Chapter 48 "Very well..."

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This significant event, initiated by Cloud Shinobi Village and convened by the five great Ninja countries for joint discussion, quickly spread throughout the Ninja world.

Konoha Village, the most powerful of the five ninja villages, of course, had to participate.

Originally, Konoha Village was indeed the strongest.However, under the "leadership" of the Third Hokage.

Tsunade ran away.

Orochimaru defected.

Jiraiya wandered around and left the village.

In the legend, Konoha's White Fang, who was comparable to the Sannin, Hatake Sakumo, even committed suicide.The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, continued to intensify the conflict with the Uchiha clan, leading to internal and external troubles in Konoha Village, with constant upheavals.

After losing the Third Ninja War, Konoha Village was no longer the powerhouse it once was.

Today, Cloud Shinobi Village, which advocates the expansion of military power, is the most powerful one.This time, the Five Kage Summit is undoubtedly a process of re-establishing power and reshuffling the deck.

As for Cloud Shinobi Village, Kirito had just taken office, and when the Fourth Hokage was appointed, he obviously wanted to take advantage of the instability in Konoha Village to further his own interests.The location of the Five Kage Summit this time is in the Land of Iron.This is a village of samurai, and there are no ninjas.

But their power is still formidable.The location was deliberately chosen because the Land of Iron is relatively independent and does not favor any of the five great nations.Kirito also brought two guards to the summit.These two are...Kakashi and Might Guy.

He deliberately chose the two, on the one hand, to train them and help them grow as quickly as possible.On the other hand,Kirito could have chosen members of the Uchiha clan, who are more loyal.But he wanted to leave Konoha Village, as there was still a threat within the village.The strength of the Uchiha clan is best kept in the village as much as possible.Of course, he did not forget to guard against the enemy.

Kirito found a reason to send Namikaze Minato out of the village, away from Konoha Village.

In this way, even if the Third Hokage wanted to act against him without Shisui and Namikaze Minato, they couldn't succeed.Thus,Kirito took Kakashi and Might Guy as his guards and set out on the road.

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The Land of Iron.

It was Samurai Mifune who presided over the entire Five Kage Summit.Once the Kage from the five great nations arrived simultaneously, the meeting immediately commenced.

The first speaker was the Fourth Raikage A. Standing behind him was the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee.He fired the first shot at Kirito.

"Is the new Hokage of Konoha Village such a young man?.Is there no one else in Konoha Village capable of taking on such an important role?.Besides, I don't recall ever facing you in battle.Where is the ninja named Namikaze Minato?"

Kirito smiled slightly.

"Raikage, Our Hokage in Konoha Village has always been someone who is capable, strong, respected, and has earned merit to be embraced by everyone and become Hokage.So, it may not be like the Land of Lightning, where the son inherits his father's position and passes it on from generation to generation."

Raikage suddenly became furious.Kirito's words were clearly insinuating that the Fourth Raikage only became Raikage because of his identity as the son of the Third Raikage.

In fact, the Land of Lightning does not have a tradition of passing down leadership from generation to generation; it just so happens that the Fourth Raikage is the son of the Third. Moreover, the situation in the Land of Fire is not much better.

However, facing Raikage now, Kirito was certainly qualified to say such things.Because he was not a relative or disciple of any former Hokage.

"Hokage, what do you mean by this?.Are you implying that I became Raikage solely because of my father?.Would you like to test my strength?!"

Tensions rose!

Killer Bee, standing behind Raikage, immediately took a step forward.At the same time, Kakashi and Guy moved closer to Kirito on his right and left.It seemed as if Raikage and Hokage were about to clash.As the host, Mifune coughed and hurriedly said, "Well, two Kage, let's skip the small talk and get straight to the topic..."

As the host, the leader of the samurai, both of them respected him enough to give up the argument for the time being.But then another round of criticism against Konoha Village immediately followed.

The first came from the Land of Water.

Yagura, the Mizukage, a man with a baby face, spoke mercilessly.

"Hokage-sama, now that the Third Ninja World War is over, and the five great nations have signed a peace agreement.In that case, why hasn't Konoha Village returned the seven ninja swords of the Seven Swordsmen to our Land of Water?You know, they are our national treasures."

Kirito sneered.

"Oh? Mizukage wants to reclaim the seven ninja swords?.Then, you'll have to offer something of equal value in return."

"What?"

"How much has Konoha Village been plundered by your Land of Water?.For example, the former high-ranking officer of the Land of Water, Ao, who took the Byakugan of our Konoha Hyuga clan and claimed it for himself"

Yagura angrily retorted, "Ao?"

"Hokage-sama, do you dare to mention him?Didn't he die at your hands?"

Kirito sneered.

"During the war, when the military forces of two countries clashed, should I have shown mercy if I encountered him?.If you don't return what's ours, why should I return our spoils?"

Yagura was furious: "You!"

At this point, Iwagakure also spoke up.Ōnoki smiled slightly.

"What a remarkable young man.Back on the battlefield, I knew that you would become a force to be reckoned with in the future.I never expected that in just a few short years, you would become the Hokage of Konoha Village.I really didn't misjudge you."

Kirito replied, "Tsuchikage-sama, if you have something to say, please say it."

Ōnoki smiled.

"Alright! We signed a contract with Konoha before, but now, looking back, we realize we've suffered under that contract, so ,I'd like to renegotiate with the Hokage-sama!"

Raikage immediately chimed in.

"The same goes for the Land of Lightning."

Yagura added, "And the Land of Water."

Kirito suddenly understood.

This so-called Five Kage Summit was simply a coordinated effort to gang up on and besiege Konoha Village.They were taking advantage of the fact that he had just assumed the position of Hokage and that the old man Sarutobi Hiruzen was holding him back.Thus, the three great nations that once fought against Konoha immediately turned their backs and demanded more benefits!

The only one who hasn't spoken yet was the supposed ally of the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind.Rasa had remained silent.But Kirito knew that he did not genuinely agree with the alliance with Konoha Village.

It's just that the Land of Wind was currently in a weak position and had no way to openly challenge it.If Konoha Village were truly besieged by the other three countries, there was no doubt that the Land of Wind would seize the opportunity.Facing the pressure from the other four great nations, Kirito only smiled...

He stood up gently.

Just by standing.For a moment, the Kage of the other four nations and their respective guards were suddenly stunned.Although Kirito was young, his strength had already spread throughout the Ninja World.No one dared to underestimate him.

"Hokage-sama, what are you going to do?"

Kirito smiled slightly.

"You convened this Five Kage Summit. It seems you intend to unite and pressure Konoha Village?"

"If not, are you prepared to go to war and fail?"

The Kage of the three nations all smirked slightly.

They were clearly implying.If you don't agree, a conflict may not be out of the question.

Kirito smiled and said, "Very well..."

"If you want to go to war, Konoha Village is ready anytime"

"You want to provoke the Fourth Ninja World War?"

"Then let's fight!"

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