Five Great Nations Alliance, Ato Awakens!

Konoha, Hokage's Office.

Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze frowned as he looked at the intelligence scroll in his hands.

A day earlier, after obtaining information about Planet Vegeta and the Saiyans from the Carlian Kuros,

Minato Namikaze had immediately sent the intelligence to Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was far away at the Daimyo's Residence.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then used the Daimyo's Residence's technological communication equipment to notify everyone of all the information concerning Ato.

When they learned that Ato was an Extraterrestrial Visitor, all Five Great Nations were shaken.

The Five Great Nations swiftly formed an alliance and prepared to face Ato, this Extraterrestrial Visitor, together.

At the same time, the Five Kage Summit proposed by the Third Hokage was placed on the agenda and quickly approved.

Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Iwagakure.

The newly appointed Fourth Kazekage Rasa of Sunagakure.

Fourth Raikage A of Kumogakure.

Fourth Mizukage Yagura of Kirigakure.

The Kage of the four Ninja villages each used their village's Secret Jutsu to rapidly make their way toward Konoha in the Land of Fire.

This Five Kage Summit would be held in Konoha.

"Too slow!" Minato Namikaze frowned slightly as he looked at the intelligence in his hand.

Although the Five Kage had already begun heading toward Konoha,

only one day remained until the three-day deadline Ato had set.

And Kumogakure, the farthest away, would need at least four days to reach Konoha.

Even Sunagakure, the closest, would require two days.

By the time the Kage of the other Ninja villages reached Konoha,

whether Konoha would still exist was another matter entirely.

Minato Namikaze had no doubt that if the Five Kage Summit had not begun within three days, Ato would destroy Konoha without hesitation.

This had nothing to do with anything else.

It was simply because Ato had been ordered to destroy this planet, the Ninja World.

Destroying the Ninja World was Ato's mission in itself.

All he could do now was find a way to delay the completion of Ato's mission.

"Shikaku, notify the Communications Department immediately and locate the Five Kage. I'll use the Flying Thunder God to bring them all here."

Minato Namikaze set down the intelligence scroll and instructed Nara Shikaku beside him.

"Yes, Lord Hokage." Nara Shikaku swiftly relayed Minato Namikaze's orders.

After Nara Shikaku left, Minato Namikaze tiredly rubbed the bridge of his nose before forming a hand seal with his right hand.

Poof.

An Object Sealing Scroll appeared atop the desk.

Minato Namikaze gently unfurled the Sealing Scroll, and two words at its center entered his view.

'Spaceship'!

This was the item label on the Sealing Scroll. Simply unfolding it would reveal what object had been sealed within.

What the Sealing Scroll contained was Ato's Small Spaceship.

After ending his communication with Kuros, Minato Namikaze had resealed the spaceship inside the Sealing Scroll.

Minato Namikaze's gaze flickered as he looked at the Sealing Scroll before him.

Originally, Nara Shikaku had suggested using Sealing Jutsu to completely seal Ato's spaceship.

That way, Ato would have no means of returning to Planet Vegeta through the spaceship.

But Minato Namikaze had rejected the suggestion.

Because sealing the spaceship would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

If they could not deal with Ato, then even sealing a hundred spaceships would not stop the Ninja World from being destroyed.

"Ha..." Minato Namikaze sighed, then took the Sealing Scroll and used the Flying Thunder God to appear directly in his home.

"Kushina, this belongs to Ato. Once he wakes up, just give it to him."

After handing the Sealing Scroll to Kushina and explaining matters to her, Minato Namikaze vanished once more with the Flying Thunder God.

Only one day remained before Ato's deadline. Time was urgent, so Minato Namikaze no longer wasted any time and immediately began using the Flying Thunder God to travel to each Ninja village and retrieve their people.

Kushina looked at the Sealing Scroll in her hands and curiously stroked her chin.

"A spaceship... I'm really curious about it!"

Kushina hesitated for a long while, but ultimately did not open the Sealing Scroll.

Though Kushina could be careless, she still knew what mattered most.

"What exactly is the Saiyans' world like?"

After properly putting away the Sealing Scroll, Kushina could not help muttering curiously again.

And just as Kushina was lost in thought,

in the guest bedroom,

the sleeping Ato slowly opened his eyes.

"Phew, a good sleep really did leave me refreshed!"

Ato stretched, feeling the exhaustion from his recent journey aboard the spaceship completely swept away.

Even his mood had relaxed considerably. He was no longer as constantly tense as he had been on Planet Vegeta.

Waking naturally after a full sleep put Ato in an excellent mood.

He flipped out of bed and assumed a fighting stance with both hands.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Ato threw his fists, his body rapidly flickering and shifting across the bed.

He could feel that both his speed and strength had improved significantly.

Ato stopped and tapped the Scouter with his right hand.

The Scouter immediately displayed Ato's current power level:

320!

"My power level rose by 20 after one sleep?" Ato rubbed his chin. Though it had only increased by 20, he was already very satisfied.

Of course, his power level had not risen because of sleep.

It was because Ato had engaged in a brief battle after arriving in the Ninja World.

Saiyans were a race born for battle.

Only through constant fighting could a Saiyan's power level continually rise.

Of course, apart from battle, Ato's increased power level was also related to how, after sleeping for two days, his mind had fully relaxed, increasing the S Cells within his body.

Previously, although he had trained madly for four years without pause,

he had only trained his physical strength.

His mental growth, however, had remained stagnant.

But after arriving in the Ninja World and seeing a group of Ninjas who could barely fight at all, Ato's tightly wound nerves had finally relaxed effectively.

His peaceful state of mind enhanced his mental strength.

His power level directly increased by 20.

Ato jumped down from the bed.

"Android 18, how long did I sleep?" Ato asked Android 18 as he straightened his battle suit.

"Ato, you slept for two days." After answering, Android 18 displayed everything that had happened over those two days on the Scouter.

Ato thus learned that while he was asleep, Pot Shadow Danzo had attempted to control him, only to be directly eliminated by Android 18, who was attached to him.

He also learned how Minato Namikaze had used the Transformation Jutsu to pry information from Kuros.

Ato did not care about what had happened during those two days.

As a Saiyan, he now had one absolutely important matter to attend to.

That was learning the Chakra Extraction Technique!

The life energy formed by combining physical strength and mental strength was called chakra by Ninjas.

But in Ato's eyes, so-called chakra was merely another name for Ki.

Ki in the Dragon Ball Universe was likewise the vital energy hidden within the body, and vital energy itself was life energy formed from the union of physical strength and mental strength.

Strictly speaking, chakra and Ki were identical in essence.

"So, it's time to learn how to extract Ki!"

Ato crossed his arms over his chest and pushed open the door.