Chapter 329: Remnants of the Old Times

"Okay."

Xia Li also showed a satisfied smile. Konoha is really full of talents now, and there is no need to worry too much.

At this moment, Xia Li suddenly remembered that Sasuke seemed to have just returned from seclusion, and he went straight to the Hokage's office after coming out of seclusion, so...

"Sasuke, you just came back, do you have anything to do in Konoha?" Xia Li asked.

Sasuke was startled, and wanted to answer directly that he didn't need to, but after a pause, he said, "I don't have anything to stay for long, but there are some things that Uncle Shikaku needs to notify me."

"Please go ahead." Nara Shikaku was obviously stunned for a moment, because they rarely contacted each other, and the contact was only for work handover. At that time, Nara Shikaku was the secretary of the Hokage, and Sasuke was the head of the Anbu, so everything was handled in a business-like manner.

Now, what Sasuke wants to ask for should be a private matter, so he didn't mention his position again, but Nara Shikaku didn't expect that the other party would actually call him uncle.

However, it must be said that it feels really good to be called uncle by a genius of Uchiha. Sasuke is indeed different from other Uchiha, Nara Shikaku was thinking at this time.

Xia Li didn't find it strange. Sasuke was more polite than Naruto, but there were times when he didn't want to. For example, he rarely called Kakashi teacher, usually just called him by his name, but he would call Iruka teacher...

However, it can't be said that the relationship between Sasuke and Kakashi is not as good as that between Iruka and Sasuke, or that he is used to it. In fact, if it is necessary to call in formal occasions, Sasuke will still call teacher.

Sasuke said first, "I have arranged the affairs of the Anbu before I went into seclusion. Just let them continue to execute it, just as if I am continuing to retreat."

"Okay." Nara Shikaku nodded. This should indeed be notified. Sasuke reminded him. After all, he usually doesn't manage the Anbu. The Anbu is managed by Sasuke and Xia Li.

"Also, please let Uncle Shikaku know about my departure for the Five Kage Summit." Sasuke paused and added Sakura.

After all, Sasuke brought both Shikaku and Karin back to Konoha, so he should have informed them when he left Konoha temporarily.

And Sakura... was too persistent. To be honest, Sasuke didn't understand why she was so persistent. Was it really just because of her appearance? That was too superficial, but Sasuke couldn't think of any other reasons, but he still had to inform them.

"Okay." Nara Shikaku nodded and smiled, then he was a little worried. It seemed that Naruto and Sasuke both had a partner, but Shikamaru didn't seem to have a suitable partner yet...

Nara Shikaku suddenly felt that he had to spur Shikamaru on more in the future.

At this time, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but look at Xia Li. He remembered that Xia Li's methods had already brought together several couples. Could he also learn from them? However, it seemed that he had to know who Shikamaru liked in order to do so. If he didn't know who he liked, it would be useless.

Xia Li seemed to see what Nara Shikaku was thinking, and quietly reminded him, "In fact, it doesn't have to be from this village. For example, the relationship between the Sand Village and our Konoha is very good now."

"Hmm? It seems... so." Nara Shikaku answered subconsciously, and then his mind suddenly became more open, and then he paused, looked at Xia Li, and smiled at each other.

Xia Li could only remind him here. After all, he still liked Shikamaru and Temari. It was a pity that under his leadership, Konoha and Sand Ninja had a lot of contact... It seemed that there were also many.

It's just that in the original work, Konoha and Sand Ninja helped each other, but now it's mostly Sand Ninja asking Konoha for support, so whether it can be achieved in the future depends on how Nara Shikaku arranges it.

I think with his reminder, Shikamaru will probably appear in the team supporting Sand Ninja often, right? Although it may take four wars, it doesn't matter. Those who are destined to succeed will naturally succeed.

"Is everything arranged?" Xia Li looked at Sasuke.

After getting a positive answer, Xia Li nodded, and then thought about it. He probably needed to dress more formally for this Five Kage meeting, but the scroll was still with the original body.

Just as Xia Li was thinking, a figure suddenly appeared in the Hokage's office. Looking closely, it was the Moon Elf with a scroll in his mouth.

"How did you get it from there, little guy?" Xia Li was a little surprised. His original body was still in training and did not notice the movement of the Moon Elf. As a result, the other party had taken out the scroll and returned here with Flying Thunder God.

The Moon Elf blinked, did not answer, jumped onto Xia Li's shoulder, and then handed the scroll to Xia Li.

After taking the scroll, Xia Li did not ask the Moon Elf anything else. He skillfully took out the divine clothing and pinned the hat representing the Hokage on his waist.

As for the fact that the moon elf could sense his thoughts, it was not surprising. The moon elf could not speak, but Xia Li could also sense what the other party wanted to express every time, so this connection had already existed, but it was not as close as that between him and the original body.

After preparing everything, Xia Li took the lead and said, "Then, let's go."

"Yes!" Sasuke and Naruto responded and followed Xia Li.

Kakashi and Nara Shikaku couldn't help but smile when they saw this scene. The three people in front of them were the hope of their Konoha in this era. How dazzling and powerful.

It really made people feel at ease.

