A Sweeping Glance, an Uncontrollable Heartbeat

Tsunade seemed indifferent, pulling Naruto closer and whispering something to him.

"I told you, Hidden Mist, Sand, Iwagakure are all in a period of transition, so even if there are only two of them, there's nothing to be afraid of. Just stand here, Konohagakure will win."

Seemingly noticing his doubts, she added another sentence.

"Don't worry, with Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, here, there won't be any fighting."

Naruto quickly came to terms with it; he wasn't the only one who knew Lava Release. The world was so big, there was nothing to be surprised about bumping into someone using Ninjutsu.

"The Lord Hokage only brought one bodyguard? He's certainly skilled and daring," Ōnoki said coolly. The old man was indeed domineering.

Tsunade smiled, her expression unreadable.

"There are too many outstanding juniors in Konohagakure, and choosing just one is not ideal. Let's just bring one along for peace and quiet. After all, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly important at this Five Kage Summit, right?"

"The guard I brought is completely ignorant of anything except Ninjutsu."

These words, spoken softly and gently, were actually barbed, and dealt a devastating blow to an entire group. Besides the allied village of Konohagakure (Konoha's ally), Hidden Mist (Sand Village), Sand, and Kumogakure Hidden Cloud Village) were all simultaneously struck by this attack.

The translation is. "You guys are almost extinct, and you're still pretending to be something you're not?"

Look at all these skinny-armed, skinny-legged creatures! Even Konohagakure fallen camel is bigger than a horse; any random group of the new generation is of higher quality than yours.

What kind of trivial matters warrant a Five Kage Summit? I didn't bring a secretary, so let's get this over with quickly, get to the point, I'm in a hurry to get home, thank you.

There wasn't anything important to begin with; the Akatsuki Organization had barely shown its face when Naruto suppressed it. There's been no movement for the time being. The Raikage's request for Mifune to convene Five Kage Summit was solely regarding the abduction of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

It was clear that the Kumogakure didn't look too good. They probably didn't know that the Yugito Nii they were so eager to see were currently locked up in the Sealing Space.

Naruto is keeping her as a pet and has no intention of letting her go anytime soon. The Kumogakure is ambitious, always scheming to conquer territories; shouldn't they be suppressed?

Ōnoki was rebuffed, and the old man immediately snorted coldly and turned to walk to his seat.

A the Raikage looked at Tsunade with some dissatisfaction, but Tsunade ignored him and walked straight to the seat in the center that belonged to the Hokage.

The seating arrangement was U-shaped, with the Hokage Position the very center. Beside him were the Kazekage Gaara and the Tsuchikage Ōnoki, while on the outer edges were the Mizukage Mei Terumi and the A the Raikage.

As the Five Kage took their seats, their entourage and subordinates quietly retreated to the backstage area on the second floor.

Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, mediated the situation, sitting solemnly in front of the Five Kage Mifune. Suddenly, the lights shone down, illuminating the entire arena.

Mifune looked around and said, "Now that Five Kage are here, let's begin."

As the voices began to murmur, Naruto yawned from behind the curtain. He looked around and saw Temari and Kankuro standing together, with Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi on the other side.

Noticing his gaze, Temari turned her head and looked back, her eyes meeting his in the dim light. His eyes were bright, but not the kind that radiated sunshine.

When he looks people up, his eyelids are habitually slightly raised, carrying a deep look.

Even from a distance, Temari; her heart pounded. She felt dizzy, her blood rushing to her head, and she couldn't take it anymore.

She turned her face away, unable to continue watching. When she looked again after a while, Naruto had lowered his head and was stepping on something with his toes.

Outside the curtain, the conversation of the Five Kage, who held the highest positions in the Shinobi World, could be heard clearly. They seemed to be discussing a crucial issue, and the Yakumi was tense.

Raikage: "The Yugito Nii were kidnapped by Sasuke Uchiha, Konohagakure must take responsibility for this!"

"That's ridiculous. Sasuke Uchiha Konohagakure a long time ago." Tsunade glanced at the Raikage. "Kumogakure must have received this news long ago as well."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage, full of energy, angrily questioned.

"That's Konohagakure's business. Regardless of whether they're rogue ninja or not, the Sasuke Uchiha wasn't captured and brought back is Konohagakure's dereliction of duty. We, the Kumogakure, have no rogue ninja!"

Tsunade scoffed, glancing sideways with her beautiful eyes. "Who knows?"

"You!" Raikage gritted his teeth.

"The Lord Hokage is indeed sharp-tongued, as expected," Ōnoki said sarcastically. "However, he still lacks some experience in managing ninjas."

"After a ninja defectes, it is the proper course of action for a great nation to mobilize the village's resources to quietly bring them back. It is simply unacceptable to leave them to fend for themselves, isn't it, Lord Hokage?"

Tsunade tapped the table, glanced at Ōnoki, and exuded an aura of power.

"As far as I know, Deidara, one of the members of Akatsuki Organization, came from Iwagakure. After his defection, he caused considerable casualties in other villages as well."

"And this person is also a disciple of the Lord Tsuchikage, right?"

"That was a long time ago. After the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure simply didn't have the extra resources to pursue them, so it's understandable."

