A Solution to Impure World Reincarnation

The Land of Iron.

As a neutral country in the Ninja World, the Land of Iron had long ago reached an agreement with the ninjas: the Land of Iron would not participate in the ninjas' wars, and the ninjas would not wage war against the Land of Iron.

Although the Land of Iron avoided several Shinobi World Wars, enjoys peace, the country is covered in snow all day long, so it is not wealthy.

The fact that the Land of Land of Iron is neither wealthy nor possesses powerful Ninjutsu is perhaps the real reason why it can remain a neutral country.

The Five Kage Summit has been going on for several days, and the five Shadows have been arguing for just as long.

Hinata's assessment was correct: if Obito Uchiha hadn't publicly announced the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan' and recklessly declared war on the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would never have joined forces.

In the Original Story, after Sasuke 'captured' Killer B, the Raikage proposed to convene the Five Kage Summit, with the original purpose of holding people accountable.

The Raikage even publicly pointed out at the Kage Summit that the Akatsuki members were all missing-nin from other villages, and that some villages had even cooperated with the Akatsuki.

Of course, in order to save face for a certain ninja village, the Raikage used the word 'utilize' instead of directly saying 'cooperate'.

However, Ōnoki did not shy away from admitting in public that he had used Akatsuki.

At the outset of the Kage Summit in the Original Story, the Five Great Shinobi Villages distrusted each other. Among the Five Kage, only Gaara and Mei Terumi genuinely hoped that the Five Great Shinobi Villages could join forces against Akatsuki.

Danzo of Konoha even attempted to control Mifune with 'Kotoamatsukami,' utterly disgracing Konoha.

This is the truth about the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

The reason why the Five Great Shinobi Villages in the Original Story were able to resolve their past hatred was because they gained understanding and trust in each other during their joint operations.

One of the four ironclad bonds in life is that we've fought side by side.

Through their joint operations, the ninjas of the Five Great Shinobi Villages saw hope for peace and genuinely longed for it. Having also shared the trauma of war, they were able to create a world where people understood one another.

In the end, this war became a war to protect everyone.

But what is the cost?

Hinata didn't know exactly how many people were killed or wounded in the Fourth Shinobi World War in the Original Story, but there were statistics on the casualties on the first day.

One hundred thousand White Zetsu fought against eighty thousand Allied Shinobi Forces. After the first day of the battle, both the White Zetsu and the Allied Shinobi Forces suffered nearly half their casualties.

Of the 80,000 Allied Shinobi Forces, a staggering 40,000 died.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat heavy.

The Raikage was aggressive from the start, while the Tsuchikage was shrewd and could often pinpoint the crux of the matter.

Although Tsunade made concessions, expressing her willingness to destroy the 'Impure World Reincarnation' and proving that no one in Konoha except Orochimaru had ever practiced this forbidden technique.

Furthermore, after the Konoha Crush Plan, Tsunade permanently sealed the Impure World Reincarnation technique on top of the forbidden techniques, so that no ninja in the entire village, including the Hokage, could learn the Impure World Reincarnation.

Tsunade spoke sincerely, but who would believe her?

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Raikage A, and the Sand Village leader Chiyo would not believe Tsunade's words. In their minds, Konoha must have already begun secretly researching the Impure World Reincarnation.

Danzo, in particular, after witnessing the power of the Impure World Reincarnation, would never give up this forbidden technique.

Furthermore, even though Tsunade was willing to destroy the Impure World Reincarnation, who could guarantee that Konoha wouldn't leave a backup?

Although Mizukage Mei Terumi hoped that the five villages could join forces to fight against the Akatsuki, she also had doubts about the matter of 'Mei Terumi Impure World Reincarnation'.

Whatever Mei Terumi's thoughts may be, as the 'Mizukage', she has to question this matter.

On the contrary, Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron was willing to believe in Tsunade's sincerity.

Unfortunately, as a neutral country, the Mifune of Land of Iron only has the right to preside over meetings, and cannot participate in the affairs of the ninjas.

The Five Kage argued for several days but could not come up with a solution that would satisfy all parties.

Although Tsunade made concessions, they were limited to the matter of 'Impure World Reincarnation', and all Tsunade could offer was 'sincerity'.

However, sincerity is often the hardest thing to gain people's trust.

After a long silence, Ōnoki spoke calmly, "I do have a suggestion, but I don't know if the Hokage is willing."

Tsunade said loudly, "Please speak!"

Ōnoki glanced at everyone and said calmly, "The threat posed by the Impure World Reincarnation to the Shinobi World is no less than that of the Tailed Beasts. In order to maintain the stability of the Shinobi World, the First Hokage of Konoha once distributed the Nine Tailed Beasts to various villages."

"The method to solve the problem of 'Impure World Reincarnation' is the same."

"The Five Great Shinobi Villages jointly control the Impure World Reincarnation..."

As soon as Ōnoki got to this point, Tsunade immediately objected, "That's absolutely impossible!"

Ōnoki glanced at Tsunade and said calmly, "Let me finish!"

"What I mean by 'mastering' is not mastering everything... The four villages of Iwagakure, Sand Village, Hidden Cloud Village, Kirigakure each master a part. Once someone in Konoha learns the 'Impure World Reincarnation,' the four villages will join forces to fight against Konoha."

After speaking, Ōnoki fell silent, and the other four Kage also remained silent, quietly considering the feasibility of Ōnoki's suggestion.

It's certain that the major Shinobi Village cannot trust each other. Since all four villages possess a part of the Impure World Reincarnation, it's impossible for them to unite and learn Impure World Reincarnation.

The only prerequisite for the major Shinobi Village to join forces is that Konoha's power has threatened the other ninja villages and that it has the attitude of unifying the Shinobi World.

Shikaku Nara leaned close to Tsunade and whispered a few words. After listening, Tsunade looked up at the other four Kage.

"Konoha agrees with the Tsuchikage's opinion. What about you all?"

Mei Terumi glanced at Shikaku Nara with her beautiful eyes, then seemed to think Shikaku Nara wasn't handsome enough, and quickly looked away, saying in a calm tone, "Then let's leave it at that!"

Chiyo nodded in agreement.

If the Shinobi World is to maintain peace, Sand Village must form an alliance with Konoha in order to maintain the current situation.

Sand Village can no longer afford any more losses.

All eyes were on the Raikage.

"Snort!"

Raikage snorted angrily and stood up to leave the meeting room. As he reached the door, Raikage said resentfully, "So many days have already been wasted. There are still many things to do in the village. We, the Hidden Cloud Village, have no objections."

Behind Tsunade, Shikaku Nara and Kakashi exchanged a glance, both seeing a look of 'relaxation' in each other's eyes.

After so many days, the problem of the Impure World Reincarnation has finally been resolved.

'Bang!'

As soon as the Raikage opened the conference room door, Ōnoki's voice rang out again. "Raikage, now that the Impure World Reincarnation issue is resolved, let's talk about Akatsuki!"

"The Impure World Reincarnation was originally just Ninjutsu used for gathering intelligence and mutual destruction. Orochimaru developed this technique to such an extent."

"And the Rinnegan..."

Ōnoki turned his gaze to Tsunade and said calmly, "Only your Konoha village has seen the Rinnegan with your own eyes. None of our villages have any corresponding information... Hokage, why don't you tell us about the Rinnegan first!"