The Cloud Ninja Village was attacked.
The other four great nations were deeply shocked.
Thus, a five-nation summit was decided upon.
Specifically to discuss plans against the Akatsuki organization, including the protection of jinchuriki.
Outside the summit location.
Afu stood on a rock, gazing towards the direction of the summit in the valley below.
"It seems they intend to capture all the tailed beasts in one fell swoop..."
"We can only force Nagato to act..."
The summit room.
"I don't care what you decide, but strong measures must be taken against the Akatsuki!"
The Raikage slammed the table in anger, his patience with the Akatsuki worn thin.
Onoki sighed slowly, "While that is naturally correct, we currently do not understand the enemy's situation."
"Once war breaks out, it may bring disaster."
"This era of peace was hard-won."
Hearing this, the Raikage became even more agitated, "The Four-Tails was extracted from the Stone Ninja Village, and you expect me not to be angry!"
"Perhaps everyone should hear my opinion first."
Tsunade suddenly spoke to everyone.
"Jiraiya has already begun investigating the Akatsuki's intelligence."
"For now, I suggest all jinchuriki be transferred to specially established bases by the five great nations."
"With the joint protection of the Five Kage, they surely will not act recklessly."
Gaara nodded slightly upon hearing this, "I think this proposal is good. I am a jinchuriki, and also a Kage."
"With one more person present, the Akatsuki will not dare to act rashly."
Mei Terumi had not spoken, listening to the others' discussions, she yawned with a hint of drowsiness.
Although the Six-Tails belonged to the Mist Ninja Village, its jinchuriki Utakata was now a rogue ninja.
Whether he lived or died had nothing to do with her.
Much less protect the other jinchuriki.
"Has the representative from the Waterfall Ninja Village arrived?"
Tsunade suddenly inquired.
Silence filled the surroundings; it seemed the Waterfall Ninja Village had chosen not to participate in this meeting.
The Seven-Tails jinchuriki was also a target of the Akatsuki.
One could only hope they had better methods to protect their jinchuriki.
At this very moment.
A vortex suddenly appeared in the space.
Afu's figure materialized on top of the table.
Seeing Afu's attire, everyone's brows furrowed: "It's the Akatsuki!"
"Everyone, it seems you're having a pleasant discussion."
Afu scanned the room coldly.
"Bastard!"
The Raikage lunged forward instantly, his body passing straight through Afu.
"This... he ignored the attack?"
Tsunade's eyes widened in surprise.
"Don't be in such a hurry to act. I overheard you saying you would transfer all the jinchuriki here."
"That's a good idea. I will personally come to collect all the jinchuriki then."
"Thank you in advance."
With that, Afu's body was absorbed into the vortex in his right eye.
Everyone present was stunned.
The Five Kage exchanged glances, and a shared decision formed in their minds.
"Proceed as previously discussed, transfer all the jinchuriki here."
"The Akatsuki should deploy their entire force by then."
"This is our chance to capture them all!"
Tsunade stood up indignantly, and the other four Kage agreed with her plan.
Thus, the five great nations began transferring the jinchuriki to the summit location.
Simultaneously, all elite forces were mobilized to provide support!
Rain Ninja Village.
A thick arm emerged from a toad's mouth.
"They've finally come out..."
Pain, sitting on a rooftop, suddenly frowned: "Someone has disrupted my ninjutsu."
"It seems they're coming for me."
Walking through an deserted street.
Jiraiya cautiously surveyed his surroundings.
Suddenly, a figure appeared above him.
Jiraiya looked up, only to see Konan staring at him coldly, her paper wings fluttering.
"Jiraiya-sensei, you shouldn't have come."
Hearing that the other party knew his name, Jiraiya froze.
"Blue hair... Rain Ninja Village..."
"You're Konan!"
Jiraiya suddenly called out her name.
"I'm honored you still remember my name," Konan said with a cold smile.
"Weren't you and Nagato, along with Yahiko, lost in that war..." Jiraiya fell silent.
He had always believed his three former students had died in that battle.
He never imagined they would end up like this, joining the Akatsuki.
"Where are Nagato and Yahiko?" Jiraiya asked, looking up.
Konan ignored him and threw several explosive tags, which served as her reply.
Seeing this, Jiraiya quickly leaped away from his original position.
Simultaneously, he performed hand seals and spat out a large amount of toad oil: "Oil Bullet!"
Konan was hit by the attack, her wings losing power and causing her to fall.
"Fire Style..."
"Flame Bullet!"
A stream of scorching flames erupted from his mouth.
At the critical moment, a strange bird descended from the sky.
Numerous bubbles washed away all the toad oil around.
Simultaneously, they neutralized the flames Jiraiya had spat out.
Beside Konan, an Akatsuki member with the Rinnegan appeared.
However, it was not the one encountered previously.
Jiraiya's brow furrowed: "I didn't expect such eyes to truly exist in this world."
"Jiraiya-sensei, it's been a while..."
Hearing this voice, Jiraiya's body trembled violently.
He hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked, "Nagato?"
"As expected of Jiraiya-sensei..."
"You still possess formidable strength,"
The Animal Path of Pain said indifferently.
A reunion between master and disciple should have been a good thing, but Jiraiya never expected it to be a hostile confrontation.
The Animal Path of Pain wasted no words and slammed his hands onto the ground: "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
*Puff!*
*Puff!*
A hellhound and a white snake appeared.
Jiraiya smiled slightly, bit his finger, and slammed it onto the ground.
Three white plumes of smoke rose.
Three toads appeared before Jiraiya.
Konoha.
Shikaku handed the book "When the Dragon Swims the Sea" to Naruto, as Naruto was Jiraiya's disciple.
After reading the contents of the book, Naruto touched his chin thoughtfully, "How is this similar to the experiences of the perverted sage?"
"The perverted sage once told me that I was his fifth disciple."
"The situation in this story is exactly the same..."
"It couldn't be a coincidence, could it..."
At this moment, Tsunade and the others walked over slowly, "Naruto, you'll have to bear with it for a while and come with us to the Five Kage Summit."
"All the jinchuriki will be there."
Naruto nodded, and handed the book "When the Dragon Swims the Sea" to Tsunade, "Grandma Tsunade, I find this book very strange..."
Tsunade took the book with a dejected expression, "That guy, aside from writing about Sumi's stories with some skill, everything else is very strange."
However, when Tsunade opened the first page, she was directly stunned by the content.
"This... could this be Jiraiya's autobiography?"
"It's almost identical!"
Tsunade remembered all the previous content.
But upon reaching the end, Tsunade's heart leaped in surprise, "If this is Sumi's story, then could it be detailing Jiraiya's life?"
"Everyone in this ninja world knows that the story of Sumi is one hundred percent factual..."
"No, I can't rest easy. Jiraiya might be in danger!"