In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

Chapter 302 The First Meeting of The Five Kage, The Meeting of Old And New

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Entering the tower, the lighting was dim, and a few gazes instantly locked onto them. Naruto and Tsunade, both calm and composed, slowly made their way toward the elevator.

The clinking of chains echoed from below as the massive mechanism groaned to life, and the wide platform began to rise. Before stepping on, Naruto peeked down and leaned close to Tsunade, whispering, "Are people pulling this thing up from down there?"

"How should I know?" Tsunade shot him a sideways glance, "It's my first time here too. Interested?"

"Not really, just asking." Naruto sniffed. The elevator was going up very slowly, and the wind was blowing inside, "Why is there a draft in here?"

"The Land of Iron’s neutral status… did you think that was easy to achieve?" Tsunade explained, "A truly powerful nation can’t remain neutral. The Land of Iron’s neutrality is out of necessity, not strength."

The elevator finally came to a stop. There was no door on the elevator, so the two of them walked directly out of the crude platform.

They seemed to be the last ones to arrive. Below, a semicircular table filled the space, with curtains sectioning off areas behind each Kage’s seat. These curtained areas served as resting places for the Kage’s attendants.

Naruto and Tsunade stood at the entrance, with numerous eyes turning toward them.

‘The three Sunagakure’s siblings were familiar faces.’ Naruto glanced briefly at Temari before quickly looking away.

The representatives from Kumogakure, meanwhile, had grim expressions, though it seemed the wounds they’d suffered had healed. The Yondaime Raikage, A, stood tall and muscular, wearing only a cloak over his bare chest.

His two attendants, Darui and C, stood on the left and right of the Raikage with serious expressions.

The only people present who Naruto hadn't met were probably Onoki and his two attendants, and Terumi Mei and her two attendants, who were standing leisurely to the side watching the fun.

Standing behind Onoki is his granddaughter, the long-legged Kurotsuchi, who likes to hang out with her grandfather Ohnoki when she has nothing to do. She is a granddaughter of the Tsuchikage and a legitimate hereditary princess.

Not surprisingly, Kurotsuchi is the contender for the next Tsuchikage, given the talent gap in Iwagakure. She is famous for her Lava Release. Though her Lava Release’s power wasn’t immense, it had drawn the Raikage’s suspicion.

After all, looking at the entire Shinobi World, there are only a handful of people who possess the Lava Release Kekkei Genkai, and Raikage distinctly remembered that ‘Uchiha Sasuke’, the one who kidnapped Nii Yugito, had used Lava Release.

Onoki’s other attendant was Akatsuchi, a powerful Shinobi from Iwagakure. He is tall and can be called the strongest ‘fat tiger’ in the Shinobi World. His presence was impossible to overlook.

However, Naruto barely spared Akatsuchi a glance before his eyes landed on the Mizukage, Terumi Mei, and his gaze paused for a long time.

Thanks to the infamous Zabuza, the ‘Demon of Kirigakure’, many of Mei’s peers had been killed during the Blood Mist era.

As a result, even though Terumi Mei is almost 30 years old, even though she was an elegant beauty, she still hasn't found a suitable marriage partner in the village. She is truly firmly sitting on the throne of ‘Queen of the Singles’.

Tsunade didn’t seem to care much, she pulled Naruto closer and whispered in a low voice, "See? I told you, Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure are all lacking in young talent and are in a period of transition. Even if we’re only two people, there’s nothing to fear. Just by standing here, Konoha wins."

As if she had seen through his doubts, she added another sentence, "Don't worry, with Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, here, no one will start a fight."

Naruto quickly relaxed. Lava Release wasn’t something only he could do. The world was big, so it wasn’t uncommon to come across others with similar Ninjutsu.

"Hokage-dono only brought one guard? Quite bold." Onoki said coolly. The old man was certainly domineering.

Tsunade had a smile on her face, and no emotion could be seen.

"Konoha has too many outstanding young Shinobi. No matter who I choose, it’s hard to decide, so I brought just one for simplicity. After all, there doesn't seem to be anything important to discuss at this Five Kage Summit, right?"

"The guard I brought with me knows nothing except Ninjutsu."

These words were spoken in a gentle voice, but they were full of thorns, and they were also a ranged group taunt damage. Except for Konoha's ally, Sunagakure, the other three villages, Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure all felt the sting.

In translation, it meant: "You all are almost out of fresh talent, and you’re still acting tough? Look at these scrawny arms and legs—what kind of people are these? Even a weakened Konoha still surpasses you. Our new generation can outmatch yours without effort.”

“Calling a Five Kage Summit over trivial matters? I didn’t even bring my assistant. Let’s keep this quick. If you have something to say, say it, I’m in a hurry to get home, thanks."

There really wasn’t anything pressing to discuss. The Akatsuki had just emerged, but Naruto had already handled them. For now, they were still lying in quiet.

Raikage had called this summit only because ‘Uchiha Sasuke’ had kidnapped Nii Yugito, Nibi’s Jinchuriki.

It can be seen that the three people from Kumogakure don't look very happy. They probably had no idea that their precious Yugito was currently sealed away inside Naruto’s seal space.

Although Naruto was taking care of her, he wasn’t planning to release her anytime soon.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After all, Kumogakure is ambitious and they are constantly plotting to conquer other lands. Wouldn’t he shoot himself in the foot if he released Yugito now?

Ohnoki was left speechless and snorted, turning to walk toward his seat.

Raikage glanced at Tsunade with some dissatisfaction, but Tsunade ignored him and walked straight to the seat in the middle that belonged to the Hokage.

The U-shaped seating arrangement had the Hokage in the middle, with Kazekage, Gaara, and Tsuchikage, Onoki, on either side. The Mizukage, Mei, and Raikage, A, were positioned further out.

As the Five Kage took their seats, their attendants silently retreated to the area behind the curtains on the second floor.

The leader of the Land of Iron, Mifune, would mediate the situation, so he sat in front of the seats of the five Kages with a serious look on his face. The lights suddenly brightened, illuminating the entire hall.

Mifune looked around and said, "Now that all five Kage are present, let’s begin the Five Kage Summit."