With the Five Kage Summit fast approaching, the Land of Iron had finished its preparations. All that remained was to wait for the Kage from each village to arrive.
To ensure their safety, the Land of Iron had even imposed martial law throughout the country. The tension was palpable.
The Land of Iron did not care what conclusions the Five Kage Summit reached, but it absolutely could not allow any of the villages' Kage to come to harm on its territory.
Everyone knew that the only people who would actually attack the villages' Kage were the Akatsuki.
But if their leader died in the Land of Iron, there was no guarantee that people would not take their anger out on it.
So, having accepted the task of hosting this Five Kage Summit, the Land of Iron had no choice but to do everything it could to keep the villages' Kage safe.
"We cannot relax our vigilance within the country!"
"Also, continue tightening security at the borders. Anyone suspicious must be reported immediately!"
Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron, issued his orders sternly. He wore green armor, with a katana at his waist.
"Yes, sir!"
The samurai accepted their orders, then dispersed.
Once it was quiet again, a young samurai standing beside Mifune asked, "My lord, why did we agree to hold the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron? The current situation is terrible. There's no need for the Land of Iron to get involved in disputes between ninja."
Mifune turned toward the samurai who had spoken. He was one of the successors Mifune thought highly of, so he hid nothing and explained, "We had no choice in this matter."
"Do you think I wanted to bring this kind of trouble upon the Land of Iron?"
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