Because among Akatsuki was Sunagakure's rogue ninja, Sasori of the Red Sands.
Iwagakure and Konoha were no better off. Iwagakure's Deidara had been Ōnoki's personal disciple. Bringing that up was practically slapping Ōnoki across the face; it would be a miracle if Ōnoki still had the nerve to keep arguing.
As for Konoha, Tsunade knew there was a problem the moment Ay raised that argument.
Konoha had two S-rank rogue ninjas in Akatsuki: Orochimaru and Danzo. No matter how they put it, they could not get around that issue, so Tsunade could only drop the matter.
As for the usually quiet Kirigakure, they dared not speak up even more at this time. Of the Five Great Ninja Villages, their village had the most rogue ninjas.
After a round of quarrelling and bickering, the Five Kage Summit was ultimately set to take place in Kumogakure.
Once the location had been decided, the major ninja villages began making preparations.
For Konoha, Tsunade would personally head to Kumogakure, accompanied by the head of the Anbu, Jiraiya, and Minato. In addition to these high-end forces, there was also a group of Konoha's elite.
Compared to Konoha, the other villages were somewhat lacking in high-end combat power.
"Kimimaro, Itachi, since everyone has set out, we should head to Kumogakure too and prepare to watch the show. I'm very curious—which is stronger, Akatsuki, or the alliance of the major ninja villages?"
After the people from the various villages mobilized, Ronglin also made his decision. He would make a trip to Kumogakure and watch the show.
"My lord, should we report this to the Third Hokage?"
Back then, the Third Hokage had disappointed Ronglin over certain matters. From then on, he had no hope of taking power again.
However, after Tsunade became the Fifth Generation, she broke