Chapter 50 Meeting

"I will definitely convey your message." Izunai agreed.

The Kage of Uzushio Village said something to Uzumaki Suzuna who was about to live in Konoha Village, and then asked Izuna to take her back to Konoha Village.

Izuna returns to Konoha Village with the Sealing Scroll, Uzumaki Suzuna, and her subordinates.

The journey was smooth, without encountering any bandits or wandering ninjas, and they arrived safely at Konoha Village.

Uzumaki Suzuna was a little depressed because it was her first time away from home, and she often hid in a deserted corner and cried.

After Izunai returned to Konoha Village, someone immediately notified him to go to the conference room for a meeting.

After Izuna arrived at the Hokage's office, he found that Hokage Madara, Police Department Chief Kamui, Ninja School Principal Ohashira, Konoha Hospital Director Tobirama, and Mission Department Chief Itama were all there, the only one missing was him, the Anbu Chief.

"Izuna, you're here, please sit down first." said Hokage Madara.

"Is the alliance between Konoha Village and Uzushio Village going smoothly?" asked Hokage Madara.

"Everything went well. This is the sealing scroll of Uzushio Village." Izuna said as she handed the sealing scroll to Naruto Madara.

"The person sent by Uzushio Village is called Uzumaki Suzuna. What arrangements should be made for her?" asked Izuna.

"If he's of the right age, send him to a ninja school," Hokage Madara arranged.

"The Kage of Uzushio Village also told Mito to go home and visit, and also said that if Kamui bullies Mito, the entire village will definitely use its strength to demand an explanation from Mito." Izuna said seriously.

Shenwei's face turned black after hearing this.

Dazhuzi was the first one who couldn't help laughing out loud, and then everyone except Shenwei started laughing.

"Shenwei, it seems that the other person still holds a grudge. Listen, I told Mito to go home and take a look, but I didn't tell you to go back with him." Dazhuzi said in a mean way.

"Kamui, after the Five Kage Summit is over, take Mito home to have a look. And remember not to bully Mito in the future, otherwise if the Uzushio Village attacks, I will tie you up and send you to the Uzushio Village to apologize." Hokage Madara teased.

"By the way, Kamui, when are you planning to marry Mito?" Itama asked casually.

"I have always had this plan, but there are too many important events in the village recently, so I will hold the wedding when I have some free time." Shenwei said.

"Then I want to be the master of ceremonies." said Dazhuzi.

"I'm sorry, Kamui invited me to be the master of ceremonies a long time ago." There was a hint of boasting in Hokage Madara's calm tone.

"Okay, let's get down to business. What do you think about this Five Kage Summit?" Hokage Madara brought the topic back on track.

"Since the Five Kage Summit this time is going to discuss the development of the ninja village, the issue of resources cannot be avoided," Tobirama analyzed.

"The Land of Fire has a superior geographical environment, rich mineral resources, and abundant supplies. It is bound to be coveted by other ninja villages. They may even unite to put pressure on Konoha." Itama analyzed.

"It's not just pressure, there may also be a war. They hope to slow down the development of Konoha Village and consume its manpower and resources in this way. If you think about it deeply, war is actually a good thing for them." Shenwei analyzed.

"What do you mean?" Dazhuzi asked in confusion.

"There will be no immortality in war, and everyone knows that. But they use war to consume the excess ninjas in the village and use the few resources on elite ninjas. This not only ensures the development of their own ninja village, but also hinders the development of Konoha Village. Why not do it?" Kamui replied.

After hearing this, Dazhu slammed the table and said, "How can this be? The village is to protect the ninjas and bring them peace. How can we sacrifice the people it needs to protect for the sake of the village? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

"Brother, to them, ninjas are just tools. As long as the ninja village lasts forever, such tools can be trained quickly." Tobirama explained.

"Then we can give them some resources at the Five Kage Summit and help them develop their ninja village, so that things like this won't happen again." Otoko said naively.

"Hashirama, you are too naive. Do you think that they will develop the ninja village peacefully after they have the resources? After they have the resources, they will not be satisfied with the status quo. They will want more resources, and then they will still start a war. The resources you allocated to them in the beginning are just nurturing a tiger to harm them." Hokage Madara retorted.

"Madara, what are you going to do? If you want to start a war and conquer other ninja villages by force, I will definitely stop you." Daibashi said seriously.

"Hashirama, you have a narrow mind. As the Hokage, I naturally have to have a longer-term vision and think about problems from the perspective of the Hokage. Waging a war to unify the ninja world is just a strategy, not a means." Hokage Madara reprimanded Hashirama without changing his expression.

Kamui looked strange after hearing what the Hokage Madara said to scold the great pillar, and thought to himself: I don't know who was clamoring to unify the ninja world a few days ago, and now he is using the words I scolded you to scold the great pillar. Madara, when it comes to being thick-skinned, I would call you the strongest.

Except for Kamui who knew the inside story, everyone else found it incredible. Didn't Madara advocate unifying the ninja world and making other ninja villages submit to Konoha? Did Madara change his nature? This change was too big.

