Iwagakure took the lead, and Kumogakure and Konoha responded one after another!
The three eldest brothers with the strongest military strength among the five great ninja villages have all spoken. The remaining two younger brothers, Kirigakure and Sunagakure, cannot participate even if they want to.
No matter what, you have to keep your name as one of the five great ninja villages.
Moreover, there are three eldest brothers taking the lead in the charge. The two of them don't need to put in much effort. They can stand behind them and cheer for them. Let's form a cheerleading team and cheer for the head office.
The Akatsuki organization is indeed very powerful and very dangerous.
But no one thinks that after the five major ninja villages join forces, the Akatsuki organization can still thrive.
So it might as well just use this opportunity to get rid of it.
However, compared to the tough attitudes of the other three major ninja villages, Kirigakure and Sunagakure are more Buddhist and do not compete for this venue. It is not their turn anyway.
It's just a good time to sit back and watch the excitement.
In the end, Onoki, who still had a headache, thought of a compromise and took a step back, proposing that the location of the Five Kage talks be set in a neutral country like the Iron Country.
Then the chairmanship of the Five Kage Talks was handed over to the respected Mifune of the Iron Country.
Only then did everyone else's concerns disappear, and the preliminary wishes were barely reached.
Since you can't take advantage of this, then others can't take advantage of it either. It's acceptable for everyone to take a step back.
Especially after Iwagakure proposed this method, Kirigakure and Sunagakure were the first to raise their hands and feet to support it.
In this way, it would be too selfish for Kumogakure and Konoha to insist on their original suggestion.
As a result, the time and place of the Five Shadows Conference were quickly decided.
One month later, it will be held in the Kingdom of Iron!
............
At the same time, the country of fire, Konoha.
"You really want to go?"
Tsunade, who was already a little drunk, unexpectedly looked at the uninvited guest Jiraiya.
"The Akatsuki organization is coming fiercely. I always feel that this group of people is planning something. They have been dormant for three years and suddenly surfaced and started attacking the tailed beasts and jinchūriki. I have to be more cautious."
"And you also know about the last time the three tails were captured. Even a guy as powerful as Yasuo is not the leader of the Akatsuki organization. This is a bit too scary."
"If there are no errors in the information, the Akatsuki organization may have already mastered half of the tailed beasts!"
"You should know what a terrifying force this is."
"So instead of passively defending, not knowing which day people from the Akatsuki organization will come to our door, it is better to take this opportunity to gather the power of the five major ninja villages to destroy the Akatsuki organization, re-establish the balance among the tailed beasts, and let the ninja world continue
Go on in peace."
After Jiraiya finished speaking very seriously, he took the wine bottle on the table and poured himself a glass.
Tsunade rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "Now that you have understood everything, why are you still coming to me? Let me tell you in advance that I will not go with you."
"The reason why I came to you is not to ask you to go with me. I hope that you can temporarily take over the position of Hokage and help me manage Konoha during my absence."
"After all, I don't feel comfortable leaving such an important matter to anyone else. Right now, you are the only one with such qualifications and strength."
"Don't refuse in a hurry, listen to what I have to say... I don't know why, after making this decision this time, I always feel uneasy, vaguely feeling that this Five Shadows Talk will not end peacefully, as if it will
Something big happened."
"So if anything happens to me, you can naturally take over the position of Hokage and prevent Konoha from falling into chaos again."
"Over the years, none of the several generations of Hokage have been able to die a happy death. The only one defected from the village, almost causing the will of fire passed down from generation to generation to collapse."
"Although I have made a lot of efforts in the past few years, as long as that person is still alive and does not give the 'truth' that everyone wants, this rift will be difficult to erase."
"I hope you can do it for me when the time comes."
Tsunade seemed to be a little surprised that Jiraiya would suddenly say this to her, and after all, it caused some waves in her heart.
I saw her saying with a bored look on her face: "I knew you would be up to no good if you came here. Not only did you steal my wine, but you also wanted to throw all these big troubles on me. I think you miss the days when you were beaten."
Come on!"
"If there's nothing else, just stop being an eyesore! If I want to be Hokage, can it still be your turn?"
"So stop saying such depressing words and come back alive! If you really have any bad premonitions, just don't go. I don't believe anyone would dare to attack Konoha."
Seeing Tsunade deliberately pretending to be vicious, but in fact she was worried about him, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and at the same time a silly smile appeared on his face.
"Then I'll take it as your promise and drink less, it will hurt your health."
Tsunade waved her hand and said impatiently: "Get out of here quickly, don't be an eyesore here."
Although his attitude was very bad, he never refused Jiraiya's request again...
After Jiraiya left with a smile, Tsunade immediately calmed down her expression and sat there blankly, seemingly thinking or recalling the past.
After a long time, he took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, picked up the wine bottle and prepared to pour the wine, only to find that the bottle was already empty.
That bastard Jiraiya advised her to drink less wine but drank all the rest of the wine himself. It was really...
Tsunade gritted her teeth and secretly hated it!
If I had known earlier, I would have asked Jiraiya to pay the bill for this meal. What a huge loss!
Tsunade was about to reach out and ask for another bottle, but for some reason she remembered what some bastard had just told her.
"Forget it, just treat it as what I owed him before. When this bastard comes back, I will be drunk for three days and three nights!"
Tsunade, who usually doesn't get drunk after drinking more than a dozen bottles, unexpectedly changed her gender today and drank only one bottle before paying the bill and leaving the tavern.
No matter how reluctant she is, she will definitely do a good job in whatever Jiraiya asks her to do.
Isn't it just to temporarily act as Hokage for a while? It's a joke!
That's what Tsunade was thinking at the moment, but when Jiraiya left, she immediately fell into a breakdown, scowling and cursing the same person every day.
Of course, that’s all a story for later, let’s not mention it for now.
...........
At the same time, not only Konoha, but also the Kages of several other great ninja villages were arranging the follow-up matters after their departure.
The Five Shadows Conference is of great importance, so it's okay if everything goes well. If something goes wrong in the middle, no one can guarantee what the outcome will be.
Especially in the Ninja Village where the Jinchuuriki are still there, what should we do if someone from Akatsuki comes and steals the house during the Five Kage Conference?
Should he take it with him or should he keep it in the village for close protection?
These are all things to worry about.
Fortunately, I had set aside enough time in advance, so I didn't have to rush.