Chapter 402: A long-awaited reunion

"More powerful than Admiral Mifune?"

The samurai was extremely surprised. In his mind, Admiral Mifune was already the strongest samurai in the ninja world. Those who could beat Admiral Mifune were all ninjas at the top of the ninja world, such as Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village, who was called a demigod, the leaders of the five major ninja villages, and the legendary three ninjas.

But Bai Ye looked so young, but he actually had such strength?

Seeing his men showing this expression, the samurai captain shook his head and was helpless about his men's reaction. These were common sense that ninjas needed to know, but his men were so surprised.

The Iron Country still had too little communication with the outside world, so it didn't even know this information.

But the ninja world is the world of ninjas. It is not easy for samurai to defend the Iron Country, and the existing samurai are, in the final analysis, just a group of ninjas with samurai swords.

Whether it is the tactical system or the way to train samurai, there is no difference from ninjas.

Bai Ye and Yahiko, who were sitting in the carriage, heard the conversation between the samurai team. Bai Ye had nothing to say about the rigid samurai of the Iron Country.

After the establishment of the Ninja Village, the era of samurai was completely over, and they could only protect themselves by relying on their neutral country status.

When the Akatsuki organization expands further, it will definitely deal with this neutral samurai country.

A few hours later, Bai Ye and his party arrived at the meeting place smoothly. The place where the Five Kage Conference was held was a fortress in the Iron Country. The fortress was extremely steep and there were hundreds of samurai guarding it.

Soon, Bai Ye and his party saw Admiral Mifune standing at the door of the fortress.

Admiral Mifune was wearing armor from the Warring States Period, with bandages wrapped around his head. He was a skinny old man who looked like he could be blown down by the wind at any time.

Bai Ye glanced at Admiral Mifune a few times, and memories of Admiral Mifune emerged in his mind.

Admiral Mifune challenged Hanzo of the Salamander when he was young, but he was defeated by Hanzo because of his lack of strength. In the end, Hanzo of the Salamander let him go because of his firm belief.

After years of rigorous training, he has the strength of a Kage.

However, unlike the Five Kages and the Three Ninjas, Admiral Mifune's style is similar to that of Kakashi's father, Konoha White Fang, who is good at using fierce physical skills, leaving ninjas no chance to launch ninjutsu.

After seeing Bai Ye and others, Admiral Mifune immediately walked over and said:

"Is it Yahiko, the leader of the Hidden Rain Village? And Bai Ye and Konan, the jonin?"

Yahiko nodded slightly and said to Admiral Mifune: "I am Yahiko. Thank you Admiral Mifune for coming to greet me personally. There is no need to be so grand."

Admiral Mifune smiled and said: "Leader Yahiko is joking. The Hidden Rain Village has traveled thousands of miles to the Iron Country to participate in the Five Kage Conference. As the host, I naturally have to welcome them well."

"If it weren't for the existence of the Hidden Rain Village and the Akatsuki organization in these years, the northern part of the continent would not be so stable."

Hearing this, Yahiko also started to brag about business mode: "These are all the credits of everyone. If everyone does not recognize the Hidden Rain Village and the Akatsuki Organization, we will not be able to maintain peace in the North."

"I wonder if Admiral Mifune has any idea of ​​joining the Akatsuki Organization?"

Admiral Mifune shook his head and said, "The Iron Country is a neutral country. If it joins the Akatsuki Organization, we will not mediate the conflicts in the Ninja World. It is really a bit forced."

After a pause, Admiral Mifune seemed to remember something and asked, "Chief Yahiko, I wonder how Hanzo of your village is doing now?"

Yahiko fell into silence and looked at Bai Ye on the side.

He really didn't know how Hanzo was doing now. He hadn't seen Hanzo of the Salamander for several years, and didn't know whether he was dead or alive now.

Bai Ye stepped forward, looked at Admiral Mifune for a few seconds and said:

"The teacher is in good health. When he left the village, the teacher mentioned you to me. He asked me to ask you if you still have the same beliefs as before?"

After hearing that Hanzo still remembered him, Mifune smiled and said:

"I didn't expect that Hanzo would still remember a small person like me. I have not forgotten Hanzo's teachings over the years. I have always insisted on my own beliefs and mediated the conflicts between countries as the leader of a neutral country."

Bai Ye stared at Admiral Mifune and said sharply:

"As the leader of a neutral country, I mediated the conflicts between countries, but the premise of mediation is that both sides have the idea of ​​peace talks. If a full-scale war breaks out in the ninja world in the future, where will the Iron Country go?"

