Do You Expect Konoha to Invite You In? / Please Bear Witness, Everyone

In this era, the Five Kage are no longer equal. Even if the other four Kage were to unite, they could not defeat the Hokage. However, when the Hokage sent them a letter requesting Five Kage Summit to discuss the disappearance of the moon, they immediately responded.

The choice of the Land of Iron as the location was also a manifestation of Uchiha Shingen's perverse sense of humor.

The Land of Iron readily accepted this event.

More than the Five Kage Summit, the samurai valued the Hokage's trust in the Land of Iron.

Although winter had arrived on the mainland, the shadows and their followers from various villages had already set off on their journeys well in advance.

As the initiator, Uchiha Shingen was the last to set off.

The reason, of course, was that it took him a lot of persuasion to pull Uchiha Madara out of his life as a great trainer.

In Uchiha Shingen's view, this was the last Five Kage Summit.

From his childhood to the present, he has lost much and gained much, and now the world is gradually becoming the way he wants it to be.

Moreover, having Uchiha Madara participate in the Five Kage Summit was a small satisfaction for him as a transmigrator.

Compared to other villages, Hidden Leaf Village's style this time is clearly completely different.

First of all, Leaf Village only has two people: Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara.

Secondly, the two of them hardly ever walk; instead, they move using Space-Time Ninjutsu.

So much so that even though everyone else had set off much earlier, the two of them were the first to enter the Land of Iron.

However, instead of heading to the Five Kage Summit immediately, Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara began to explore the geography of the Land of Iron.

Since we're going to build a moon, we'll naturally need to find relatively good stone. If we don't have enough, we'll make up for it with other materials.

The Land of Iron is rich in minerals, so from that perspective, the materials used are of superior quality.

But its scenery is really nothing special.

Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara ultimately chose a canyon.

As they climbed to the highest peak and looked down, the winding canyon stretched across the land like a ribbon. The valley was steep and deep, and milky white mist wafted out from the canyon, spreading into a thin veil of white fog that drifted and enveloped the mountains.

This is a good place.

It's perfect for gathering materials.

"Is this it?" Uchiha Madara into the distance, where the mountains were shrouded in mist, and nothing could be seen clearly.

"This will do," said Uchiha Shingen. "It's also a good spot for people from other villages to enjoy the view."

"If you don't like them, just wipe them out. Is it fun to go through all this trouble and pretend everything is peaceful?"

"The theme of the Kunimura era was always to whitewash the truth, wasn't that the source of your conflict with the First Hokage?" Uchiha Shingen laughed. "If the other villages back then still had the ability to take a gamble, they don't anymore."

Having come this far step by step, Leaf Village has regained the ability to reshuffle the deck.

If it weren't for the need to avoid unnecessary internal strife and thus increase the workload, Uchiha Shingen could have unified the Ninja World by now, and then unified all the countries.

"That's unnecessary," Uchiha Madara replied with just that.

No one wants to be subordinate to others; as long as you're alive, there will be opportunities.

Once you eliminate the ambitious and capable, the world will be at peace.

In other words, he's no longer interested in this matter; in the past, given the opportunity, he would have taken everything down with him.

"Let's go, Clan Chief Madara, let's finish what the First Hokage didn't complete this time." Uchiha Shingen casually brushed the snow off his shoulder and said with great anticipation.

Chapter 148 Are you hoping Leaf Village will invite you in?

Just like in the original timeline, the Five Kage Summit was held in a mountain fortress in the Land of Iron.

This is the sacred land of Chakra warriors, and it was once the most prosperous place during the Warring States period.

The land of samurai is not a normal country; it is actually a city-state. This fortress is the main city, located Yamanaka Clan known as the Three Wolves.

The last samurai gathered here, striving to maintain their presence in the age of ninjas.

The arrival of Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara was met with great respect by the samurai leadership, headed by Admiral Mifune. Although the samurai were not inclined to fawn over them, they certainly showed the utmost courtesy they could.