"What do you think, Hokage?" Tobirama asked tentatively.

"First of all, Konoha must not be the initiator of a war. Konoha should play the role of a peacemaker and mediate the conflicts among the various ninja villages fairly and impartially. Over time, Konoha will become their leader." Hokage Madara replied.

"What should we do if they all point their spearheads at Konoha?" Tobirama asked.

"Then Konoha needs to show off its muscles in front of them." Kamui replied.

"Isn't that still conquest by force?" said Banjian.

"It's different. The purpose of showing off muscles is to intimidate other ninja villages so that they don't dare to attack easily. It is also to buy time for the development of Konoha." Izuna said.

"Then this Five Kage Summit is a good opportunity for us to show off our muscles. We can't be too petty when participating in the Five Kage Summit." Itama said.

The topic suddenly changed and turned to the accompanying personnel attending the Five Kage Summit.

"The candidates who will participate in the Five Kage Summit this time must not only have outstanding strength, but also have certain strategies and be able to provide advice to the Hokage." Tobirama said.

"As the Hokage, it is my duty to attend the Five Kage Summit. You can discuss the other candidates slowly." Hokage Madara said.

"As the head of the Anbu, it is my responsibility to protect the Hokage, and I should be among the entourage." Izuna said without hesitation.

"Izuna, the job of the Anbu is not only to protect the Hokage, but also to collect intelligence from other ninja villages and organize and summarize it. Izuna, you should stay in Konoha Village. There are other medical ninjas in Konoha Hospital to treat the wounded, so they don't need me, the dean, to be there all the time. I can also give advice to the Hokage, so I am the most suitable person to be his entourage." Tobirama said.

"There are teachers teaching in the ninja school. My job is not much except controlling the teaching progress. I should be among the entourage." Dazhuzi interrupted.

"The mission department has not received any missions recently due to the impact of the Five Kage Summit. So let me attend the Five Kage Summit as an accompanying staff member." Itama said.

Everyone turned their eyes to Shenwei, wanting to hear his reasons.

"Why are you looking at me? I don't want to be an attendant, and if you all leave, who will protect Konoha Village?" Kamui said.

"How about this, there are six of us in total, and except for me, the Hokage who must attend the Five Kage Summit, two people will be selected from the remaining five to attend the Five Kage Summit with me, and the remaining three will protect Konoha Village. Let's start drawing lots." Hokage Madara suggested.

After everyone agreed, Naruto Madara wrote two lots on a piece of paper and left three lots, then crumpled the paper into a ball and shuffled it for everyone to draw lots.

Shenwei was the least concerned. He picked up a ball of paper first. When he opened it, he saw a sad face and it just so happened that it said "Participate" on it.

When everyone saw that Shenwei was drawn to participate, it meant that only one of the remaining four paper balls would participate, and the probability of being drawn to participate was one in four.

After everyone got their paper balls, Dazhu was the last one to draw the remaining one. Those who didn't get a piece of paper didn't say much except to lament their bad luck.

Hokage Madara announced: Kamui and the Great Pillar will be the entourage to accompany the Hokage to the Five Kage Summit. Izuna, Tobirama, and Itama will stay in Konoha Village to look after the house. At the same time, personnel from various departments will be selected to temporarily form the Hokage Guard to participate in the Five Kage Summit. After the Five Kage Summit is over, the Hokage Guard will be disbanded and return to their original positions.

After Hokage Madara announced the end of the meeting, everyone left the meeting room and returned to their respective posts. The contents of the meeting were announced. Of course, some contents needed to be kept confidential, so they were not announced.

The first announcement was that the five major countries held the Five Kage Summit, and Konoha Village in the Land of Fire, and its Hokage Uchiha Madara was invited to attend the Five Kage Summit.

After hearing this, the staff from each department felt proud and were full of energy.

The second announcement was that: Hokage Madara decided to select personnel from various departments to temporarily form the Hokage Guard to participate in the Five Kage Summit together. After the Five Kage Summit, the Hokage Guard was disbanded and they returned to their original positions.

Personnel from all departments rushed to sign up, hoping to be selected into the Hokage Guard.

Without talking about how various departments were busy selecting members for the Hokage Guard, let's just say that after Kamui announced the content of the meeting in the Police Department, he went home and told Mito about the Uzushio Village.

When Kamui returned home, he found that Mito was not at home. When he was about to go out to look for her, Mito came back with another red-haired girl.

"Kamui, you're back. Let me introduce you. She's Uzumaki Suzuna. You'll live at home from now on." Mito said with the aura of a hostess.

"Suzuna, this is Kamui. You should have heard about him from the people in your clan. If anyone dares to bully you in Konoha Village in the future, just go find him. He is the head of the police department and is in charge of the village's public security issues." Mito said to Suzuna gently.

"Hello." Shenwei said enthusiastically.

"Nice to meet you, thank you for your guidance." Uzumaki Suzuna said obediently.