Chapter 490: Opportunity

Ninja Academy, in the classroom.

"Shuiyue Bai, please accept my challenge!"

Shoulder-length hair, white pupils, Hyuga Neji's expression was solemn.

He had no choice but to be solemn; he had already fought several matches with this transfer student, but i without exception, all were losses.

He wasn't the type to admit defeat; after returning home, he begged his father to help him with special training.

But when the teacher arranged for him to spar with Bai again, Bai refused, how could he accept that?

"I'm very sorry… for causing you trouble!"

Dressed in a white long robe, hair tied in a bun, wrapped with a white headscarf, Bai bowed to Neji, his face full of apology.

Looking at the bandages on Neji's hands, he felt somewhat guilty.

He never imagined he would cause the other so much trouble; after returning home and doing special training, he ended up covered in wounds.

"Ah! Bai, you're so cute!"

"Neji, you're not allowed to hurt Bai!"

A group of lovesick female classmates in class, seeing Bai lower his head to apologize, with Bai's tranquil demeanor and graceful movements, each stared over with shining eyes.

Among them, a few bold girls each shouted threats at Neji.

"Neji, even if you are the young master of the Hyuga family, if you dare to hurt Bai, we won't let you off!"

Of course, as the previous year's top student, Neji also had his share of followers.

"You idiots, Neji and Bai are just sparring normally; what are you worried about!"

A girl with two bun hairstyles, seeing her female classmates in class each turn to support Bai, was both angry and annoyed.

She was partly angry that her foolish classmates each turned to support Bai, and partly glad she had far fewer rivals.

"What did you say!"

Soon, Bai and Neji at the center of the incident hadn't started fighting yet, but their supporters had already erupted into a chaotic argument.

"……"

Whether Bai or Neji, seeing this scene, both were troubled.

"Everyone… it's about time, it's time to go home!"

Looking at those girls around who started arguing to defend him, Bai felt a headache, not knowing how to deal with it.

After transferring into this class, because of his handsome looks and gentle demeanor, he quickly gained the attention of almost everyone in the class.

After he defeated Neji, the class president, this attention gradually began to escalate.

Love letters and such were commonplace.

Even worse, some would take advantage of crowded moments to grope him.

Such enthusiasm left Bai feeling overwhelmed.

Although somewhat troubled, Bai did not dislike his classmates.

Perhaps, this is what the Hokage said—it's a kind of life experience!

Since arriving in the Land of Fire, he has continually been urged by the Hokage to live his own life and experience different things.

After a period of confusion, he gradually came to understand the Hokage's deeper meaning.

"I'm back!"

After handling some trivial matters at school, Bai finally returned to Dong Shilang's residence after getting away from those girls' entanglements.

Taking off his shoes at the entrance, hanging up his bag, Bai, who was just about to step inside, suddenly stopped and stood frozen in place.

With some doubt, he turned his gaze toward the direction of Dong Shilang's bedroom.

Faintly, a round of applause came from that direction.

However, the simple-minded Bai merely found it strange for a moment, then went into the kitchen and began to busy himself.

After about a year of training, he had become a cook with quite good culinary skills.

"Where is Aunt Qianxie?"

Just as he brought a plate of hot food into the living room, Bai saw only Dong Shilang alone, feeling strange—why was only Dong Shilang there?

"Your Aunt Qianxie has something at home and has already returned!"

Looking at Bai's pure, crystal-clear eyes, even with Dong Shilang's thick skin, his old face couldn't help but redden.

Also blame the Ten-Tails' chakra, which made his bodily functions surge, causing the delay to drag on a bit.

"The Hokage, Zilaiye has returned!"

Just as Dong Shilang felt embarrassed, a cloaked figure appeared in his living room, dispelling the embarrassment.

"Zilaiye has returned!"

Hearing those words, Dong Shilang raised his eyebrows.

"Bai, I won't be eating at home today!"

After saying that, Dong Shilang stood up and headed toward the Hokage building.

Since Zilaiye has returned, it means the letter I entrusted to him has already been given to the Tsuchikage and the Raikage.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the Hokage's office, several Hokage aides were present, waiting for him, the Hokage.

"Zilaiye, Dayemu and Ai—how did they react!"

At this point, ten or so days have passed since Dong Shilang handed the letter to Zilaiye.

Logically, Zilaiye delivering the letter himself shouldn't have taken this long.

But the contents mentioned in the letter are of great importance, and it also mentioned convening a Five Kage Summit.

The Kage of each village certainly couldn't directly reply to Zilaiye.

They each gathered their village's senior officials, discussed for several days, then gave him a reply.

"Things are still going well!"

