Early one morning, several days later, on the Three Wolves Mountain in the Land of Iron.
Inside the room prepared for Cloud Village, Raikage unbuttoned his shirt, showing off his powerful, ripped physique. After finishing his workout, he asked someone beside him, "Tarui, have representatives from all villages arrived?"
Tarui lazily scratched his head, "The Hokage—who was the last to arrive—reached the venue last night already!"
"Hmph! Women are always a bother!" A muttered in his typical blunt tone, "By the way, where are Samui and her team?"
Tarui replied, "They arrived with the Hokage, but since it was quite late last night, they decided not to bother you and said they have something important to report today."
"Report? Let them talk after the meeting!" A waved his hand impatiently, "Go find General Mifune of the Land of Iron and ask him to come and preside over the meeting!"
"Yes, sir!"
Outside, Mei Terumi was wandering around, pretending to casually stroll near other ninja villages. She softly commented here and there, "The Iwagakure delegation? Just an old man and a muscular guy—two thumbs down! That girl's legs aren't bad though, although I'm not into that sort of thing."
"As for Sunagakure… Oh ho ho, didn't expect the Kazekage to be a good-looking kid! Though he's too young for my taste, I guess he could be an option! As for Kankuro… Ugh~! That face-painted guy needs to get out of my sight!"
Chojuro walked behind her, completely baffled—was the Mizukage treating the Five Kage Summit like a matchmaking event?
Ao, meanwhile, remained alert, scanning the surroundings. Absolutely no one could hear this, or the Mist Village would face total social disaster!
"As for Cloud Village, no way! Those muscle-bound freaks are too scary. Let me check Leaf Village next… Sssss!"
Hearing the Mizukage's hissing, like someone having a heart attack, Chojuro nervously stepped forward, "Mizukage-sama, what's wrong with you?"
Then he heard Mei Terumi mumbling softly, "What should we name the child? That guy wouldn't mind if it's a girl, right? Should we live in Mist or Leaf..."
Chojuro: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Following the direction of Mei Terumi's gaze, they saw a perfectly balanced man standing in that direction!
Especially his aura—deep and mysterious, like a magnet, irresistibly drawing their eyes toward him.
Even from a male perspective, they both briefly experienced terrifying thoughts of… attraction!
"No wonder the Mizukage is like this..."
Both silently lamented, then watched in horror as the Mizukage seemingly got drawn toward him like a magnet pulling iron.
"Mizukage-sama, please stop!"
Ao helplessly screamed inwardly. Was the Mizukage planning to replace the "Village of Blood Mist" reputation with that of a "Village of Love-Crazed Women"?
Fortunately, a samurai from the Land of Iron arrived in time.
"Everyone, General Mifune invites you all to attend the meeting."
Upon hearing the invitation, ninja from each village headed toward the central "pyramid" area.
Only after the Leaf ninjas disappeared from sight did Mei Terumi suddenly snap back to reality, her face paling in horror, "Oh no, I must've fallen into a Genjutsu!"
"What? It was actually a Genjutsu!" Naively trusting, Chojuro immediately believed her, shocked and furious, "Could that person be a spy from the Akatsuki?"
Mizukage Mei Terumi let out an awkward laugh. "No, I don't think he's an enemy. He's simply captivated by my charm. In the face of such a major threat, we shouldn't create unnecessary problems."
Chojuro was moved. "Mizukage-sama, you're enduring such humiliation!"
Ao's mouth twitched slightly. This wasn't genjutsu at all—it was clearly because the Mizukage herself lacked willpower and had been seduced by someone else's 'charm'!
Of course, he would never dare to say that out loud. He could only manage a weak smile and say, "Then should we head over too?"
Mizukage Mei Terumi solemnly nodded her head. "Later I must carefully observe that man to prevent him from using genjutsu on me again!"
Moments later, the Five Kage took their seats in the conference hall.
Before Mifune, who was to preside over the meeting, could speak, Tsunade preemptively proposed, "Before we begin the meeting, I believe it's necessary to add another seat!"
The crowd looked on with surprised doubt, not expecting Tsunade to bring this up before the meeting had even started.
A coldly mocked, "What? Do you want to add a seat for someone from Akatsuki? That makes sense actually, considering your Konoha could be considered Akatsuki's important talent development base. Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, and even Pain who's suspected to be Jiraiya's disciple—they're all people who either came from or were cultivated by your Konoha!"
Tsunade didn't get angry, simply folding her hands to support her chin. "Please continue!"
A asked displeasedly, "What do you mean?"
Tsunade earnestly said, "We're gathered here to solve problems, not create them. So if Raikage still has grievances, please feel free to vent them fully. We'll begin after you're finished venting!"
The Raikage's facial muscles twitched. Tsunade's attitude left him feeling like his punch had landed in cotton—powerless.
Compared to the others' magnanimity, he actually seemed petty and calculating.
Plus, Tsunade spoke like a teacher waiting for a mischievous student to stop fooling around before starting class.
If he continued causing trouble, he was worried Tsunade might actually blurt out "Good boy, A!" next.
Thinking about this, A snorted coldly, "This seat is for that fellow Seiki Shimaseki?"
Tsunade seriously nodded, scanning her gaze over everyone, "Shimaseki isn't only Konoha's benefactor, he also brought hope to our world. Therefore, he naturally has the qualification to sit with us!"
"Hope? We don't seem to have ever felt hopeless, do we?" A scoffed, "Right now Akatsuki only has a couple of stragglers left. What makes them capable of making us feel hopeless?"
Seiki leaped down from the viewing platform, effortlessly creating a chair and desk with Wood Release, then sat down amidst everyone's astonished stares. "[Next, allow me to explain the danger our world will soon face!]"
...
Meanwhile, in the mountains and forests outside the pyramid.
"Ha ha! Let's use the [Elephant Transformation Jutsu clone] right here!" Suigyuu rubbed his palms together with a sly smile, "If we go any further, it seems there'll be danger!"
Sasuke remained silent, calmly gazing at the pyramid below.
Jugo, with a composed expression, said, "I won't use a clone. Sasuke is the one Kimimaro acknowledged. I'll follow his actions."
"Hey, you guys are leaving me out like I don't belong here. Xianglin, say something... seriously, are you even listening?" Suigyuu said, suddenly getting a weird vibe. Why wasn't Xianglin arguing with him today?
Sasuke and Jugo also noticed Xianglin's unusual behavior and turned to look.
Xianglin's pretty face was deathly pale. She sat on the ground in a crouched kneeling posture, her body shivering slightly from time to time.
Sasuke's expression turned serious. "Xianglin, what's wrong with you?"
At the sound of Sasuke's voice, Xianglin slowly came to her senses. She raised her index finger shakily, pointing toward the pyramid, stuttering in fear, "Th-th-that... i-it's s-scary..."
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