The severe cold outside cannot be felt at all inside the house.

Hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, he tilted his head slightly. Ayane had returned from taking a bath.

"Well, speaking of which, I saw Chiyo from Sunagakure on the way back. She was trying to win over other ninja villages to join her."

Ayane walked in and closed the door.

"Unexpectedly, because of Jiraiya, in this meeting, Konoha will support all the decisions of the Demon Country for the time being and will not get involved with Sunagakure. Now there are only three shadows of earth, thunder and water left.

, being able to be won over by Sunagakure. Chiyo will naturally have a sense of crisis. Konoha suddenly canceled the wanted order, which is also an unexpected 'joy' for Sunagakure."

Sunagakure fell into such a difficult situation and gathered allies to put pressure on the Kingdom of Demons. This was something Shiraishi had long expected.

It would be better to say that Sunagakure only thought of taking action now. In his opinion, it was actually a little too late.

If it had united with other countries before the war started, the Ghost Country might have been greatly constrained and would not have dared to act rashly.

However, from the moment the Kingdom of Wind was defeated, the rise of the Kingdom of Ghosts was unstoppable. Before the war between the western continent and the Kingdom of Wind, a new pattern had already emerged. Countries were putting pressure on the Kingdom of Ghosts.

If you go up, you will become more cautious.

For example, the emergence of the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Ghosts will undoubtedly disrupt the pattern of the western part of the continent. However, for the Kingdom of Thunder, which cannot intervene in the western pattern of the mainland, the rise of the Kingdom of Ghosts will plunge the west into a chaotic imbalance among the three parties. On the contrary,

It will be beneficial to the Kingdom of Thunder.

The same principle applies to the Kingdom of Water, which is located on the other side of the continent.

Konoha, who had a grudge against him, temporarily put aside the 'estrangement' and formed an alliance because of Jiraiya.

There are not many opportunities left for Sunagakure.

"Next, it depends on Yagura's operation, which completely muddies the waters."

There are some things that Wuying can propose, but he cannot.

After all, the Kingdom of Oni is not the sixth largest country yet, and he is a bit shorter in terms of status, so he can only use Yagura's Mizukage identity to confuse Sunagakure's thinking and test Sunagakure's bottom line, and then

Slaughter one by one.

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Nine in the morning

The Five Shadows Conference continues to be held.

The difference is that the spot that originally belonged to the Tsuchikage is already empty, which makes people look at him with some suspicion and make him feel confused.

In this regard, Iron Country General Mifune explained: "Because you have important matters to deal with, Lord Tsuchikage has rushed back to Iwagakure with his guards overnight, but before leaving, Lord Tsuchikage left a letter for me. He is here.

The letter states that we will fully support all decisions made by Sunagakure."

Hearing this, some people were surprised and some were surprised.

Only Sunagakure had a relaxed expression. Chiyo, who had already asked Mifune last night, already knew about Tsuchikage Onoki's decision, and now it was just a process.

No one doubted Mifune's words. As long as he went to Iwagakure to verify this kind of thing afterwards, he would know the answer. If Mifune lied and tampered with the Tsuchikage's decision, the Iron Kingdom would inevitably fall into an embarrassing situation.

middle.

Seeing that no one was questioning, Mifune nodded and continued: "Then, please continue to discuss. Regarding the conflict between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts, we need to work out a condition acceptable to both parties. Personally, I

I hope that the ninja world can stay away from war forever, and that all countries value peace."

Everyone did not refute the neutral country's usual speech. This is the Iron Kingdom's way of doing things. It is impossible to expect him to favor a certain country.

It is precisely for this reason that the Five Shadows Conference was held here.

"Mifune-dono's speech is very satisfactory to me. I personally hope that all countries can value peace and restore the ninja world to a state of peace and friendship as soon as possible. However, some countries don't seem to want peace in the ninja world. You said so?

Right, acting for Your Excellency Feng Ying?"

After Mifune finished speaking, Shiraishi smiled and said to Chiyo.

"Don't spit blood here. This is obviously a war that your country of ghosts has planned for a long time."

"I will not admit this nonsense that has no evidence. It was you, Sunagakure, who made the first move. This is already a confession. So, after discussing it all night, Sunagakure prepared how to compensate our country of ghosts.

To make up for the losses suffered by the Kingdom of Ghosts in this war? Remember, after yesterday passed, there are only six days left before war starts again."

Shiraishi reminded Chiyo, with a smile on his face and calm eyes, without any sign of anger.

"Anyway, the Kingdom of Wind will not agree to such a rude request."

"That means there's nothing to talk about."

"No, I mean, since we are at odds with each other, how about a vote?"

"vote?"

