After Sasuke, Madara attacked the Five Kage Summit, making the Five Kage truly realize how unstable the Shinobi World had become.
During the second round of talks, the proposal Gaara had put forward, which had remained unresolved because of mutual suspicion, passed unanimously.
The Five Great Nations Ninja Alliance was officially established, and exchanges of resources, intelligence, and technology would begin.
The Five Kage knew full well what resistance they would face in putting this measure into practice, particularly the exchange of "technology." Closely guarded secret techniques and forbidden techniques had always been the lifeblood of a clan or village, the very foundation of its survival. Wars sparked over them were all too common.
Although the Five Kage had reached a consensus... getting those beneath them to carry it out would undoubtedly be a major challenge. With uneasy hearts, the Five Kage set off on their journeys home.
The most distressed of them all was Tsunade.
The three central figures throughout the Five Kage Summit—Obito, Sasuke, and Naruto—had all come from Konoha!
As the leader behind the Akatsuki, Obito had never shown himself throughout the proceedings. The ANBU would inevitably have to search for his whereabouts afterward.
Naruto was being controlled by Madara, acting against his will... Amid Tsunade's burning anxiety, that gave her a sliver of comfort.
The one Tsunade felt most conflicted about was still Sasuke!
Sasuke had appeared wearing a mask and left a three-year threat after fighting the Five Kage. Shikaku's analysis of his motives had been perfectly coherent, but it had never been confirmed by Sasuke himself.
That was why Tsunade desperately hoped to learn something from Jiraiya.
Jiraiya knew the whole truth. Not only did he know it, he had even become one of its most important participants!
Faced with Tsunade's request, he had