Time flies, and soon it is the day for the Five Kage Summit to officially begin.
The agreed time was nine o'clock in the morning, and the location was in the newly built conference room below the Hokage Rock specifically for the Five Kage Summit.
Although the agreed time was nine o'clock, as the hosts, they certainly could not arrive at exactly nine o'clock, so at eight forty, Nagase and Minato arrived at the meeting room.
The style of the conference room is retro, with wooden floors, wall decorations and various ornaments also in retro style.
There weren't too many miscellaneous items in the meeting room, but in order to commemorate the last Five Kage Summit, portraits of the first five Kage were hung there to represent the inheritance of the will of their predecessors.
Because it was the Five Kage Summit convened by Hashirama, there was a statue of Hashirama gazing at the conference table at the innermost part of the conference room.
Konoha didn't know what other ninja villages thought, but they definitely believed that Hashirama had the greatest contribution, so there was no problem in having a statue of Hashirama in the meeting room for the second Five Kage Summit.
The conference table is located in the middle of the overall layout. It is a large round table with six wooden chairs around it.
In fact, normally there should be five chairs, corresponding to the five shadows. As for the accompanying guards, they are definitely not qualified to sit.
But the situation this time was special. Considering that Nagase played a huge role in it, he also sat together with the actors to attend the meeting.
In this regard, Nagase maintained a very open-minded attitude and said that if the other Kage thought there were any unreasonable aspects, they could point them out and they would seriously consider it. After all, the Konoha ninjas were all reasonable.
But unfortunately, no one opposed this. The other Kages all expressed their approval of Nagase and believed that there was no problem at all for Nagase to sit at the same table with them.
Minato sat in the main seat, Nagase sat on his right, and Kakashi, who came as a guard, stood in the middle behind the two of them.
Minato sat on the chair and looked around. He saw the portraits of the Five Kage on the wall and the statue of Hashirama behind him.
"If someone holds a Five Kage Summit again in the future, I wonder if our portraits will be hung on the wall like this as a memorial." Minato sighed.
Looking back on the experiences of the past few years, it really seems like a dream.
Although he aspired to be Hokage, he never expected that he would become Hokage at this age.
At that time, although Minato had made great military achievements, it did not mean that he was the only major contributor to the war.
In fact, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were not inferior to him in terms of military exploits. Both of them started fighting for Konoha during the Second Ninja World War and made a great name for themselves.
Among them, Jiraiya is Minato's teacher, and Orochimaru is also considered Minato's predecessor.
In terms of achievements, he cannot be considered the best, and in terms of qualifications, he is just a rising star.
No matter how confident Minato was in himself, he could only say that he would become Hokage, but he could not guarantee when he would become Hokage.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya are the popular candidates for the role of Naruto, and below them is Tsunade.
But reality is always full of surprises, and in the end he became Hokage, a young Hokage.
Having become the Hokage he had always dreamed of becoming, Minato had countless ambitions in his heart that he wanted to realize. He was determined to surpass all the previous Hokage and make Konoha even stronger.
However, Minato knew that this was a long project.
Because there is no concept of term of office for Hokage, and for some special reasons, no matter whether it is from the first to the second generation, or from the second to the third generation, the new Hokage will only appear to inherit the position after the previous Hokage dies.
Minato became the fourth hokage while the third hokage was still alive, which was the first time in Konoha.
A series of problems were exposed at once, including the power of the former and current Hokage, lack of trust in the young Hokage, etc.
In addition, Konoha had just experienced the tragic Third Ninja World War and suffered heavy losses.
At this time, Konoha's affairs were like a tangled ball of thread with no end in sight, making it difficult to know where to start.
Therefore, no matter how many lofty ambitions Minato had in his heart, it would be of no avail. The most urgent task was to sort out the internal affairs of Konoha and restore the village's strength.
According to Minato's estimate, if things went well, the problem could be solved in three to four years, but if things went wrong, it might take about six years, and it still wouldn't be completely solved.
To this end, he specially invited Nagasawa, his good friend whom he had known since the ninja school, to help him.
Before this, everything was normal.
It was as if we had entered the fast lane and changes occurred quickly.
A new department was created and trained with original physical skills, which achieved very good results.
He eased the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha and trained many powerful ninjas.
