The assembled Kage gathered together, and the Five Kage Summit convened as scheduled.
The fundamental reason was Akatsuki's plan to capture the tailed beasts, which posed an enormous threat to the Five Great Nations.
The Fourth Raikage A, in order to hold the other four Kage accountable and also to unite the Five Great Nations against Akatsuki, pushed for this meeting.
And thus, this summit came to be.
Inside the conference hall.
The Five Kage sat encircling a massive round table, with the guards they had brought standing behind them.
As the host, the leader of the Land of Iron, Mifune, sat upright in the main seat, his sharp gaze sweeping across everyone present.
The Five Kage began discussing how to deal with Akatsuki.
They did not notice at all the two Iron Country samurai quietly whispering to each other not far away.
Those two were precisely Renya and Danzō, who had infiltrated the place.
From where they stood, they could see everyone present clearly.
"Why does the me of this timeline look like this?"
Shimura Danzō frowned in displeasure when he saw what his counterpart in this timeline looked like.
Although his looks were not at Renya's level of high attractiveness, they could not be called ugly either.
Yet the guy across from him had bandages wrapped around his eye and arm, and there was even a scar on his chin.
His face was filled with gloom.
He could not believe that his future self would grow to look this shabby.
From Danzō's observations over these years, Renya was famously obsessed with appearances and had little patience for people who did not look good.
He did not dare imagine how much Renya would dislike him if he really did become that ugly in the future.
No, this absolutely could not be allowed to happen!
The Hokage, who was listening to the other Kage voice their opinions, sensed someone staring straight at him.
He subconsciously looked toward the two samurai not far away, his brows knitting slightly.
Are the samurai of the Land of Iron really that rude?
If this were not the wrong occasion, he would definitely have someone teach them a lesson.
Not just anyone is allowed to show disrespect to the Hokage!
Forget it, now was not the time to think about such things.
The most urgent matter was to make himself the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
The Hokage had always been greedy for power; if he could become the supreme commander leading the entire Allied Shinobi Forces, that would naturally be the best outcome.
Thus, he set his sights on controlling Mifune.
As soon as the thought arose, he acted—directly using Kotoamatsukami on Mifune, interfering with and manipulating Mifune's brain nerves, thereby subtly controlling his thoughts.
In the end, he would make Mifune recommend the Hokage as the supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces!
"Choosing the Hokage as the head of the Allied Shinobi Forces?" The Fourth Raikage A stood up and said unhappily.
He truly had not expected the command position to fall to Shimura Danzō. What on earth was Mifune thinking?
"Thank you for the trust. I am willing to shoulder this heavy responsibility."
The Hokage suppressed the joy in his heart and spoke in a deliberately calm tone.
"Why the Hokage? This guy is the very embodiment of [the Darkness of Shinobi]! Absolutely cannot let someone like this take the position!"
The Fourth Raikage A insisted on his stance, believing that Danzō's style was completely unsuitable for serving as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
As he spoke, he slammed his fist onto the table, and a huge fist mark instantly appeared on the tabletop.
The other Kage did not immediately oppose him, instead remaining in a wait-and-see posture.
"To command the strong, one naturally needs some methods—this, I understand very well."
Mifune glanced at the Raikage and then at the table, and said calmly.
"But those who are driven entirely by emotion and like to rely on brute force will only make the Allied Shinobi Forces end up like this table—shattered and scattered."
His words were clearly saying that the Raikage solved problems through violence, making him the least suitable candidate to serve as supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Mifune, feeling that something about the situation was off.
"Renya, has Mifune been put under genjutsu?"
Shimura Danzō noticed the drastic change in Mifune's attitude before and after, sensing that there was something fishy going on.
So he asked his good brother who specialized in genjutsu.
"That's right. He's indeed under Sharingan genjutsu, and the caster is you in this timeline," Renya said quietly.
Shimura Danzō: "???"
Sharingan genjutsu—me in this timeline?!
That means that guy possesses the Sharingan!
His gaze subconsciously fell on the bandaged right eye of Danzō.
No wonder it was wrapped in bandages—now it all made sense.
Danzō truly had not expected that his self in this timeline would go so far as to transplant a Sharingan.
Wait, then how did Renya discover it?
He looked at Renya in astonishment; his good brother seemed to know everything.
The ones who noticed something wrong were not just the two of them—there was also Ao behind the Mizukage, Terumī Mei.
He secretly activated the Byakugan and observed Shimura Danzō.
As a result, he discovered that both Danzō's right arm and right eye were filled with Sharingan, and the right eye bore the color of Uchiha Shisui's eye!
He had once fought Uchiha Shisui and naturally knew the color of Shisui's eyes.
Thus, the reason for Mifune's drastic change in temperament was explained.
"Hokage-sama, may I see your right eye beneath the bandages?" Ao suddenly asked. "Your right eye should be the one you stole from Uchiha Shisui and transplanted, correct?"
Without any hesitation, he exposed the secret beneath Danzō's right eye in front of everyone.
Everyone turned to look at the expressionless Hokage. They all knew how powerful Uchiha Shisui's eyes were.
So it was he who had used the Sharingan to control Mifune…
Only then did Mifune belatedly realize what had happened.
The Fourth Raikage A already disliked Shimura Danzō, and upon learning the truth, he erupted in fury on the spot, smashing his fist onto the table once more.
"Bastard! You actually did something like this!"
Just as he was about to rush forward to teach Danzō a lesson, a White Zetsu suddenly emerged from the center of the hall.
"Hello~"
Everyone present instantly went on guard, all preparing for battle.
Akatsuki had arrived!
"White Zetsu?"
Danzō, seeing the White Zetsu that appeared, raised his brow slightly.
It seemed that, just as he had guessed, Akatsuki was inseparably connected to Uchiha Madara.
Renya, meanwhile, pulled Danzō back a bit, to avoid being caught up in the impending battle.
It was here—the long-awaited plot was finally about to begin.
Sasuke was about to make his entrance!
"Uchiha Sasuke is right here, you know. So where could he be hiding?"
White Zetsu pretended to look around curiously, speaking with a face that clearly enjoyed stirring up trouble.
"Let's all search for Sasuke together!"
The irritable Raikage finally could not take it anymore. He reached out and grabbed White Zetsu by the neck, angrily questioning him.
"Where is Uchiha Sasuke? Answer me honestly!"
"If you don't answer, don't blame me for not holding back!"
With his neck being squeezed, White Zetsu said helplessly, "I really can't do anything about you. Then I'll give you a little—"
Before it could finish speaking, its neck was snapped by the impatient Raikage.
Renya and Danzō, watching the scene: "…"
Everyone present except those from Kumogakure: "…"
The brutes of Kumogakure were really getting more and more reckless.
White Zetsu did not even get to finish speaking before being strangled to death.
If that's the case, then what was the point of asking in the first place?!
The dead White Zetsu.
Speak up for me, speak up for me!