Five Kage Summit (7)

Hashirama shut up.

He seemed a little confused as to why Izuna was being so harsh with him, but he still obediently sat back down, placing his hands on his knees like a student being scolded by his teacher.

The Four Kage couldn't help but glance sideways.

Hashirama Senju actually listens to Uchiha Izuna like that?

Seeing that they had all quieted down, Izuna pressed on and quickly steered the conversation back from the blind date.

"By the way, Hashirama- kun, when I overheard your discussion earlier, it seemed you weren't sure how to arrange for the students to stay or leave. I have a solution; would you like to hear it?"

Hashirama's eyes lit up. "Great! I knew you had a plan! Tell me about it?"

Izuna reiterated the previous policies regarding the follow-up arrangements for international students.

After listening, the Four Kage each pondered for a while.

Byakuren stroked his short beard. "This... is indeed a good plan. Those with the ability won't have to worry about finding a place, and those without the ability won't be able to stay. The Land of Water won't be without capable people."

Ishikawa continued, "But what if we just let the students leave so bluntly, and they still have unresolved questions? What are we going to do then?"

"Then let them come as Migrant Workers," Izuna said. "They can earn their own money and learn on their own. How long they study is up to them. Once they've earned enough to live on, they can continue studying. After they finish, they can go back if they want, or they can take another assessment if they want to stay."

Ishikawa was stunned. "You can do that...?"

Izuna stroked his chin and added, "Also, unless they have an order from your village to come here to work, they are not allowed to accept tasks of A rank or higher. This is to prevent some people from using the guise of working to take on jobs they shouldn't be doing."

"If they want to stay, there will be a three-year probationary period. If they fail to bring any substantial benefits to Konoha or any other Shinobi Village during this period, they will have to leave or obtain Temporary Residence Permit and will not be able to join our Shinobi Village as Konoha Ninja."

Hearing this, Hashirama nodded. "That's good, I think we should settle on this. What do you all think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After that, Hashirama asked about some terms that hadn't been decided yet. Izuna didn't answer all of them, but the methods he suggested were more effective and precise than their long discussion.

For example, what about the issue of mission pricing? What if the prices for missions vary between different Shinobi Villages due to their different circumstances? After listening, Izuna offered a solution.

"Don't impersonate Ninjas from other villages to accept missions, and don't deliberately frame other villages," he said. "Mission pricing should be determined by each village, without a uniform price, but malicious undercutting below cost is prohibited. Competition for Daimyo missions must not involve assassination or kidnapping of the client."

There's also the matter of intelligence.

When Hashirama read this aloud, the expressions on the faces of the Four Kage were not very pleasant.

An intelligence-sharing mechanism should be established among the five villages, and any emergencies that cannot be handled independently should be reported promptly.

Ai shook his head. "I still don't think this one will work. Intelligence is of paramount importance for Ninja's survival. What's the difference between writing this in the report and taking off your underwear to show people?"

Ishikawa didn't completely object. "The idea is good. But intelligence is easy to hand over, but hard to get back. Today's allies may be tomorrow's enemies. We can't gamble our own lives on the character of other countries."

"Then let's define the scope," Izuna said. "For example, we should report important matters such as the discovery of unidentified ninja forces on the border, abnormal Tailed Beast Chakra, or large-scale disasters."

Reto frowned. "Izuna, if I may be so bold, this kind of intelligence is also very dangerous. Informing other countries of this information means telling them that trouble has broken out at home. What if other countries take advantage of our situation?"

Izuna was speechless. "I'm talking about disaster intelligence of a national level, like the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki incident we encountered last time. If we hadn't suppressed him, the world would have been doomed. This kind of information must be sent to all countries."

The crowd erupted in uproar.

They knew about the Isshiki.

Before the meeting, Konoha shared a brief intelligence report detailing the origins and abilities of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, as well as the price Konoha paid to Isshiki annihilate him.

They had read and confirmed the authenticity of the information, but after reading it, they could only think that "Konoha was unlucky to have encountered such a troublesome enemy."

But they never imagined that what it was meant to endanger the entire world.

Ai's brows furrowed. "Endanger the world? That serious?"

Hashirama's expression turned serious. "It's true. You've all seen the information we shared before."

Reto slowly leaned back in his chair, his voice lower than before. "It was actually true..."

Madara chuckled beside him, his tone carrying an undisguised disdain. "Do you really think a strongman like Hashirama would lie?"

Who would have thought that someone who could absorb Ninjutsu, use Space-Time Ninjutsu, and whose Taijutsu was so strong that even Hashirama and Madara couldn't defeat him actually existed?

But their reactions didn't seem like they were acting.

A look of fear is something no strong person would want to show, right? But they didn't try to hide that expression. Truly powerful people don't conceal their weaknesses; these two are genuinely no match for them.

