Chapter Eighty-Five: Five Shadows Talks (2-in-1)
In the Land of Iron, the five shadows gathered together, they stared at each other, but they didn't say a word.
"I'm sure you're all familiar with me, but I still have to say a few words: I'm Mifune, and I'm invited to preside over this meeting for you, and I believe that with our Iron Country's position in the ninja world, it's still worthy of your trust. I will preside over this meeting in a fair, impartial and open manner, and I would like to rest assured that I will do so. Next, let's officially start the Five Shadows Talks. ”
Mifune, the general of the Iron Country with a bandage on his head, said calmly, his face was wrinkled, he was obviously not young, but he looked full of righteousness.
Mifune's words made a good start in a slightly stiff atmosphere, causing Gokage's expressions to move.
"I'll start by saying, listen up."
Seeing that the other four didn't move, Iara, who was already a wind shadow, folded his hands and supported his chin, and said with a faint expression.
However, before he could say the next word, he was interrupted by an old voice, "The five shadows have really changed a lot, and they became shadows at a young age, which is really amazing, Your Highness the Wind Shadow." It seems that Ling Zun's education is good, but it's a pity that etiquette is not taught. ”
I Airo tilted his head slightly to look at the old man who spoke, and the tone of Tsuchikage Onoki was full of relying on the old and selling the old. However, for this, I Ai Luo still treated it indifferently, and no one could see the joy and anger in his heart.
But Kankuro, who was standing in the stands behind my Airo, couldn't help but snort angrily.
"Yes, that's why I'm sitting here as the Kazekage."
After a second or two, I Ai Luo spoke indifferently.
"Hey, hey, haha!"
Onoki, who has a white beard, couldn't help but laugh, and even the next words were sneering: "What an arrogant guy. ”
"Tsuchikage-sama, please don't interject."
Mizukage Terumi replied to Onoki very calmly, and then turned to look at Iro, "Kazekage-sama, please continue." ”
"I was originally a human pillar force, and I was caught by Xiao, because I forcibly pulled out the tailed beast, and I almost died, so I think Xiao is a very dangerous existence. I asked for the help of the Five Shadows many times, but they were all ignored, except for the Hokage. ”
Speaking of this, I Ai Luo paused and turned his gaze to Tsunade, and Tsunade saw that I Ai Luo's gaze turned and nodded slightly. Seeing this, I Ai Luo also nodded slightly, and continued: "After all, after all the people's forces have been taken away, they only plan to join forces, but unfortunately it is too late. ”
"Huh."
Onoki chuckled lightly and said as a matter of course: "The human pillar power of the Ninja Village of the Five Great Powers has been taken away, and it would be a great shame to let other countries know. It is common sense to secretly recover it, and it is impossible to seek assistance from other countries as soon as it is taken away. ”
My Ai Luo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Face...... Dignity...... Pedantic ideas! ”
Scold! Young people!
Onoki bowed his head slightly, and sneered in his heart.
"Pedantic or not, as Mizukage, I'll admit that we're too passive. But even if the Tailed Beast is captured, it will not be an immediate threat, as it takes skill, knowledge, and time to control the Tailed Beast. ”
Terumi looked at the other shadows and revealed her thoughts.
"The human pillar force must grow with the tailed beast and adapt to each other, even then it is difficult to control, and you must not be careless!"
Onoki nodded, then turned his gaze to Iara, and said, "Now, I'm right, Your Highness Kazekage. ”
As a former human pillar, I Airo does have the most say in this regard, but Onoki obviously didn't say this with good intentions.
I don't want to talk back to this, because there is no need to be kind to the people who are targeting you.
"Hey, hey."
Seeing that I Airo didn't reply, Onoki couldn't help but smile, and was about to continue saying something, but was interrupted by Thunder Shadow's movements.
At this time, the anger in Lei Ying's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he slapped the table in front of him with his right hand, directly slapping it into a big pit, "Don't ramble here!" ”
With a "bang", the Five Shadow Guards, who had already sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, jumped out of the rear stands, each of them guarding their own shadows, blocking their weapons in front of the enemy, and their eyebrows and eyes were full of vigilance.
It's like a barrel of explosives filled with gunpowder, which explodes at the slightest moment.
"Alas!"
Seeing this situation of arrows and crossbows, Mifune couldn't help but sigh. This situation was really expected for a long time, but it was not a way to let them continue to confront each other like this......
