war on the entire ninja world, and even dared to launch a direct attack on our Five Great Villages.

The Raikage's voice was deep and muffled, and he subconsciously glanced at Mei Terumi.

Orochimaru's actions went far beyond simply declaring war; he nearly wiped out Kirigakure completely.

"First, we need to unite..."

Danzo stood up again, his voice cold and menacing.

"So, who will be the captain-in-chief of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"

Onoki gave a playful smile.

"Naturally..."

Danzo gave Ōnoki a cold glance and was about to speak.

However, at this very moment...

boom!

Suddenly, a huge hole appeared in the roof, and a tall, slender figure fell through it, landing opposite the location of the five shadows.

"Of course..."

"How about I become your captain?"

"Also, Lord Raikage, I have no intention of declaring war on the entire ninja world; that would be too dangerous."

Relatively speaking, it's safer for me to be your overall commander.

With a slightly sinister smile, in the dim candlelight, a handsome man appeared in everyone's sight.

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya was somewhat agitated and was the first to step forward, asking, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Quickly apologize to everyone and return to the path of our ninja world.

Jiraiya looked somewhat anxious; he had not yet given up on persuading Orochimaru to "abandon the darkness and embrace the light."

Orochimaru!

However, no one paid any attention to Jiraiya's thoughts.

The moment Mei Terumi saw Orochimaru's face, her eyes were filled with hatred and bloodshot. As she formed hand seals, a large mouthful of Lava Release acid expanded into a huge rainstorm, sweeping towards Orochimaru.