Although Konoha Village is said to be a village, it is actually a very large area. After decades of expansion, its area is as large as a city state.
Judging from the fact that one of its training grounds is ten kilometers in diameter, you can know that Konoha is by no means a village in the conventional sense.
"Kakashi! Meet the challenge!"
Kakashi was walking on the street, and a very familiar and helpless voice came from behind him. He tilted his head casually, and then Gai, who was wearing green tights, passed through the gap and fell to the ground. .
"I'm not free, and don't you have to take the Chunin Exams?"
Kai's strength has actually surpassed that of genin for a long time, but during the Third Ninja War, he was always on the front line with his father, until Matt Dai opened the Eight Gate Armor Formation to defeat the incoming Kirigakure Seven. After being repelled, he was able to return to the village.
Later, because the Hokage line wanted to send genin to compete with the Chuunin and Uchiha lines for magic energy, Kai's Chuunin promotion ceremony was deliberately postponed until the upcoming Chunin exam.
"It is precisely because I have to take the Chunin Exam that I have to start a youth duel with my old enemy, you Kakashi!"
Kai suddenly stood up and said passionately
"That's really hard on you..." Kakashi looked past Kai who was immersed in his own world, and slowly walked forward.
"The Mizukage of Kirigakure Village is coming soon, so I have to arrive early to greet him."
A village of shadows came to Konoha, a diplomatic issue that could lead to war if not handled properly, so Konoha naturally could not ignore it.
"Huh? Another shadow shows up so soon. It seems that the Five Shadows Conference will be held soon!"
Kai looked surprised, and at the same time he was full of enthusiasm, because after the Five Kage Conference was held, it would be the Chunin Examination, and then he would represent Konoha's reputation in taking part in this exam!
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"The ninjas in your village are really amazing."
The Fourth Kazekage looked at the images in the Telescope Jutsu and sighed, "Compared to Konoha, we sand ninjas lack the spirit of hard work and struggle."
"No matter where, Suna Ninja can conquer the boundless desert. We in Konoha also admire this very much."
After exchanging business blows for a while, the Third Hokage turned off the Telescope Technique. As allies after the war, the relationship between Suna Ninja and Konoha was naturally not comparable to that of other Ninja Villages, but it didn't matter how good they were.
The so-called allies in the ninja world are enemies with backstabs.
The Suna Ninja arrived in Konoha this morning, but it wasn't long before the two Kages met.
"I heard the Raikage disappeared?"
When the greetings were almost done, Feng Ying coughed twice and got straight to the point.
It is normal for the five major ninja villages to send spies to each other, and it is something that everyone understands tacitly.
Therefore, although the Raikage has not been missing for a long time, and the person who did it is a demon, but through Kumogakure's series of reactions, it is not difficult for the Fourth Kazekage to guess the fact that the Raikage is missing.
"Yes." The Third Hokage affirmed, and then said, "According to the information we got, the person who did it was a demon, and he was also an orthodox demon warrior."
This is what he heard from Shisui, and according to Inari, who was once controlled, those two are considered big shots among the demons.
"As expected." The Fourth Kazekage was not too surprised. At the same time, he was thinking more. You must know that the Sand Ninjas also lost the Third Kazekage not long ago. Originally, they were still confused and did not know where to target. Well, now it seems that it is very likely that he was captured by the demons just like Raikage.
In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that in today's ninja world, who can make one of the Five Kages disappear without anyone noticing
Only the demons can do it!
His obscure gaze did not escape the eyes of the Third Hokage, and he probably understood what he was thinking, so he replied
"We in Konoha have no clues about the disappearance of our predecessor Kazekage." He sighed, "The threat of the demons is already before us."
"That's why we have to hold the Five Kage Conference." The Fourth Kazekage nodded and added, "We Suna Ninja have no objection to the Shichibukai's participation in this resolution. After all, they can be considered a big help. .”
"We in Konoha have no objections, but if one of the five major ninja villages expresses objections, then the Five Kage Conference cannot be held. Since Suna Ninja Village has no objections, then the only one who still expresses objections is Lei. The country of Yunyin Village."
"Hmph, even the Raikage has been lost, so why should we object or not?" the Kazekage snorted coldly. Although there was a huge Konoha as a buffer between them and the Land of Thunder, the Tsuchikage could communicate with people thousands of miles away. Mizukage died together in the battle, and it was not unimaginable that they would have conflicts with the Kingdom of Thunder.
Hiruzen did not continue, but changed the topic.
"Haha, I heard Kirigakure has a new move, I wonder what Kazekage thinks?"
Not long ago, he received news that Kirigakure had sent people to an island in the ocean, and after investigation, it was found that that island was likely to be the temporary residence of the Shichibukai.
Among the five great ninja villages, they were the first to have private contact with the Shichibukai, which had to make the Third Hokage think about them.
Contacting the Shichibukai privately was what they all wanted to do. Konoha had also cooperated with the Shichibukai once. If they hadn't joined forces, they would all have died in that remote town.
Also at the border of the Redo Kingdom, Fugaku also teamed up with Hiei, a member of the Shichibukai, to fight against the blood-sucking monsters. It can be said that among the five major countries, Konoha is the ninja village that has the most contact with the Shichibukai.
However, these several contacts were too brief. Either the other party left in a hurry, or his side left in a hurry, resulting in little communication between the two parties.
The Fourth Kazekage squinted his eyes and did not express his opinion. Instead, he replied, "The Mizukage will be arriving soon. Why don't we ask then?"
"It's not urgent. It can be done at the Five Kage Conference or later." The Third Hokage chuckled and said, "The Mizukage is coming here. It's been a long journey, and I don't want to talk about this anymore."
The Fourth Kazekage was about to reply when he heard a knock on the door.
The two of them suddenly raised their eyebrows, especially the Third Hokage, who was now strictly ordered not to be disturbed by others when he was talking to the Kazekage.
Who on earth had the guts to slap Kazekage in the face in front of him
"come in."
But the Kazekage was beside him, and Sarutobi couldn't help but let the people outside the door come in.
However, after the door was pushed open, the person who appeared in their eyes surprised them both...
Jiraiya stood behind the door in despair, holding a strange mask in his hand, but this was not what surprised the two Kage the most.
What surprised them was that Jiraiya's appearance at this moment was back to who knows how many years ago! He looked as if he was only in his twenties at this moment!