Moreover, Kakashi was most deeply touched when he saw this scene. After all, he had seen his teacher's handsome back before. Now looking at Xia Li, he couldn't help but see his teacher's back from him, so cool and powerful.

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After leaving Konoha for a while.

Naruto asked, "Xia Li, didn't you leave Flying Thunder God in the Iron Country? Can't you just use Flying Thunder God to go there?"

"Of course there is." Xia Li replied. In fact, all countries have Xia Li's Flying Thunder God mark, even in some uninhabited places.

"Then why don't we just use Flying Thunder God to rush to the Iron Country?" Naruto was a little confused.

"Of course, we have to give some people some opportunities." Xia Li replied.

The more Naruto listened, the more confused he became. Sasuke nodded secretly, understood, and became a little alert.

"Don't be so nervous, they are just some minions, and they don't dare to jump out at ordinary times." Xia Li also noticed Sasuke's actions and said.

The Five Kage Summit this time is not a secret. Basically, people with some channels can get this news, so there will probably be some people who have always been hostile to Konoha and will ambush on the road from Konoha to the Iron Country.

Usually, as the Hokage, Xia Li has always been inside Konoha, and they have no chance, so now this opportunity is probably considered by them as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In fact, this is probably related to Xia Li's long absence, which has led to Xia Li's strength being underestimated.

If you know the strength of Xia Li and the other two, they would not dare to ambush even if they were given hundreds of courage, and there are not many people who are determined to die.

"Besides, there is no need to be so anxious. As the only village that has not lost the tailed beast, we also need to consider how they will target us." Xia Li said with a smile.

"Will they target us?" Naruto opened his eyes wide.

"Of course they will, Naruto, you can believe in yourself and your ability to change others, but don't think that everyone is so beautiful." Xia Li replied. In fact, he thinks it is also difficult to change others, but considering that the person in front of him is Naruto, who is invincible in his mouth, there is probably no problem.

Naruto was silent, his brain was not enough for him to figure out why quickly.

At this time, Sasuke held the sword in his hand, and he had already noticed something.

Then Sasuke saw Xia Li nodded to him quietly, and the next moment, Sasuke's figure disappeared behind Xia Li.

Naruto also reacted at this time, and just when he was about to start to act, he was stopped by Xia Li, because Sasuke was enough.

Soon, those people didn't even have a chance to attack, and they fell to the ground one after another from the ambush tree. Each corpse seemed as natural as the leaves falling from the tree.

But there is one difference, the fallen leaves have to return to the roots, and these corpses have no possibility.

"Who are these people?" Naruto probably understood what Xia Li said before.

"The remnants of some small countries that were destroyed by the roots before." Xia Li said after thinking about it.

"Root? Didn't you, Xia Li, eliminate the roots? Why did they want to assassinate you..." Naruto didn't understand.

"It stands to reason that it is so, but no matter what, the root is still a member of Konoha, and as the leader of Konoha, it is not a big problem to put all the sins on the head of the Hokage." Xia Li said.

"Why is it so..." According to Naruto's feeling, it was the man named Danzo who harmed them, and Xia Li was the one who killed Danzo. According to Naruto's simple understanding, Xia Li can still be regarded as their benefactor.

In fact, it's not that no one regards Xia Li as a benefactor. The reason why Xia Li knew that this journey would not be peaceful was that those people informed Konoha in advance.

So, Xia Li also wanted to deal with these guys along the way.

According to Xia Li's own understanding, he is definitely not a benefactor of these people. After all, no one would believe that the root did not agree with the Hokage at that time, and the Hokage represented Konoha.

It can only be said that these people probably know that revenge is hopeless, and someone can help them kill Danzo is the best result. After these people complete their "revenge", they will probably abandon their past identities and start a new life.

Soon, Sasuke returned to Xia Li's back, and Xia Li looked at the corpse that was still burning like a fallen leaf.

This kind of corpse must not be left alone, so burning it is the best solution.

At this moment, Xia Li also sighed a little, in this world, life is really worthless.

Sasuke, who had completed all this, did not react much, watching it silently, and he also heard the conversation between Xia Li and Naruto.

Sasuke felt that it was right to want revenge, but if he did not weigh the gap between himself and the other party, it would not be revenge, but just send himself to death, just like now...

"Okay, let's keep going." Xia Li said.

Along the way, Xia Li encountered quite a few remnants, which surprised Xia Li a little. How many bad things did the root do?

However, in the end, those people seemed to be completely frightened, just watching Xia Li and the other two step by step from a distance, and had no idea of ​​taking action at all...

Perhaps, from today on, those who did not take action will completely give up all their previous ideas. With these people, it is still too difficult to go against the Great Ninja Village.

It didn't take too long for Xia Li to bring Naruto and Sasuke to the territory of the Iron Country.

Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Xia Li also missed it a little. He had been to the Iron Country several times during the Anbu period.

"Naruto, in the future, if other Kages use words to attack us during the talks, you don't have to worry, and you don't have to fight back. Just watch calmly." At this time, Xia Li also made arrangements.

