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You actually tailed Samui.

You guys are pretty impressive.

But, but you--

How dare you, Naruto! You tailed us here?! What's the big idea?!

Hey, boss. That guy? The one standing there on the right?

It's Kakashi Hatake.

Come on. I know that much!

You the Hokage's errand boy, Kakashi Hatake?!

No sir, today I've come to ask a favor.

Naruto Uzumaki of the Leaf would like to petition you.

Naruto Uzumaki, huh?

[Kakashi] I was hoping you could hear his supplication.

Don't you think this is a bit rude?

To interrupt us on the way to the Summit without any prior notice at all?

Yes, we're quite aware of that.

Enough of this.

All right, you there, boy! Start talking!

It's Sasuke.

I want you to cancel the elimination of Sasuke Uchiha!

[gasps]

Hey, Naruto, This isn't really the time or place--

Are you still going on about that?!

Pretty brave.

Just what are you talking about?

I know what I'm asking may sound ridiculous to you,

But this is the only way that I really know how to say it!

Sasuke is my friend!

And I can't just stand around, and watch my friend get killed!

And besides, I don't want Leaf and Cloud ninja killing each other because of Sasuke!

I don't want my friends or yours,

To get lost in their need for revenge!

Look, I'm begging you!

I don't want us taking each other down for vengeance anymore!

Sasuke has always been all about vengeance!

He's obsessed with it. It changed him!

Vengeance... drives you mad.

It turns you into someone you don't even recognize.

I don't want anyone else to become like Sasuke!

I don't want the Leaf and Cloud to kill each other!

And that's why...

[sobs]

All right, I have work to do so I'm going back.

Would you mind taking the mission report to Kakashi Sensei?

Yeah! Sure, no problem, Sakura!

See ya!

I have a question, Naruto.

Mmm?

You like Sakura, don't you?

What?!

I saw it in a book, that one tends to smile when they're with someone you love.

Around Sakura, you're like that.

Have you told her?

How can I? After all, I'm the guy who couldn't even keep a promise to her.

She's right. Just stay out of this, Sai.

No. I won't. I can't just sit still either, Naruto.

[sobbing]

No matter what, we will dispose of Sasuke!

You all ought to hold your ground afterwards!

That's right. You're a fool!

We're in a rush, so, sorry. Your time is up.

Lord Raikage, please.

The incident in which you tried to obtain the Hyuga Byakugan is still unresolved on our side.

[Yamato] The Hidden Leaf swallowed our tears of blood to avoid war,

a war whose seeds you of the Cloud had sown.

Because of those noble sacrifices, your people still exist.

Do not forget that.

[Kakashi] Right here and now, this young shinobi, no matter how awkward,

is bowing his head with respect and affection for the Cloud and Leaf, village and nation.

So, Lord Raikage. As one of the Five Kage,

Tell me, what do you think of this?

[sobbing]

Shinobi shouldn't lower their heads so easily!

Action and power are the things that a shinobi should respect!

Concessions are forbidden in agreements between shinobi.

The history of mankind is a history of war.

Since the Three Great Ninja Wars, every nation has tried to obtain powerful ninjutsu.

Those who are weak are trampled!

That is the truth of the shinobi world.

We'll brand the Akatsuki as wanted criminals.

Once we do, not only I, but the whole world will hunt Sasuke down.

You bow your head for a criminal and beg mercy to keep your comrade safe.

In the shinobi world, that is not friendship!

You Hidden Leaf brat! think more deeply on what it is you ought to do.

The shinobi world is not so indulgent as to suffer fools.

Let's go!

Hmf.

Naruto, enough.

Raise your head.

[frustrated sob]

Sir, we've been waiting for you.

[White Zetsu] That's him.

The geezer in the middle.

So that's...

Danzo!

[Mifune] Place your Kage headpieces before you.

You, the Five Kage, assemble here today in response to Lord Raikage's summons.

I, Mifune, will preside over these proceedings.

And now, let the Five Kage Summit commence!!

Naruto's Plea

I, Mifune, will preside over these proceedings.

And now, let the Five Kage Summit commence!!

Then allow me to begin. Listen--

[Tsuchikage] Heh! My, my...

How the Kage have changed.

To be named Kage at your young age is quite impressive, Lord Kazekage.

Yet despite your father's obviously brilliant guidance,

He seems to have not taught you any etiquette.

Tch!

Yes, probably.

That's why I was chosen as Kazekage.

Bah hah hah hah! You cheeky young rascal!

Lord Tsuchikage, Please don't interrupt any more.

Please continue, Lord Kazekage.

I am a former Jinchuriki.

The Akatsuki captured me.

What's with that Tsuchikage?

Just be quiet!

And that's why I consider the Akatsuki to be an extremely dangerous group.

I sought the aid of the Five Kage many times, but was ignored.

Except for the previous Hokage.

Jinchuriki from all your nations have been taken.

To collaborate at this point is simply too little, too late.

Hah.

The Five Great Nations' Hidden Villages can't afford to alert others

that their Jinchuriki were taken; it's an embarrassment!

Covert rescue and recovery is the norm.

No one seeks aid from other lands when Jinchuriki disappear!

Appearances, and status.

Such foolish, outdated concepts.

Hmph! How dare that stripling...

Setting aside whether those beliefs are outdated or not,

I will acknowledge that as Mizukage, I refrained from acting on this issue.

However, I don't believe that having our Tailed Beasts stolen is cause for immediate alarm.

After all, it still takes significant skill, knowledge, and time to achieve control over them.

