Chapter 330 Five Shadows Talk
Xia Li was in his position, as if he didn't hear Tsuchikage's words, and stretched himself as if no one else was around.
Just when Tsuchikage frowned and wanted to speak again, Xia Li spoke.
"There is no way. After all, the Land of Fire is a vast land with abundant resources and there are too many things that need to be dealt with. As a result, I can only squeeze out my spare time to come here. I am not as free as you, the old man."
Xia Li's expression didn't change after he finished speaking, as if it wasn't him who was delayed by Ino's affairs.
"Haha, I'm afraid it's not necessarily a lot, it's just that the way of handling it is wrong." Tsuchikage Onoki wrinkled his big red nose and continued.
"Shouldn't you know if the method is correct? What's the state of Konoha?" Xia Li glanced at Ohnoki. He didn't believe that there were no spies from the other party in Konoha.
"Hokage, you are joking. How can I, an old man from the Earth Country, know about Konoha?" Ohnoki naturally couldn't admit it, but Ohnoki also looked at Xia Li at this time and felt a little tricky. The other party didn't look like this at all. The character you should have for your age.
"Ahem." At this time, Mifune of the Iron Kingdom couldn't stand it anymore. If they were allowed to continue to talk like this, then he, the host of the Five Shadows Talk, would be too unreasonable.
"Please put Gokage's hat in front of you." Mifune said after seeing Onoki and Xia Li who had stopped.
Xia Li put the hat representing the shadow around his waist on the table. At this time, a ray of light fell behind him, illuminating him and the symbol of the Kingdom of Fire behind him very clearly.
Naruto and Sasuke were standing behind the sign. At this time, Naruto also saw Kankuro and Temari over there, and immediately waved hello to Kankuro and Temari with a smile.
Kankuro and Temari were also a little helpless. Fortunately, the situation here was blocked by the flag behind the shadow and fell into the shadow's eyes, so they responded to Naruto.
"In response to the call of Lord Raikage, the five shadows are now gathered together. I am the host here, my name is Mifune. Next, the five shadow talks will begin." Mifune said in a deep voice.
After finishing speaking, the entire conference room fell silent, as if no one wanted to be the one who stood out.
In the end, Gaara Kazekage, who had his hands on the conference table and his fingers intertwined, was the first to speak, "Then start with me, listen."
"The changes in the Five Shadows are really big." At this time, Tsuchikage Onoki suddenly spoke again.
"It's amazing that you can become a Kage at this age, Mr. Kazekage."
Gaara looked at Onoki, wondering what the other person was hiding. Was he interrupting him just to praise him? It shouldn't be possible.
"It seems that your father's education should be very appropriate, but the politeness is a bit lacking." Ohnogito looked at it and showed dissatisfaction with Gaara's opening sentence that had no honorific at all.
Gaara didn't make any movement, but behind him Kankuro, who was under the flag of the Land of Wind, tightened his hand, but this occasion was not like a private meeting in the Sand Ninja, and he couldn't rush out to help.
"I think, compared to this, the Tsuchikage-dono who relies on his old age to teach others a lesson is more annoying." Xia Li yawned and said, compared to Gaara, he is the most annoying person. Not serious.
"Hmph, I remember that Hokage-dono and Kazekage-dono are about the same age, no wonder they get along with each other." Ohnoki snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more. The other party already said that he was relying on his old age to show off his old age, so he couldn't continue talking. Does it seem more so?
"Yes, after all, we in Konoha are full of talents. Even I can find someone younger than me to take over the position of Hokage. He can also take care of Konoha in order. Unlike Lord Tsuchikage, who is so big At this age, I still can't find a suitable successor, and I still need to take care of everything in Iwa Ninja Village by myself," Xia Li responded.
"You!" Onoki suddenly showed an angry look. After all, Xia Li's words did hit the point of the Iwa Ninja Village's pain points. It was precisely because they hit the mark that they were so irritating.
"Don't be angry, Lord Tsuchikage. After all, being so angry seems to prove that what I said is right." Xia Li continued to block Onoki's words.
This time Onoki just snorted with a bad look on his face. He looked at Xia Li and then at Gaara. The relationship between them was deeper than he thought, so he wouldn't go against the two Kage. But the annoyance in my heart was even deeper.
