Tsunade and Hyuga Hiashi's Backroom Deal

Time passed slowly amid the tense atmosphere.

On the seventh day after the Blood Moon, the second Five Kage Summit was convened in the conference room of Konoha's Hokage Building. The unification of the Shinobi World and the merger of the ninja villages were officially placed on the agenda.

Inside the conference room were the same fifteen people as before, aside from Hyuga Hiashi.

The Five Kage, along with ten Kage guards.

Seeing Hyuga Hiashi as calm as ever, everyone wore complicated expressions, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

The Hyuga Clan had hidden themselves far too well!

Over the past few days, the Hyuga Clan had been in the spotlight throughout the Shinobi World.

Hinata Hyuga, whose strength overshadowed the entire Shinobi World; Hyuga Hiashi, who possessed the Rinnegan; and their numerous powerful clan members.

An ordinary branch family member actually possessed strength no weaker than that of the Five Kage present.

One or two would have been understandable, but the Hyuga Clan had dozens upon dozens of elite ninja at the Kage level.

Over the past few days, the Hyuga Clan had dispatched a large number of elite members to persuade the various factions, and fighting had naturally been unavoidable.

But once they fought, the Hyuga Clan's true strength was inevitably exposed.

Those who knew the truth had more or less guessed that the Hyuga Clan had likely mastered the power of Sage Jutsu.

That alone was enough to tempt every faction.

"Everyone, the benefits of merging the ninja villages for shinobi are already self-evident."

Hyuga Hiashi was the first to speak. "And you should all understand that this universe does not contain only the planet beneath our feet."

"If humanity wishes to go farther, we must unite."

"If we remain divided and continue to exhaust ourselves through