Reborn wind shadow: Attack the country of fire in the beginning

The morning dawned, the sky barely light.

The entire forest hadn't yet awakened from its slumber.

In the dense forest of the Bird Country, countless ninjas wearing headbands from various nations were already traversing it.

Their only goal was the village not far from the forest.

Visibly, the not-so-large village was now surrounded by forces from the Sand Village, Cloud Village, and Stone Village, all acting in tacit understanding, forming a mutually supportive formation while remaining vigilant against each other.

Just then, from the direction of the Cloud Village, three figures emerged from the shadows of the forest.

Leading them was the Third Raikage of the Cloud Village, wearing the Raikage cloak and baring his muscular chest.

The aura emanating from his robust frame caused the ninjas from the other two villages to nervously gulp.

“Am I the first to arrive? That old codger Onoki and the Fourth Kazekage are really slow!”

Beside the Third Raikage were Toroi, a Jonin from the Cloud Village serving as the Raikage's guard, and a seemingly inexperienced girl with pigtails, the Two-Tailed Jinchuriki from the Cloud Village: Yugito Nii.

Just as the Third Raikage finished speaking, a somewhat disrespectful voice echoed in the air.

“Hmph! Old codger!? Raikage, you don't seem much younger than me.”

As three light figures descended from the sky, Onoki, the diminutive Tsuchikage wearing the Tsuchikage robes, accompanied by the Cloud Village Jonin Dosu Kinuta and the Four-Tailed Jinchuriki Roshi, landed in everyone's sight.

The Third Raikage ignored Onoki, looking around.

“Now only the Fourth Kazekage from the Sand Village is left?”

Onoki also said with a mocking smile.

“Young people these days really don't know how to respect their elders!”

“Sand…”

A cloud of yellow sand flew out from the forest, landing in front of everyone.

As the sand slowly dissipated, Rasa, the last Kage to attend the Three Kage Summit, wearing the Kazekage robes, appeared before everyone, with Pakura and Mikawa behind him.

Rasa looked at the two Kage and their guards with great interest, responding.

“Isn't it natural for the headliner to appear last!”

“Headliner!?”

Onoki looked at the young Rasa, saying with disdain.

“Kid, what makes you think you have the right to be the headliner in front of me!?”

“Right!”

Rasa remained calm, glancing coldly at Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, then looking at the Third Raikage, saying.

“Because this time, the Stone and Cloud Villages are seeking help from our Sand Village, not the other way around!”

“Kid, do you know what you're saying?”

The Third Raikage looked furious, as if he was about to attack.

This immediately made the situation in the entire forest tense, and all the ninjas became vigilant.

Rasa, however, seemed unaffected by the Third Raikage's fury, saying.

“What, is that not the case? If so, then there's no need for this Three Kage Summit, let's all go home!”

“You!!!”

The Third Raikage's pupils instantly widened, clenching his fists tightly, looking as if he was about to attack.

Toroi, beside the Raikage, reached out to stop his leader, saying.

“Raikage-sama, calm down!”

Then, looking at the young Fourth Kazekage, who had enraged his leader upon meeting, he said coldly.

“Kazekage of the Sand Village, don't forget that you were the one who initiated this Three Kage Summit, can I assume that our goals are aligned? If so, then there's no need for such verbal sparring.”

Toroi's words made the eyes of the Kage and their guards from all three villages light up.

Rasa also looked at this character, who was quite prominent in the Fourth Shinobi World War in the storyline, with some surprise, praising.

“It seems the Cloud Village still has some smart people!”

Onoki snorted coldly.

“Since that's the case, let's not waste any time.”

As Onoki finished speaking, the first contact of the Three Kage Summit ended on a relatively smooth note.

Next, the three Kage, accompanied by their respective guards, headed to the location of the Three Kage Summit.

The very center of the village.

An ancient temple filled with Japanese-style elements.

Because there was no neutral party, the mutual distrust among the three sides meant that the venue for this summit was not heavily decorated.

Only tables representing the three forces were placed in the main hall, and behind the three tables were statues of three giant Buddhas.

However, the compassionate faces of the three giant Buddhas were now covered by flags representing the Sand, Cloud, and Stone Villages.

“Boom!”

As the three Kage took their seats and their respective guards stood behind them, the Three Kage Summit officially began.

Onoki was the least patient, perhaps to highlight his status, and spoke directly.

“Before this Three Kage Summit begins, I must confirm one thing, whether, as the Raikage's guard said, the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village, you are of one mind with us, this is a prerequisite for whether our subsequent talks can proceed.”

Rasa sat in his seat, as if he didn't understand at all, asking.

“One mind, Third Tsuchikage of the Stone Village, what do you mean by one mind?”

Although the Third Raikage of the Cloud Village was also a reckless person on the outside, but a meticulous ninja on the inside, he clearly didn't like this kind of veiled way of speaking.

“Don't waste time with nonsense, Kazekage, is the Sand Village also willing to join us in attacking Konoha?”

The Raikage's direct question surprised everyone present.

Rasa, however, was very calm, and at this point, there was no need to hide it, saying.

“For us four great nations in this ninja world, Konoha…”

Rasa's words became somewhat slow, looking at the Third Tsuchikage and Raikage, then slowly saying.

“Is a very terrifying enemy, Senju… Uchiha… Hyuga… If there is an opportunity to weaken Konoha's strength, I don't think any country would refuse.”

Rasa's words eased the atmosphere in the entire main hall.

At least, the goals of the three parties were aligned at this point, which meant that this summit should be able to proceed smoothly.

Onoki even bluntly said.

“Since you understand this principle, Fourth Kazekage, then why reject our proposal for a joint effort?”

Rasa glanced at Onoki, slowly saying.

“It's very simple, as the Kage of the village, I must judge what participating in this war will bring to the village, it would be good to weaken Konoha, but if it comes at the cost of the village's interests, I have to consider it more…”