Gaara looked at Xia Li, then nodded to Xia Li.
Xia Li also held his head high. After all, Suna Ninja Village now has a very close relationship with Konoha. Naturally, he couldn't watch Onoki trying to squeeze Gaara. Besides, the other party had something in his words, and he was young, too.
If he didn't help Gaara, Onoki could point his spear at him right away.
"As expected of Xia Li, that old man is so annoying." At this time, Naruto clenched his fists and whispered.
"Keep your voice down." Sasuke reminded a little helplessly.
The meeting is naturally still going on, but judging from the current situation, it seems that there is really no way to continue the discussion in a stable manner.
"Okay, Tsuchikage-sama, Hokage-sama, please don't interrupt. Let Kazekage-sama continue." Mizukage Terumi Mei was also a little helpless at this time. She was here for a meeting, not to listen to their quarrel here. .
Gaara nodded, and then said, "I was originally a Jinchuuriki, but I was captured by the Akatsuki organization before and was deprived of the tailed beast, so I decided that Akatsuki was a very dangerous organization. I have sought the five shadows several times. Assist, but everyone except Naruto ignored it."
As Gaara said this, he looked at Xia Li again. Both the former Hokage Tsunade and the current Hokage Xia Li had a very good attitude towards the Sand Ninja.
"As far as I know, so many Jinchuuriki from all countries have been captured, and it's too late to think of cooperating with each other."
"Yes, Konoha also has a say in this matter. We have discovered the purpose of the Akatsuki organization a long time ago, and Konoha asked Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, to secretly inform you of the relevant information, and even investigated I also told you the information about the members of the Xiao organization, but unfortunately it seems to have no effect and it didn't attract your attention," Xia Li said at this time.
"Hmph... The jinchūriki of the five great countries' ninja villages were captured. It is a loss of status and will be ridiculed by other countries. It is simply a shame and a great humiliation. Under normal circumstances, they will want to find it secretly. It is impossible to just be captured and report it to other countries. The country is seeking assistance!" Ohnoki retorted.
"Property, face, boring and old-fashioned way of thinking." Gaara responded.
Xia Li laughed when he saw this scene. He agreed with Onoki on this point. The capture of the tailed beast was a big deal. Asking for help from other countries would cause greater turmoil if the other country had other ideas.
With the relationship between the five major countries, it is basically impossible to cooperate closely with each other.
It can only be said that Gaara's idea is still too ideal. For example, if Danzo was the Hokage at that time, the Sand Ninja Village would probably no longer exist. Even if it existed, it would be eaten and only the skin and bones would be left.
Terumi Mei also sighed at this time and said, "As a Mizukage, I admit that I failed to deal with this matter in time, but even if the tailed beast is taken away, it will not cause panic immediately. Controlling the tailed beast requires technology, knowledge and Time.”
"Moreover, the Jinchuriki must grow up with the tailed beast and tame the tailed beast. Even so, it is very difficult to control it. It is not easy." Tsuchikage also said.
At this time Xia Li couldn't help but laugh.
"Hokage-sama, do you have any opinions?" Terumi Mei looked at Xia Li, and then his eyes lit up when he took a closer look. He was a handsome young man, but unfortunately he didn't look like a boy at all. On the contrary, Kazekage was relatively simple.
"In the face of absolute power, controlling tailed beasts is not difficult. For example, Konoha's first Hokage and Uchiha Madara were able to control tailed beasts with their own power." Xia Li said.
"But how can members of the Akatsuki organization be compared with those two?" Terumi Mei frowned.
"The Akatsuki organization has the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths - the Rinnegan. It will not be difficult for them to suppress the tailed beasts. Besides, all they want is the power of the tailed beasts. They don't care about becoming a jinchuriki or taming the tailed beasts. Gaara can also prove this, he is the only former jinchūriki who is still alive after having his tailed beast power taken away." Xia Li nodded at the table and continued.
"Furthermore, the Akatsuki organization was not just born at this time. It was born long before Ichibi was captured. The reason why it was delayed until recently can only mean that the preparations for the Akatsuki organization have been completed. Your point of view is completely Untenable.”
