Naruto, Minato, and Shisui asked some miscellaneous questions, passing the time on their journey.
It was a pity Danzo died so early; there wasn't even anyone to assassinate them, making it incredibly boring.
Around this time, the Kage from the other villages had also set off.
The Fifth Kazekage Gaara's escorts were Temari and Kankuro, with Maki in charge of village affairs. After all, he had served as the acting Kazekage for a long time and was very familiar with all the matters.
The Fourth Raikage was accompanied by Darui and Shi. If there were no surprises, Darui would be the next Raikage, mastering Storm Release and a special black Lightning Release. Shi was a sensory ninja and also knew some Medical Ninjutsu.
The Raikage's injuries were almost healed; at least he could wear clothes to cover the bandages on his body.
The Third Earth Shadow Ōnoki's escorts were Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi. The small Ōnoki stubbornly insisted on carrying his own luggage, but the large Akatsuchi carried both him and the luggage.
The Fourth Mizukage's escorts were Zabuza and Mei Terumi, while the experienced Ao was left to look after the village and Utakata.
Whether it was a tacit rule or not, the people the Kage brought to the Five Kage Summit were generally candidates for the next generation of Kage.
Of course, Gaara himself had only recently become the Kazekage, so he wasn't included in this.
Anyway, when Fugaku learned that Shisui would be one of the escorts this time, he was overjoyed, and even the depression that Gan, Wen, and Cui had brought him over the years dissipated.
Land of Water, Xuanyuan Crowd's ambush point.
"Damn it, they're finally out!" The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd member slapped his thigh. "Boss, should we get him?"
The red-clad leader glared at him, "Are you stupid? Fighting the Mizukage in the Land of Water? Are you looking for death? Wait until they're further away from Kirigakure."
"Oh, the boss is right."
The five followed from a distance, not forgetting to release a few Exploding Insects for reconnaissance.
The Mizukage's group wasn't vigilant enough. Frankly speaking, these insects couldn't even get through Konoha's gates.
The Land of Water was built on islands in the sea. No matter which country they went to from here, they had to travel by water.
Yagura and the others chose the route of taking a ship to the Land of Frost to disembark, and then taking a land route through the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Rice Fields to reach the Land of Iron.
The Xuanyuan Crowd 'borrowed' a small boat and secretly followed Yagura's large ship from a great distance.
The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd member couldn't help but ask, "We've left the Land of Water, boss, should we get him?"
The red-clad leader glared at him again, "Are you stupid? Fighting the Mizukage on the sea? Are you looking for death? Wait until they get ashore."
"Oh, the boss is right."
Yagura's ship sailed for a day, and the Xuanyuan Crowd followed for a day. Fortunately, none of them were seasick like Guy to the point of losing their combat power.
The five steered the small boat, bypassing the port where the Mizukage's ship was docked, and landed elsewhere.
After setting foot on solid ground, the green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd member was still the first to jump out, "We're ashore, boss, should we get him?"
The red-clad leader glanced at him. The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd member thought he was going to be scolded again and subconsciously shrank his neck.
Only to hear the red-clad leader say with melancholy, "We can't. Who do you see the insects have discovered?"
The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd member was stunned, "The Raikage? Why is he here?"
The others also fell silent.
No one expected that the Mizukage's chosen route would overlap with the Raikage's in the latter half, and that the two would happen to run into each other.
The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd gritted his teeth, "How about we take them down together?"
The other four glared at him. Fighting two Kage plus their elite guard teams was roughly equivalent to fighting five or six Kage. Was he looking for death?
Not to mention that the Raikage had a grudge against them. Given that guy's personality, even if he was hit by an Exploding Insect, he might risk detonating himself to take out one or two people first.
Besides, Cloud Village had just been destroyed not long ago, and the Raikage must be in a bad mood. Going up to provoke him at this time was definitely courting death.
The red-clad leader sighed, "Let's wait until they separate. With the Raikage here, other Kage might not be far away. If someone encounters a battle at this time, they will definitely support each other. It's better to intercept him on the return journey."
The green-clad Xuanyuan Crowd also chickened out, "What the boss says is right!"
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As a sensory ninja, and having been highly vigilant since leaving the Land of Lightning, Shi was the first to discover the Mizukage's group. Because he was unsure of their identity, the Raikage's group stood on guard.
"Are you the Raikage?" Yagura stopped when the two sides were twenty meters apart, looking at the Raikage as he asked.
Zabuza and Mei Terumi stared at the Raikage's two guards, ready to fight at any time. The Five Great Nations were not as harmonious on the surface as they seemed. They might draw their swords at each other over a disagreement.
"That's right, are you the Mizukage?" The Raikage also sized up Yagura.
Shi and Darui also looked at Zabuza and Mei Terumi warily. Having just experienced a major upheaval, they lacked trust in ninjas from other villages, especially the Kirigakure ninjas known for their mystery.
The Mizukage and the Raikage had basically never interacted. They could recognize each other because they had seen photos in intelligence reports.
Yagura cordially invited, "I didn't expect to run into the Raikage so coincidentally. Would you like to travel together next?"
The Raikage directly refused, "No need, let's each go our own way."
Yagura said with some regret, "Is that so? That's a pity. I wanted to learn more about Akatsuki's information."
"I will make it public when the time comes. It's better to keep some distance now." The Raikage didn't want to say more and turned to leave.
Mei Terumi looked at the Raikage's back and said with some displeasure, "What an impolite fellow."
"Having just experienced something like that, it's normal to be in a bad mood," Yagura said. "Forget it, let's go."
Apart from this less-than-pleasant encounter between the Raikage and the Mizukage, the others had a relatively peaceful journey.
In fact, Deidara originally wanted to take the opportunity to intercept Gaara, but he was stopped.
"Why? This time the Clay is sufficient, I will definitely blow up that sand-playing guy, hmm."
Pain said, "No need, the One Tail and Seven Tails have other arrangements. You are responsible for the Six Tails. Let Kisame go with you."
Deidara said unhappily, "I'm enough alone, I don't need that shark-faced bastard!"
Kisame carried Samehada on his back and looked at Deidara, "I don't mind teaming up with him, but can this guy really catch a Tailed Beast?"
Deidara immediately bristled, pointing at Kisame and shouting, "You shark-faced bastard who doesn't understand art, be careful of being blown to pieces!"
Kisame didn't care about his threat, and said in a coaxing tone, "You're the one who will be blown up by your own bombs sooner or later."
"Alright, it's decided then," Pain said. "Tobi and Zetsu will keep an eye on the Xuanyuan Crowd. They are too slow in doing things. Urge them first. If they can't do it..."
Tobi asked in a cheap tone, "What if they can't do it? Should we help them? Or should we ask for the deposit back? But if they fail, they will be killed by the Mizukage..."
Pain, who was supposed to cooperate with his performance, turned a blind eye, and even Zetsu didn't respond to him, directly sinking into the ground.
"Eh?" Tobi tilted his head, and only after seeing that Zetsu had disappeared did he raise his hands high, panicking and running out, "Wait for me, Zetsu-senpai!"
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