Begging the Fifth Hokage for a Bite to Eat

Intelligence was rapidly transmitted between the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

The situation was too urgent, and the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage could no longer disregard the danger of leaking information, so they purchased the latest electronic Communicator from Konoha.

Using the rapid communication of Communicator, the Five Kage held a conference call, exchanging detailed intelligence. It could be said that the Five Kage were all taken aback.

Even the Fifth Hokage Shazo, was taken aback by the Fourth Raikage's decisive action in entering the Land of Fire.

He sneered and questioned, "You dared to enter my Land of Fire without even a word? Fourth Raikage, you certainly have guts."

The Fourth Raikage on the other end of the Communicator had a ferocious expression, his teeth grinding together, but considering the difference in strength between the two sides, and the Fifth Hokage's ruthless nature of devouring people without spitting out the bones, he swallowed his anger.

The Raikage sighed and explained in a humble voice, "I'm sorry, Fifth Hokage, I was wrong to do this."

"But our Kumogakure has been destroyed by Nagato, so the entire village had to be evacuated urgently. I had the villagers and non-combat Ninja dispersed and settled in the country, while the combat-capable Ninja were taken to the Land of Hot Water and did not enter the Land of Land of Fire."

"I entered the Land of Fire because I wanted to personally explain to you about the Land of Fire Cloud Ninja approaching the border. Please forgive my impetuous behavior."

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, before the Fifth Hokage Shazo, could say anything, the Third Tsuchikage, taking advantage of his age, started to boast as if no one else was around. "Oh my, is that really A over there? No way, the Fourth Raikage I know isn't good-tempered, and his tone is always very aggressive."

Shazo snorted coldly, "Hmph, Ōnoki, do you think I, as the Hokage, am particularly respectful of elders and never hit old men? Or do you think I have a good temper and can tolerate your insolence?"

Ōnoki recalled the beating he received four years ago and immediately lost his temper, not even daring to snort in defiance.

The Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, held the Fifth Hokage in high esteem and never interrupted in front of Hokage.

When the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, was reporting intelligence, he was intimidated by the information from other ninja villages and dared not speak.

The destruction of Kumogakure was terrifying enough, but the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure was kidnapped and even had his Tailed Beast extracted, resulting in his death. This horrifying information sent chills down Mei Terumi.

Compared to other ninja villages, Kirigakure's strength was far too weak to hold its own, and without confidence Mei Terumi naturally dared not speak casually.

Once everyone had quieted down, Shazo spoke up, "Fourth Raikage, there was a reason for this incident. Let's leave aside the matter of your rash entry into my Land of Fire."

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The breathing sounds of the four shadows were amplified through the Communicator, startling them. Shazo also covered his mouth and secretly laughed.

As expected, the Hokage has to look particularly fierce so that others won't cross the line easily, and even if they have no other choice, they will carefully beg for forgiveness.

When the crucial moment arrives, you only need to relax a little to make others feel incredibly relaxed and grateful, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Most importantly, due to this psychological shift, Four Kage will become more compliant, making it easier for the individual to exert overall command.

After all, overall command is never fair; someone will always suffer losses, and someone will always gain advantages. Everyone will naturally have their own ulterior motives.

Only if Shazo, as the commander-in-chief, can keep the situation under control and make the Four Kage genuinely believe that they would rather suffer a loss than anger the Hokage, can the combined efforts of the Five Great Shinobi Villages be truly achieved.

Only then can we gradually unify the Ninja of the Five Great Shinobi Villages under one banner, and command all the Ninja as easily as if they were our own arms.

The Fifth Hokage Shazo, was so confident that he positioned himself as the commander-in-chief and even began to envision the Ninja World unification.

As the first public enemy of the Ninja World, the Akatsuki is somewhat lacking in influence, but it is barely enough to frighten the Ninja of the Five Great Shinobi Villages and make them feel the fear of death and the despair of the apocalypse.

At least before the Fifth Hokage intervened, the Allied Shinobi Forces were no match for Nagato, much less for Six Paths Madara.

What? Six Paths Obito?

Those who indulge in their own imagined romances are like villains in modern fantasy dramas; those who clamor for the destruction of the world are utterly worthless.

When it's his turn to appear, he'll throw Kakashi Hatake out, and the bond between the two will be enough to take care of him.

In short, Obito Uchiha is not worth Shazo Xia Zuo's trouble.

Hearing the sound of his own exhalation, the Fourth Raikage's dark face turned red with embarrassment.

