Chapter 114: Konoha 61, a different Five Kage summit
January 61, Konoha 1.

For others, today is a good day to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

However, for the five Kage and their guards, it was a day of traveling.

In order to avoid accidents and loss of initiative, the Five Kage Summit will not be held in the five major countries.

So just like in the original story, the Five Kage Summit used the Land of Iron as its venue, and invited Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron to serve as the host of the Summit.

Only the Iron Kingdom, whose strength is second only to the five great ninja villages, has the strength to defend the Five Kage and gain their respect.

Team Samui had just left Konoha, and Tsunade went to the Land of Iron the next day with two personal bodyguards.

Her two guards were none other than Izayoi and Hatake Kakashi.

"Wood Release is really convenient."

At night, Tsunade and the other two slept outdoors.

Sitting in the wooden house made of Wood Release and the Four Pillars Family Technique, Hatake Kakashi ate the barbecued meat he had hunted and praised Izayoi: "Your Wood Release is even better than Tenzo's. The experimental subjects are indeed no match for the orthodox Senju clan."

Without waiting for Izayoi to speak, Tsunade, who was chewing on a wild boar thigh, smiled proudly and said, "Although I haven't seen that Wood Release experiment subject, Wood Release is not an ordinary bloodline limit. Ōnoki's Dust Release is a bloodline elimination that combines three types of nature changes, while Wood Release seems to be just a fusion of Water Release and Earth Release. But its most important core is actually Yang Release chakra."

"In terms of vitality and Yang Release chakra, no one can compare to the Senju and Uzumaki clans, not even the Akimichi clan. Let alone that Wood Release experiment subject, even you, a brat who once had amazing chakra, who accidentally obtained Wood Release, cannot compare to Izayoi's Wood Release. The gap between your Yang Release chakras is simply too great."

After saying that, Tsunade subconsciously reached out to pat Izayoi's shoulder, but Izayoi dodged with a look of disgust.

Glancing at the greasy stains on her hands, Tsunade continued to chew on the wild boar, adding vaguely, "Moreover, Izayoi awakened the bloodlines of both the Senju and Uzumaki clans at the same time. Not only did he awaken his grandfather's Wood Release, he also awakened two unique abilities of the Uzumaki clan. The purity of his bloodline might even be higher than his grandfather's."

Hatake Kakashi's eyes flashed, and he looked at Izayoi meaningfully and said, "Is this the reason why Sasuke awakened Wood Release?"

"Sasuke has also awakened Wood Release?" Tsunade was slightly stunned and subconsciously asked Izayoi, "Did you transplant your cells to Sasuke?"

"Ah."

Izayoi nodded and lied without blinking, "Itachi Uchiha's return to the village was a huge shock to Sasuke. If I don't help him, I'm really afraid that this guy will not be able to resist the temptation of Orochimaru and go astray."

"Just a few years ago, my Kagura's mind's eye sensed a very interesting chakra." Izayoi showed a playful smile on his face and continued, "That person's chakra actually possessed the aura of both the Sharingan and Wood Release. Moreover, unlike Kakashi, a jonin who constantly consumes chakra, his chakra not only did not continuously consume, but was even able to balance the two."

"Combining the deeds of the First Generation and Uchiha Madara, I have a guess that the power of Wood Release and Sharingan may be able to balance each other, allowing someone to possess the power of both Sharingan and Wood Release at the same time."

“It turns out that my guess was correct.”

Izayoi smiled at Hatake Kakashi and said, "Sasuke's current strength shouldn't disappoint you, right?"

"More than that, he didn't disappoint me." Hatake Kakashi sighed slightly, "If this continues, I feel like I won't be Sasuke's opponent in a short time. After the Chunin Exams in the first half of the year are over, maybe I can do the same as Kurenai and hand over Team 7 to him."

Tsunade frowned slightly for a moment, then stared at Hatake Kakashi's left eye, which was covered by his forehead protector, and asked, "Since Wood Release can suppress the power of the Sharingan, do you want to transplant Izayoi's cells like Sasuke did?"

"No, my eye power is not as strong as Sasuke's. Just maintain the status quo." Hatake Kakashi shook his head and refused.

As the people around him died one after another, Hatake Kakashi no longer had the desire to become stronger.

Now the new generation has Izayoi, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto, so there is no need to take risks alone.

Just be content with the status quo!

Tsunade seemed to see what was on Kakashi Hatake's mind, so she stopped trying to persuade him.

