Late at night, Land of Fire, Daimyo's residence.
Looking at the nearly dozens of television screens before him, only four of which had lit up in the end, the Land of Fire's Daimyo could not help but twitch his cheek.
Ever since Madara had explained the relationship between Dawn Shipping, Konoha, and the Fifth Hokage to him, Konoha had completely cut off contact with the Daimyo's residence.
As a result, he had not slept well for several nights, constantly fearing that Konoha ninja would suddenly attack his residence and kill him.
The Land of Fire's Daimyo had previously expressed his concerns to Madara. Though the other party had repeatedly promised to protect his safety, he had vanished without a trace afterward.
The Land of Wind's Daimyo was the first to break the silence, asking in confusion, "Come to think of it, wasn't the conference supposed to officially begin tomorrow?"
In truth, a conference like this should have been held as soon as possible.
The reason they had settled on this time was that tomorrow was the earliest the television conference equipment could be installed.
The staff member responsible for installing the equipment gave a bitter smile. "According to the latest intelligence, the Daimyos of the other countries have already lost contact... The only ones we can still reach are all of you, which is why we urgently contacted everyone at this hour."
"Lost contact?"
The Daimyos of the Lands of Lightning, Earth, Wind, and Waterfall cried out in alarm at once.
In only a few short days, so many Daimyos had lost contact?
Never mind the smaller countries—Land of Water had Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and even they had lost contact?
Were Kirigakure's ninja taking all that funding for nothing?
The Land of Lightning's Daimyo had