Land of Water, Kirigakure.


    Mizukage''s Office.


    Elder Genji sat on a leather sofa, his cloudy eyes were staring at the two letters on the desk.


    One letter was personally written by the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, while the other was sent by a Kirigakure''s Shinobi he sent to observe the war.


    ''They should all be rted to the Konoha Crush n, right?''


    Feeling an ominous premonition, Genji put on his reading sses with trembling hands and carefully opened the letters, reading them word by word.


    After reading the two letters, Genji weaklyy back on the sofa, "Orochimaru, that bastard…"


    "Genji-sama, Konoha… did our n fail?" Heki, who stood behind him, asked cautiously.


    He and Gonbee are the left and right hands of Genki, and they are Elite Jonin of Kirigakure!"Aplete defeat."


    Genji seemed to age a few more years at this moment, and then he said with a trembling voice, "Among the four Shinobi Viges'' armies, only Land of Sky managed to invade Konoha by relying on their advantage of the sky. However, they were quickly suppressed, and the remaining three armies were wiped out outside of Konoha."


    Heki''splexion changed slightly, "Then what about Gonbee…"


    "Dead." Genjiy on the sofa and said, "All the Shinobi involved in the Konoha Crush n are dead."


    "Konoha… are they going to let it go?" Heki hesitated and asked.


    "Hmph, how could they let it go?"


    Genji pointed to the letter written by Minato on the ground, "Look at it for yourself."


    Heki hurriedly bent over and picked it up, and his face turned ashenafter reading it.


    In his letter, Minato Namikaze strongly protested Kirigakure''s invasion and demanded a heftypensation from them. At the same time, he also insisted, under the guise of maintaining peace in the Shinobi World, on ''stripping'' Kirigakure of its Biju!


    "What does Yellow sh mean by this?!" Heki said exasperatedly.


    "What else could it mean?"


    Genji said tremblingly, "Shodaime Hokage distributed Biju to our Kirigakure. But now, Yondaime Hokage wants to break that arrangement. We''re not allowed to own Biju in Kirigakure. It''s simply outrageous!!"


    ''But then again, the two Biju in Kirigakure seemed to be missing…''


    Thinking of this, Genji felt sullen, sad, aggrieved, angry, and helpless.


    Fortunately, being an experienced elder, he quickly came up with a solution, though not the best one.


    "At this point, we can only convene the Five Kage Summit." Genji said, narrowing his eyes.


    "Five Kage Summit?"


    Heki worriedly said, "Genji-sama, Konoha is currently the strongest in the Shinobi World. Will the other Kage attend?"


    "Don''t worry, Sunagakure also took part in the Konoha Crush n, s they must have received this ''Biju Deprivation'' letter, so Sunagakure will definitely participate!"


    Genji analyzed, "Yondaime Raikage has always suspected that Konoha has captured Hachibi''s Jinchuriki, so he will also participate. As for Iwagakure, hmph, that old fox Sandaime Tsuchikage likes to take advantage of others. There''s no way he would miss an opportunity like this."


    "As expected of Genji-sama, your considerations are most thorough!"


    Heki ttered shamelessly, and then said, "I''ll start preparing for the matters regarding Five Kage Summit immediately!"


    Genji shook his head, and said: "The Five Kage Summit must be held in the Land of Iron, otherwise, the other Kage will not attend."


    "The permanently neutral Land of Iron?"


    Heki said, "Then I will immediately, in your name…"


    "No, you can''t hold the Five Kage Summit in my name, it must be in the Mizukage''s name!"


    Genji sighed and said, "It''s time to select the Fifth Mizukage. Originally, I favored Mei Terumi, but unfortunately, she didn''t pass the test. Heki, you will have to take the position!"


    "Me?!" Heki was dumbfounded when he heard this.


    "Don''t worry, I will assist you." Genji said meaningfully.


    "Yes, I understand, I will not fail your trust, Genji-sama!" Heki said excitedly.


    At the same time…


    In Sunagakure, the atmosphere was equally bleak.


