The Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron (Part One)

Upon arriving at the door of the meeting room, Mifune stopped and said calmly, "Only two people may accompany the Hokage during Hokage meeting. To be fair, you should leave one person behind."

It was obvious that Mifune was referring to Tianqi, who was following behind. Danzo looked at Tianqi and then at Mifune, hesitating whether or not to use that ability.

However, just as Danzo hesitated, Tianqi slowly Sharingan, patted Mifune on the shoulder, and said, "It's alright, I'm just going in to listen in for a bit, I won't disturb you!"

Tianqi's powerful Genjutsu abilities directly affected Mifune. After a moment of surprise, Mifune nodded and said, "Alright, come in with me!"

Seeing how easily Tianqi had taken control of Mifune of the Land of Iron, Danzo smiled. He had to admit that Tianqi was really capable and useful. It seemed that he should bring him over as soon as possible after this meeting.

And so, Tianqi and Danzo followed Mifune into the venue. The Kage didn't react much when they saw Danzo arrive, but when they saw Tianqi, the three Kage—Earth, Lightning, and Water—all showed different expressions.

The Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, clenched his fists tightly. He hated that despicable Uchiha Tianqi to the core. For so many years, he had lived in the shadow of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Tianqi, and now he desperately wanted to escape that shadow.

Raikage A was slightly surprised to see Tianqi arrive. His target for today's trouble was Sasuke Uchiha, but now that Uchiha Tianqi had arrived, he was caught off guard.

Mizukage Terumī Mei Gaara, wore an expression of admiration for the handsome man, while only Gaara, the youngest Kazekage, remained expressionless.

Tianqi didn't care what others thought. He found a spot, leaned against the wall, and watched everyone with great interest.

"I know I'm handsome, but you don't need to look at me like that. Start your meeting. I'm just here to sit in!" Tianqi said nonchalantly, seeing everyone staring at him.

"Hmph!" Upon hearing Uchiha Tianqi's words, Ōnoki immediately tilted his head and snorted coldly. Although he was very unhappy with Uchiha Tianqi, he did not intend to make a move now.

"Please place the Five Kage's hats in front!"

As Mifune spoke, the five of them placed their straw hats, each imbued with the symbols of fire, thunder, earth, water, and wind, on the table.

"In response to Lord Raikage's call, the Five Kage have gathered here today. I am Mifune, the one in charge. Now, let the Five Kage Summit begin!"

As soon as Mifune finished speaking, seeing that no one was going to speak first, the youngest Kazekage Gaara, volunteered to make the first move.

"I'll speak first, and you all listen..."

Just as Gaara was about to speak, the eldest, Ōnoki, said with some disdain, "The Five Kage have really changed a lot. To become Kazekage at such a young age is truly remarkable. It seems Kazekage father taught you very well, but it's a pity you lack manners!"

"Yes, that's why I'm sitting here as the Kazekage!"

"Hahaha, what an arrogant guy!" Seeing that the Kazekage didn't act impulsively, Ōnoki laughed. If the Kazekage couldn't stand the mockery and acted rashly, things would get interesting today. It's just a pity that the other party didn't fall for the trap.

Tianqi looked at Ōnoki, who was still the same old bird, and shook his head helplessly. Ōnoki was still the same old guy, still thinking about relying on his age. Unfortunately, this was the era of young people, and no one would tolerate his bad habits.

"Lord Tsuchikage, please stop interrupting! Lord Kazekage, please continue!" Seeing Onoki ostracizing the Kazekage Ōnoki, Mizukage Terumī Mei stepped in to smooth things over.

With Terumi's intervention smoothing things over, Ōnoki stopped causing trouble.

"I was originally Jinchuriki and was imprisoned by Akatsuki, so I think Akatsuki's existence is extremely dangerous. I have made requests to the Five Kage many times, but they have all been ignored except for the former Hokage. In fact, it is too late to join forces after Jinchuriki of each country have been taken away!" Gaara said calmly.

"Ha, it's a disgrace that the Five Great Nations ninja villages can't set an example for other countries after their Jinchuriki are taken away. It's only natural to secretly retrieve them. It's impossible for them to seek help from other countries right after they've been taken away!" Ōnoki said, mentioning the other villages' methods of retrieving their Tailed Beast. It was clear that he didn't agree with Gaara's words at all.

"Discipline, prestige, and utterly boring outdated ideas!" Ōnoki disagreed with Gaara's words, Gaara disagreed even more with Ōnoki's words. In this day and age, to still have such ideas was simply outdated and utterly pedantic.

When Gaara called him old-fashioned, Ōnoki thought to himself with disdain, "He's just a young man after all; he hasn't even thought through the pros and cons."

Regarding the methods of recovering the Tailed Beast, Tianqi couldn't say who was right or wrong. Villages with strength naturally wouldn't allow outsiders to interfere in the recovery of Tailed Beast; in any case, Konoha would never allow outsiders to interfere.

As for the Sunagakure, which was affected by the disaster, their handling of the Tailed Beast was truly terrible. Their national strength was weak to begin with, so they had no choice but to seek help. However, it was precisely because the powerful villages all had the same mindset as Ōnoki that the Akatsuki had an opportunity to take advantage of them. It cannot be said that Ōnoki's ideas were outdated; it can only be said that the Akatsuki exploited the weakness of the great powers' desire to save face.

"Putting aside whether this is outdated or not, as the Mizukage, I admit that we are indeed too passive. But even if the Tailed Beast is taken away, it cannot be regarded as a threat immediately. Controlling the Tailed Beast requires technology, knowledge, and time!" Terumī Mei did not agree with Gaara, nor did she agree with Ōnoki. She was more like a neutral person.

"Jinchuriki need to grow and adapt to the Tailed Beast, but even so, it's still difficult to control them. I've said too much, haven't I, Lord Kazekage?" Remembering that the Kazekage had once been a Jinchūriki, Ōnoki felt that he had said something pointless.

"Speaking of which, the only ones who can truly control the Tailed Beast are Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju the First Hokage), Yagura (the Fourth Mizukage), and Killer B (the Lord Raikage brother)!"

"Stop babbling on!" Just as Danzo mentioned Killer B, Raikage A immediately clenched his fist and slammed it directly onto the table in front of him.

Seeing this, the followers of each Shadow also jumped out to defend against the enemy, determined to protect their own Shadow.

"This is a place for discussion, so watch your manners!" Mifune said calmly as he watched the Five Kage's followers jump out to confront him.

"Step back, Feng, Torune!"

"You too, Kankuro and Temari!"

"Ao, Chōjūrō, it's alright!"

The Five Kage summoned their followers back. Having learned from this experience, the ten followers were even more cautious, their eyes fixed on the front, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

While everyone else was so tense, Tianqi was the only one watching the show with amusement, making no comment whatsoever. Whether the Five Kage lived or died was none of his business, so why should he bother to comment?