Ominous Premonition

"Shouldn't this be a good thing?"

Gaara said uncertainly, "An organization formed to maintain world peace... I've only heard you describe that emperor's style of doing things, but it feels strange. Absurd, even."

Ōnoki suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. "This is indeed a good thing. At the very least, we can now rule out the possibility of Peach Country unifying the world. Perhaps that emperor does have such ambitions, but since he established the United Nations, it means he intends to use this organization to secure benefits for Peach Country. In the short term, he definitely will not make a move against the Daimyo or the Five Great Nations. Raikage, we need to end this war as quickly as possible."

"That's right." Kakashi nodded. "Ending the war sooner will buy us more time. Whether that emperor truly intends to unify the world or not, the more time we have, the better prepared we can be. But our current fighting strength is somewhat lacking. The enemy has a hundred thousand troops, while we have only a little over sixty thousand left, even counting Peach Country's forces. Raikage, I think Naruto and Killer B should join the battle as well."

Gaara immediately objected. "This war is being fought to protect those two. How can we send them right in front of the enemy?"

"That's true, but if we lose the war, it won't matter how well they're protected. At a time like this, the more fighting strength we have, the better."

The two sides argued for a while over whether to let the pair join the war, but in the end, the Raikage made the decision.

"Not yet. If the war goes badly, you won't need to tell me. I'll send them to the battlefield myself."

The meeting ended there, and