    In the conference room inside Kazekage Building, a group of Sunagakure''s higher-ups gathered for a meeting. They were holding a heated debate about Minato''s ''Biju Deprivation'' letter!


    Some Advisors felt Konoha was bullying them too much and call on everyone to go to war directly.


    Some Advisors think that this is Yondaime Kazekage''s wilful actions, so he should take responsibility and apologize.


    There are also Advisors who advocate peace talks.


    The arguments went on for days, with no resolution in sight.


    Eventually, the advisors collectively decided to visit the retired Chiyo to preside over the meeting.


    After understanding the situation, Chiyo decisively said, "Yondaime Kazekage Rasa acted against the vige''s interests by coborating with someone like Orochimaru. He must be immediately removed from his position, and we should elect the Godaime Kazekage. Then, we can convene the Five Kage Summit in the name of the Godaime Kazekage!"


    "Chiyo-sama, would it be too extreme to dismiss Yondaime directly? Rasa-sama is a Vige Kage after all, how can we just dismiss him so easily?" An advisor appointed by Rasa objected.


    "I now move to remove you from your Advisor position. Who approves and who opposes!" Chiyo said expressionlessly.


    "I agree."


    "I agree."


    "I opp…I, I agree."


    Under Chiyo''s imposing presence, the Advisors quickly fell in line.


    The demoted Advisor, livid with rage, pounded the table and shouted, but he was dragged out by the Sunagakure''s Anbu.


    "Chiyo-sama, ording to the information sent back by Baki, Gaara was taken away by Namikaze Minato using the Flying Thunder God Technique after summoning Shukaku with the Feigning Sleep Technique. He''s been missing ever since…" One Advisor cautiously inquired.


    "He must have been captured by Konoha."


    Chiyo dered firmly, "Namikaze Minato''s ambition has finally been revealed. At this Five Kage Summit, we must make him give Gaara back to us!"


    …


    Otogakure.


    After receiving Minato''s letter, the leader of Otogakure burned it immediately. He and the rest of Otogakure''s Shinobi were all loyal subordinates of Orochimaru, so they didn''t care about Konoha!


    ...


    As the teams from the Chunin Exams returned to their respective viges, news of Orochimaru''s alliance with Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Otogakure, and the Land of Sky to invade Konoha quickly spread throughout the Shinobi World.


    Kumogakure and Iwagakure immediately began to mobilize their army when they learned about it. Once there is a turmoil in the Shinobi World, they would seize the opportunity tounch attacks and fight for the greatest benefit!


    While the Shinobi World''s situation grew increasingly turbulent, Konoha remained remarkably calm.


    However, there are also ces that are not peaceful, such as the Uchiha n.


    Since his encounter with Tobi, Sasuke had been restless, often hesitant to speak in front of Itachi.


    When Itachi saw his younger brother like this, he immediately took a day off to apany his younger brother to the training ground for training.


    Unfortunately, Sasukecked enthusiasm. After training for a while, he can''t get up from the ground.


    "Sasuke, you''ve been acting strange these past few days. What''s wronng?" Itachi asked with concern.@@novelbin@@


    "Big brother, I have a question for you, will you answer me?" Sasuke gritted teeth and asked.


    "Of course, no matter what the question is, if I know the answer, I will tell you." Itachi said with a smile.


    Sasuke''s spirits lifted, and he sprang up from the ground, then said, "My question is, how can the three tomoe Sharingan evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan!"


    Itachi''s smile suddenly turned stiff, "Mangekyo… Sasuke, how did you… know this name?"


    ''Big brother really knew about the existence of Mangekyo…'' Sasuke trembled and said, "Big brother, don''t change the topic, tell me how to evolve my Sharingan to Mangekyo!"


    Itachi smiled wryly and shook his head, "Sorry, I don''t know."


    At this moment, despair filled Sasuke''s eyes.


    The reason why he dared not ask is because he was worried about the situation that Tobi said.


    And now, his worst fears hade true…


    ''Could it be that, in Big brother''s heart, information about the Mangekyo is more important than our bond as brothers?''


    Tears blurred Sasuke''s vision, and he felt utterly devastated!