Konoha's Gates Are Right There, and You Can Leave Anytime

"Asshole!"

The Fourth Raikage A, slammed his fist into the ground, sending rubble flying.

"Is the Akatsuki never going to stop?!"

Everyone looked grim; they had already been attacked by the Akatsuki.

It turned out that another group of people were causing trouble while they were away.

Just as the group fell silent, Ibiki arrived quickly with intelligence personnel from various villages.

"Lord Hokage, fellow Kage..."

Ibiki first greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi before speaking, "The intelligence gathering regarding the Akatsuki members is complete."

This time, with top intelligence personnel from the Five Great Nations involved, Ibiki felt the work went exceptionally smoothly.

It's just that the secret has to be shared with other villages, which is a little annoying.

"Analysis of samples taken from the brains of Hiruko and Shinnō revealed that the Akatsuki actually harbored a mastermind behind the scenes."

Ibiki fell silent at this point, the name simply too shocking for them.

"Say what you mean! Samui, you speak!"

Raikage A was the first to be unable to tolerate this half-truth and spoke directly to Samui, who was also an intelligence agent in this operation.

"According to intelligence, a masked figure within the Akatsuki actually found them before this operation."

"Make sure their primary target during the attack on Konoha is the Tailed Beasts."

"It seems that neither of them agreed at first, after all, that person was just a member of Akatsuki, but after that person revealed who he was..."

"Both Hiruko and Shinnō agreed, and the one who said he was—"

"Madara Uchiha."

The name was like a stone thrown into a calm lake; everyone looked up at the intelligence officers in disbelief.

Almost everyone who was being watched by their own shadow nodded, confirming the matter.

"What a ridiculous joke! Hokage, how are you going to explain this?!"

The Fourth Raikage immediately set his sights on Hiruzen Sarutobi and Madara Uchiha, although it's uncertain whether that's the case at the moment.

However, that doesn't stop him from blaming everything on Konoha, after all, Madara Uchiha was a member of Konoha.

"Raikage, if that's what you want, the gates of Konoha are right there; you can leave at any time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi merely raised his eyelids slightly, completely ignoring the Fourth Raikage's sarcastic remarks.

What a joke! This is Konoha Village right now. Even back in Kumogakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi dared to make such threats. Why would he be afraid that Kumogakure would use this as an excuse to attack him now?

"Everyone, my words also apply to you. Anyone who thinks Konoha would do something like this to play you for fools is welcome to leave at any time."

The atmosphere immediately turned cold.

Everyone present knew that the Five Great Nations of the Shinobi World had united for the first time because of the Akatsuki.

If a fight really breaks out here...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Everyone, is what the intelligence says true?"

Hagoromo chuckled lightly and looked at everyone before speaking.

Upon hearing this, even Mei Terumi couldn't help but frown.

Before this, everyone thought that Sawada Hagoromo, no matter how strong, was just so-so.

However, after the battle against Pain's attack, the Kage almost suffered a crushing defeat.

In the end, it was only by relying on the one in front of them who defeated the most important Pain, the Deva Path, that they were able to launch a counterattack.

Hagoromo's strength is enough to set the tone in this discussion.

"Raikage, I recall that Konoha previously stated that the Akatsuki contains members of the Uchiha Clan, or perhaps individuals who have stolen the Uchiha's eyes, right?"

Hagoromo ignored everyone's expressions.

Of all the people present, Kumogakure was the most troublesome.

Once he is dealt with, the rest of the ninja villages will be in similar situations.

"So what?"

Raikage A looked at Hagoromo with a serious expression. No matter how strong he was, he dared to challenge a junior.

"So, can you please calm down? Intelligence is gathered from multiple sources."

"Is information obtained from just two recently recruited Akatsuki members enough to make Raikage react like this?"

Hagoromo's words made no attempt to conceal anything, implying that Raikage was probably not an idiot.

"Besides, even if it's Madara Uchiha, does that mean what we're going to do is any different from what we did before?"

After Hagoromo finished speaking, she said no more.

This matter cannot be resolved in just a few words, and his main purpose in saying this was to calm these people down.

Although they didn't know why Obito Uchiha was still thinking about capturing the Tailed Beasts even without the Rinnegan, they couldn't let him lead them by the nose.

"Brother, let's confirm this matter first."

Killer B spoke up from the side, not only to advise Raikage A to calm down, but also to give A a way out.

After all, a Kage Jonin a Jonin from another village.

If this got out, Kumogakure would be utterly humiliated.

However, we can't do anything to this guy yet.

Sawada Hagoromo was even more unfathomable to him than before.

Even the Gyuki told himself that if he faced Hagoromo, he should run away.

The problem is... Killer B himself is scared. Run? If he could run, he wouldn't have fared so badly the first time he faced him.

"Raikage, I agree with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's opinion."

Hiruzen Sarutobi on his pipe as he spoke, though he was happy to see the Raikage humiliated, it was still because of his junior disciple.

However, it is not advisable to clash with the Kumogakure right now; resolving this matter should be the priority.

Madara Uchiha...

This name alone was enough to make him uneasy; it was the name of someone who, together with the First, pacified the Warring States period and jointly created a country and a village.

Even in terms of strength, he is comparable to the First Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi still remembered that the Second Mizukage had told them that even though he hated Madara Uchiha, he had to acknowledge his strength.

This existence must be thoroughly investigated.

Whether it's true or false.

"I understand. Let's discuss the personnel for this intelligence team then."

Raikage took a deep breath and spoke slowly after a long while.

Madara Uchiha... In the First Raikage's handbook, there is a clear record of a statement about him: He was revered as a "legendary ninja" Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.

There were actually two of these guys in the same era, and they even came from Konoha.

Mei Terumi she saw that things had temporarily calmed down in this way, while Kitsuchi remained silent.

He was still thinking about that name, Madara Uchiha... a figure that Ōnoki described as a demon god.

Chiyo then looked at Gaara beside her. The Kage of each village were now all seasoned old foxes, and Sunagakure was about to fall into a position of obedience this time.

After this, Sunagakure will lose its title as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

However, currently, Sunagakure is the only one in Sunagakure whose strength can match Gaara.

Thinking of this, Chiyo's gaze involuntarily turned to Hagoromo. This person had a way to suppress the Tailed Beasts, so she had to find a way to get him to take action.

At the very least, the Fifth Kazekage cannot be someone who is prone to madness.