A little over an hour earlier.
The daimyo of the Five Great Nations were holding a video conference.
Daimyo of the Land of Fire: "It seems the vicious dogs under our command have all stopped obeying us!"
Daimyo of the Land of Water: "Heh... Mine have never obeyed me."
Daimyo of the Land of Lightning: "Then what should we do next?"
Daimyo of the Land of Wind: "I heard... the five villages are forming this alliance to deal with a very powerful enemy..."
Daimyo of the Land of Earth: "No matter how powerful this enemy is, would they dare lay a hand on us?"
Daimyo of the Land of Fire: "Regardless, we can no longer keep these vicious dogs around."
Daimyo of the Land of Lightning: "Heh... Rest assured, the five shinobi villages won't be able to form an alliance!"
Daimyo of the Land of Water: "What do you mean?"
Daimyo of the Land of Lightning: "Heh... I'm sure you've all been doing the same thing I have!"
Daimyo of the Land of Earth: "Great minds think alike. You've bribed the higher-ups in each village too, haven't you? With them stirring up trouble... Hehehe... I'd love to see the headaches those Kage are dealing with right now!"
Just as the five daimyo were holding their meeting, screams suddenly rang out outside the Land of Fire Daimyo's Residence.
All five daimyo were somewhat puzzled.
Just as the Daimyo of the Land of Fire turned to say something, the other daimyo stared at his screen in horror from their end of the call.
Because... a figure in white had appeared behind the Daimyo of the Land of Fire on the screen.
With a short sword in hand, the man slit the Daimyo of the Land of Fire's throat. Blood splashed onto