Ōnoki's expression was not good; he had clearly been hit where it hurt.

"Is that so? Since so many years have passed and there is still no surplus power," Tsunade said. "The Lord Tsuchikage is getting old, and if a suitable successor cannot be found, I think it would be better to just disband Iwagakure."

"You!" Ōnoki was speechless. Iwagakure was indeed facing a shortage of young talent and a lack of skilled workers.

Listening to Tsunade and rave, Naruto couldn't help but chuckle. Tsunade hadn't come to solve the problem this time; she was partly to assess the situation and partly to lure Danzo into Danzo.

With the Hokage away from the village, it would be strange if Danzo didn't have his Danzo agenda. Tsunade had already made arrangements for this; if she could catch him, great; if not, so be it.

The conversation then turned to the Jinchuriki of each village, with the Raikage taking the lead and pointing directly to the disappearance of the Nine-Tails from Konohagakure.

"Konoha can accept the disappearance of the Nine-Tails, but it despises the power gained by sacrificing the lives of the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts." Tsunade remained calm throughout.

"Peace in the Shinobi World cannot be achieved by the Tailed Beast alone. If anyone attempts to launch an attack using the Tailed Beast, Konohagakure has sufficient power to strike back."

As she said this, Tsunade stared at Kumogakure and smiled.

"Making our fellow villagers vessels for Tailed Beast is far too cruel, isn't it, Raikage-sama?"

The Fourth Raikage A, always treated Killer B a younger brother. It's no exaggeration to say that Killer B was a minefield for him, something that would explode if touched.

Sure enough, the Raikage immediately bristled as soon as Tsunade finished speaking.

With a loud bang, a large dent was hammered into the solid iron table.

With a whoosh, the moment the Raikage stood up, the Five Kage guards behind the scenes instantly appeared, blocking their respective knights' paths, their faces full of vigilance.

The area in front of the Hokage's seat appeared somewhat empty, with only a young boy standing there empty-handed.

His eyes were somewhat cold, and he held no weapon. He stood alone in front of Tsunade, perfectly shielding Tsunade.

The conversation ended there.

Kumogakure got up and arranged food and lodging for the Five Kage Mifune their group. To avoid further conflict, the three from Kumogakure were arranged to stay separately in another location.

Sand and Konohagakure shared the same inn, on two floors. Hidden Mist and Iwagakure stayed in the inn next door, completely separated from the Kumogakure Village that came to confront them.

The problem wasn't resolved yet, and they couldn't just disperse and go back to their village after only half a day without reaching an agreement. Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, offered a fair solution: postpone the meeting for one day and discuss it again tomorrow.

With a click, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Naruto walked in and looked around, followed closely by Tsunade, who glanced around casually and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"This place even has a bathtub?"

"It's not made of iron?" After ruling out any safety hazards in the room, Naruto also went over to take a look. "It seems to be quite big."

"After all, some ninjas have different body types, Land of Iron is always very hospitable, so the size of the bathtub is naturally taken into account," Tsunade crossed.

"Right?" He clicked his tongue and made a move to lie down, but Tsunade him and pulled him out.

"Go lie down in your own room," she said irritably.

"Stingy." Naruto scoffed and turned to leave. "I'll go back to my room to take a shower and then come back. I can have dinner with Lord Tsunade later."

"Don't come over so quickly, I want to take a bath too." She let her blonde hair fall loosely behind her head, took off her shoes, and stepped onto the fluffy carpet on the floor of the room.

Almost simultaneously, another hand reached behind her back and instantly unbuttoned her clothes. A sudden surge of flesh revealed a surprisingly bouncy bosom.

Naruto, unsure where to look, looked up at the ceiling and said...

"Okay, later."

With a splash, Naruto sank into the bathtub, leaning back against the edge. His eyes were only slightly open, as he reviewed the day's events in his mind.

Yugito Nii itself, using Sasuke Uchiha's name. While Kumogakure outwardly blamed Konohagakure, they actually wanted to drag everyone down with them.

For the Hidden Cloud Village, the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts might die, but the Tailed Beasts themselves wouldn't; they would only temporarily disappear. The purpose of the Five Kage Summit was to emphasize that the Two-Tails nominally still belonged to the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Fourth Raiden, Levi, may seem all brawn and no brains, but the Sensory Ninja behind him, Nozomi, is no pushover. Are the Yugito Nii really that important to them?

Not necessarily. The Fourth Raikage A, believed in the law of the jungle, except Killer B.

If Naruto had taken Killer B instead, the Raikage's actions would have been understandable. But today, A the Raikage seems to be intentionally or unintentionally bringing up the fact that Konohagakure doesn't have the Nine-Tails.

Could it be that because they lost the Two-Tails, Kumogakure is planning to reshuffle the Tailed Beast? That's unlikely; it doesn't seem like a scheme the Raikage could pull off.

He decided to take it one step at a time, slowly closing his eyes and letting his thoughts drift away. All he needed to do was protect Tsunade; he didn't need to think about anything else.

Half an hour later.

As Naruto dressed, his hair was still wet, and his reflection in the mirror made him appear thin.

A knock sounded at the door, and his gaze shifted to it. Tsunade, like him, never knocked.