To be honest, Tsunade was surprised that this guy didn't collapse and rebel, or leave the village like herself.

After dinner, Tsunade asked Izayoi and Hatake Kakashi to play Landlord.

Seeing that Tsunade wanted to give him money, Kakashi Hatake naturally would not refuse.

Make some money, and then go support Jiraiya-sama's intimate paradise.

The same is true for Izayoi, the major creditor.

And if Tsunade wins big, it means that something big will happen that even he cannot control.

……

The Iron Kingdom, adjacent to the Field Kingdom, is located to the north of the Fire Kingdom.

However, compared to the Land of Fields, which can be reached by crossing a forest and plains, the geographical environment of the Land of Iron is relatively harsh. It is similar to the Land of Rivers, but also somewhat different.

The Iron Kingdom also has continuous mountain ranges, but the temperature is very special. It snows all year round, and there are snow-capped mountains everywhere.

Especially now that it is winter, the snow is a real test for the ninja's instant movement skills.

Even for Tsunade and her two companions, it took more than two days to reach the Land of Iron from Konoha.

"Lady Tsunade, long time no see."

After receiving the news, Mifune came to greet Tsunade immediately, and the respectful title he used for her was different from that used for the other five Kage, but was the common name used for her.

"Mifune, I almost didn't recognize you."

Looking at Mifune, with whom she had come into contact during the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade sighed slightly.

"Time is merciless, but Lady Tsunade remains as beautiful as ever."

"Hahahaha... This is my unique skill. Are you envious?"

After exchanging pleasantries with Mifune at the door for a while, Tsunade asked, "How many people are here? I won't be the first one to arrive, right?"

"The Raikage-dono and the Tsuchikage-dono have already arrived," Mifune answered truthfully, "Only the Kazekage-dono and the Mizukage-dono remain."

"That's not surprising." Tsunade nodded, then as if remembering something, she said with disdain, "The Sand Village hasn't chosen its fifth Kazekage yet. It should be that old woman Chiyo who'll come this time. I really don't want to see that old woman who plays with poison."

Mifune smiled awkwardly, then seeing Izayoi, who rarely wore a green vest in formal occasions, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Is this Lord Izayoi?"

"Of course, the reputation of my youngster has spread to your neutral country." Tsunade teased with a smile, and then introduced Izayoi, "This old man is Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron and the leader of the samurai. You might have dealings with him in the future."

This also introduces Izayoi to Mifune, our future Sixth Hokage.

"Admiral Mifune." Izayoi saluted politely.

"You are truly young and promising. I have heard the name of Hashirama-sama since I was little, and I have always wanted to meet him, but unfortunately I have never been able to do so." Mifune said with a smile, "I hope I can see such a prosperous era again in my lifetime."

As the leader of a neutral country, Mifune is definitely the one who is most looking forward to Izayoi's growth, and is also one of the people who most hopes for peace in the ninja world.

Izayoi smiled but said nothing.

After the greetings, Mifune invited Tsunade and the other two into the city and arranged accommodation for them at the general's mansion.

Two days later, representatives from the Sand Village and the Mist Village arrived one after another, and the Five Kage Summit began in the conference hall of the Iron Kingdom.

A beam of light shone down and landed on a table.

There were five bamboo hats on the table, each of different colors, with the five words "wind, fire, water, earth, thunder" written on them respectively.

These five words represent both the five elements in the chakra properties and the five major countries that rule the world.

The beams of light spread out, illuminating six figures sitting at the table: four men and two women.

They are the Fourth Raikage who initiated the Five Kage Summit, Mifune who was invited to host the summit, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, Tsunade, the Acting Kazekage of the Sand Village, Chiyo, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of the Iwagakure Village, and the Master of the Kirigakure Village who is not the Acting Mizukage but has a status comparable to that of the Mizukage.

Further back in the audience seats stood a large number of samurai and the personal guards of the five major ninja villages.

Tsunade's guards are Izayoi and Hatake Kakashi, Chiyo's guards are Maki and Gaara, Ōnoki's guards are Koji and Akagi, the Fourth Raikage's guards are Darui and Nozomi, and the Master's guards are Mei Terumi and Ao.

Looking at Ao sitting with Mei Terumi, Izayoi moved closer to the serious-looking Hatake Kakashi, who was no longer lazy, and asked knowingly, "Is that guy with the eyepatch the 'White Eyes Killer' on the gold wanted poster?"

"Ah."