Through step-by-step actions, the internal conflicts in the village were resolved and Minato truly gained the power of Hokage.
This was followed by changes in many areas, including reforms in medical and educational fields, and improvements in the economy.
Of course, the most important thing is the invincible strength shown by Nagase, which is an important reason why the other four countries can honestly participate in the Five Kage Summit.
No one knows Nagase's current strength, but we know that no one can beat Nagase now, and he is at the same level as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
It was originally thought that it would take a long time to reorganize Konoha and restore its strength, but unexpectedly it was not only accomplished so quickly, but the time was doubled, directly restoring its original status.
This is no dreamlike experience.
"That's not necessarily true." Yongze said with a smile.
"Hmm?" Minato looked at Nagase with some confusion.
"If we are the ones to convene the Five Kage Summit next time, then of course we won't need to hang our own portraits," Nagase explained.
In his opinion, the Five Kage Summit was just a meeting of everyone together. What sacredness could there be in it
With Konoha's current momentum, other ninja villages will have a hard time catching up with it in the future. So they can just hold a meeting if they want to. Do you dare not come
The so-called Five Kage Summit is when the five ninja villages with the strongest military power set rules for the ninja world.
If something happens later that can be resolved by a meeting, Nagase will choose to resolve it by meeting.
His opponent is not from the ninja world, but in the distant starry sky.
No matter what, people in the ninja world are compatriots from the same planet. But aliens like the Otsutsuki are different. They will destroy your planet at any time. Who can tolerate this
"Hokage, Nagasawa Suzo." Just as Minato and Nagasawa were chatting, Ōnoki walked in with a smile, followed by a Jōnin from Iwagakure.
In other words, this Five Kage Summit was an emergency situation. People thought they were here to take part in the Chunin Exams, but they ended up having to hold a Five Kage Summit in the middle of it.
Otherwise, the selection of bodyguards is very particular. Generally, they have to be the disciple that one likes the most and has the most ability, or simply the next shadow that has been designated.
But Ōnoki couldn't ask Huang Tu to come all the way from Iwagakure to serve as a guard just for the meeting.
He had also seen Yongze take action. If Yongze really had an idea, Huang Tu would be useless and would not have any impact on the final result. It would be the same as it should be. If they could win, they would win. If they couldn't win, they would lose.
"The Tsuchikage."
Minato and Nagasawa also responded.
Ohnoki sat in the chair to Minato's left and placed the Tsuchikage hat on his head on the round table. The jonin behind him quickly followed and stood behind Ohnoki.
After all, it was the Five Kage Summit, and everyone was dressed very formally. Minato was now wearing the Hokage's divine robe and a Hokage hat on his head.
After Ohnoki arrived, Rasa arrived soon after, and the guard he brought with him was Maki, whom he favored.
Rasa had long been prepared to follow the big brother of Konoha, and he quickly greeted Minato and Nagasawa, then sat down next to Ōnoki.
Five minutes later, the Raikage arrived at the conference room. He glanced around and quickly sat next to Luo Sha.
At this moment, he was glad that he had arrived earlier, otherwise he would have to sit with Nagaze.
It’s not that he, the Raikage, was afraid of Fujiwara Nagase, but he simply felt uncomfortable.
Shicang was the last one to arrive. When he walked into the meeting room, he saw that he was still the last one, even though he had arrived a little early. What made Shicang unhappy was that he could only sit next to Nagase.
The guard brought by Shikura is Mei Terumi. As the captain of the team sent by Kirigakure to Konoha, it was decided long ago that she would serve as the guard for the Five Kage Summit.
Walking into the conference room and looking at the five people sitting around the round table, Terumi Mei's expression subconsciously became serious. She unconsciously began to correct her walking pace, trying to be as proper as possible.
You have to know that the person sitting at the round table is the Kage who can decide whether there is peace in the ninja world or not. He is the top figure in the ninja world.
Mei Terumi observed the people sitting at the round table with careful eyes.
Kirigakure implements a closed policy. Ninjas in the country basically do not go out, and ninjas from other countries are not allowed to enter Kirigakure.
It can be said that apart from the Mizukage of her own Kirigakure, Mei Terumi had only heard some news about other people.