For Sasuke, Xia Li doesn't need to worry, but for Naruto, Xia Li always feels that if he doesn't tell him in advance, Naruto will probably make a scene at the Five Kage Talks. In this case, although Xia Li is not worried about what will happen to Naruto, they don't have that strength yet, but it's not good.

"Don't worry, Xia Li, I will definitely restrain myself!" Naruto said and gave a thumbs up.

However, Xia Li still didn't trust Naruto very much. He looked at Sasuke quietly, and Sasuke nodded, indicating that he would watch Naruto.

Xia Li nodded, and then walked the last section of the journey and came to a snow-covered "castle".

"Respectfully welcome Lord Hokage." The samurai captain standing in front of the castle saw Xia Li and the other two, especially looked at Xia Li's face, and immediately bowed and said, they naturally had already obtained all the kage's appearance pictures.

Sasuke also handed the documents to the samurai captain at this time. After the other party checked that there was no problem, he let the people behind him pass. As the leader, he naturally had to lead the way for Xia Li and the other three.

"Have the other kages arrived?" Xia Li asked the samurai captain at this time.

"Reply to Lord Hokage, they have all arrived." The samurai captain replied.

"Can you tell me the order of their arrival?" Xia Li was not surprised. After all, he had waited for Sasuke for so long and did not use Flying Thunder God. Although he was not late, it was very close to the time for the meeting to start.

"Yes, Lord Kazekage arrived first, followed by Lord Raikage, Lord Mizukage and Lord Tsuchikage." The samurai captain replied. These questions did not involve any secrets, so they could naturally be told.

"Gaara? Long time no see." Naruto's eyes lit up and he said.

Xia Li was not surprised after hearing this. In fact, the Sand Ninja was the farthest away, but they were the first to arrive, which also shows that they attach great importance to this Five Kage Summit.

Moreover, since the strength of the Sand Ninja has been reduced too much, they have to show their attitude.

As for the Raikage, he is the convener of this Five Kage Summit, so he will not be as late as Xia Li.

The last Tsuchikage, well, if Xia Li is late because his mother-in-law gave birth, then the Tsuchikage is probably... inconvenient to walk? After all, he is an old man and needs to be considered.

"In such an occasion, when you see Gaara, it is better to call him Kazekage instead of Gaara." Xia Li reminded Naruto at this time.

"Why? Didn't I call him Gaara before?" Naruto asked subconsciously.

"If you call me Gaara, then what do you call the other Kage?" Xia Li asked back.

"Of course..." Naruto didn't say it out loud, he seemed to have figured it out.

Xia Li didn't say anything more. After all, he couldn't let Naruto say whatever he wanted. Gaara probably didn't care much, but what would the other Kage think? Would they look down on Gaara?

There was nothing wrong with Xia Li calling Gaara by his name. After all, they were at the same level in terms of status, so Xia Li calling him by his name could also reflect the close relationship between Konoha and the Sand Ninja.

But Naruto was a subordinate, so it was not good to call the Kaze Kage by his name directly, unless he treated them equally. Naruto also called other Kages by their names, but unfortunately Naruto didn't know what the other Kages were called.

"So, just bear with it for a while, and you can call me whatever you want after the talk." Xia Li said.

"Okay, then Xia Li, should I call you Hokage-sama too?" Naruto asked.

"Yes." Xia Li nodded.

Naruto nodded, indicating that he understood. At this time, he had a headache. He felt that there were twists and turns here, which was very troublesome. If he became Hokage, wouldn't he have a headache?

Thinking of this, Naruto suddenly felt a little timid about the position of Hokage, then paused, patted his face with both hands, what was he thinking?

He would definitely be able to overcome this little difficulty, and he would definitely be able to defeat Sasuke and become the last Hokage!

Soon, the samurai captain brought them to a meeting room, and stood beside them, opening the door for Xia Li and the others. Obviously, this was the meeting room, and the samurai captain would not go in.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Li said.

"It's not hard, this is my duty." The samurai captain was stunned, and then said immediately.

Then, Xia Li took Naruto and the others into the meeting room.

Inside the meeting room, there is a very large U-shaped table. If you look clockwise, the people sitting there are...

Mizukage Terumi Mei.

Kazekage Gaara.

Tsuchikage Ohnoki.

Raikage Ai.

The empty position is naturally the position of the Hokage, which is also the top of the U-shaped table, and is also between the Kazekage and the Tsuchikage. It can be said that from this seat, the Hokage is also the absolute C position.

This arrangement is naturally the "custom" left by the first Hokage.

Behind each Hokage stood two ninja guards. Behind Gaara were the familiar Kankuro and Temari. As for the others, Xia Li... couldn't remember them clearly, and he was not remembered by everyone.

There was a small table inside the U-shaped table, where sat Mifune, the leader of the Iron Kingdom's samurai who presided over the Five Kage Talks.

Mifune was naturally guarded by two samurai.

Xia Li walked to his seat and sat down, while Naruto and Sasuke also came behind Xia Li.

At this moment, all the participants of the Five Kage Talks finally came to the stage.

"The Hokage came in time, didn't he?"

At this time, Tsuchikage Ohnoki suddenly spoke up. Another translation of timely is to hit the spot. Obviously, he came with bad intentions.