A Jinchuriki needs to mature along with their Tailed Beast to adapt to it.

And even then, control remains difficult. It's not a simple task.

Wouldn't you agree with that, Lord Kazekage?

Very few have achieved control over Tailed Beasts.

Madara Uchiha and First Hokage Senju Hashirama.

And of cousre the Fourth Mizukage Yagura,

as well as Lord Raikage's brother, Killer Bee.

However...

Chojuro!

Yes, sir!

Enough...

...of this nonsense!

[sigh]

This Summit is a place of discourse.

So, please refrain from any more behavior that lacks civility.

Stand down, Foo, Torune.

You too, Kankuro, Temari.

Ao, Chojuro. It's all right.

Yes, ma'am.

Mmm.

Now let's continue our discussion.

The Hidden Leaf. The Stone.

The Sand. The Mist.

The Akatsuki's membership is composed of Rogue Shinobi from your villages!

That's not all, either!

From our investigations, we know that among you and the earlier Kage, there are those who've even used the Akatsuki!

The Kage used them?!

And that's why I don't trust any of you! I have no interest in any discourse.

But the reason I've summoned you all to this Summit,

is to ultimately question your loyalties.

What do you mean, that they used the Akatsuki?

You're the Kazekage, and yet you don't know anything?

Just ask your village elders back home!

You of the Sand have previously used the Akatsuki in battle!

Currently, all Five Great Nations are equally stable.

They're moving from military expansion to disarmament.

As strained relations between nations ease and the threat of war diminishes,

Hidden Villages, considered military powers by their nation, merely become costly hindrances.

And yet at the same time, completely eliminating such villages poses its own risks, as well.

What if war suddenly breaks out?

Relying on ninja with no battle experience would be problematic.

You'd lose the battle, without question!

The Kage would realize that one way to avoid that risk, is to use mercenary soldiers.

Namely, soldiers from the Akatsuki?

It takes effort and money to cultivate accomplished ninja from within one's own Hidden Village.

The Akatsuki makes war its livelihood and is made up of experienced professionals.

Furthermore, they can be hired quite cheaply.

Best of all,

Their solders have always delivered superior results.

Don't be pompous, Tsuchikage!

Hmf.

The Sand once used the Akatsuki to try to destroy the Hidden Leaf.

I'm talking about Orochimaru! Though he may have already left the Akatsuki by then.

But as a result, your father, the Fourth Kazekage, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen, perished.

It's also hard to dismiss the possibility that this was all part of an even larger plot.

That crafty old badger.

But the most suspicious of all is the Hidden Mist!

The Mist never engages in diplomacy.

And it's rumored that the Akatsuki started there!

Since it's come to this, I'll be honest.

Don't tell me Lady Fifth is going to mention--!

We suspect,

that someone from behind the scenes was secretly manipulating Yagura, the man who was Mizukage before me.

There's a possibility that that someone was the Akatsuki.

And that, is exactly why I didn't want to talk big and... [trails off]

Each and every one of you!

You just watch your tone, Raikage!

In fact, it's because you of the Cloud went around collecting ninjutsu.

...seeking more power in this era of disarmament!

We had no choice but to hire the Akatsuki in order to try to counter your growing power!

What was that?!

Mgh.

[Danzo] Before you start arguing each other's merits,

I would like to state the point that I was about to make earlier.

What's that?

It's probable that the leader of the Akatsuki,

is Madara Uchiha.

Are you sure of that?!

But how could that even be possible?

Hasn't he been dead for several decades?

The Kazekage's right! Madara has been dead for a long, long time.

Well, I don't know all of the details.

But the information is from quite a reliable source.

Are you saying he's immortal?!

Perhaps.

So, then, he really is some kind of inhuman monster.

[ahem]

I'd like to say this as the leader of a neutral nation.

The leader of the Akatsuki has been able to read the times well.

Despite stabilizing, the Great Nations harbor suspicions about each other.

And the Akatsuki seized on that weakness to amass its power.

Would you just get to the point!

Now, please just stay calm.

We can turn this misfortune into a blessing.

It's very rare for all five Kage to convene in one location.

What do you all say to this:

Until the Akatsuki are disposed of,

why not establish the world's first Allied Shinobi Forces of the Five Hidden Villages?

An allied ninja force?

That's a splendid idea. We're practically in a state of emergency.

Cooperation will be crucial now.

This is going perfectly.

Moving forward with this plan, a standardized chain of command would also be ideal.

Further chaos must be avoided.

All right, and whom do you propose handing the reins of these allied forces to, then?

If the choice were left to you, you'd all just argue.

Therefore, since you have deemed me to be a neutral party worthy of presiding over you, I would like to make this suggestion.

I will decide who among you five Kage is the most suitable to lead.

This spells the end of Tsunade's era.

The Leaf has the last Jinchuriki, the one containing the Nine-Tails.

I feel that how he is guided will be the key.

I say, why not allow the Hokage to lead the Allied Shinobi Army?

Grr. Wha?

[gasp] Mh?

[Ino] [crying] Why'd it have to turn out like this?!

[Kiba] Stop crying, Ino!

[Temari] Don't talk to her like that! You know how Ino's felt about Sasuke.

[Kiba] It can't be helped! Things are different now.

[Shino] You sure about this? If that's Ino's reaction, how will Naruto and Sakura feel?

[Neji] Leave it to Shikamaru. He always knows the right thing to say.

[Naruto] Next time on Naruto Shippuden, "A Painful Decision."

[Sakura] Wait, Shikamaru!