This is a treatment that none of the Five Kage in the original timeline received. The Hokage world in the original timeline was a balanced world, Land of Iron had enough value to maintain the pride of the samurai. Therefore, they would explain their position as a neutral country and host to the Five Kage, while Mifune played the role of mediator among the Five Kage.

However, Mifune would obviously not do that when facing Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara.

Offending someone unintentionally is different from intentionally giving them a reason to do so.

Mifune accompanied them throughout the tour, showing Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara around the fortress.

Both Uchiha Clan were very interested in this.

Uchiha Madara is quite the travel enthusiast, having visited many places, but he's never actually been here before.

The main reason is that ninjas, if given a choice, would never come to this place; powerful ninja clans are focused on how to enter more prosperous regions.

For example, although the Land of Wind has a vast desert area, it does have many oases and a developed handicraft industry. The Sunagakure was built deep in the desert for safety reasons, and the cities to the east actually have pretty good living conditions.

This is completely different from the Land of Iron, which is located in a remote corner and is covered in snow all year round.

But since it is a country, it will also have its own unique characteristics.

After a cursory tour, Uchiha Shingen felt that this samurai city was no different from before, still incredibly boring.

Modern ninjas live a simple life.

The samurai, like the ninjas of decades ago, were still struggling to survive.

The Fifth Hokage, skilled in daily life, quickly lost interest in the place, while the Leaf Village Xiu who came with him was simply an old fogey who looked down on the old folks. So the two of them quickly ended their tour of the fortress and had Mifune lead them to the conference room.

It must be said that decades have passed, and the fortress of the Land of Iron is not unchanged. Compared to the first Five Kage Summit, its space has expanded considerably, and the decoration has also become more upscale.

The first time the Five Kage Summit was held, the conference room was much smaller.

Providing a completely neutral meeting place for the ninja village is another value of the Land of Iron.

After all, the samurai lived a self-sufficient life, and maintaining their lineage was their wish. They had no real conflict of interest with the various ninja villages, but there was a lot of hatred between the Ninja World villages. When the villages needed a meeting place that was acceptable to all parties, the Land of Iron, which had no ninjas, maintained absolute neutrality, and had no grudges against any of the villages, was the best place.

Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Madara found their places.

When he saw the location, Uchiha Shingen chuckled.

A long, curved table connects the seats representing the five ninja villages in a row, with sufficient spacing between the different factions. Behind these seats hang the flags of the five villages, which occupy an entire wall and symbolize their identities.

However, Leaf Village has two seats, while the other four villages only have one.

"The craftsmanship of the Land of Iron hasn't declined," sighed Uchiha Shingen.

"Even samurai have fallen, wagging their tails and Uchiha Madara remarked.

"You admire tough guys so much, but when your enemies were tough on you, you didn't hold back either, did you?" Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but ask.

Uchiha Madara was an extremely difficult person to deal with.

Looking back, the first Five Kage Summit almost turned into a Three Kage vs. Kazekage Summit. If Uchiha Madara had been there, it might have become a Four Kage vs. Leaf Village Asura Summit.

"When will the other four Kage arrive?" Uchiha Madara didn't answer Uchiha Shingen's question; he thought it was a stupid one.

The enemy, of course, must be wiped out.

"They are Kage after all. We set off late anyway, so they will definitely arrive." Uchiha Shingen wasn't in a hurry. Before they arrived, he decided to talk to Uchiha Madara about something else.

He sat down in his seat first.

"Chief Ban, have you adjusted to your new eyes?"

"Hmm." Uchiha Madara, seemingly answering a different question, "Obito's eye power is superior to Izuna's."

"After all, it contains the cells of the First Hokage," Uchiha Shingen agreed. "Then, the power of using Chibaku Tensei must be even greater, right?"

"Let's not talk about that now," Uchiha Madara waved his hand. "Find another chair."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I prefer the left side."

"..."

Having no other choice, Uchiha Shingen had to move to the chair on the right.

Speaking of which, when Uchiha Madara chatted with Senju Hashirama, he always preferred to stand or sit on the left.

