Rinnegan at the Kage Summit

The Raikage's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He originally wanted to leave the meeting room looking cool, but Ōnoki's Raikage remark forced him to sit back down.

They argued for days about the Impure World Reincarnation, and the Raikage had almost forgotten about Akatsuki's threat.

Raikage: "..."

A true man can bend and stretch; in fact, most people who can sit in the 'shadow' position have already mastered the art of Art of War and Deception.

The Raikage silently sat back down in his seat, as if nothing had happened.

On the contrary, Darui and Shi, who were behind the Raikage, were more shy and gave awkward smiles.

The other four Kage ignored this, and Tsunade's expression remained calm as she said without turning her head, "Kakashi, you once fought against the Rinnegan, tell me about its information!"

"Yes!"

Kakashi responded and then said calmly, "The Rinnegan's main body has the ability to create asteroids. In the battle against the Rinnegan, the Rinnegan's main body only made a move once, so other information is currently unknown."

"However, judging from the battle in the Land of Fire, the Rinnegan's main body must have suffered some injuries, or perhaps it was trying to hide its identity."

"We are fighting puppets with the Rinnegan. There are six puppets in total, and each one has different abilities..."

Kakashi gave a general overview of the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain and also briefly described Hinata's battle with Pain.

In fact, Konoha had already informed major Shinobi Village about the Rinnegan, but not in as much detail as Kakashi had.

Having heard about the Rinnegan's abilities firsthand, everyone's expressions became extremely solemn.

Deva Path Pain possesses enough power to destroy a ninja village, Animal Path Pain can summon a large number of Summoning Beast, and Preta Path Pain can absorb Chakra and Ninjutsu.

These are all extremely difficult abilities to master.

According to Kakashi, the Preta Path Pain absorbs Ninjutsu extremely quickly. If the Preta Path Pain hadn't been unable to withstand Senjutsu Chakra, Hinata would have had to fight a tough battle.

Furthermore, Hinata destroyed the Six Paths of Pain so quickly that Konoha did not have complete information on Six Paths of Pain.

After a moment of silence, Chiyo from Sunagakure asked first, "Can the Rinnegan absorb the Chakra of Tailed Beasts?"

This is also the question that everyone present most wants to know: if the Rinnegan cannot absorb Senjutsu Chakra, then what about Tailed Beast Chakra?

Ōnoki wanted to know even more whether the Rinnegan could absorb Dust Release.

Kakashi said calmly, "Akatsuki's goal is the Tailed Beasts, Rinnegan should be able to suppress Tailed Beasts."

After a pause, Kakashi continued, "According to Hinata Hyuga's speculation, the Rinnegan's true form should possess all the abilities of a puppet, as well as abilities that a puppet does not have."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, the Akatsuki's objective became obvious.

If the Rinnegan can absorb the Chakra of the Tailed Beasts, then the Akatsuki's purpose in collecting the Tailed Beasts was to enhance the power of the Rinnegan and then achieve their ulterior motives.

Ōnoki looked up at Kakashi and asked, "How confident is Hinata Hyuga your village in dealing with the Rinnegan's true form?"

Kakashi considered for a moment before speaking, "If it's just a puppet, Hinata could probably defeat it. But the Rinnegan's true form is too mysterious. Only by understanding its information can I make an accurate judgment."

The Raikage roared impatiently, "If Akatsuki's power is so great, why don't they take action?"

Mizukage Mei Terumi explained, "It's probably because of the Three-Tails..."

"Our Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure was the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails. He did not choose a Jinchuriki before he died."

Ōnoki's eyes flickered as he looked at Mei Terumi and asked, "The Tailed Beasts are the ultimate weapons of a village. The Fourth Mizukage didn't choose a Jinchuriki. Has he already sensed something?"

Mei Terumi's expression shifted between light and shadow. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "At this point, there's no need to continue hiding it."

"Our Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure was once controlled by someone. After I discovered this, I had Ao use the power of his Byakugan to break the Genjutsu on the Fourth Mizukage."

"During the Fourth Mizukage's period of lucidity, he spoke about some things concerning Akatsuki."

At this point, Mei Terumi's expression became extremely serious.

"If I'm not mistaken, there's a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan hidden behind the Akatsuki. The Fourth Mizukage was controlled by this person for several years."

Tsunade asked in surprise, "The Mangekyō Sharingan? Is it Itachi Uchiha?"

Mei Terumi shook her head and said, "No!"

"The Fourth Mizukage once fought against Itachi Uchiha and Jūzō Biwa. Although Itachi Uchiha's Dojutsu power was strong, it had not reached that person's level."

"Ao once fought against Shisui Uchiha, but Shisui was quite old..."

Upon hearing this, Ōnoki's expression changed drastically.

The person Mei Terumi described reminded Ōnoki of a nightmare he once had, someone Ōnoki could never forget.

Tsunade also thought of that person, but that person should already be dead.

After succeeding Hokage Position, Tsunade learned a lot of information that she didn't know before.

For example, the Nine-Tails' Rampage thirteen years ago, and the Uchiha Clan Massacre six years ago.

All signs indicate that someone was manipulating everything behind both of these events. Even in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Konoha wasn't the only mastermind.

And those Sharingan that disappeared...

There's a reason why Konoha has been relentlessly pursuing information about Akatsuki.

Itachi Uchiha infiltrated the Akatsuki to investigate all of this.

In order to gain the trust of the Masked Man, Itachi Uchiha did not reveal much information to Konoha.

The conference room was deathly silent. As figures of the 'Kage' level, they had all heard of 'Madara Uchiha' to some extent.

After a long pause, Ōnoki spoke first, "The Akatsuki has now entered a full-scale infiltration phase, and its members are no longer active in the Shinobi World. The only thing we can do right now is to investigate Akatsuki's intelligence."

"If the Mizukage's information is correct, then the Akatsuki has made all the preparations, and what they are waiting for... is the resurrection of the Three-Tails."

Tsunade said with a hint of admiration, "The Fourth Mizukage's actions are indeed admirable; he bought the Shinobi World several years of time."

Tailed Beasts are the ultimate weapons of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and also the guarantee for the Five Great Shinobi Villages to stand at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World.

The Fourth Mizukage's willingness to give up the Three-Tails is truly admirable.

Ōnoki continued, "We can discuss joining forces later... but I hope all villages can share information about Akatsuki, as they are the common enemy of the entire Shinobi World."

Upon hearing this, Raikage said directly, "Then let's do it this way!"

Tsunade and Mei Terumi were both somewhat unwilling, but at this moment, even if the Five Great Shinobi Villages joined forces, it would be meaningless. The Akatsuki would not come out, and the Five Great Shinobi Villages would not be able to find their stronghold.

More importantly, the Five Great Shinobi Villages cannot trust each other, and even if they join forces, they can only be superficially united.

The sharing of intelligence with the Akatsuki alone is already the limit that each village can achieve.