The Five Kage Summit?!
This often?
Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance. A Five Kage Summit had already been held nine months ago, just after the Fourth Shinobi World War ended.
Not even a year had passed, and they were holding another one?
"Isn't this a little too frequent?" Shikaku Nara voiced what they both wanted to say.
Shihōin Naraku nodded. "It is, but there's nothing we can do about that."
"Intelligence concerning the Ōtsutsuki Clan certainly calls for greater caution."
"And whatever members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan do, it can easily affect the entire Shinobi World, so the Five Great Nations need to exchange views regularly."
"Besides, didn't Kumogakure's Raikage just take office? This is a good opportunity to get a sense of what he's capable of."
"Also, while the higher-ups approve of the Five Great Shinobi Villages assigning Jonin to form the Search Team, some lower- and middle-ranking Ninja have differing opinions about this mission. After all, assigning Jonin to investigate ruins year-round has affected the handling of everyday missions."
"Now that we have this report, they can see results, which will make it easier to ease the pressure on those at the top."
"For that reason alone, the Kage of the other four great nations will have to attend the Five Kage Summit."
Naraku's explanation made everyone understand why he was holding the Five Kage Summit.
Still, Shikaku added, "We can also take this opportunity to inform the four great nations about the Chunin Ninja Exams."
Right, Naraku had almost forgotten about that.
With another Five Kage Summit being held, he could take the opportunity to tell the other Kage about the Chunin Ninja Exams Kakashi Hatake was preparing.
That would give them time to prepare, too.
After all, these Chunin Ninja Exams encompassed most of the