Ai hesitated and asked, "Are you... sure you're not mistaken? Does such a thing really exist?"

"He's even stronger than you think," Hashirama said. "If Izuna hadn't found the opening, we would all have been wiped out there."

Byakuren narrowed her eyes. "A flaw?"

Izuna continued, "My Dōjutsu can counter his Space-Time Ninjutsu, and I can also directly attack his mind."

Madara and Hashirama both looked at Izuna.

A mental attack? Izuna knew nothing when I asked him before, so how do you know he won using a mental attack?

And what exactly is this mental attack...?

Ishikawa leaned forward slightly. "So how did you guys win?"

"We couldn't win," Madara stated bluntly. "Even if all of us combined, we couldn't beat him. In the end, it was Izuna who killed him."

All Four Kage turned to look at Izuna.

Izuna leaned back, feeling the gazes of four people staring at him. "Uh... don't look at me like that, I was just lucky."

Ai stared at him. "Izuna, please don't hide anything about this matter. It concerns world security, and we must know."

Hashirama also said seriously, "Izuna, this matter really needs to be clarified."

Izuna stared blankly for a couple of seconds before snapping out of it and saying, "Well, it was a surprise attack, a surprise attack, haha."

Izuna seemed unwilling to dwell on the topic, and before they could say anything, he steered the conversation back. "In short, a village can't withstand a threat of this level. Sharing intelligence will at least let other villages know about its existence in advance, so they won't be caught off guard and killed without even knowing how they died."

Reto pondered for a moment, then nodded. "If the threat is world-class, then it definitely needs to be reported."

Things that threaten the world are indeed important, but compared to that, the Four Kage are more interested in Izuna's Strength right now.

They had heard of Uchiha Izuna, Perfect Ninja who had been somewhat famous since the Warring States Period.

His Strength is now even more outrageous. I heard that he caused a great disturbance in the Capital of the Land of Fire, and then I heard that he stirred up a storm in the Land of Hot Water. Now he has another achievement: defeating that Isshiki whose skills and stats seemed to be filled with nothing but his feet.

They wanted to see for themselves just how strong this person really was.

But for Shadow to personally go and challenge them would be beneath him. If he won, it would be bullying the weak; if he lost, it would be even more humiliating.

Byakuren glanced to his side; Hozuki Gengetsu was already eager to try. So he said, "The paperwork is almost complete; I think it's time to move on to the next step."

Hashirama looked at Byakuren: "Lord Mizukage, you mean...?"

"It's about Isshiki, of course," Byakuren said. "We were all somewhat wary of Isshiki before, without confirmed information. Now that the person who defeated that monster is here, I want to see Izuna's Strength."

Upon receiving the signal Hozuki Gengetsu stepped forward and smiled at Izuna, "Izuna, I've long admired your Daimyo. It wouldn't be right to come all the way to the Land of Iron without a friendly spar, would it?"

Izuna was utterly astonished.

Why are they always targeting me?! Hashirama and Madara are here too, go find them! Why are they bothering me?! I don't even remember how I beat that boss!

But Four Kage are watching.

Madara and Hashirama seemed to be looking forward to it as well.

There's no escaping it now.

Izuna sighed and stood up, "Alright, let's stop here."

The group left the Meeting Room and informed the people from the Land of Iron.

Without a word, the Land of Iron officials led them to the dojo where the Land of Iron Samurai trained daily.

The area was surrounded by snow that never melted, and the ground was not sand but hard frozen soil. Several wooden stakes stood around the perimeter, and in the distance were the gray-white walls of the Land of Iron.

Izuna and Hozuki Gengetsu.

Hozuki Gengetsu stretched his shoulders a couple of times, his hair still sporting the parting that Izuna had just styled for him, which, combined with his new Haori, made him look a bit more serious than before.

"Here I come."

Before the words were even finished, Hozuki Gengetsu's figure vanished.

Izuna stood still.

Hozuki Gengetsu used the Hidden Mist Technique, a specialty of the Land of Water Ninjas. A thin layer of water vapor floated in the air, distorting the light and creating several Hozuki Gengetsu that appeared out of thin air, approaching Izuna from different directions.

This Genjutsu is simple, but its strength lies in its difficulty to see through and its speed of release. Before Ordinary People's eyes can even react, the person is already in front of them.

Coupled with Hozuki Gengetsu's exceptional talent in Genjutsu magic, even Hashirama was momentarily stunned before he could focus and perceive the other's location.

But Izuna's gaze did not waver at all.

He raised his hand, his figure vanished for a moment, and then he appeared next to Hozuki Gengetsu's true form, his five fingers tightening to grasp Hozuki Gengetsu's wrist.

Hozuki Gengetsu materialized out of thin air, his face filled with disbelief. "How did you see through my Genjutsu?!"

