Uchiha Jin's expression remained as calm as ever.
He had no objections whatsoever regarding the absence of Uzumaki Mito and Kushina. In fact, if not for his consideration for Tsunade at his side, he wouldn't even have been interested in having Senju Hashirama and Tobirama attend the meeting.
Sitting at the head of the table, he saw everyone take their seats and directly signaled Kakashi to speak.
And so...
Kakashi stood up, bowed respectfully to Uchiha Jin, and then began introducing the intelligence to the group.
Once he finished and sat down, the room immediately erupted into a flurry of discussion.
The faces of Shikaku and Fugaku were extremely grim, their reactions basically identical to Tsunade's.
Clearly...
Although they had heard Uchiha Jin mention the Akatsuki Organization before, they never expected the strength of this organization to be so terrifying.
The fact that they could cause such destruction in a single move, and against three of the Great Ninja Villages at that, had truly shaken the two of them.
Senju Hashirama and Sakumo Hatake were merely frowning in thought.
There wasn't a trace of fear on their faces; they were simply silently contemplating how to resolve the situation.
Senju Hashirama went without saying; although the strength the Akatsuki Organization displayed was formidable, he didn't truly take them seriously.
Because in his eyes, everyone was trash!
The Akatsuki Organization's so-called strength was, to him, merely that of a slightly stronger ant.
Even knowing Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, he felt no great fear.
Sakumo Hatake was the same!
His blade followed the path of charging forward without looking back; no matter who the enemy was, they could not inspire fear in him.
One strike... either the enemy dies, or I do!
His strategic thinking ability was zero, but as long as Uchiha Jin spoke, his blade would naturally unsheathe to kill!
Senju Tobirama couldn't help himself and stood up to speak: "I feel the time has come to directly initiate a Five Kage Summit. The Five Great Ninja Villages, having suffered such heavy blows, certainly won't mind joining forces to deal with the Akatsuki Organization!"
"Furthermore, this is crucial for Konoha. Otherwise, if the Akatsuki Organization truly gathers all eight Tailed Beasts, they will definitely move against us."
"Of course, there are problems!"
"Because Orochimaru returned to Konoha, the Akatsuki Organization—provided they aren't too stupid—must have moved their base. So, trying to find their current location..."
"Is difficult!"
As he spoke, the others couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Clearly...
Basically, no one had any objections to Senju Tobirama's proposal.
It was indeed as Tobirama said; although there was some friction between the Five Great Ninja Villages, the Akatsuki Organization was a threat to all of them.
So in the current situation, they should set aside their differences and choose to cooperate.
However...
Even though everyone agreed with the suggestion, they ultimately turned their gazes toward Uchiha Jin at the head of the table.
Because Uchiha Jin was the Village's true Hokage!
How this matter would be handled required Uchiha Jin's nod of approval.
And to this...
Uchiha Jin looked at the expectant gazes of the crowd, pondered for a brief moment, and then couldn't help but reveal a slight smile.
"Everyone, the time has come!"
"We can talk about the Akatsuki Organization later. Right now, I only want to seize this opportunity to handle Konoha's own affairs first."
"My previous plan to eliminate the Daimyo has been waiting for an opportunity."
"Now, the opportunity is here!"
"While the various hidden Villages are in chaos, I intend to use this chance to add fuel to the fire."
"Now, let's study how to allocate our manpower so we can simultaneously send all the Daimyo and Nobles to the Pure Land!"
At this moment, a piercing cold light surged in Uchiha Jin's eyes.
Yes!
He had no interest in holding some Five Kage Summit to focus all efforts on that Akatsuki Organization trash.
To put it bluntly... he didn't care about the Akatsuki Organization at all!
Even if they were allowed to bounce around for a while longer, it wouldn't affect his plans. On the contrary, he could use the Akatsuki Organization for some of his own schemes.
Conversely...
He found those Daimyo and Nobles most irritating!
Therefore, he decided.
While the Akatsuki Organization was moving against the other Villages and drawing all the fury toward themselves, he would take the opportunity to kill off those Daimyo and Nobles first.
Moreover, with such an opportunity, the deaths of those Daimyo and Nobles would most likely be blamed directly on the Akatsuki Organization by all the ninja Villages.
He didn't believe the Akatsuki Organization would specifically come out and say that these things weren't their doing!
And of course...
Even if the Akatsuki Organization did come out to speak, the Great Ninja Villages wouldn't believe them, would they?
On the other side...
After hearing Uchiha Jin's words, everyone present was instantly dumbfounded.
There was no other way!
They truly couldn't understand Uchiha Jin's train of thought. After all, in their view, the Akatsuki Organization's goals were too terrifying, and they should be the target Konoha next focused all its efforts on.
Why go after the Daimyo and Nobles at a critical juncture like this?
Those characters were basically like pigs waiting to be slaughtered; they could be killed at any time. Why did it have to be right now?
It was precisely for this reason that everyone present fell into an instant silence.
There was no other way!
They couldn't accept it.
If Uchiha Jin weren't the Hokage, they would have already started cursing him out.
But there was no choice!
Uchiha Jin was not only the Hokage but also a Hokage with true power. His control over the entire Konoha was incredibly strong. As long as it was something he truly decided on, even if they opposed it, they had no ability to stop him.
After a long while...
Tsunade couldn't help but speak: "Lord Jin, why?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama!" Seeing this, Kakashi also couldn't help but speak up: "The existence of the Akatsuki Organization has the greatest destructive potential!"
The others all spoke up one after another.
Clearly...
Everyone wanted to change Uchiha Jin's mind, so they were naturally hoping they could do so now.
Even Senju Hashirama and Sakumo Hatake spoke up. Clearly, even if the two of them didn't have great strategic ability, they still felt Uchiha Jin's idea was a bit off.
Only Senju Tobirama did not rush to speak.
He considered himself to have a fairly good understanding of Uchiha Jin, especially considering Uchiha Jin's several previous moves, which proved that Uchiha Jin was actually quite similar to himself—both were existences with very strong planning and layout abilities.
In certain situations, he even felt slightly inferior to the other.
So...
Could things that they themselves could think of have escaped Uchiha Jin's notice?
Impossible!
So, the question was...
Since Uchiha Jin also understood these things, why would he still insist on that choice of his?
Could it be that there was some point in this matter that he hadn't thought of?
It was precisely because he thought of this that Senju Tobirama did not rush to speak, but instead fell into deep thought.