The meeting held by representatives of the Five Great Shinobi Villages in the Land of Iron proceeded smoothly.
Smoothly meant that no one caused trouble throughout the proceedings, not that the contents of the meeting went smoothly.
In fact, as the five most powerful nations in the entire Shinobi World, how could joining forces possibly be easy?
Even if they all wanted it, they still had to fight for their own nations' and villages' interests and rights.
It came back to the same questions: how many people and supplies would each side contribute, and who would command them once they joined forces...
There were simply too many issues involved in every aspect.
Not to mention that the Five Great Shinobi Villages each had their own conflicts with one another. None dared gamble on whether the others would use public affairs to settle private grudges or kick them while they were down.
That brought them to the question of trust.
Normally, they would never have reached any conclusions without spending several days in this meeting.
But Akatsuki and the Cursed Spirit Alliance each delivered them a generous gift!
First, the Raikage received an urgent report that members of Akatsuki had attacked Kumogakure and forcibly taken away the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B.
Over the years, the Raikage and Killer B had been as close as brothers and the best of partners.
How could he not fly into a rage upon hearing this news?
Yet compared with another report, this news was hardly worth mentioning.
When Kitsuchi received word that Iwagakure had been destroyed and countless people had been killed or injured, his vision nearly went black and he almost fainted on the spot.
No one had expected those special grade cursed spirits, which had already been driven off and vanished without a