Izuna released his grip, looking utterly bewildered. "Did you use Genjutsu?"

The area outside was completely quiet.

The Four Kage at each other in bewilderment.

They were almost fooled by that Genjutsu just now; how did Izuna see through it so easily?

Ishikawa frowned. "Sharingan?"

"Not awakened." Ai stared into Izuna's eyes, a hint of confusion in his voice. "His Sharingan isn't awakened."

How did he manage to break through the Genjutsu in an instant? And buddy, wasn't the explosive speed of your Taijutsu you just demonstrated a bit too exaggerated? In an instant, you covered 20 meters to get in front of Hozuki Gengetsu.

At least the Body Flicker Technique leaves an afterimage, but this guy just jumps right in front of you.

How can we prevent this?

Hozuki Gengetsu and Izuna returned to their original positions, rubbed their wrists, and the playful smiles on their faces disappeared.

He now understood the true meaning of Isshiki's description of his Taijutsu being so powerful that it could suppress the combined attack of Hashirama and Izuna.

We can't let this guy get close; we have to keep him at bay from a distance.

He tossed his Haori aside, and as soon as the referee waved his hand, he formed a hand seal and pressed his hands to the ground.

With a loud "boom," another cloud of white mist exploded from the ground.

This time it wasn't just fog, but steam.

The heatwave, carrying moisture, surged in all directions. Taking advantage of the white mist, Hozuki Gengetsu flipped into the air, and somehow a string of palm-sized clay figurines appeared in his hand.

He simply threw the doll towards Izuna.

The dolls expanded in mid-air, each swelling into a bomb the size of a person, and plummeted downwards, steaming.

Izuna looked at the billowing white mist and the bomb that were rushing towards him, and gently waved his hand.

Huan Yue was still wondering what this person was doing. What did waving his hand mean? Was he looking down on him?

In the blink of an eye, a sudden gust of wind rose from the ground, whipping up snow, fog, and even bombs, and sending them rushing back towards Hozuki Gengetsu's direction.

While Hozuki Gengetsu was still hanging in mid-air, before he could even retract his hand, he was swatted away by his own bombs.

Fortunately, he could control his Steam Imp Explosion, otherwise he would have been blown to bits by them.

He rolled around in the snow several times before finally crashing into a wooden stake and coming to a stop with a clump of snow on his head. The Steam Imp Explosion around him had all deflated, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"Ah?"

Izuna ran over and reached out his hand. "Are you alright?"

The area outside the stadium fell completely silent.

The Four Kage looked at Hashirama and Madara.

Hashirama was stroking his chin, muttering something like, "Izuna's gotten stronger again," and "As expected of Izuna."

Ban stood beside him, arms crossed, his face beaming with uncontrollable joy.

You two! Don't you really think this result is a bit too surprising?!

Taijutsu are one thing, but how can a wave of the hand make someone fly?! No hand seals, no props, just a pure hand fan! Is this Wind Release even working?!

Is this really something a human could do?!

Hozuki Gengetsu didn't grab Izuna's hand; instead, he climbed out of the snow and shook the snow off his hair.

He walked back and exchanged a glance with Byakuren.

Hozuki Gengetsu climbed out of the snow, brushed the snow off his body, and glanced at Byakuren.

Byakuren said nothing, but simply looked away.

Huan Yue understood immediately, walked back behind Byakuren and stood still, her face still showing the lingering embarrassment.

Alright. From now on, besides the God of the Shinobi World and the Asura of the Ninja World, the Shinobi World will have one more to rival them.

He'd even thought of a name: Perfect Ninja Evolution, Becoming the Ultimate Ninja.

Three actors from one village, does that make sense?

Moreover, judging from Izuna's words and actions just now, this person also has a very strong political mind, and it seems that no problem really bothers him.

He's highly skilled in combat, intelligent, and has a ton of ingenious ideas.

Could we send some of these talented individuals to the Land of Water?

The other shadows were also incredibly jealous, but there was nothing they could do.

Who can blame them? The Land of Fire has great feng shui, plenty to eat, and they have the Uchiha clan on one side and the Senju Clan on the other. I heard that Tobirama Senju once severely injured Uchiha Izuna, so that guy is probably no pushover either. You can't argue with that.

Ai suddenly spoke up, "Izuna, would you like to come to Kumogakure as Guest Instructor? The terms are negotiable."

Byakuren glanced at the guy; this kid was quick-witted. Young people were indeed clever. "Our Kirigakure also welcomes Izuna as a guest."

Ishikawa said with a smile, "Hokage, our Land of Earth is willing to pay a high price to invite Izuna to come and mentor the younger generation."

Reto even more direct. "Izuna, although Sunagakure is impoverished, it has no shortage of sincerity. As long as you are willing to come, you can name your own terms."

Izuna, who was walking back, was completely stunned when he heard this. "Huh?"