That's a really strange kind of obsession.

Seeing that Uchiha Shingen had changed seats, Uchiha Madara sat down in the seat on the left, shifted his position a few times, adjusted his angle, and revealed a satisfied expression.

"That's a good angle," he said.

"It's all the same now," Uchiha Shingen urged. "You haven't mentioned the Chibaku Tensei."

"It might be a little easier to use than before, but Chibaku Tensei can only have one core." Uchiha Madara looked at Uchiha Shingen. "How do you plan to solve this?"

"The Sage of Six Paths and his brother concentrated their power into one point back then; we can try that too."

Uchiha Shingen thought of the technique called "Yang Power" used by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

However, Uchiha Shingen did not believe that, with him and Uchiha Madara working together, simply creating a moon would be impossible without Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

"You seem to have a solution?" Uchiha Madara glanced sideways at Uchiha Shingen.

Logically speaking, he should appreciate such a junior, and in fact he did, but for some reason, he always felt a little uncomfortable with a strangely familiar feeling about the other person.

"Chief Ban, what do you think of the Cursed Seal I developed?"

"Wasn't that developed by Orochimaru?" Uchiha Madara said that although he was old, he was not senile, and he had learned a lot about Orochimaru after his resurrection.

This also includes the deal between the Uchiha Clan and Orochimaru.

"We're doing a buyout deal," Uchiha Shingen said righteously. "Besides, I improved this technique, so it's considered my creation."

"Okay, you can continue."

"Last time, Clan Chief Madara, you went to the spiritual world maintained by the Juinjutsu. This technique allows us to use the power of the Tailed Beasts in another way, and it also allows our Chakra to synchronize."

"A very interesting idea." Uchiha Madara immediately grasped the point. "As long as we have the Tailed Beasts, and combine them with this technique, the strength of the Uchiha Clan will be unchallenged in the future, unless someone like us appears again."

"Ah, there definitely will be, so I plan to use this technique for another purpose, as a safeguard for the clan." Uchiha Shingen raised his hand, Chakra gathering in his palm. "Clan Chief Madara, would you like to give it a try? It seems not everyone can master this technique; only a few people in the clan have succeeded."

"Interesting." Uchiha Madara also extended his hand. "I'll give it a try too."

Suddenly, his ears twitched; he heard faint breathing sounds coming from outside the door.

He paid no attention, his Sharingan maintaining its focus on the Chakra Uchiha Shingen's hand.

Upon receiving a response, Uchiha Shingen immediately slapped a ball of Chakra into Uchiha Madara's hand.

The Juinjutsu, developed based on the way Senjutsu is used, is a very simple matter for someone like Uchiha Shingen who has mastered Senjutsu.

Its main barrier to entry is for people who have no experience with Senjutsu.

Senjutsu and Ninjutsu do indeed differ in how they utilize energy.

Uchiha Madara separated a strand of Chakra and made contact with the Chakra transmitted by Uchiha Shingen. He first "observed" the changes of the two Chakra in his palm, and then absorbed them into his body.

"I see." Uchiha Madara understood.

Senju Hashirama once used a similar power.

He kept his Sharingan active and looked towards the door.

"Since you're here, come in. Did you expect Leaf Village to invite you in?"

Chapter 149 Please bear witness

As soon as Uchiha Madara speaking, the conference room door opened.

Entering were Kazekage and his children.

Uchiha Madara's gaze bypassed the Kazekage and landed on a few young people, his eyes lingering briefly on Gaara.

For the three siblings, Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara, this person in front of them was the culprit who forced them to seek refuge in Leaf Village.

And there's another title—"Don't mess with them."

Gaara's arrogance meant nothing in front of the Leaf Village Asura's Uchiha Madara's oppressive gaze.

Before the Fifth Hokage Uchiha Shingen, went to the Land of Rain, he sent them back to Sand Village.

Although Gaara much of a sense of belonging to Sunagakure, he wasn't stupid. At the time, he realized that the honeymoon period between Leaf Village and Sand Village was probably short-lived.