'That burly figure and strong muscles give off a strong sense of oppression. It feels like he can kill a jonin with one punch. He must be the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village.'
"He is shorter than our Mizukage and looks very old. He should be the Third Tsuchikage of the Hidden Rock Village. Although he is old, he should not be underestimated."
"Dazzling golden hair, sunny smile, wearing the Hokage's divine robe, he should be the Fourth Hokage known as the Yellow Flash."
"Uh, that's not right, why are there six people sitting here?" Mei Terumi was surprised to find that there were more than just five Kage sitting at the round table, there were six people.
However, because the five Kage all have bamboo hats in front of them that only Kage wear, they are still easy to identify.
Mei Terumi looked at the man between the Mizukage and the Hokage. He was the only one who didn't have a shadow hat in front of him. He had jet-black hair and a familiar handsome young face...
Noticing Mei Terumi's gaze, Nagase gave her a friendly smile.
Mei Terumi: ?
She suddenly realized that this was the "foodie friend" she met while shopping at night before, a dessert-loving liar who tricked her into eating the super sweet dumpling twice.
"You..." Mei Terumi was about to say something.
Because the five Kage had just arrived, everyone was still preparing for the event. No one spoke and it was extremely quiet.
In this quiet environment where no one was talking, even though Mei Terumi didn't use too loud a voice, she still attracted everyone's attention.
Being stared at by everyone including the Five Kage, cold sweat appeared on Mei Terumi's forehead, which was hidden by her delicate reddish-brown hair.
How could she continue speaking like this? Her mind became confused and she didn't know what to say or whether she should speak at all.
"Is there something wrong with you?" Yongze spoke up to help.
"Nothing. I'm really sorry to bother you all." Mei Terumi continued speaking following Nagase's words.
Nothing happened, and the shadows withdrew their gazes.
Feeling the oppressive gazes on her disappear, Terumi Mei breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time looked at Nagase with gratitude.
She forgave Nagase for tricking her into eating the super sweet dumplings.
However, at this time, Mei Terumi also developed a strong curiosity about Nagase.
Who is Nagase that he can sit at the same table with the Five Kage and hold the Five Kage Summit
But what is certain is that her friend is definitely a very powerful figure in Konoha.
"Cough cough." Minato coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention to him.
It was a Five Kage meeting held by Konoha, so it was only fitting that Minato should speak first.
“In the past, our ancestors held an unprecedented Five Kage Summit in the Ninja World, which succeeded in maintaining peace for a period of time and laid the foundation for the current framework of the Ninja World.
Today, Konoha once again convened the Five Kage Conference, with the goal of following the example of our predecessors, ending the war in the Ninja World and returning the Ninja World to peace."
"There have been too many wars in the ninja world in recent years. Peace is what people want. On behalf of Iwagakure, I support the Hokage's idea. Iwagakure also wants peace." Oonoki spoke first.
"Old fox, you're so quick to speak." Luo Sha cursed in his heart without changing his expression.
You, Iwagakure, are peace-loving people, but during war you would take any opportunity to beat others to death.
"What the Tsuchikage said makes sense. The war has devastated the ninja world and left people homeless. I also support the Hokage's idea. The Village of Sunagakure wants the ninja world to become peaceful." Although he cursed in his heart, Rasa's mouth was not idle and he soon followed up with something.
Everyone can say nice things. Things have developed to this point. So what if you don't want peace? You can still fight with Konoha. If you can't fight with Nagazawa, wouldn't that be courting death
The Raikage, who was already used to it, also said: "I think you are all right. The ninja world needs peace. I support the Hokage's idea. Kumogakure hopes for a peaceful ninja world."
As long as Rasa and Ohnoki agree, it will be fine if he and I agree too. If we can't beat them, we can just join.
Shicang's eyes widened as he looked at the scene in disbelief. Was it so smooth? He was the only one who remained silent.
When Hashirama Senju held the first Five Kage Summit, things didn't go so smoothly. He even had to slam the table hard to scare everyone, and then there was a lot of haggling before things got better.
Shikura wanted to slam the table and stand up, asking the Raikage and the others where their caution as Kages had gone, why it seemed that Konoha hadn't even tried their best yet, and all their efforts had been made.
"Great minds think alike. Kirigakure also agrees with the Hokage's idea..."