Main World, Land of Iron.
"Hokage-sama, they are waiting for you."
A samurai with bandages wrapped around his head and a long beard took the lead in welcoming him, "I am Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron."
As he spoke, he tried his best to control his surprise without revealing it in the slightest. The two samurai behind him were both a head taller than him. At only 1.7 meters tall, he was considered short even among samurai, but...
Compared to the Hokage in front of him, he was made to look so tall and mature.
Lin Ke maintained a childish face and nodded reservedly, saying, "Pleased to meet you, I am Lin Ke, the Hokage."
"The other four Kage have already arrived, please follow me." Mifune said in a serious manner, then turned and walked into the venue prepared for the Five Kage Summit.
Today was the agreed-upon date for the meeting. Logically, they should have arrived a few days in advance, but considering the major events that had recently occurred in the Land of Fire, even being late could be understood.
The three followed him inside.
It really has been a long time since I've walked this leisurely.
Lin Ke, long served by his Shadows, was a little unaccustomed to walking slowly on his own. With each step he took, three to five Shadows used the changes in light and shadow and the flow of sound to rush out, quickly taking control of the entire building.
Soon, they arrived at a spacious conference room, with curtains bearing the names of the different Kage surrounding the middle, leaving slight gaps between the curtains, allowing a glimpse of the U-shaped conference table inside.
At the samurai's indication, Shizune and Yamato, as the Hokage's guards, were arranged to sit on the seats outside the curtains.
Lin Ke then smoothly took his seat. In an instant, all the Kage, including their guards, focused their attention on him.
He was the only one who arrived right on time, and his youth was truly surprising.
Although most people had already received intelligence that the Fifth Hokage Tsunade had stepped down, and the new Sixth Hokage was a twelve-year-old boy, the kid in front of them was a little too young.
The Fourth Kazekage's gaze was the most restrained, quickly retracting it, and he said, "Now that the Hokage-sama has arrived, let us begin the meeting."
Mifune also sat in the main seat, saying, "At the request of the Raikage-sama, the Five Kage Summit is being held in the Land of Iron. Let me introduce myself again, I am Mifune, responsible for this conference. The Five Kage Summit will now begin."
"Bang!"
The Fourth Raikage slammed his hand on the table, staring straight at Lin Ke, and said, "My brother disappeared some time ago. The person who captured him has the Sharingan."
At this moment in the Main World, the information about the Reanimation Jutsu had only just begun to spread.
Reanimation Jutsu + Sharingan, who else would they look for but Konoha?
Lin Ke glared back fearlessly, his tone unkind, "What are you looking at?"
He had come here looking for trouble, striving to subdue the other four Kage in one go, and would not back down or express himself euphemistically in any way.
The atmosphere turned cold right from the start. Seeing the veins bulging on the Fourth Raikage's forehead, one had the feeling that he would attack in the next second.
"Hahaha~" Ōnoki laughed, breaking the increasingly strange atmosphere, saying, "Young people these days are truly remarkable, becoming Kage at such a young age, but..."
"Hokage-sama, aren't you being a little too arrogant?"
"Hokage-sama, Tsuchikage-sama, please let the Raikage-sama finish speaking." Just like in the Five Kage Summit during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the manga, Mei Terumi, who had just become Mizukage, said calmly.
After all, the Hidden Mist Village had suffered great damage after years of turmoil. After the Fourth Mizukage restored the Bloody Mist Policy, a large number of ninja fled, and even Momochi Zabuza, who assassinated the Mizukage, and Hoshigaki Kisame, who assassinated the dignitaries of the Land of Water, were born. Whether in terms of economy or talent, the Hidden Mist Village lagged far behind the other four Naruto Villages.
No one had been able to succeed to the position of Mizukage, and the village affairs had been handled by the elderly and immobile Elder Genshi. The old man was unable to come to the Five Kage Summit in person, so he chose Mei Terumi as the Mizukage.
There was really no one else available.
The Fourth Raikage suppressed his anger and said, "I now suspect that your Konoha Village kidnapped my younger brother and the Two Tails Jinchuriki."
"Also, the Hidden Mist Village's runaway Six Tails Jinchuriki has been following this brat, and the Hidden Stone Village's Jinchuriki has also been captured,"
"The Sand Ninja Village's Jinchuriki has a very good relationship with this brat."
"My subordinates saw that the culprit was a man wearing an orange mask and using the Sharingan."
"You"
"You what?" Lin Ke looked directly at the Fourth Raikage, his expression indifferent, "You seem to enjoy calling me a brat?"
"If you can't protect your own Jinchuriki, don't blame our Konoha."
He looked around, knowing very well that these four Kage might have had a conversation before he arrived.
The current situation is different from the manga. In the manga, it was clear that Akatsuki was taking action. Now, they suspect Konoha, especially him, so this Five Kage Summit is simply to question him.
[Strange, is the chair this high?]
Mifune was worried that the meeting would turn into a battlefield, and was also a little strange as to why Lin Ke, who was only one and a half meters tall, could look directly at the Fourth Raikage.
"Huff!"
The Fourth Raikage stood up, but before he could say anything or make any move, countless Shadows rose from the ground, restraining everyone present.
"Hokage-sama, do you want to start a war?" Ōnoki became serious.
Taking action at the Five Kage Summit was no small matter.
"You want answers, very well, I'll give you the answers." The chair under Lin Ke's butt gradually rose.
Mifune then saw clearly that there were two Shadows lifting it from below.
"Someone was trying to collect the Tailed Beasts to do something, but that person has already been killed by us."
Lin Ke didn't want to directly start a Fourth Shinobi World War. Killing a Kage wouldn't completely affect a Naruto Village. After all, the internal management system of the Naruto Villages was very complete these days. If a Kage died, someone else could quickly fill the position, so directly killing a Kage was meaningless.
But he didn't want to deal with everyone's questions in a roundabout way, so he simply confessed.
Anyway, it didn't matter.
The reason he didn't want to start a war was just to save time. Everyone was busy, and winning was very simple. Number One Hashirama could easily conquer a Naruto Village in a day. If he took action himself, no Naruto Village could resist the current Black Shadow Legion of tens of thousands.
If the two of them took action, the war would be over in three days at most.
But they wouldn't be able to handle the aftermath.
"How can we prove this? Hokage-sama." Ōnoki didn't seem nervous and asked, "We only know that the culprit used the Sharingan. How can we prove that Konoha Village has killed the culprit?"
"And where are the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beasts? Have they also been seized by Konoha Village?"
"The Tailed Beasts are in Konoha Village." Lin Ke didn't avoid it. Not only the Tailed Beasts brought back by Obito from the Main World, but also the eight Tailed Beasts from the Different World.
Originally, Senju Tobirama's idea was to use them all. Number One Hashirama wanted to let them go after seeing the Sage of Six Paths. Currently, they were still discussing how to deal with them, and they were all imprisoned by Wood Release combined with Sealing Jutsu, waiting for subsequent solutions.
"?!"
The Fourth Raikage's expression instantly became furious.
If the Tailed Beast is here, doesn't that mean the Jinchuriki is already dead?
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