Bai Shi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Chiyo smiled and said: "Yes, the Five Shadows will be used as voters to vote on the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts. If the Kingdom of Wind gets more votes than the Kingdom of Ghosts, then the compensation to the Kingdom of Ghosts will be determined by

We in the Kingdom of Wind have the final say. And vice versa."

Mifune, as a neutral party, also believes that this is a good proposal. Otherwise, if the endless debate continues, the matter will end up on an undesirable parallel line, and there will be no way for both parties to reach an agreement.

"The acting Kazekage-dono gave you a solution. What do you think of Shiraishi-dono?"

Mifune asked Shiraishi for his opinion.

Shiraishi's brows relaxed, he tapped his fingers on the table twice, and after some careful consideration, he said: "No problem, this is indeed a feasible plan. But I have a condition."

"Please say."

Mifune nodded.

"It would be biased to use the Five Shadows as voters. I think that as the party's agent, Mr. Kazekage, you should give up your right to vote, otherwise this will be really unfair to the Kingdom of Ghosts."

After Shiraishi said this, he was immediately opposed by Chiyo.

"The Five Kages have always been united, and the five major nations are transcendent from the ninja world. This is an unchanging fact. Therefore, as the acting Kazekage, I naturally have the right to vote. Does the Oni Kingdom's veto mean that it has surrendered to the five major nations?

Provoke together?"

"Don't pretend to be too powerful here. The Kingdom of Wind is a defeated country, and a defeated country has no right to make noises here. If Mr. Feng Ying, the agent, insists on doing this, then the Kingdom of Ghosts will also ask for the right to vote."

Shiraishi looked at Chiyo without giving an inch.

"That's nonsense. This is the venue of the Five Shadows Conference, not your Demon Country's military conference room!"

"The Country of Wind is a defeated country. Sunagakure must give up his right to vote so that I can believe in the fairness and impartiality of the Five Shadows. Otherwise, I will not recognize such voting results."

The atmosphere has entered the depressive phase of the Cold War.

The guards were all covered in cold sweat, and only a few could remain calm.

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the Five Kage level ninjas will also put great pressure on the Jonin.

This depressing atmosphere settled for about half a minute before a cough attracted everyone to look over.

Under the gaze of everyone, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly spoke:

"I think what the representative of Oni Country said makes sense. This situation is special. Sunagakure failed on the frontline battlefield. As a defeated country, if we ask for voting rights at this time, we will inevitably be criticized. I personally agree with the representative of Oni Country.

Views."

Chiyo never expected that Konoha would be the first to break the balance.

Even knowing that Konoha was coerced by the Kingdom of Demons and had to make such a decision, I felt extremely angry.

After Hiruzen said this, the Fourth Raikage on the other side also opened his eyes that had been closed and said with a strong attitude: "I agree with Konoha's point of view. The defeated country has no reason to be picky here. If you want to win,

If you get the power that the Five Shadows deserve at the Five Kage Conference, then you should show your due strength. Ninjas should follow actions and strength. I don’t see this in Sunagakure now. I doubt that the Country of Wind

Can we now assume the important responsibility of one of the five major countries?"

"Raiying, what do you mean?"

Chiyo's face was cold.

Behind her, Hagura and another Sand Jounin all cast murderous glances at the Raikage.

The two Jonin guards, Darui and Nozomi, behind the Fourth Raikage, were not to be outdone and stared back, maintaining the same front line as the Fourth Raikage.

"Literally, the Kingdom of Oni has proven its strength through military operations. On the contrary, even Kazekage was almost captured on the battlefield by Sunagakure, and he simply disgraced the five major nations."

The words of the Fourth Raikage undoubtedly hurt the hearts of Chiyo and other Sand Ninjas.

Seeing such a chaotic situation, Mifune also had a slight headache.

Sure enough, hosting such a meeting seemed too heavy for him, a general of the Iron Kingdom.

"Well, Mr. Kazekage, on behalf of you, although the speeches of Mr. Hokage and Mr. Raikage are a bit radical, they still make some sense. Then, how about the next vote being held by the four Kages?"

Chiyo's expression was uncertain. He originally thought that this Five Shadows Conference could use the names of the Five Shadows and the Five Great Nations to put pressure on the Kingdom of Demons, but he did not expect that Konoha would be the first to defect to the Kingdom of Demons. Not to mention, Kumogakure seemed to have his own

He has no intention of joining forces with Sunagakure.

Everything is really going wrong for this Five Shadows Conference.

And she also overestimated the determination of other major countries.

It is very likely that he intends to use the two countries of wind and earth as a shield and wait and see what happens.

"In this case, then Sunagakure will withdraw from this vote and let the other four shadows make a fair decision."
To be continued...