Terumi Mei and Onoki also fell silent when they heard this, because what Xia Li said was not a lie, the so-called truth is the sharp knife, and this sharp knife left them speechless.
And, more importantly, they themselves were probably the ones who helped the Akatsuki organization prepare. After all, money is also part of the preparation...
However, at this moment, Raikage quietly clenched his fists, and his actions attracted everyone's attention.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Raikage yelled and punched the table. This punch did not use chakra, but it still smashed the table directly.
At this moment, all the Kage's guards had already stopped in front of the Kage, and took out their own weapons. They looked at the Raikage warily, and the conflict seemed to be about to break out at the next moment. At this time, Mifune couldn't help but sigh, and then said, "This is an important place for talks. Please be careful with any disrespectful behavior."
"Naruto, Sasuke, step back." Xia Li said.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and retreated behind the curtain again. They also knew Xia Li's strength, so they were not too worried.
The other guards also retreated one after another.
"Then, the talks will continue," Mifune said.
At this time, Raikage also attracted everyone's attention because of his previous actions. He glanced at the others, and then said, "Konoha, Iwa, Sand, Mist, and the rebellious ninjas of the Ninja Village are composed of Xiao, not only that, I have investigated that some of you, including the shadow of your predecessor, have taken advantage of Xiao!”
Suddenly, Gaara's eyes widened in disbelief.
Xia Li didn't say anything when he heard this. He couldn't say whether Konoha had used Akatsuki. Of course Tsunade hadn't, but the Third Generation and Danzo...
Especially Danzo.
Suddenly, Xia Li nodded his forehead, as if Danzo had definitely used the Akatsuki organization, but others used the Akatsuki organization to do things that were beneficial to the village, while Danzo used the Akatsuki... just to kill him.
"I don't believe you, and I don't want to negotiate or cooperate with you at all. I came here to convene the Five Shadows Conference to hold you accountable!"
And Gaara didn't care about this. He was more concerned about what Raikage said before. Are some ninja villages using the Akatsuki organization?
Xia Li clicked her tongue, but she didn't care much about it. Let's not care about right or wrong, but the prerequisite for holding people accountable was that the other party's power must exceed theirs. Unfortunately, Yun Ren's power could not reach this point.
However, Raikage's words are correct. As the only village where there were no rebellious ninjas from the Akatsuki organization, the Kumo ninja village ended up having two tailed beasts captured by the Akatsuki organization. It was indeed a bit miserable.
Next, Raikage continued to play, first saying that Konoha had the most rebellious ninjas in the Akatsuki organization, first Orochimaru and then Uchiha Itachi.
Then he told about the Suna Ninja's use of the Akatsuki organization to participate in the war, and the Tsuchikage also explained why he used the Akatsuki organization.
Probably, it takes a lot of energy and money to train ninjas by yourself, so it is better to use money in exchange for the help of the Akatsuki organization, which regards war as a profession. They are all war experts. In this way, not only can it avoid a large loss of manpower in the village, but also Because of the strength of the Akatsuki organization, it was able to achieve excellent results.
Onoki was talking with a bit of relish. He didn't care if others exposed this kind of thing. Even if it happened again, he would choose this way.
Immediately afterwards, Raikage pointed his finger at Mizukage Terumi Mei, thinking that the Mist Ninja was the most suspicious, because the Mist Ninja never engaged in diplomacy, and there were rumors that the birthplace of the Akatsuki organization was the Mist Ninja Village.
It can be said that Raikage has gone crazy and told all the faults of the other four great ninja villages at once.
As the one being questioned, Mizukage and Terumi Mei remained silent. After a long time, they slowly opened their mouths, "Now that I've said it here, I'll say it directly."
"The former fourth generation Mizukage Yagura, we suspect that someone is controlling it. This may also be the work of the Akatsuki organization, so we don't want to make this matter public..." Terumi Mei closed her eyes. After all, the village It is the most difficult thing to accept that the shadow is being manipulated, let alone making it public.
"Everyone is like this..." Lei Ying gritted his teeth when he heard this, wanting to be angry that such an important thing was only mentioned now.
