Inside a fortress atop a snow-covered mountain in the Land of Iron.
The Five Kage each met with forty Jonin from their respective ninja clans. They stood in neat ranks, their murderous aura freezing in the icy air.
"Lord Hokage, why have you summoned us? What is our mission?" The Sarutobi Clan's Jonin representative dropped to one knee and asked respectfully.
The same question played out among the Jonin of the other Kage's ninja clans. Before the Raikage, Kazekage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage, the elite Jonin of their respective clans awaited an answer.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, drew deeply on his pipe and slowly exhaled a cloud of white smoke. "I have indeed summoned you for an important mission."
The other four Kage answered their clansmen in much the same tone.
"Please give the order, Lord Hokage! We will complete the mission without fail!"
At the words "important mission," a fervent light immediately blazed in the Jonin's eyes. Years of indoctrination could not be completely undone by Uchiha Chuan's half-year of stirring things up—one of the reasons Uchiha Chuan had chosen to remain still for now.
The Third Hokage looked over the crowd, his voice low and powerful. "I presume you have all watched Uchiha Naruto Chronicle. You should all know Zabuza Momochi from it."
"Zabuza Momochi? This mission has something to do with him? Wasn't Uchiha Naruto Chronicle fictional?" a Jonin asked in astonishment.
The Third Hokage sneered. "I don't know whether Uchiha Naruto Chronicle is fictional. But at this Five Kage Summit, Lord Mizukage brought along a six-year-old brat..."
He paused, his sharp gaze sweeping across the room. "His name is also Zabuza Momochi. He has no eyebrows, hates wearing clothes, and looks vicious—he is practically a miniature version of the Zabuza Momochi in the film."
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