Chapter 1004: The Gathering of the Five Kage
Sasuke and his group set up an ambush on the first floor of the tower. The first floor was very large and there were stone platforms everywhere, which were used by samurai as viewing points.
Right now, Sasuke and his group were hiding on a stone platform against the wall. It completely concealed them, and because of its location, it offered a great view of the entire first floor.
Only occasionally would one see the heads of someone in this group, but since they appeared very rarely and Karin and White Zetsu were responsible for surveillance, the probability that they could be detected was almost zero.
The three Kage had already come to the tower, and they weren't alone. Each Kage came with their own proxies. It was an unwritten rule of such gatherings — you could bring no more than two people with you.
The Raikage, Kazekage, and Mizukage were already in the tower. The daimyo of Iron Country was very tactful and sent his general, Mifune, in charge of this meeting.
Mifune was a very famous figure among shinobi. Just the fact that he survived the fight with Hanzo was enough to make him very famous.
Who was Hanzo? He was a shinobi who was called a "Demigod". As for the only one who could be called the "God of Shinobi", it was Hashirama Senju.
During World War II, the Konoha shinobi once defeated Hidden Rain Village, but only because Hanzo was too bold, however, although the village army was defeated, but its leader, Hanzo, was not defeated, so Konoha could not claim any compensation in the end.
The fact that Mifune was able to survive the battle with Hanzo meant a lot. In fact, even though he lost that battle, since he didn't ask for mercy back then, it only increased his reputation.
The samurai General Mifune received the three Kage and waited for the Hokage and Tsuchikage to arrive.
There were suddenly unhurried footsteps on the first floor of the tower.
The old man and two Shinobi appeared on the first floor.
Upon seeing them, the samurai immediately stepped forward to greet the group.
— The samurai's tone was neither modest nor arrogant.
The old man looked down and said nothing.
Danzo has arrived.
Sasuke, Zetsu, and the others were watching the scene.
— The old man in the middle is Danzo, " White Zetsu said in a low voice.
— This is ... Danzo! Sasuke's sharingan immediately spun, and there was nothing left in his eyes but hatred.
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In about half an hour.
On the sixth floor of the tower, there was a room with an area of about seventy square meters. There were two conference tables in the room, one large and one small.
The large conference table was shaped like a semicircle, and in certain parts of it hung five pieces of white cloth with the five symbols of water, wind, fire, earth, and thunder written on them, respectively.
The five pieces had already taken their places.
Mizukage as Mei Terumi, a sexy woman who had a hostile relationship with Su Xiao.
Kazekage, Gaara, who was abducted by Su Xiao in the past and died after being pulled out of the tailed one, but he was resurrected by Chiyo with secret techniques, only Chiyo paid for his resurrection with her life, which is why he now wanted to kill Su Xiao with all his heart.
Raikage, hey, one of the few people who hasn't held a grudge against Su Xiao yet.
Tsuchikage, Oonoki, he was the one who most often hired Akatsuki.
And finally, the temporary Hokage, Danzo, who was previously hostile to Su Xiao, but now his attitude was in question.
The five Kage had already taken their seats. All of them had expressionless faces right now.
Behind them were their bodyguards, each Kage had two people in total, so apart from the Kage, there were ten other people present at this gathering.
A half-meter-long conference table was set up in the space between the semicircular conference table where the five Kage were sitting. Mifune was sitting at this table, and two samurai were standing next to him.
Mifune, being a representative of a neutral country, could start the meeting, but could not participate in it.
— I am Mifune, the representative of the country that provided this place for the gathering of the five Kage, " Mifune said and straightened up, then looked around at the five Kage.
As long as the five Kage didn't kill each other, Mifune would only watch the gathering.
— I'll speak first, listen carefully, " Gaara said in a calm tone.
In such a situation, of course, he had to be tough.
— The five Kage have changed so much, " Oonoki said with a slight smile.
His gesture was obviously meant to belittle Gaara, as he was looking down on him.
After all, he couldn't forget that Kage had been abducted, and it even sounded very awkward.
— It's amazing that you became a Kage at such a young age. Your father seems to have taught you well, but it's a pity that he didn't teach you etiquette, " Oonoka's words might have seemed like a compliment, but they weren't really. Moreover, did the worthy Kazekage really need someone's praise?
In Oonoka's eyes, Gaara should have been someone strong enough, someone who could compete with Danzo.
With just a few words, he delivered a powerful blow to Gaara.
The corners of the Mizukage, Mei Terumi's lips turned up. She and Gaara were both newbies and were very wary of old men like Oonoka, who had been Kage for decades, so she didn't say anything first.
Gaara didn't react at all to Tsuchikage's words, but Kankuro, who was standing behind him, glared at Oonoki angrily.
— Yes, but I'm sitting here like a Kazekage.
Gaara's father was the fourth Kazekage, but the fourth Kazekage died very quickly and somewhat awkwardly, but that didn't mean Gaara had to belittle his status.
— Hahaha, what an arrogant guy, " Oonoki said and laughed.
— Mr. Tsuchikage, please don't interrupt. Mr. Kazekage, please continue, " Mei Terumi said politely. She wanted to form a temporary alliance with Gaara so that Tsuchikage wouldn't be able to attack her later.
— I was originally a jinchuuriki. In the end, I was captured by the Akatsuki and almost died because they pulled the tailed one out of me. Because of this, I believe that Akatsuki is a very dangerous organization. I repeatedly asked other villages for help, but all my requests were ignored. In the end, with the exception of the fifth Generation Hokage, everyone only decided to join forces after their jinchuuriki were abducted.
Gaara got straight to the point.
He wanted to immediately negotiate a union for the sake of destroying Akatsuki.
— Ha, if the jinchuuriki of the five great villages was abducted, if others found out about it, it would be a real shame and a huge humiliation. The best thing to do is to return it secretly. You can't ask for help immediately after the abduction. It's about the village's authority, " Tsuchikage replied.
— Shame… Humiliation… Authority… What rotten prevarication.
Gaara obviously didn't agree with Tsuchikage's point of view.
— Hm, " Oonoki just chuckled in response. Now, he couldn't understand how such a young man became a Kazekage. If he had become one when he was young, such a Kazekage would have been overthrown by his own people.
— Let's not talk about whose approach is more correct. We're really too passive right now — " Mizukage decided to smooth things over.
Right now, only the Kazekage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage were discussing this matter. Danzo watched and looked for opportunities. As for the Raikage, his anger was slowly building up now, and it didn't take long for it to boil over.
Danzo looked at the Raikage and immediately realized that it was his opportunity.
— We're not exactly at a disadvantage. Although the Akatsuki have abducted many tailed ones, controlling the tailed ones requires knowledge and time. It's impossible to deal with something like this in a day, " Mei Terumi's words seemed true, but she didn't know that Akatsuki didn't need tailed ones for "training».
— Jinchuuriki grow together with the tailed ones and adapt to each other throughout their lives, but even so, the tailed ones are difficult to control, right, Mr. Kazekage?
No one knew why Oonoki disliked Gaara so much, but the fact remained that from the very beginning until now, he had taunted Gaara endlessly.
— … — Gaara didn't say anything, but no matter how good-natured he was, he couldn't ignore Tsuchikage's taunt.
— Only a few humans can truly control the tailed ones, " Danzo said suddenly, and Oonoka's expression changed.
Gaara was just a young guy, but Danzo was an old bastard who wasn't inferior to him at all.
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