His smile grew even more bitter, but he completely abandoned his reserve and pleaded, "Fifth Hokage —I have another request. Could you allow the Cloud Ninja to also enter the Land of Fire? This way, we can concentrate our power—"

"Sure." Shazo agreed without hesitation, "I will have the Konoha Staff Department immediately formulate a plan, arranging the Cloud Ninja's marching route, supplies along the way, and encampments, among other specific details."

The Fourth Raikage was speechless. "Huh? Ah, ah! Good!!"

"Ah, thank you very much, Fifth Hokage."

What surprised Leiting was not Shazo's quick and decisive agreement, but the fact that he had Konoha's Staff Department arrange the plan, which meant that Konoha was willing to bear all the expenses incurred.

The Kumogakure has been developing itself vigorously for the past three years, and after a full mobilization, it has gathered a total of 27,000 Ninja.

The gathering of so many Ninja was unprecedented for the Kumogakure.

The Fourth Raikage never imagined that he could so easily manage and command Ninja Army of less than ten thousand, feeling as if he could still manage several times that number.

But when the number of Ninja actually tripled, he suddenly broke down.

Tens of thousands of people cooked and lit fires, and within a few days they had cleared out the nearby forests, forcing a large brigade to be dispatched to cut firewood in forests dozens of miles away.

Tens of thousands of people drink the water, and within a few days the river becomes extremely polluted, forcing the digging of wells on-site and the arrangement of people to draw water 24 hours a day.

Tens of thousands of people set up camp, but they couldn't find a large enough and safe flat area. They had to disperse their campsites, which spread over a radius of more than ten miles, making them very unsafe.

What's most unexpected is that when tens of thousands of people gather together, even urinating and defecating can become a huge problem!

Moreover, with so many people gathered together, constantly devouring wealth, the sheer number of which would make Raikage's heart ache.

He just couldn't understand why, with only three times the number of people, the cost was ten times higher.

In just a few days, the Fourth Raikage was overwhelmed with problems and looked haggard.

The fact that the Fifth Hokage was willing to take on the task is truly a great act of kindness.

Hearing the Fourth Raikage's heartfelt gratitude, Shazo replied with satisfaction, "No need. Facing the powerful Akatsuki and the monster that has gathered all eight Tailed Beast, we need the entire Ninja World world to pool their strength."

"As the leader of the Ninja World, Konoha should shoulder more responsibility at this critical moment."

The Fifth Kazekage Gaara, spoke up, "In that case, I will also evacuate the non-combat personnel of Sunagakure and lead the Sunagakure Ninja to the Land of Fire."

Shazo responded, "Welcome, Fifth Kazekage. May I ask how many Ninja Sunagakure can gather?"

Gaara replied, "Life in Sunagakure is tough; we can only muster a maximum of 13,000 Ninja."

Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi: "Hiss, even in such difficult times, Sunagakure still has so many Ninja, and quite a few Puppeteer. The Sunagakure's foundation is truly solid."

"Fifth Hokage, our Kirigakure is also willing to concentrate its Ninja in the Land of Fire, but we can only muster 11,000 Mist Ninja."

Shazo smiled, "Konoha welcomed the Fifth Mizukage, and in just four years, the village's Ninja has recovered from 4,700 to over 10,000. The Fifth Mizukage's governance of the village is quite outstanding."

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, sighed, "I would be willing to lead 28,000 Iwagakure Ninja to the Land of Fire rendezvous, but the Land of Rain is blocking our way, so we can't get through."

Shazo did a quick mental calculation and realized that the Four Great Ninja Villages had managed to gather 79,000 Ninja, which was significantly more than the number in the Fourth Shinobi World War.

It's important to know that this doesn't even include the samurai from the Land of Iron, the Ninja from over twenty Shinobu villages, or the most powerful Ninja from Konoha.

It seems that the five years of continuous peace, rapid economic development, and the heavy pressure from Konoha have allowed them to grow stronger.

Excellent, truly excellent.

Hearing Ōnoki's complaint, Shazo Zuo chuckled, "The Ninja World is naturally ruled by the Five Great Shinobi Villages. When the Five Kage are united, what can the Amegakure do?"

"Since the Amegakure and the Land of Rain are blocking our way, let's destroy them."

The Fourth Raikage said, "I agree. With overwhelming force, we will drive the Akatsuki out of Amegakure in one fell swoop and restore communication between the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

The Fifth Kazekage said, "Agreed."

The Fifth Mizukage said, "I agree, but our Mist Ninja are too far away to participate in this raid."

The Third Tsuchikage said, "Although the Land of Rain and the Land of Earth are adjacent, it's too far from Iwagakure to the border. I might not make it in time."

