The next day. Amidst the heavy falling snow.
The Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron officially commenced.
However,
Although it was called the Five Kage,
In the end, only the Kage from four countries attended.
Tsunade from Konoha, A from Kumogakure, Onoki from Iwagakure, and Terumi Mei from Kirigakure
That's right.
The Kazekage from Sunagakure did not accept the Raikage's invitation to participate in this Five Kage Summit.
Moreover,
He had sent a letter to the Land of Iron, declining the invitation.
At this moment,
The leader of the Land of Iron, Mifune, and the four Kage were seated around the conference table. After reading the letter in his hand, A naturally flew into a rage.
He slammed the table and stood up, crumpling the letter in his hand into a ball, and shouted angrily:
"Hmph!"
"What's wrong with those guys from the Land of Wind!? They reject this summit with just a letter like this?!"
"And they even say 'inconvenienced to attend'? What kind of bullshit reason is that!!"
The Raikage's angry shouts echoed in the meeting room.
Everyone present had helpless expressions.
They naturally knew that this Raikage was notoriously hot-tempered and simply couldn't change.
Moreover,
This incident involved his most beloved younger brother and the Tailed Beasts, so it was naturally impossible for him to be calm.
In fact,
If it weren't for Mifune mediating here,
They would probably have started fighting long ago due to mutual dislike.
At this moment, as the Raikage's words fell,
Onoki beside him suddenly revealed a strange expression.
Then, he turned his gaze towards Tsunade, and then spoke in an aged voice:
"Slug Princess,"
"Your Konoha and Sunagakure have always been close. You should know something, right...?"
Hearing this,
Everyone's gaze immediately followed.
Seeing this, Tsunade also looked up, then after a moment's thought, shook her head helplessly and said:
"As far as I know,"
"That captured One-Tail Jinchuriki from Sunagakure should be their acting Kazekage."
Having said this, Tsunade stopped and didn't continue.
But obviously,
Everyone present immediately understood.
Sunagakure has basically always been the weakest among the Five Great Villages. With the current acting Kazekage missing, wanting to immediately elect a new acting Kazekage is indeed somewhat difficult...
In that case, them declining this Five Kage Summit is actually understandable.
After all, they are probably still busy trying to find their Jinchuriki right now...
After listening to Tsunade's words,
A calmed down a bit. Since his brother was also taken, he could naturally understand.
However, even so, he still frowned, his expression still somewhat displeased.
And on this side,
Tsunade's heart was also somewhat helpless.
Thinking back,
Sunagakure had specifically sent people to Konoha to seek help, hoping to find their taken One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara.
But as time passed, hope grew dimmer.
To this day, there is still no news.
In other words,
Even Gaara's life or death is now unknown.
In this situation, the already weak Sunagakure's strength has probably taken another big hit, and morale is even lower...
Saying they were "inconvenienced to attend" was already a very understated way of putting it.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Then, the host, Mifune, seated at the head of the conference table, spoke.
He was the samurai leader of the Land of Iron and also the host of this Five Kage Summit, responsible for mediating the talks between the Kage.
He cleared his throat, then with a serious expression, said loudly:
"Cough."
"Since the Kazekage is unable to attend, then... I declare that this Five Kage Summit has officially begun."
"Ladies and gentlemen, since you have all taken your seats at this table, you must also know the theme of this summit."
"That's right, it concerns the 'Tailed Beast Capture Conspiracy' by Uchiha Sasuke and others."
"And this time, we..."
Mifune sat at the head of the table, his tone solemn, narrating methodically.
In fact,
Most of this content was also written in the Raikage's invitation letter for the Five Kage Summit, and some was discussed before the meeting.
Except for the Mizukage, Mei, who arrived a bit later and didn't know some of the details, the others mostly knew.
Even Kakashi and Naruto, who were accompanying Tsunade as her guards, also knew.
And at this moment,
Listening to Mifune's narration,
Naruto's expression grew increasingly heavy.
He involuntarily clenched his fists, his gaze serious, as if thinking about something.
In fact,
Regarding Sasuke taking Kumogakure's Eight-Tails,
Naruto had already heard about it from Jiraiya before leaving Konoha.
At that time, he was naturally very shocked, and even wanted to find the Raikage to negotiate, hoping the Raikage would spare Sasuke's life...
However,
As soon as he voiced this idea, it was severely rejected by Jiraiya, who even gave him a thorough scolding.
Left with no choice,
Naruto could only obediently follow Jiraiya's instructions and stay by Tsunade and Kakashi's side at all times...
But...
He naturally could not give up on Sasuke.
If later on,
He were to encounter Sasuke,
He would definitely use the full power of his Talk-no-Jutsu to bring Sasuke back to his side.
Thinking this,
Naruto's gaze became even more determined.
However,
Just at that moment,
Suddenly, an incident occurred!!
Outside the meeting room, an ear-splitting loud noise suddenly exploded!!
Boom!!!!!!!
The terrifying explosion sound came overwhelmingly!!!
The next moment,
An immense sense of Chakra oppressiveness descended from the sky, striking the top floor of the entire meeting building!!
"!!"
"!??"
Realizing this, everyone present was instantly shocked, their expressions drastically changing!!
"Wh-what's going on!?!"
"Enemy attack?!!"
However,
Before they could think further,
Suddenly,
A colossal deep blue Chakra giant blade suddenly burst forth, directly destroying one of the large walls of the meeting building, and like a fan, quickly sliced through!!!
Bang!!!
In the blink of an eye!
That brilliant deep blue sword, in an instant, directly cut off and overturned the entire top of the meeting building!!!
Explosions and collapses were incessant!!!
Boom!!!
The entire roof of the building, as if lifted by an invisible giant hand, directly exposed the dome of the sky above!!!
Inside the entire meeting room,
Whether it was the four Kage or the samurai of the Land of Iron, everyone now looked up at the sky, their pupils constricted, their expressions drastically changing!!!
Because at this moment,
In the sky above,
An immensely colossal blue war god figure made of Chakra stood within it!!
And in its right hand, it held that giant Chakra blade that had severed the entire building, its oppressiveness explosive!!!
Seeing this, everyone present, without exception, was completely frozen, cold sweat pouring!!
What is this kind of terrifying oppressiveness...?!!!
Who... is it?!!