Hatake Kakashi nodded and whispered a reminder: "This is a neutral country, don't mess around."

"I'm just asking." Izayoi smiled. While Izayoi was looking at Qing, the guards from the major ninja villages were also secretly looking at this Wood Release ninja.

After all, before Scorpion and Pain's bounties reached the top, Izayoi was at the top of the black market.

Similarly, before Akatsuki broke the bottom line, all the major ninja villages agreed that Izayoi was the biggest threat in the future.

Gaara looked at Izayoi with complicated eyes, as if recalling the scene of Konoha's collapse plan.

Temari thought of Hinata, and wondered how strong that girl with white eyes, whose figure was not in line with her age, was now.

Mei Terumi, who is now 28 years old and entering a mature stage, already exudes a queenly aura, whispered, "Is that boy Izayoi? I heard he only graduated last March, so he doesn't look like him!"

A vein bulged on Qing's right temple. He looked through the black eye mask and assessed Izayoi. His left eye trembled slightly as he said, "His chakra is very powerful, no less powerful than the One-Tailed Jinchuriki of the Sand Village."

"He's not inferior to the Jinchūriki at this age? What will happen when he becomes an adult?" Mei Terumi's expression instantly became serious.

If nothing unexpected happens, she and Izayoi will be among the next generation of Five Kage.

When he thought that his opponent was a monster like Izayoi, even though Mei Terumi was a rare holder of double bloodline limits in the ninja world, he felt full of pressure.

At this time, the five Kage also began to communicate.

"Master Yuanshi, I never thought that the representative of the Hidden Mist Village would be you. This really surprises me."

Ohnoki looked at the master who was almost ninety years old. While he was amazed on the surface, he had some guesses in his heart.

Not only him, but the other five Kage as well.

After all, Chiyo next to her is the best example.

The Master did not hide anything and said frankly: "The Mizukage has passed away. This time, I am here to attend the Five Kage Summit on behalf of the Hidden Mist Village for the sake of the Akatsuki organization."

"Could it be that……"

Tsunade and the others' expressions suddenly changed slightly.

"Yes, the Mizukage-sama died because of the Akatsuki organization," the master said. "Even the bloody mist village in the Hidden Mist Village was orchestrated by the Akatsuki organization. The Mizukage-sama has been controlled by the Akatsuki organization using illusions for a long time."

"I see……"

Everyone's face was filled with enlightenment, and they finally understood why the Hidden Mist Village used such a cruel method to train ninjas.

It turned out that it was not for the purpose of cultivating killing weapons, but the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by someone using illusion.

"What kind of genjutsu can control the Five Kage, and is a perfect Jinchūriki?"

Chiyo suddenly asked a question, and then everyone's attention shifted to Tsunade.

Tsunade's face looked very ugly. It was not because she felt that they were doubting Konoha, but because she remembered the Nine-Tails Rebellion thirteen years ago.

There are very few abilities that can suppress the tailed beasts. Wood Release is one, the Uchiha clan's Sharingan is one, and the Uzumaki clan's Diamond Seal is another.

If you are strong enough, you can do the same.

For example, the Third Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village could fight the runaway Eight-Tails to a draw.

However, among these abilities, only the Uchiha clan's Sharingan has the illusion that can even control the tailed beasts.

However, the Sharingan that can control the tailed beasts must be the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan.

Thirteen years ago, Uchiha Itachi was only a few years old.

It is obvious that there was probably another mastermind behind the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion.

Moreover, the data shows that all the people who delivered Uzumaki Kushina have died.

However, on the surface, Tsunade said in a deep voice: "The Sharingan's illusion can indeed control the tailed beasts, but that is at least something that can only be done by the Uchiha clan's legendary Mangekyō Sharingan. Moreover, the time period of Blood Mist Village does not match Uchiha Itachi's age. In addition, the ability of the Sage Eyes is unknown. It is not ruled out that these eyes can also control the tailed beasts and Jinchūriki."

"The possibility of the Sage's Eye is unlikely." The Master shook his head and said, "Based on Ao's Byakugan observation, the Yin-Tsukushi Chakra that controls the Mizukage is very similar to the Uchiha clan's Sharingan."

With a bang, the silent Fourth Raikage slammed the table heavily, startling the guards behind him to stand up and instantly stand behind their respective shadows, looking at each other vigilantly, ready to attack at any time.

"It's you Konoha again!"

The Fourth Raikage slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Tsunade and shouting, "First it was Shimura Danzo and the Root Organization, and now it's the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan. Hokage, you must give me an explanation!"