Thinking of this, Mifune settled down and began to exercise his right as a moderator to persuade: "This is a place for discussion, please discipline yourself if you have bad manners." ”
Mifune's voice fell, causing Gokage's slightly angry expression to converge slightly, and they moved slightly, and then Tsunade said loudly, "Stand down, Kakashi, Shikaku." ”
This time when he went out, Tsunade surprisingly didn't bring mute. But the reason is very simple, after all, relatively speaking, it is more useful to bring these two people.
Kakashi and Shikaku turned, then nodded back at Tsunade.
"Stand down, Kankuro and Temari."
As a friendly ally of Konoha, I love Luo to speak second. He was extremely eager for the Five Shadows to unite to deal with Xiao, and naturally he would not be confused and make any unfriendly moves.
"Qing, Chojuro, it's okay."
Terumi Ming, who came with a friendly purpose, said to the two people in front of her.
The two of Onoki's guards turned around to ask for instructions, but Onoki just turned his head and motioned for the two to step back, but did not say anything.
At this time, Lei Ying snorted and sat back in his chair with his arms folded, but his expression was obviously full of dissatisfaction.
"Okay, let's move on."
Seeing that everyone had returned to their original state, Mifune breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Leaves, rock, sand, fog......"
Without waiting for the others to speak, Lei Ying spoke again, and every time he said a village, his gaze turned to the shadow of the village, "Xiao was formed by the rebels from your village, not only that, but I also found out, including the former village chief, that you people have used Xiao!" ”
In this process, with every word he spoke, the anger on Lei Ying's face couldn't help but increase by a point. His younger brother Kirabi was taken away by Xiao, and Xiaozhong had the rebellion of the Four Great Powers, and under the hatred of the House and Wu, his anger towards the Four Great Powers can be imagined.
"Have you ever used Akatsuki? What does this phrase mean? ”
I asked as he sat up straight and looked up, his tone was both surprised and cold, this was the first time since he had met that there had been such a drastic change in his movements and expression.
If you think about it, the reason is very simple, he has been hurt by Xiao, and naturally he hates Xiao very much, and when he hears this kind of news at first glance, it is inevitable that he will not be able to maintain normalcy.
"I don't trust you, and I don't plan to talk to you."
Thunder Shadow ignored my Airo's question for the time being, and continued to state his purpose, "I summoned you here to hold you accountable!" ”
"What's going on with the use of Xiaozhi?"
My Airo's tone became even colder, even containing a hint of questioning. As the Wind Shadow, he is so ignored, it is not a contempt for his personal reputation, but a contempt for the Sand Ninja Village!
"As a wind shadow, don't you know anything? Ask the old guys in the village for yourself! ”
Thunder Shadow snorted coldly, and then pointed his right hand at Ai Luo and opened fire: "You used it in the previous war! ”
Well?
My Airo's face turned cloudy.
At this time, the atmosphere in the field suddenly became tense.
"Now that the great powers are basically stable, and the reduction of armaments is gradually replacing the expansion of armaments, tensions between countries have eased, and the threat of war has decreased. For the state, the ninja village, which exists as a military force, has become a heavy financial burden. That being said, reducing the size of a ninja village at will also comes with its own dangers, and in the event of a sudden war, relying on inexperienced ninjas will definitely cause problems, and then you will lose the war! ”
Seeing this, Onoki couldn't help but say the reason for hiring Xiao, which can be regarded as a disguised shirk of personal responsibility.
Hearing Ohnogi say this, I Airo couldn't help but clench his fists, and his face became even more gloomy: "In order to avoid risks, one of the ways is to ask the mercenary group to know?" ”
"It takes effort and money to cultivate excellent ninjas in your own village, and Akatsura, who makes a living from war, is an active group of experts, and he can take on the war at a low price and get the best benefits......"
The more Onoki said, the more reasonable it became, if you only consider it from the perspective of being the leader of a village, his approach is not only correct, but deserves great praise!
"Don't pick up nice things, Tsuchikage!"
Lei Ying looked unhappy, Onoki, the old guy, has a feeling of not being ashamed and proud of using Xiaopo! He exhaled and turned his gaze to Iara, "Sagakure took advantage of Akatsuki and launched an operation to destroy Konoha, it's Orochimaru!" At that time, it was still unclear whether he had broken away from Akatsuki, but it was because of him that your father, the fourth generation of Kazekage, and the third generation of Hokage apes, Tobi Sun, were killed! ”
Speaking of this, Thunder Shadow paused slightly, and then turned his gaze to Terumi Ming, "Other than that, the most suspicious thing is the fog hidden!" You don't engage in diplomacy, and there are rumors that you are the source of Xiao! ”
At this time, everyone's eyes turned to Zhaomei, which made her bow her head slightly.
