THUD THUD THUD!!
Countless samurai clad in white armor and carrying longswords hurried down the corridors, racing toward the Five Kage Summit's conference room and swiftly encircling it layer by layer from the outside in.
Through the massive breach exposed by the collapsed wall, the samurai craned their heads to look inside. The Five Kage and their guards had gathered on one side of the conference room, while a masked man sat on the other.
The once-tidy conference room was now a complete mess, battle scars everywhere. Yet the Masked Man still sat there with perfect composure.
The bizarre sight weighed heavily on the samurai who had just surrounded the room.
"This is troublesome. The Five Kage failed to take down the intruder right away."
"No need to be so tense!!" At that moment, a hoarse voice suddenly rang through the silent conference room.
The Masked Man slowly raised his head, glanced at the samurai surrounding the place, then turned toward the Kage of the Five Great Nations and greeted them. "Good morning, everyone from Suna, Iwa, Kumo, Kiri, and Konoha!!"
"Who exactly are you!"
Senju Tobirama stared straight at the suddenly appeared Masked Man, though his peripheral vision occasionally flicked toward the unconscious Mizukage guard as he considered how to take that Byakugan away later.
The Masked Man folded his arms, thought for a moment, then answered with utmost seriousness, "I come from a mysterious organization."
Everyone was shaken, though none of it showed on their faces.
There were countless mysterious organizations in the Ninja World.
The Jashin Cult in the Land of Hot Water alone had spawned nearly a hundred mysterious organizations.
Then Rasa stepped forward, his expression dark as he asked,
"What organization?"
Senju Tobirama, disguised as a Hokage guard, suddenly withdrew his gaze and fixed it