Wind Rises (Part 1)

Meanwhile, after receiving Mei Terumi's message, Iwagakure and Kumogakure, which had originally not wanted to participate in Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams, had no choice but to reconsider.

If they were merely going to the Chunin Ninja Exams to flaunt their military might, it would be meaningless. But if a Five Kage Summit was being held, then the matter was entirely different.

The last Five Kage Summit had been convened by the First Hokage, and several decades had passed since then.

With the five Kage as witnesses, the Five Great Villages had signed a ceasefire agreement, bringing a long period of peace to the shinobi world.

Therefore, they were very curious about the purpose behind Mizukage's decision to convene the Five Kage Summit this time.

It actually required convening a Five Kage Summit to resolve.

After intense discussions among the various senior officials, Kumogakure and Iwagakure ultimately decided to attend the summit and participate in Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams while they were at it.

In Sunagakure, Fourth Kazekage Rasa sat in the seat of honor, watching the many councilors below argue heatedly. His expression was extremely grim.

"Enough. Stop arguing! In the name of the Kazekage, I cancel this operation!" Rasa said sternly to everyone.

They had originally planned to use this opportunity to take revenge on Konoha, settling the score for the previous war. They had even secretly contacted Iwagakure and Kumogakure, asking them not to interfere.

Who could have known that Mizukage's summons would completely disrupt his plans?

They had never expected the severely weakened Kirigakure to dare participate in Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams. Even less had they expected Mizukage to convene a Five Kage Summit in the name of the Kage.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure, which had originally decided not to participate, had changed their minds.

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