Chapter 232 Accountability

Ohnoki floated in the air and slowly took his seat.

Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi sneaked behind the scenes knowingly.

"Hey, Akatsuchi, look! Both the Hokage and the Mizukage are women~"

Kurotsuchi was very excited. It was also her goal to become a Kage, but there had never been a female Kage in the Earth Kingdom. Seeing Tsunade and Terumi Mei today gave her a lot of confidence.

At the conference table, Mifune, who was sitting in the middle, spoke first:

"It's really not easy for the five shadows to come together..."

"What happened recently is extraordinary. Tailed beasts from various countries have been captured one after another. If the nine tailed beasts get together and fall into the hands of others, it will be too dangerous for the world..."

"The Raikage's decision is correct. I know that every village has had some festivals since ancient times, but I hope that everyone can put aside the past grudges and resolve the crisis first..."

"In addition, I am very grateful to Konoha's Hokage-sama and Kirigakure's Mizukage-sama for being able to attend in person even though they were pregnant. They are worthy of being the shadow of a village..."

"That's all for the opening remarks, and I would like to thank you all for your approval in allowing me to organize this meeting. Then... let the Five Shadows Talk begin."

"I'll say it first!" Lei Ying looked at the countries with a serious face and shouted:

"Konoha! Iwa! Sand! Kiri! First of all, let me state that the reason why I summoned everyone is just one of them! The bigger reason is to hold people accountable!"

"Red Sand Scorpion! Deidara! Itachi Uchiha! Kisame Kisaki! It can be said that the mercenary organization Akatsuki was established by the rebel ninja organization in your village!"

"Not only that, I also found out that someone in your village, including the former Kage, has taken advantage of Akatsuki! I don't believe you! You have to give me and my brother an explanation and an explanation!"

"Hmph!" Ohnoki narrowed his eyes slightly and said disdainfully: "Does this make sense? Although there are no Kumogakure ninjas found in the Akatsuki organization yet, is there a possibility that it is because the Kumogakure ninjas are not capable enough? Xiao Xiao doesn’t like it at all?”

"Nani? You...!!!"

Raikage was furious when he heard this. He didn't expect Ohnoki to be so shameless as to say such a thing.

Seeing that the situation was about to develop into a violent situation, Luo Sha calmly interjected:

"Raiying, calm down first, you might as well listen to my explanation..."

"Since the world has settled down without war, tensions between countries have eased, and ninjas have gradually become less important. The country's policy has gradually changed from military expansion to armament reduction, and daimyo's investment in ninja villages has been pitiful. In this regard, I have the most say..."

"I believe the Kage here should have a deep understanding. If military expenditures decrease, the number of new generation ninjas will also be greatly reduced. In peacetime, they will have little practical experience..."

"In order to protect these new ninjas, and to maintain the credibility of the village and the completion of tasks, I have to leave some difficult and dirty tasks to outside mercenary organizations to complete. Doing so... is really helpless."

Ohnoki: "Yes, I have the same idea as you. The cost of mercenaries is low, and the results are satisfactory. The most important thing is that there is no need for ninjas from the village to do risky tasks, and there is no harm at all."

"Hmph! Bullshit!" Lei Ying cursed angrily:

"It's because of your bad ideas that those mercenary organizations developed! Don't explain, this explanation will only make me more and more angry!"

Luo Sha was also angry:

"Raikage! Don't understand my words from the moral high ground!"

"You who occupy a rich area will not understand how much effort the ancestors and I have put in to enable Sunagakure Village in the desert to survive to this day!"

"Occasionally using unconventional means is a last resort!"

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