"Is your brain made of muscle? What does this have to do with us, Konoha!" Tsunade complained with a frown on her face. "I know the Hidden Cloud Village was destroyed and you're feeling very bad right now, but you also have to understand that we, Konoha, are victims too."

"The Uchiha clan has been extinct for many years. Of the remaining descendants, only Uchiha Itachi possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan. Furthermore, the time he joined Akatsuki doesn't match the time of the Blood Mist Village. If it was really done by Akatsuki, either Akatsuki possesses two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, or the Sage's Eye can indeed control the Tailed Beasts. It wasn't until Uchiha Itachi joined Akatsuki that the Akatsuki leader gave him the task, and it was eventually discovered by accident."

"Of course...it's also possible that it wasn't Akatsuki's doing."

"What do you mean?"

Tsunade's last words successfully diverted the attention of the five Kage.

They were not fools and immediately understood what Tsunade meant.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Tsunade, waiting for her next words.

Tsunade didn't waste any words, she folded her arms and said seriously, "What I'm going to say next may be a little unbelievable. You may not believe it, but it's best to remember it."

"According to the information Jiraiya has gathered, there are not just one pair of Sage's Eyes, but two."

"What? How is this possible?!"

The five Kage's expressions suddenly changed in shock and disbelief.

A pair of immortal eyes already has the super-special combat power to wipe out the Hidden Cloud Village. If there really are two pairs, doesn't that mean that there are two super-special combat powers in the ninja world now?

Have they returned to decades ago, to the era of the Ninja God and the Shura of the Ninja World?
Tsunade ignored them and continued, "This is the information Jiraiya gathered by using his shadow clones to infiltrate the Hidden Rain Village. His shadow clones also had a conversation with the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and it was the latter who revealed the information about the second pair of Rinnegan to him."

"Also, the Rinnegan has the ability to create puppets. However, the puppets of the Rinnegan have a characteristic. That is, there will be many black spikes on the puppets' bodies, and their eyes will also take on the shape of the Rinnegan. This does not match the puppets that invaded Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village."

"Puppet Army, isn't that Scorpion's ability?" The Fourth Raikage frowned. "And can we trust what the Akatsuki leader says?"

"So I'm not completely convinced, but..."

Tsunade stared at Chiyo, who had a grim expression on her face, and asked, "Puppet master, is it really possible to control hundreds or even thousands of puppets without relying on chakra lines, and can you also provide them with so much chakra? Also, are you puppet masters good at ninjutsu?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's expression changed again, as he had finally found a key piece of information.

Yup!

Such a huge amount of chakra, and the five elements of escape techniques that can be used at will, as well as ninjutsu and forbidden techniques that the original body does not know...

If the master of that puppet army is Scorpion of the Red Sand, doesn't that mean that in addition to being a puppet master, he is also a master of ninjutsu and possesses enormous chakra?

Chiyo realized someone was framing her grandson and shook her head, saying, "Puppets are the puppeteer's weapons and can't be far away from the puppeteer. Even if magnetic escape can remotely control metal, it consumes a lot of chakra and has a limited range. This kind of wireless puppetry and puppet-releasing ninjutsu is not part of the puppetry technique at all."

"But the puppets of the Rinnegan are wireless puppets." Tsunade confirmed, "Jiraiya witnessed with his own eyes the puppets of the Rinnegan performing ninjutsu and summoning techniques. However, the characteristics of the puppets of the Akatsuki leader do not match those of the puppets that invaded Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village."

"According to Jiraiya's speculation, the mysterious man with the second pair of Rinnegan disguised himself as the Akatsuki organization and committed these crimes in order to provoke war in the ninja world and use the hands of our five major ninja villages to deal with the leader of the Akatsuki organization."

"They all aim to destroy each other, perhaps to make their Rinnegan unique, or perhaps to fight for something, something only the owner of the Rinnegan knows, something that can even completely disrupt the balance of the ninja world."

The five Kage were in a state of uncertainty and remained silent for a long time.

There is no way, the amount of information is simply too huge.

If it was just the Akatsuki organization, they could still join forces to deal with it, after all, the opponent's base camp was in the Hidden Rain Village.

But if the Konoha collapse plan and the events in the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village were really the work of a mysterious third party, then wouldn't they have become pawns?

By then, they will both be injured in the fight, and then the opponent will suddenly enter the game. How should they deal with it?

(End of this chapter)