The Fifth Hokage Shazo, snorted coldly and asked, "Ōnoki, don't try to fool me just because you're old. Do you agree or not?"

Ōnoki Delia and said, "I agree, I agree."

Then he complained, "Young people these days really have no respect for the elderly. So what if they're a little slow to react? Is it really necessary to yell and shout like that?"

Shazo ignored him and said directly, "Since the Five Kage are united, then Konoha shall begin its operation."

The Fourth Raikage frowned and said, "Without our help, Konoha conquered the Land of Rain on its own. Do you have enough troops?"

Shazo Zuo laughed heartily and boasted, "Don't worry, your ninja villages have made remarkable progress in the past five years, but our Konoha hasn't been idle either. We have urgently mobilized 50,000 Konoha Ninja from our Standing Army, which is enough to conquer the Land of Rain and annihilate the Amegakure."

When the Four Kage heard the number 50,000, they were all speechless.

They knew that Konoha had established Standing Army three years ago.

Konoha has publicly explained the role of its Standing Army: it consists of recruited Ninja who are brought together to Ninja without ever undertaking any missions, and are ready to be deployed to war at any time.

Because the intelligence of the Standing Army is kept extremely tight, and even where they are stationed is unknown, it is somewhat similar to the Anbu and Root during the Third Hokage's time.

Therefore, all Four Kage assumed it was an enhanced version of the Anbu, with at most a thousand or so Ninja, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Who would have thought that Konoha could support 50,000 Standing Army Ninja? It's simply unbelievable.

No, this is terrifying beyond belief.

This means that the Fifth Hokage of Konoha could mobilize an army of 50,000 to attack any ninja village at any time if he wanted to.

Without a doubt, none of the Four Great Ninja Villages could stop them.

Although both Iwagakure and Kumogakure can gather nearly 30,000 Ninja, it takes time to assemble them.

If attacked suddenly, the number of Ninja that the two villages can immediately gather will not exceed 5,000, since most Ninja are self-reliant and are scattered throughout the Ninja World to carry out missions.

For example, this time, when Kumogakure was destroyed by Nagato and Konan, the Fourth Raikage abandoned the village and spent a full seven days gathering his forces.

However, with ten times the strength of the Kumogakure's Konoha Ninja, they couldn't hold out for even seven days; their fate was certain: annihilation.

In other words, without anyone noticing, Konoha suddenly possessed the military power to wipe out an entire ninja village in an instant.

Considering that the Fifth Hokage Shazo, was invincible in this era and once single-handedly destroyed Sunagakure and Kirigakure, Konoha was able to crush two major ninja villages with a single move, so the remaining two villages were just waiting to die.

At this moment, whether it was the Fifth Kazekage who revered the Hokage the most, the Fourth Raikage who harbored the deepest animosity, the Third Tsuchikage was most self-assured, or the Fifth Mizukage most wanted to cower like a tortoise, they all shared the same thought: We're doomed, we can't win at all.

It wasn't that they couldn't defeat the Fifth Hokage Shazo, but rather that they saw no hope of defeating Konoha.

With this level of advantage, Konoha had achieved an overwhelming dominance over the entire Ninja World.

With its overwhelming advantage, Konoha will be able to succeed in whatever it wants to do.

For a long time to come, Konoha will become stronger and stronger, and the gap between it and the Four Great Ninja Villages will only widen.

After the Communicator were turned off, the Raikage, Kazekage, Mizukage, and Tsuchikage were surrounded by their respective confidants, who anxiously inquired about the outcome of the meeting.

The Fourth Raikage, the Fifth Kazekage, and the Fifth Mizukage seemed to be on the same wavelength, uttering the exact same words.

"Stop wasting time. Pass the word down: gather all the Ninja and contact the Konoha's Staff Department— "

"Let's Land of Fire, to Konoha, and beg the Fifth Hokage for a meal."

The three Kage's confidants were stunned, but they quickly understood the situation through explanation. With mixed feelings, they began to assemble a massive Ninja Army and head towards Konoha in the Land of Fire.

The first thing the Third Tsuchikage said to his son, Kitsuchi, his subordinate, Akatsuchi, and his granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, was. "The Fourth Tsuchikage has been chosen."

"Ah?"

The old man looked at his granddaughter and said, "Kurotsuchi, after this war is over, you will become the Fourth Tsuchikage, and I will retire in peace."

"Ha?"

The Kitsuchi, Akatsuchi, and Kurotsuchi were all dumbfounded.