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Chapter 201: The Five Shadows Meeting.
Inside the Hidden Mist Village.
"Hmph, Madara Uchiha is truly arrogant."
Hozuki Gengetsu glanced at the arrogant tone in the letter and curled his lip in disdain.
He casually handed the letter to Fukasaku beside him.
"Master Fukasaku, please take a look."
"Let me think about it for a moment..."
Fukasaku took the letter, his fingertips tracing his thick eyebrows, and closed his eyes for a moment of contemplation.
Looking at his thick eyebrows, Hozuki Gengetsu couldn't help but feel a secret envy.
"Let's go! Let's go meet him and see what Madara Uchiha is up to."
Fukasaku spoke in a deep voice, having made up his mind.
Hozuki Gengetsu nodded in agreement: "Okay."
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a few days later.
Konoha was bustling with excitement because of the upcoming Five Kage Summit. Even Hashirama Senju was thrilled to hear about the summit and wanted to attend with Madara.
However, Madara was afraid that Hashirama would lose face or be too humble, so he assigned Hashirama to simple reception duties and did not allow him to attend the meeting.
outside the village.
Hozuki Gengetsu had Fukasaku perched on his shoulder, and Black Zetsu was hidden in Mu's bandaged arm. The two finally met.
"Heh, Little Mustache, long time no see. Don't you always love fiddling with those seashells? How come there's an old toad perched on your shoulder?"
He chuckled softly, his tone slightly mocking.
Hozuki Gengetsu snorted coldly: "Bandaged man, mind your own business. Do you want to try your Water Gun?"
With his hands crossed over his chest, he spoke calmly, "Let's go, into Konoha."
Hozuki Gengetsu nodded slightly.
The two were both rivals and friends; they were both sworn enemies and old acquaintances.
Hidden in the gaps where the bandages hadn't been applied, Black Zetsu glanced at Fukasaku with a grin.
Fukasaku blinked silently and looked back at Kurozuke.
Inside Ichiraku Ramen.
"Sir, the Five Shadows Summit is about to begin."
Kakuzu, holding the newspaper, looked at the headline and began to speak.
Wanci stroked his mustache with his fingertips and nodded slightly: "The Five Kage Summit, huh? It's quite a lively affair..."
"Old man, when you were Hokage, why didn't you hold a Five Kage Summit?"
Kakuzu pressed for an answer, puzzled.
Manji smiled faintly: "Kakuzu, you seem to have forgotten that when I was Hokage, many ninja villages had not even been established yet."
As the two were chatting, two tall, slender figures pushed open the door and entered the ramen shop.
"Boss, two bowls of our signature ramen, please!"
Wu and Hozuki Gengetsu entered side by side and found a table to sit down.
The moment Kakuzu saw their faces clearly, his pupils contracted sharply: "It's the Mizukage and the Tsuchikage!"
"Nothing to be surprised about. Konoha is very stingy. On the eve of the Five Kage Summit, they didn't even arrange a decent meal for us."
Hozuki Gengetsu pouted and complained.
Wu nodded in agreement: "I guess they want their own restaurant to make money off us."
After they were seated, they both looked at Wanci simultaneously.
Wanci glanced at the two of them, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Ghost Lantern Gengetsu and Wushang remained calm.
However, Fukasaku and Kuroze's pupils suddenly contracted, and they instantly lost all their nonchalance, becoming solemn and respectful.
Holy crap! What's that amazing person doing here?!
Black Zetsu and Fukasaku tensed up, thinking, "Wow, there's a real master among the common people..."
Who would have thought that a great immortal was hiding in this place?
"I know quite a few people here..."
He let out two dry laughs ten thousand times.
Just then, the First Raikage, accompanied by his attendants, stormed in, shouting, "Boss, one order of our signature ramen!"
Muwa and Hozuki Gengetsu raised their eyes slightly and immediately recognized the newcomer as the First Raikage.
"Oh, you two are both here."
The First Raikage casually sat down beside the two.
Kakuzu was even more shocked. He hadn't expected that even the Raikage would come. Could it be that this was all due to the power of Manji?
Manji glanced at him, waved his hand, and said, "Don't even think about it. This is the only restaurant near the Konoha Hokage Building. Where else would they go if not here?"
After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, the First Raikage looked at Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu with great interest, his face full of eagerness: "Hmph, this time I've come to Konoha, I'm going to see for myself just how strong Konoha really is."
Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu glanced at this brute from Kumogakure, too lazy to say a word.
"Hey! Boss, who's the best fighter in Konoha?"
The First Raikage turned to the counter and asked loudly with a fighting spirit.
Manji slowly raised his eyes to look at the First Raikage, and casually replied, "Of course it's Hashirama Senju. Who else could it be but me?"
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Inside the Hokage's office,
Tobirama Senju pushed open the door and entered, reporting in a deep voice, "Madara, the Kage of Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have all arrived in Konoha."
Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and nodded indifferently: "They know what's good for them."
"Convene a Five-Shadow Talks immediately."
Madara Uchiha immediately gave the order in a deep voice.
Before long, the venue for the Five Shadows Summit was ready.
The other four Kage had been waiting for a long time, but Madara Uchiha remained unhurried as he slowly stepped into the venue.
Looking at Madara Uchiha's arrogant and unruly demeanor, the four Kage present felt a growing sense of dissatisfaction.
"Hokage, what is the purpose of summoning us all to Konoha this time?"
Wu spoke first, his tone seemingly calm, but his eyes held a hint of inquiry, wanting to see what kind of tricks Uchiha Madara was planning.
Madara Uchiha glanced at Mu indifferently and said in a deep voice, "Recently, some ninja villages have been bullying weaker ninja villages with their superior strength. Their actions have even threatened the stability of the border of the Land of Fire."
"With greater strength comes greater responsibility."
"Konoha is the strongest in the ninja world, and I, Uchiha Madara, as the Hokage of Konoha, have no choice but to convene this Five Kage Summit in order to maintain peace in the ninja world."
Madara Uchiha spoke calmly, yet with an air of superior confidence.
The expressions of the people present changed slightly.
In recent years, the strength of each village has grown rapidly, and their ambitions have also swelled. They all think about the survival of the fittest, and it is an open secret that they will take action against the surrounding small ninja villages for their own benefit.
Everyone knows this, there's no need to bring it up here.
They never expected that Madara Uchiha would interfere and meddle in these trivial matters.
"Hokage! Are you trying to interfere in the internal affairs of our villages?"
The First Raikage, known for his fiery temper, immediately lost his temper and retorted sharply, "We're waging war against small countries, not Konoha. What right do you have to interfere?"
Madara Uchiha's eyes suddenly turned cold, his sharp gaze sweeping directly at the First Raikage: "If the ninja world is in trouble, then Konoha is in trouble. If we allow you to recklessly provoke war like this, the flames of war will eventually reach Konoha's territory!"
"Especially you Cloud Village—don't think you can hide your secret military buildup and treacherous schemes from me."
Madara Uchiha coldly rebuked him, and an invisible pressure emanated from his body.
As he spoke, Madara Uchiha slowly activated his Three Tomoe and rotated it slightly.