"This..." Admiral Mifune didn't know what to say.

Unlike other warriors in the Iron Country, he has a lot of information from the outside world and knows that there is now a masked man organization hunting tailed beasts in the ninja world.

And the Akatsuki organization is not a real peace organization.

The Akatsuki organization is nominally a subordinate organization of the Hidden Rain Village, but in fact, the Hidden Rain Village is a subordinate organization of the Akatsuki organization. The Grass Country, the Hot Spring Country, the Long Country, and the Snow Country are also subordinate organizations of the Akatsuki organization.

The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village also have economic ties with the Akatsuki organization.

The leaders of these countries and ninja villages are either supported by the Akatsuki organization or are highly dependent on the Akatsuki organization economically. If all these forces are counted, the strength of the Akatsuki organization has surpassed any of the five major ninja villages.

But in order to truly join the ranks of the five major ninja villages, the Akatsuki organization still needs a war to prove its strength.

It is just not known whether the enemy of the Akatsuki organization is one of the five major ninja villages, or the masked male organization that hunts the tailed beasts. Even Bai Ye, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, has begun to force him to stand on the side.

After pondering for a long time, Admiral Mifune said slowly: "The Kingdom of Iron is a permanently neutral country. Even if an unprecedented war breaks out in the Ninja world, I will try my best to mediate between the countries and maintain peace in the Ninja world."

Hearing this, Bai Ye suddenly smiled, and then said: "Admiral Mifune, it seems that you are stronger than the teacher. The teacher has long lost his original belief, but you have never changed."

"I'm looking forward to your performance in the next ninja war."

Hanzo once lost his faith... Admiral Mifune was full of shock, but what shocked him even more was Byakuya's prediction of the Ninja War. He asked in confusion:

"Byakuya Jonin, you are so sure that the Ninja World War will break out. Is the masked man really qualified to be the leader of the five great ninja villages? Isn't he your defeated general and not a big threat to the five great ninja villages?"

"It was precisely because I knew him that the Ninja War broke out."

After a pause, Bai Ye continued: "Also, has Admiral Mifune ever thought about one thing? The masked man tried to attack the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki twelve years ago. After so many years, it's impossible for him to have done nothing, right? ”

"Maybe the attack on the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki was fake, and the real purpose was to bring the Five Kages together."

"Gather the five shadows together..."

Admiral Mifune savored Byakuya's words over and over, then chuckled and shook his head, saying: "Byakuya Jonin is still too cautious. How could anyone in the ninja world be the opponent of the Five Kages."

Bai Ye spread his hands and didn't care about it:

"I'm just talking casually. Don't take it to heart, Admiral Mifune. I'm here to find a qualified opponent to compete with. You can just treat me as an ordinary genin."

"Who dares to treat you as a genin..." Admiral Mifune complained helplessly in his heart.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and the Konoha group appeared from the road in the distance, and soon came to Admiral Mifune, Byakuya and others.

The people who came were Tsunade and Jiraiya, as well as Yamato, Kakashi and several other Konoha teams.

After seeing Naruto Tsunade, Admiral Mifune showed a professional smile and walked over to say hello to Tsunade.

Yahiko and Konan looked at Jiraiya and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Jiraiya-sensei, how are you?"

After meeting the two disciples Yahiko and Konan, Jiraiya was very happy and said enthusiastically:

"I have always been in good health and recently released a new book."

"If Yahiko is interested, you can take a look. Xiaonan, forget it. Teacher's books are not suitable for girls."

Hearing this, Yahiko and Konan looked a little embarrassed. They knew the name of making love in heaven.

At this time, Jiraiya realized that Nagato was not present, and said with some confusion: "Xonan, why didn't Nagato come here this time? Isn't he coming to attend the Five Kage Conference?"

Yahiko nodded and said: "Nagato stays in the village, and his identity is very special. If something unexpected happens outside, the entire ninja world will be in danger."

Jiraiya's face turned serious for a moment:

"Yes, Nagato is the son of the prophecy. If something happens to him, it will really not be good news for the ninja world. It's just a pity that I haven't been able to meet him, and I don't know when I can see him."

"There will be a chance. After this meeting, why don't you go to Yuyin Village to sit down?"

Yahiko and Konan extended an invitation to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya shook his head, and then said: "At that time, I don't know if this meeting can come to an end. Even if it comes to an end, it will be very difficult to find the trace of the masked man. It will be such a troubled time."

"Jiraiya, don't sigh all the time..."

