Joining the elite ninja army, Shinji surveyed the battlefield seemingly casually, while observing the conversation of the Five Kage in the distance.
Undoubtedly, this internal strife of the Akatsuki organization was entirely orchestrated by him.
The one playing 'B' was Mumei, because her 'Susanoo' coincidentally happened to be red, just like the one contained in Karin's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan before, capable of passing off as genuine.
And the ones responsible for the siege, 'C', 'D', and 'E', were played by Haku, Karin, and a Shadow Clone of his own.
The reason for this arrangement was firstly because Karin, who was 'B', no longer had the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and couldn't use 'Susanoo'. If she were to act in this play, it would expose too much information about her Rinnegan.
And Yakumo had been following Tsunade all along, making it difficult to deceive with a Shadow Clone.
So Shinji let Mumei guest star as 'B', then let Karin fight with 'Wood Release' under the name of 'D'.
Therefore, Mumei, Haku, and Karin following Shinji right now were actually all Shadow Clones.
Withdrawing his gaze from secretly observing the Five Kage, the corner of Shinji's mouth curled up slightly.
Judging from the current reaction of the Five Kage, this play seemed to have passed.
However, this was only natural. Haku's 'Ice Release' and Karin's 'Wood Release' were both powerful Kekkei Genkai ninjutsu capable of resisting 'Susanoo'.
Plus, to increase credibility, the few people spared no chakra and went all out during the battle, making the battlefield look unusually fierce, even faintly having an atmosphere of moving mountains and filling seas, destroying the world.
Under these circumstances, the Hidden Mist group certainly couldn't imagine that Shinji arranged such a big battle just to make them believe that the Akatsuki organization was having internal strife. So including the acting Mizukage Mei Terumi, none of the Hidden Mist group saw any flaws, believing this internal strife of the Akatsuki organization orchestrated by Shinji to be true.
"Phew..."
Exhaling lightly, Shinji's thoughts spread out.
The threat of the Overlord was imminent. He must incite the Great Ninja War as soon as possible to promote the resurrection of the Ten-Tails. So this play was not only for the Five Great Ninja Villages to see, but also for Nagato and Obito.
Mumei, Karin, Haku, and his Shadow Clone were currently heading north all the way, deliberately passing through several Akatsuki strongholds, with the purpose of letting Nagato and Obito receive this intelligence at the first moment.
In fact, Shinji only realized not long ago that the 'Dawn/Akatsuki' (his faction) he created had become one of the factors hindering the outbreak of the Great Ninja War.
Whether it was him, the mysterious 'A', or the organization members under his command like 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', etc., they were all existences with extremely high threat levels in the eyes of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Nagato, and Obito. If he and his organization kept hiding in the dark, whether it was the Five Great Ninja Villages or Nagato and Obito, they would all feel uneasy deep down.
So borrowing the misunderstanding of the Hidden Leaf by accident, orchestrating a play of internal strife was the best means to relieve the apprehension of both sides.
If this move still didn't work, Shinji could arrange a few fake deaths.
In short, as long as he could make the Five Great Ninja Villages, Nagato, and Obito feel that the 'Dawn/Akatsuki' led by him had no threat temporarily, he could do anything.
After leaving a few squads for further battlefield investigation, everyone returned to the Hidden Leaf.
Hokage Building.
Conference Room.
The Five Kage gathered, and a new round of Five Kage Summit convened overnight without any delay.
Tsunade shared the latest intelligence mastered by the Hidden Leaf, including the battlefield investigation of the previous great battle between Akatsuki's 'B' and 'D' on the southern coast of the Land of Fire, with the other four Kage.
Mei Terumi looked at the investigation report while saying: "So, 'A's group of Akatsuki organization indeed had internal strife?"
Tsunade nodded slightly: "Correct! And from the information we currently master, this internal strife occurring within the Akatsuki organization should revolve around 'B'!"
The Third Tsuchikage suddenly asked: "'B' also knows 'Wood Release'?"
Tsunade looked somewhat gloomy: "Yes, currently both 'B' and 'D' in the Akatsuki organization have demonstrated 'Wood Release'. I suspect the Akatsuki organization might have mastered some new technology, increasing the success rate of transplanting Hashira cells!"
The Fourth Raikage, Fifth Kazekage, and acting Mizukage Mei Terumi all looked grim.
If 'Wood Release' really became common within the Akatsuki organization, then the difficulty of encircling and suppressing the Akatsuki organization would undoubtedly increase greatly.
The Third Tsuchikage picked up the intelligence sent by Itachi again: "The key now lies in whether the intelligence sent by Itachi Uchiha is true. If the intelligence he sent is true, that the Akatsuki organization led by Nagato and the Akatsuki organization led by 'A' have no connection with each other, and are even in some competitive relationship, then our Ninja Village Alliance still has hope. Otherwise..."
The Third Tsuchikage paused, staying silent afterwards.
The meaning in his words was clear. If the two groups of Akatsuki merged, then with the current power of the Ninja Village Alliance, it was simply insufficient to confront the Akatsuki organization. Defeat would be inevitable, so actively inciting a great war would be seeking death.
And if the intelligence was true, and the two groups of Akatsuki constrained each other, then now would be the best time to destroy each group of Akatsuki individually.
Mei Terumi frowned, her beautiful face full of conflict: "Is Itachi Uchiha really trustworthy? The Fourth Mizukage was heavily injured by his Mangekyo Dojutsu, and hasn't fully recovered even now!"
The Fifth Kazekage said: "I think this intelligence doesn't look like a trap."
Tsunade echoed: "Mhm, we think so too. In previous moves of the Akatsuki organization, the two groups of Akatsuki rarely cooperated. Especially in the last great battle, if 'A's group also took action, we might have even been completely wiped out. So the relationship between them is definitely not as simple as it looks."
The Fourth Raikage nodded: "If they were in cahoots, I'm afraid they would have made a move on us long ago!"
The Third Tsuchikage put his hands behind his back: "Then let's vote! Now 'A's group has internal strife, and Nagato is trying to control the Jinchuriki. Not much time is left for us to act!"
The Fifth Kazekage raised a hand: "I agree to vote!"
Although the rhythm was led by the Third Tsuchikage, as the host, Tsunade wasn't angry. Now was a crucial moment for the survival of the Ninja Village Alliance, so she also raised her hand: "I agree to vote!"
"Mhm!"
The Fourth Raikage with arms crossed nodded, also expressing agreement.
Finally, only Mei Terumi remained silent, so everyone looked at her in unison, waiting for the answer of this acting Mizukage.
Mei Terumi sighed: "With just the intelligence at hand, I personally cannot agree to vote immediately. But the Hidden Mist will not act alone. Since everyone agrees to vote, I represent the Hidden Mist agreeing to vote!"
Tsunade said: "Alright then, voting starts in half an hour!"
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