While speaking, Zilaiye took two scrolls from his person and handed them to Dong Shilang.

"That's good!"

After taking the scrolls, Dong Shilang quickly glanced at their contents.

"Hmm! This time the results are not bad; they all agreed to talk together."

Facing the expectant gazes of the few people below, Dong Shilang also didn't waste words, nodding his head.

"Really!"

Snatching the scroll from Dong Shilang's hand, Gangshou gave him no face at all.

"This time… the conflict between ninjas might actually be greatly eased!"

After reading the scroll's contents in one go, Gangshou let out a long sigh.

Then she glared fiercely at Zilaiye.

This guy, just now while she was reading the letter, his eyes became restless again.

As for Dong Shilang, having just eaten a big seafood meal, he is now in the sage period, and his resistance to certain temptations has greatly increased.

"If that's the case!"

The content on the scroll is very simple; after some opening pleasantries, it politely indicates the matters Dong Shilang proposed.

Everyone can sit down and have a good talk.

"Zilaiye, you will arrange the specific affairs of this Five Kage Summit; if you have any questions, you can consult with Gangshou!"

Dong Shilang felt that he should still give this idiot Zilaiye a chance.

Otherwise, both he and Gangshou would end up single for life, which is really a shame.

"Me?"

Zilaiye, whose expression was still a bit embarrassed, never expected that the matter would fall on him, looking at Dong Shilang with a puzzled face.

"Shouldn't this kind of thing be personally overseen by the Hokage?"

"What, this is a rare opportunity; Zilaiye, don't you plan to seize it yourself?"

Looking at Zilaiye and Gangshou, Dong Shilang's words had a double meaning.

He had the intention of letting Zilaiye stay in the village, not for anything else, just in case of future empty ninja attacks or Pain's assaults and such.

With this guy Zilaiye around, I can also relax a lot.

I've become the leader—do I have to do everything myself?! Zilaiye's free labor shouldn't go to waste.

Moreover, some tricky tasks can be handed over to this guy to complete.

He believes that with Gangshou this gambler, Zilaiye's wallet will definitely be cleaner than his face.

By then, won't he just be another free laborer?

One month later.

At the Leaf Village gate, Dong Shilang in a Hokage robe, with Itachi and Kakashi at his side, waved a hand behind him.

He headed toward the Land of Iron.

That's right—Zilaiye chose the venue for this Five Kage Summit, which is none other than the neutral Land of Iron.

Regarding this, Dong Shilang did not interfere excessively.

At the same time, in Mist Ninja Village, Mei Terumi, wearing the hat symbolizing the Mizukage, waved at Yuan Shi and the Mist Ninja villagers behind her, and set off with two guards.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to hold this Five Kage Summit, Mei Terumi successfully assumed the Mizukage's position.

Meanwhile, Feng Zhi Guo's Rasa, the Lightning Country's A, and the Earth Country's Daimu also set out, heading toward the Land of Iron.

Meanwhile, in a dark cave...

"This Five Kage Summit initiated by the Hokage—its specific details are unknown."

The half-black, half-white Zetsu began speaking in his hoarse voice.

"However, the theme of this meeting is peace!"

"I know more than that; the Hokage seems to have proposed some plans to reduce disputes among the major nations, which have gained unanimous approval from Leaf Village and the other major nations."

A pair of golden vertical pupils carefully examined the leader whose expression remained unchanged, licked his lips, and continued:

"The Hokage's proposal can be said to run contrary to the leader's stance; once implemented, it would mean far fewer missions for our organization, which would be highly detrimental to its development!"

Gazing at the ripples in Pain's eyes, Orochimaru's eyes showed not a trace of unusual expression.

However, his constantly licking long tongue revealed his restless inner desire.

"Peace!" With no ripple in his eyes, the orange-haired Pain turned his gaze toward Orochimaru and Black Zetsu.

"It's just a joke!"

"Zetsu, Orochimaru, gather information on the Hokage's movements!"

Having said that, Pain said nothing more.

Upon hearing his words, both Orochimaru and Zetsu's expressions tightened.

Especially Orochimaru, in his gaze toward Pain, a fleeting hint of deeply concealed pride flashed in his eyes.

He then concealed it well.

As for Black Zetsu, at this moment he began to feel anxious about gains and losses.

Yuzhibo Dongshilang this guy has already awakened the eternal Mangekyō; he worries that Nagato is not a match.

But if this person isn't dealt with, he will become a stumbling block for the Moon Eye Plan.

However, considering Nagato's body is growing weaker, and Yuzhibo Dongshilang's strength may not yet have peaked.

He ultimately did not stop it.