After being silent for a while, Terumi raised her head and said with a sad expression: "Since you're here, I'll be honest." ”
Since you are seriously planning to form the Five Shadows Alliance, then you can tell everything. There's no point in keeping it hidden.
"Former generation...... That is, the fourth generation of Mizukage Yakura, we suspect that he has been manipulated by someone, and that person is likely to be ...... Akatsuki"
Speaking of this, Terumi couldn't help but bow her head, "So, we don't want to make a big deal ......"
"It's all a raccoon dog!"
Lei Ying said coldly, even if a strong woman like Zhao Meiming showed a delicate appearance, he showed no mercy.
"Watch your words and deeds, Thunder Shadow!"
Onoki glanced at Lei Ying out of the corner of his eyes, and said dissatisfiedly: "After all, in this era of arms reduction, you are still desperate to expand, chase power, and collect ninjutsu, which leads us to have to hire Xiao in order to compete!" ”
In the end, Onoki seemed to remember something, and a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but ooze out of his head.
"What did you say?!"
Thunder Shadow pushed away his chair and stood up, full of anger. According to this dead old man, this responsibility is mine?
Feeling that if the argument continued, this so-called Five Shadows Conference might end without a problem, Tsunade's expression moved slightly, and he couldn't help but say: "Before each clarifies its position, I have one thing to tell you. ”
As soon as Tsunade spoke, the other four shadows turned their heads to look over, which was the most basic respect for Princess Konoha Tsunade.
"The leader of Xiao, I'm afraid it is...... Madara Uchiha! ”
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of all the people present were full of shock, and for a while, the venue was silent, reaching the level where the needle could be heard.
"What you said, is it true?"
Terumi looked incredulous.
"Didn't that guy die decades ago?"
The shock on my Airo's face hadn't completely dissipated.
"Yes! Wasn't that guy dead a long time ago? ”
A drop of cold sweat slipped from Tsuchikage's head, and if it was said that the prestige of Madara Uchiha was to be mentioned, I am afraid that no one present felt it more deeply than him! Because when he was young, he had faced Madara Uchiha, but as a result, he couldn't even raise the courage to resist......
"I don't really know."
Tsunade shook her head slightly, her expression became slightly determined as she remembered the scene that Kakashi had reported to her at that time, "But this information is quite reliable. ”
Speaking of this, she seemed to remember something, and looked at Terumi and said, "If there is anyone in this world who can control the shadow, I'm afraid that person is only Madara Uchiha!" ”
Everyone looked stunned again.
Thunder Shadow couldn't help but take a step forward, "Could it be that he is immortal?" ”
"Perhaps......"
Tsunade let out a cloudy breath, and when she first got this information, she was no less shocked than the Four Shadows. Even now, she is still shocked.
"That guy...... Could it be a monster? ”
After confirming the authenticity of the news, another layer of cold sweat oozed from Onoki's brain.
Thunder Shadow retreated into his chair with some gaffe.
"Ahem!"
After being silent for a long time, Mifune coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said, "Let me say a few words from the standpoint of a neutral country, the leader of Akatsuki grasps the trend of the times and uses the distrust hidden in the stability of each country to expand his strength. ”
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
The grumpy Thunder Shadow couldn't help but ask.
"Don't be in a hurry."
Mifune's expression was faint, and he said his thoughts: "But blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and it is commendable that the five shadows gather together." In the process of dealing with the Akatsuki problem, how about assembling the world's first alliance of five ninja villages? ”
"Coalition forces?"
Thunder Shadow's expression moved.
"Yes, this will allow for unity of command and prevent the chaos from continuing."
Mifune nodded, apparently having an idea of this.
"The question is, to whom is the command of the coalition forces?"
Onoki spoke, and he naturally wanted to become the leader of the coalition the most, because then he could establish the leadership of the ninja village and make profits for the country. But he knew that no one in the Five Shadows didn't want to be the leader of the coalition forces, and this plan wouldn't work at all!
"Discussion by you will only lead to constant disputes, so I hope that you will respect the despicable proposal of the neutral position. Who among the five shadows of you is the most suitable? ”
After Mifune finished speaking, he left enough time for the five people to think about it, and then continued: "Now that the human pillar power is only the nine-tails of Konoha, how to control it is the key...... How about handing over the power of the Ninja Alliance to the Hokage? ”