Five Kage Summit

In the solemn conference room of the Land of Iron, the Five Kage sat around a heavy conference table.

At the start of the meeting, the oppressive silence was broken by an aged cough.

"Cough, cough..." The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, cleared his hoarse throat, damaged by his injuries.

His wrinkled face bore a trace of fatigue, but his eyes remained as sharp as ever.

As the convener of this Five Kage Summit, he was the first to break the silence.

"Since this Five Kage Summit was initiated by Iwagakure, allow this old man to state plainly why I have gathered you all here."

Before he could finish, an impolite snort came from across the table.

The Fourth Raikage, A, sat with his arms folded, powerful muscles bulging beneath his taut sleeves. He made no attempt to hide the mockery in his voice.

"Hmph. Take it easy, old man. Don't croak halfway through your speech."

His aggressive gaze stabbed straight at the diminutive Tsuchikage, and the room instantly filled with the tension of drawn blades.

Ōnoki shot the Raikage a cold glance, two sharp flashes of frost passing through his eyes.

The grudge between them ran deep. The Raikage's father, the renowned Third Raikage, had fallen into a trap meticulously laid by Ōnoki.

Of course, Iwagakure had also paid the painful price of losing nearly all its elite forces in that battle.

For a fleeting instant, the terrifying image of the Third Raikage, standing like a war god against an army alone, surfaced in Ōnoki's mind and sent a chill through his heart.

He forced down his turbulent thoughts. Seeing that the other three Kage raised no objection, he continued.

"I presume you are all aware that Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, and Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, have been forcibly abducted by the