The sudden intrusion of the Anbu Ninja broke the slightly tense atmosphere.
Tsunade at Jiraiya for a full thirty seconds before looking away and beckoning the Anbu Ninja to come forward.
Without any attempt to conceal Jiraiya, he directly opened the envelope.
By the time she read the contents of the letter, her expression was already blank, but she could clearly see that she had relaxed a lot.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Jiraiya asked with equal concern, even though he was prepared to die for his cause, he still had to ask about the pressing matter.
What if it relates to Konoha or his current plan?
"Your operation will probably need to be revised; we have a better plan now!"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya looked at him with a puzzled expression, and Tsunade quickly handed him the letter in her hand.
A moment later, he too showed a complicated and surprised expression.
"The Northern Lands actually want to invite Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village to Three Kage Summit to jointly discuss countermeasures against the Akatsuki!"
This information was so accurate that it caught the two off guard, but upon closer examination, it proved to be quite promising.
Currently, only these three villages still have Tailed Beasts. If they can unite, they will be more confident in both gathering intelligence and resisting the enemy!
What do you think of this suggestion?
Tsunade clearly prefers this plan, as Jiraiya doesn't need to risk his life alone; the three major ninja villages will definitely have a better solution!
However, she also wanted to hear Jiraiya's opinion; as long as he wasn't completely out of his mind, he shouldn't object to the suggestion.
"It would be best if the Northern Lands and the Hidden Cloud Village could join in, but the specifics still need to be discussed. We'll have to see what the Hidden Cloud Village thinks!"
After a moment's thought, Jiraiya gave his answer, which now seemed to be the best solution.
"You'd better stay in the village and not go anywhere. I'm sure you'll see the results soon!"
Tsunade, whose mood seemed to have changed 180 degrees, immediately put her Tsunade on her hips Jiraiya.
Although his tone was stern, it was easy to see from his behavior that he had temporarily put down the Daishi in his heart.
As long as it doesn't send Jiraiya to his death, she'll agree to any less-than-perfect plan.
"Alright then! I'll wait and see, and if it really doesn't work out, then..."
"What's impossible? The combined strength of three great ninja villages is far greater than your individual capabilities. Or do you really think that a small Amegakure can handle the Three Great Shinobi Villages at the same time?"
Before Jiraiya finish speaking, Tsunade interrupted him. With Jiraiya's conciliatory attitude, he couldn't possibly fool her!
Faced with the powerful Tsunade, Jiraiya could only scratch his head and laugh awkwardly. How could he forget that this woman's personality was even more fierce than his?
Without hesitation, Tsunade immediately returned to her office and wrote back to the Northern Lands, doing her best to facilitate Three Kage Summit.
It wasn't that she was anxious, it was just that her little brother was having some trouble thinking about something! And things weren't easy in the Northern Lands either, because according to how things were going, the next Akatsuki to capture was the Seven-Tails.
The target is the Northern Lands, and a crisis is imminent for both sides.
As for Kumogakure, they must have also gathered some information about the Akatsuki; they couldn't possibly be unaware of the principle that if one's lips are gone, the other's teeth will be cold.
If the Seven-Tails falls, the Eight-Tails will be next. Even if you want to stand by and watch, you have to figure out the situation!
At the same time, Kumogakure also received a letter from the Northern Lands.
The Fourth Raikage immediately convened a meeting with the high-ranking officials of Hidden Cloud Village to analyze whether the intelligence sent by the other party was true and the possibility of Three Kage Summit.
Because they had gathered relatively little information about the Akatsuki, but it wasn't like they had none.
Given that Yugito the Two-Tails encountered the Two-Tails in the previous encounter and the recent capture of the Two-Tails, it can be basically confirmed that the Akatsuki's target is the Tailed Beasts.
Not to mention that the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is Killer B Bee, who is like a brother to the Raikage.
In the Original Work, Hidden Cloud Village was arguably the slowest to react; otherwise, they wouldn't have left Killer B alone in Cloud-Lightning Gorge, only for him to sneak out in the end.
"The Three Kage Summit has a good chance of being reached, and Konoha shouldn't refuse! However, the meeting location still needs to be discussed further!"
After a brief discussion in the Raikage's Office, Dodai interrupted their whispers.
"Hmm! We definitely need to think about this carefully, after all, it involves three Kage!"
Ai, the head of the group, nodded, acknowledging Dodai's words and expressing a strong desire to cooperate.
His words were echoed by the crowd, and Darui added something to the conversation.
"Not only must the entire meeting be kept secret, but we also need to decide on a meeting location as soon as possible, otherwise things may change! The enemy won't give us much time!"
It involves three Kage, which means three ninja villages. One oversight could easily ignite a war. We don't want to end up fighting amongst ourselves instead of achieving our goals.
There are precedents for this. During the reigns of the Second Hokage and the Second Raikage, the two major ninja villages were about to reach an agreement, but then Kinkaku and Ginkaku jumped out and not only ruined the agreement, but also started a war between the two villages!
As for secrecy, that was even more necessary. Their meeting was classified as the highest level, and even their closest family members were not allowed to reveal its contents.
"The Land of Rivers, the Land of Swamps, the Land of Demons, and the Land of the Moon are all unsuitable; they are too far away from us! If anything unexpected happens, our ninjas won't be able to get there in time!"
Dodai continued to analyze the several meeting locations provided by Northern Lands. Northern Lands had given the initiative to them and Konoha. As long as neither side had any objections, Northern Lands naturally had no objections either.
For Orochimaru now, it doesn't matter where the meeting is held; he wouldn't mind even if it were in the Amegakure!
Ai looked at the place names again, and finally focused his attention on the last place name of the Dodai that was not mentioned.
"You mean to hold the meeting in the Capital City of the Land of Gold?"
"Um!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances, and many of them frowned.
The Capital City of the Land of Gold, formerly known as Yugakure, was renamed after being annexed by the Northern Lands.
After so many years of development, Yugakure has undergone a complete transformation, and its development is even more prosperous than many small ninja villages.
No one immediately stood up to refute it, because the person who made the proposal was Dodai, the highest-ranking official present in terms of both intelligence and prestige. They wanted to hear his reasons.
"Although the Capital City of the Land of Gold is located in the Land of Gold, it is not far from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, we can provide timely support!"
"Isn't this too risky? After all, that's the sphere of influence of the Northern Lands!"
No sooner had Dodai finished speaking than one of the cadres raised his concerns, which was also the thing that everyone was most worried about.
Upon hearing this, Dodai revealed a slight smile and continued speaking:
"Since the Northern Lands has allowed us and Konoha to choose any meeting location, it proves that they have full confidence!"
Furthermore, the Akatsuki's next target is most likely them. Unless they have any connection with them, they are the ones most anxious and most eager to achieve this cooperation!
His words provided a very detailed analysis of the situation, completely dispelling everyone's biggest concerns.
As for the possibility that the Northern Lands would collude with the Akatsuki to frame the two ninja villages, that's extremely unlikely.
If the Akatsuki had such a strong ally as the Northern Lands, they wouldn't need to do this. With the Tailed Beasts they currently control and their own strength, they could easily launch a Fourth Ninja World War!
No village can withstand the attack of six Tailed Beasts and a newly emerging great ninja village at the same time. Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?
"Alright! The location will be the Capital City of the Land of Gold! Send a letter to the Northern Lands and Konoha! As long as they have no objections, set off immediately!"