After several quiet days, the Kage of all Four Great Shinobi Villages had arrived in Konoha.
The core members of the villages had now gathered in Konoha's conference room.
Even Roshi, who had some friction with Ōnoki, had accompanied him to this meeting.
After all, the shinobi world had undergone tremendous changes in a short time.
In fact, the problems facing the shinobi world were no longer simply conflicts between villages.
Some of their old grudges had quietly faded away as well.
"Acting Hokage, has your Fifth Hokage still not returned?"
"Just what sort of enemy is the shinobi world facing now?"
After his setback against Konoha last time, the Fourth Raikage had begun training.
As his strength grew, he understood more clearly just what kind of power Uchiha Kazama had possessed back then.
He also realized that if Uchiha Kazama had truly gone berserk, Kumogakure would probably have ceased to exist.
As a result, his trust in Konoha had grown considerably without him realizing it.
He had few doubts about the intelligence Tsunade had provided.
Instead, he wanted to know what sort of enemy could make even Uchiha Kazama approach things so cautiously.
"Actually, we'd like to know that too."
"For over a year now, practically every village has been quietly building up its strength."
"So you should be able to tell us what the enemy is like now, shouldn't you?"
Ōnoki spoke up.
A cautious man, Ōnoki had immediately put everyone in his village through covert training after learning that the shinobi world faced an unknown enemy.
Everything had been done to improve their strength.
A year's work had given Ōnoki confidence in his village's strength as well.
Yet he still knew very little about the enemy.
Rasa and Mei Terumi said nothing, but the questioning looks in