"Speak politely, Raikage." Ohnoki spoke again at this time, "In the final analysis, it is because you are desperate to pursue power and collect ninjutsu in this era of reduction of armaments. In order to fight against you, I have to The situation of hiring Akatsuki.”
"Nani!" Raikage glared, slapped his hands on the table, and stood up again.
Xia Li watched all this with interest, as if he didn't think it was a big deal.
Unfortunately, Ohnoki had no intention of continuing, and the Raikage just stared at Ohnoki for a while, and then sat down again. After all, the people sitting here were all Five Shadows. Even if he came to ask for punishment, it was impossible. Want to offend the other four shadows at the same time.
Mifune lamented again at this time. He had already thought that this would happen in the Five Shadows meeting. After all, how could the Five Shadows, who were enemies of each other in the past, be able to sit down and talk peacefully easily.
At this time, Mifune also noticed that Xia Li seemed to be watching a show, thinking about it in his mind, and then spoke again.
"Please calm down, everyone. If we continue arguing like this, we will never get any results. In my opinion, it is better to let the Hokage express his opinion."
"Me?" Xia Li couldn't help but glance at Mifune. He hadn't seen enough of the show.
"Yes." Mifune nodded. Seeing that everyone else was looking at him, he continued without changing his expression.
"After all, Konoha, led by the Hokage, is the only village here that has not lost its tailed beast, and Konoha is also the first village to discover the purpose of the Akatsuki organization and inform other villages of it, so the opinion of the Hokage is quite important to me. Yes, and Mr. Hokage should also have some information that we don’t know, right?”
Hearing this, the other four shadows looked at each other and nodded. After all, what Mifune said made sense.
"Okay, but the first thing I want to say is that Konoha was not attacked by the Akatsuki organization, and the one who was attacked by the other party was even the one with the Samsara Eye." Xia Li said directly.
"What?!" The other four shadows all opened their eyes wide. They knew that Konoha was attacked by the Akatsuki organization. After all, the commotion that time was quite big, but they did not expect it to be the Rinnegan.
So, even if faced with the Rinnegan, is Konoha capable of dealing with it?
"So, failure to protect the tailed beast is your own problem." Xia Li said.
Even if Xia Li said this, it was a bit hateful, but the other Kage could not refute anything at this time. After all, compared to Konoha, the intensity of the attacks they suffered was not that great, but they still lost the tailed beast, which can already be explained. Problem.
"Next, let me talk about the information I have, but this is not free." Xia Li said.
"What do you mean?" Raikage asked.
"For example, what is the purpose of this meeting of the Five Shadows? Is it really to raise an army to ask for guilt?" Xia Li glanced at Lei Ying, and the meaning was self-evident. Is Yunren Village qualified to ask the other four villages for their guilt?
Even if the Raikage had just told all the faults of the other four ninja villages, it would not have achieved this effect at all.
"As far as I know, the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki should be the younger brother of the Raikage, and he should have been captured by the Akatsuki organization not long ago. What you are thinking about now is to get our help as soon as possible to rescue your brother, right?" Xia Li asked.
"And you keep saying that it is not for talks and cooperation, but if it is not for talks and cooperation, why are you wasting this time to start the Five Shadows Talks? It is better to use this time to find traces of your brother and save your brother."
"So, I'm afraid, Lord Raikage, you also know that you can't deal with the Akatsuki organization with your strength alone, and you can't save your brother, so you can only hold the Five Kage Talks, and the purpose is to cooperate."
"For this reason, you organized the Five Shadows Talks and acted like you were planning to launch an attack on the enemy, just to gain the moral high ground."
"So, what do you mean?" Lei Ying's eyes widened, and his beard was about to stand up.
"Well, it means that if the Five Shadows Talk reaches a unified result, then you will most likely be able to propose to become the commander-in-chief of the coalition by standing on the moral high ground. In this way, you will be able to better control the coalition forces to rescue your brother. ." Xia Li said casually.
Lei Ying stared at Xia Li without saying a word, and Xia Li continued.
"Originally, I wanted to continue to watch you quarrel, but since Mr. Mifune asked me to express my opinion, I will say it directly." Xia Li looked at the other four figures with interest.
"I can agree to the alliance, but I don't intend to give up the position of commander-in-chief to you."
(End of chapter)