The Land of Iron, located near the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, bordered several countries, including the Land of Fire.
This country had no ninja community and was guarded by a combat group known as "samurai." It had an independent culture and combat system, and its supreme leader was called the General.
Situated in the northern part of the continent and close to the ocean, the Land of Iron had long winters. Unlike the relatively warm southern Land of Fire, this country was already covered in snowflakes, a vast expanse of white as far as the eye could see.
In the central part of the Land of Iron, outside the General's fortress, Kageyama Kogetsu, along with Fū Yamanaka and Torune Aburame, flew directly to the mountain on the Golden Eagle.
Since they weren't infiltrating, the Golden Eagle didn't fly very high and even let out a few cries as a reminder.
The Golden Eagle landed on the wide corridor of the General's fortress, its wings stirring up snowflakes. After the three landed, the Golden Eagle soared into the sky and soon disappeared.
"Lord Hokage."
Okisuke, one of the General's right-hand men, led a team of Land of Iron samurai wearing silver laminated armor to welcome them. They all bowed slightly.
"Mm, sorry to trouble you all," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a slight smile.
"No trouble at all. It is the Land of Iron's honor to be chosen by the ninja world to host the Ninja Summit."
"Lord Hokage, please." Okisuke smiled, stepping aside and gesturing.
"Alright." Kageyama Kogetsu walked towards the fortress, asking casually, "Who has arrived?"
"Lord Raikage, Lord Tsuchikage, and Lord Orochimaru."
"It seems I'm not too late."
"Lord Hokage is quite early. Many esteemed guests haven't arrived yet."
Led by Okisuke, they went up two floors and finally arrived at a large room with open doors.
Curtains bearing the symbols of the major ninja villages hung around the room. There were two circles of tables and chairs: the inner circle for the five great ninja villages and the outer circle for the smaller ninja villages. White tea pots and cups were placed on the tables.
"Lord Hokage, I am Mifune."
Seeing Kageyama Kogetsu appear, the host, Mifune, stood up to greet him, extending his right hand with a smile.
"Sorry to disturb you, Lord Mifune." Kageyama Kogetsu elegantly extended his right hand and shook Mifune's.
"Not at all. The presence of Lord Hokage and the other esteemed guests brings honor to the Land of Iron. Please."
"Thank you."
Kageyama Kogetsu walked over and sat in his seat. Urakaku, one of Mifune's trusted aides, personally poured tea for him.
Mifune knew what he was doing. The Hokage's seat was in the middle of the five great ninja villages, the core position.
Perhaps there was also a geographical factor. Konoha was located in the center of the ninja world. To put it nicely, it was like stars surrounding the moon; to put it bluntly, it was surrounded by the major ninja villages.
"Lord Hokage," the Fourth Raikage, A, greeted.
"Lord Raikage, I've heard a lot about you. We finally meet today," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a chuckle.
The two had dealt with each other directly and indirectly many times before, but this was the first time they had met so formally and peacefully.
"Were you attacked?"
Darui and C, standing behind the Raikage, had bandages on their bodies. Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, behind Ōnoki, also had bandages.
Their other guards were recovering on another floor.
"It seems Lord Hokage wasn't attacked," Ōnoki said calmly, looking at the three's pristine clothes.
"Attacked, and not attacked," Kageyama Kogetsu said, picking up his teacup.
This statement made everyone frown. What did that mean?
"Hey, speak clearly," Kurotsuchi rolled her eyes and said grumpily.
"You're quite pretty, but why so rude?" Kageyama Kogetsu frowned slightly.
"My granddaughter has been spoiled by me. Please don't mind her, Lord Hokage," Ōnoki spoke up to smooth things over for his granddaughter.
"We flew here, so the enemy couldn't attack us. However, Konoha was attacked. Fortunately, I was prepared, so the enemy didn't gain any advantage."
Hearing this, the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and others' expressions changed, and they couldn't help but worry about their own villages...
Although they had made some preparations, they weren't confident they could withstand a sneak attack.
"Don't worry too much. Since the enemy attacked you, they shouldn't have the energy left to attack your villages," Kageyama Kogetsu comforted them casually.
Ōnoki said with a grave expression, "Given Madara Uchiha's temperament, I'm not worried about him."
"But the Masked Man has no bottom line and possesses space-time ninjutsu. He has enough time to attack the villages."
When communicating the meeting time, Kageyama Kogetsu had revealed the intelligence about Madara Uchiha being reanimated.
This was one of the reasons everyone risked participating in the gathering.
"Don't be afraid. If the Masked Man attacks again after attacking Konoha, he will prioritize attacking Kirigakure. He seems to have a grudge against Kirigakure."
Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage, A, and Ōnoki relaxed a little. Of course, complete relaxation was impossible.
"Senior Orochimaru, how are the casualties?"
Orochimaru smiled slightly, his tone calm. "I only brought the two of them. They just suffered some minor injuries."
Standing behind Orochimaru were Kimimaro and Guren. After activating their curse marks and entering the first stage of Sage Mode, their strength was not weak among Kage-level experts.
Coupled with Orochimaru, who was much stronger than in the original story, the attackers didn't gain any advantage and were beaten back directly.
"Not bad. You've become pillars of Otogakure," Kageyama Kogetsu praised with a smile.
"Thank you for your praise, Lord Hokage," Kimimaro and Guren bowed respectfully.
A moment later, footsteps were heard. An expressionless Gaara led Temari and Kankurō into the room.
Gaara exchanged pleasantries with the host, then bowed somewhat reluctantly to Kageyama Kogetsu along with Temari and Kankurō.
"Greetings, Lord Hokage."
"Mm, sit down," Kageyama Kogetsu didn't give the three a hard time. He smiled and spoke gently.
Under the somewhat strange gazes of the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and others, the three went to their seats, feeling quite uncomfortable.
A moment later, footsteps were heard again. The Fifth Mizukage, Terumī Mei, arrived with her guards, Chōjūrō and Zabuza.
These three were in a similarly sorry state as Gaara's group. The guards were bandaged, and the Kage had minor injuries.
Among the current Five Kage, Gaara, who hadn't been enlightened by Naruto, was undoubtedly the weakest. His thoughts weren't clear, so his chakra quality wouldn't be too high.
Fortunately, Gaara was born with massive chakra and had experienced life and death, making his mindset relatively sunnier than before. Otherwise, he might not even have reached Kage level.
"Oh, the Fifth Mizukage is a great beauty. She adds a lot of color to today's meeting," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a chuckle.
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Hokage. You are also very handsome," Terumī Mei said with a beaming smile.
This guy is quite smooth. He doesn't match the arrogant image I had in mind.
After exchanging pleasantries, Terumī Mei sat in her seat. Everyone chatted while waiting for the other leaders who hadn't arrived yet...
They waited until the scheduled time, but the other leaders still hadn't arrived, nor was there anyone to deliver a message.
Seeing this, everyone knew what had happened. They had most likely met with misfortune.
Except for a few, the others felt sorrowful but also extremely resentful towards the Masked Man and his group for their reckless lawlessness!
Kageyama Kogetsu appeared indignant on the surface, but inwardly, he felt a little joy.
With the leaders of the various villages dead and their elite combat power suffering losses, the resistance to integrating the ninja world would be smaller, and there would be less trouble.
Indeed, letting Obito Uchiha cause trouble was a double-edged sword. It had disadvantages, but also advantages.
Fortunately, he could handle the disadvantages, so there were only advantages and no disadvantages!
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