In fact, among the Kage present, it wasn't only the Kazekage, Raikage, and others who were shaken—even Namikaze Minato himself, Uchiha Feng's teacher from Konoha, was deeply surprised.
He hadn't expected that in just a few days since they last met, Uchiha Feng would give him yet another shock.
However, Minato quickly came to a realization: with the power of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan, controlling a tailed beast was not particularly difficult.
Uchiha Feng becoming the Four-Tails Jinchūriki was, in truth, within reason.
Sweeping his gaze across the still-shocked Kage, Namikaze Minato spoke calmly:
"Just now, the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, Lord A, said that Amegakure is not qualified, and that Uchiha Feng's personal strength is insufficient."
"That Amegakure is not worthy of standing on equal footing with the Five Great Ninja Villages—am I correct?"
"But now, you've all seen it for yourselves. Uchiha Feng has already become the Four-Tails Jinchūriki—and a perfect Four-Tails Jinchūriki."
"In other words, although Amegakure is still a small ninja village at present, it already possesses the same kind of strategic weapon as the other great villages: a tailed beast."
"So tell me—do you still believe that Amegakure is unqualified to stand alongside the Five Great Ninja Villages?"
As Minato's words fell, the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage—both wary of Ning Feng's strength—instinctively wanted to refute him.
Yet after opening their mouths, neither of them could find a single word to say.
After all, a village's status in the ninja world had always been determined by strength.
Amegakure, with the Four-Tails as a strategic weapon alone, already had more than enough capital to rank among the top ninja villages.
If Amegakure had possessed no tailed beast before, the other villages would not have taken it seriously—but now…
Now that Amegakure had a tailed beast, every major village was forced to carefully reconsider its relationship with the Rain Village.
"I agree. From now on, Amegakure should become the Sixth Great Ninja Village, standing shoulder to shoulder with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and the others."
"And by bringing Amegakure into the ranks of the great villages, many issues in the ninja world can be resolved much more quickly."
"Therefore, I believe Lord Minato's proposal is an excellent one. Our Sunagakure fully supports it!"
Amid the silence of the other Kage, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was the first to speak.
One had to know that the Land of Rain bordered the Land of Wind. Friction between Amegakure and Sunagakure had always been constant.
Now that Amegakure was rising against the odds, and Sunagakure had recently reduced its military expenditures, Rasa judged that instead of letting a stronger Amegakure become a future threat, it would be better to extend an olive branch and curry favor.
Sure enough, as Rasa spoke, Ōnoki and A both shot to their feet, glaring at him as if he were a traitor.
For the two of them, Amegakure's rise was extremely unfavorable.
Once the summit formally confirmed Amegakure's status as the Sixth Great Nation, it would inevitably attract large numbers of shinobi to join. At that point, the standing of Iwagakure and Kumogakure would be seriously threatened.
"Fourth Mizukage Yagura, what do you think about this matter!?"
Seeing Sunagakure side with Konoha and Amegakure, both A and Ōnoki immediately turned their hopeful gazes toward Yagura.
Unfortunately for them, they had no idea that the Fourth Mizukage was still under Uchiha Obito's secret control.
"Since Amegakure already possesses a strategic weapon like the Four-Tails,"
Yagura said slowly under Obito's manipulation,
"then with its current strength, it truly is qualified to stand alongside the Five Great Ninja Villages."
"Moreover, bringing Lord Uchiha Feng of Amegakure into the fold is also a good thing for the entire ninja world. What do you all think?"
"You—!"
A and Ōnoki had been counting on the Mizukage to support them. Instead, he had openly betrayed them.
Both of them froze stiffly on the spot, momentarily at a loss for words.
"To think that even the Kazekage and Mizukage agree to bring Amegakure into the ranks of the great ninja villages,"
Namikaze Minato said with a chuckle.
"With all of you leading together, the ninja world will surely grow even stronger under Lord Uchiha Feng and the rest of you."
"Yes indeed. Lord Uchiha Feng is a young hero—able to rule Amegakure at the tender age of five or six. Under his governance, Amegakure will surely one day surpass all the great villages!"
Seeing the overall direction of the summit firmly set by Minato, Mifune quickly spoke up, smiling as he cast a flattering glance toward Uchiha Feng.
Although Mifune resided in the Land of Iron, he was extremely well-informed about the affairs of the ninja world.
The rapidly rising Uchiha Feng had long since caught his attention.
Today's performance by Uchiha Feng had left a deep impression on him—Mifune clearly understood just how terrifying this young man's strength was. In the future, he must be courted, never offended.
With even the summit's initiator speaking this way, Ning Feng seized the momentum and slowly stood up, a smile spreading across his face.
"I never expected all of you seniors to take such good care of me. To be honest, I've only been in charge of Amegakure for a short time…"
"There are certainly shortcomings in my governance, and I will need to learn and exchange ideas with all of you here. I hope the Kage will be generous in offering guidance."
"And lastly, the person I must thank the most is Lord Ōnoki of Iwagakure."
"If he hadn't 'gifted' me a Four-Tails tailed beast late at night, our Amegakure wouldn't have been able to seize this opportunity—nor obtain a strategic tailed-beast weapon to rise as the Sixth Great Ninja Village!"
Ning Feng's earlier words caused many of the Kage to nod subtly, feeling a good impression toward him.
After all, someone so young yet so humble was exceedingly rare.
But by the end of his speech, several Kage nearly burst out laughing.
On the surface, Ning Feng was thanking Ōnoki—but in reality, he was mocking him, ridiculing the entire Iwagakure!
"Uchiha Feng, you—!"
Ōnoki was about to explode, but Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi forcibly held him back.
"Lord Ōnoki, this is a place for talks—not combat. If you wish to fight, Minato would not mind accompanying you."
Namikaze Minato snorted coldly, using the opportunity to warn the other Kage.
Sure enough, with Minato's words, Ōnoki—already having suffered a silent defeat—dared not say anything more.
If this were the Konoha of the past, Ōnoki might not have cared. But the current Konoha not only had Namikaze Minato, a fearsome powerhouse, but also the full support of the Uchiha clan.
If Iwagakure wanted to make a move now, they would have to think very carefully.
Not to mention—
Uchiha Feng, who firmly controlled Amegakure from start to finish, was still watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey.
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