Extra: Grand Finale 4

Land of Fire

Capital City

In the Xuanzheng Hall, civil and military officials were lined up. On the left was a line of civil officials led by Prime Minister Nishio Masanami, and on the right were several ninjas wearing golden Chakra Armor and more than ten ninjas wearing silver-white Chakra Armor.

The military officer in charge was none other than Konohagakure, the Fifth Hokage and leader of Konohagakure in the Namikaze Minato Land of Fire.

Uchiha Nara on the monarch's throne, holding a letter in his hand.

"The Allied Forces to subdue the Akatsuki...? Retrieve the Tailed Beast...? Hokage, you should make that decision yourself. Why ask me?"

After reading the letter, Naraku looked at the Fifth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Cough cough..."

Namikaze Minato coughed awkwardly and said in a deep voice:

"Daimyo Highness, Pain, the Akatsuki, possessed highly refined and powerful ninjutsu, and had the legendary Rinnegan. Konoha was almost wiped out."

Fortunately, the people of Konoha worked together to repel the invaders with great difficulty.

I believe that the Akatsuki is related to the safety of all countries in the Shinobi World, and we should unite to defeat the Akatsuki...

Naraku hearing this and said in a deep voice:

"If I remember correctly, Kirigakure has not yet recovered its strength, and its national power is not as strong as it was during the Third Shinobi World War. As for Iwagakure and Kumogakure, in their current state, they don't even deserve to be called great powers."

The so-called Allied Shinobi Forces are probably mainly composed of the ninja forces of Konohagakure from the Land of Fire.

Since the Konoha Ninja are the main force, and you were already elected as the leader during the Five Kage Summit, you can lead the troops yourself. Why... ask me?"

Naraku returned to his earlier question: the entire Shinobi World now knows that Kumogakure has suffered a devastating blow from the Akatsuki leader.

The current Shinobi World is dominated by one superpower and many strong ones. The superpower refers to Konoha, while the strong ones are the ninja villages of other countries.

Because of the Akatsuki, Kumogakure invited various countries to hold Five Kage Summit to discuss the Akatsuki, this terrorist organization.

The meeting was almost over, Fifth Hokage Namikaze Minato, naturally became the leader of the alliance.

Namikaze Minato's expression gradually turned serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness! Have you forgotten your ideals...?"

The time is now to unify the world; the nations are weak and seeking Konoha's protection.

Although the Akatsuki is dangerous, we in Konoha are not afraid.

"Take this opportunity to issue a letter of credence, demanding that the Daimyo of various countries submit to the Land of Fire..."

Namikaze Minato made a special trip to the Capital City, firstly because of the Akatsuki. A month after Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, invaded Kumogakure, he invaded Konoha.

Although they were defeated by Konoha Ninja, Pain's strength was undeniable, and Namikaze Minato needed to contact all available forces.

Secondly, the Daimyo Uchiha Nara has always had the grand ambition of unifying the world. Now that the countries are weak and seeking the protection of Konoha, this is the opportunity to subdue them. That is why Namikaze Minato came to the Capital City.

Naraku, upon hearing Minato's words, realized what was happening and pondered inwardly:

"To appease the various countries... If we appease them, the Daimyo of each country will still be Daimyo, and their shadows will still be shadows. The mountains are high and the roads are far, so who can we care?"

It's better to subdue them by force; at least we should make an example of them..."

After a moment's thought, Naraku asked:

"Pain? Is he that strong? Even the Hokage, the Sannin Jiraiya, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Blade couldn't defeat him?"

"Master Jiraiya was traveling when he returned to the village after Pain's attack. We only managed to defeat Pain thanks to the assistance of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Blade of the Mist; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable..."

Namikaze Minato was somewhat embarrassed, as his teacher Jiraiya always seemed a step behind and messed things up when it came to important matters.

"This feels absurd... Oh well! Minato, I understand what you mean. You can let me know when you're going to take down Akatsuki."

At this moment Naraku called out to Minato affectionately, and Naraku understood perfectly what Minato meant.

Most likely, during Pain's attack, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were so powerful that Naraku Namikaze Minato set his sights on Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Ruofeng, both under Naraku's command, as well as himself...

At this moment, Nishio Masanami, the head of the civil officials, also stepped out from the ranks, cupped his hands, and said:

"Your Highness! The Lord Hokage's words are not without reason. Currently, all nations are weak, but our Land of Fire is strong!"

This is the perfect opportunity to subdue other nations!

Your Majesty, I am willing to write a proclamation to appease the nations! I trust that those weak and impoverished countries will not dare to disobey your orders."

"Hahaha, very well, let's do as the Hokage and the Prime Minister say! Let's first pacify the various countries!"

Upon hearing Nishio Masanami's words, Naraku smiled.

Although Naraku believed that the various countries would not submit so easily, he could still go through the proper procedures first. He would try to win them over with diplomacy before resorting to force; if the Akatsuki was to be destroyed, the other countries would have to be subdued as well.