Byakuya came to Jiraiya, patted Jiraiya on the shoulder, and said: "The masked man has been my defeat before. Even if he develops any new ninjutsu over the years, he is still no match for me."

"Brother Baiye..."

Looking at Bai Ye beside him, Jiraiya said with a somewhat complicated expression:

"I'm worried not only about the masked man, but also about Orochimaru. I'm worried that Orochimaru will go further and further down the wrong path."

Seeing Jiraiya sinking into depression, Byakuya comforted him: "Don't worry, brother Jiraiya, I will kill Orochimaru directly the next time we meet, the kind of person who will crush his bones and spread ashes. I won't give him the chance to make more mistakes."

"Let's just forget about breaking the bones and spreading ashes..."

After being comforted by Byakuya, Jiraiya felt that his mood became more complicated. At most, he wanted to use the iron fist to awaken Orochimaru's love for Konoha, and then let Orochimaru go to the teacher's soul to admit his mistake.

Byakuya doesn't even want to spare Orochimaru's soul.

Seeing Jiraiya's awkward expression, Yahiko and Konan hurriedly came over to talk to the teacher about old times. After the topic shifted to the past, Byakuya couldn't get in the conversation and had no choice but to go to Kakashi's team.

After seeing Bai Ye's figure, Kakashi's heart skipped a beat.

He had just talked with Kushina-sensei a few days ago and knew that Byakuya was the mastermind hiding behind the masked man, and that he had probably reached many agreements with the masked man secretly.

When Konoha encountered the Nine-Tailed Night more than ten years ago, Byakuya was lurking in Konoha.

Many subsequent major events in the ninja world have Byakuya's shadow. Even this Five Kage Conference may be part of Byakuya's plan.

Thinking of this, Kakashi shuddered.

Unlike Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura are much more enthusiastic towards Byakuya. The former knows the agreement between Byakuya and Kushina, while the latter knows nothing and has a fearless spirit.

Walking to Kakashi, Bai Ye frowned and said, "Strange, where did Sasuke from your team go?"

Sakura replied, "After the Chunin Exam, Sasuke was taken away by Master Shisui, who said he would take Sasuke to receive the Uchiha inheritance. I haven't seen him for some time."

"So that's how it is..."

Bai Ye nodded, looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, your aura has stabilized a lot. It seems that you have grown a lot during this period of time. Your strength has surpassed Kakashi."

"Naruto's strength has surpassed Teacher Kakashi?"

Sakura was very Shocked, he then looked at Naruto, who smiled bitterly and said:

"After training by Master Jiraiya, I have reached a reconciliation with the Nine-Tails. With the help of the Nine-Tails' power, I can indeed defeat Teacher Kakashi, but this cannot be considered my true strength."

"You are the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, so the Nine-Tails' power is naturally your power."

After a pause, Bai Ye continued, "And the Nine-Tails' power can be said to be an external force, but natural energy is not considered. I sense the breath of Mount Myōboku in you."

"Master Bai Ye can see this?" Naruto was also very shocked.

Bai Ye nodded, and then said: "Although I have not learned fairy arts, I have fought with ninjas who have mastered natural energy, so I naturally know the breath of fairy arts."

"With your current strength, you can protect yourself when you meet the masked man."

When the masked man was mentioned, Kakashi came to Bai Ye as if he had heard a key word. He looked at Bai Ye and said: "Bai Ye, have you detected the whereabouts of the masked man recently?"

"Not yet, but I estimate that the masked man will appear at the Five Kage Conference."

"The masked man will appear at the Five Kage Conference!"

Kakashi's face changed slightly, and then he said to Bai Ye: "What exactly is the masked man going to do this time? Why did he attack the Jinchūriki? Is his goal to provoke a ninja world war?"

Kakashi seemed to be asking the masked man, but he was actually asking Bai Ye.

Bai Ye glanced at Kakashi and said calmly:

"I don't know what the masked man is thinking, but after fighting him for so many years, I can roughly guess some of his thoughts."

"He seems to be disappointed with the ninja world for some reason, so he hunts Jinchūriki and takes revenge on the five major ninja villages, but only he knows what the purpose of collecting tailed beasts is."

"If Kakashi wants to know more information, he might as well defeat the masked man to find out the truth, which can be regarded as a contribution to the ninja world. I don't have the Sharingan, even if I defeat him, I can't get the truth."

Should I still attack Obito... Kakashi muttered a few words in his heart.

He knew that he would definitely fight against Obito. In the entire ninja world, only he who has another Kamui Sharingan can defeat Obito.

But he didn't know what Obito should do after defeating him.