Three days later, after more than two years, the Five Kage gathered once again.
This time, however, the meeting was held in the Land of Rain.
This meeting was not limited to the Five Kage. The leaders of every village and village-state that had joined the Ninja Association came here.
Moreover, all nine Jinchuriki were present as well.
The meeting retained its original roundtable format, except this time there were more than a dozen, nearly twenty seats around the table.
The ninja village leaders from the Five Great Nations, the Land of Iron, Rōran, the Land of Snow, the Land of Demons, the Land of Bears, the Land of Rivers, the Land of Tea, the Land of Rainbows, the Land of Grass, and the Land of the Waterfall had all come as well.
They simply did not bear the title of Kage.
As for that old man from the Land of Bears who usually called himself the Star Shadow, he did not dare call himself a Kage here as he normally did. He was not even wearing his hat.
Other than places like the Land of Waves and the Land of Hot Water, which possessed no armed forces and had not attended, everyone else was present.
As for the Land of the Moon, the Ninja Association had extended an invitation. Unfortunately, its leader did not dare come. The Land of the Moon was one of the few nations that had not joined the Ninja Association, a village established by Rogue Ninja.
It was already fortunate that it had not been wiped out by the Five Great Nations. There was no way it would dare attend this meeting.
Senya sat in the center of the round table, with the Five Kage and Konan seated on either side of him.
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