Judgment Descends Upon the Naruto World

Observing Might Guy's rising fervor to the point of preparing to open the Seventh Gate, even Hatake Kakashi turned pale with alarm.

Kakashi: "Guy! Stop!"

As Guy's friend, he fully understood the risks of the Eight Gates Formation. Even opening the Sixth Gate (Gate of View) was already excruciating, requiring a lengthy period to recover. Let alone the Seventh Gate (Gate of Wonder)?

Chiyu (the Hokage) also understood this perfectly well.

In an instant, at extreme speed, he turned into a flicker of white light and appeared behind Might Guy…

A gentle tap on his shoulder.

Chiyu: "That's enough."

Might Guy felt a trickle of cold sweat on his forehead.

Might Guy: "He appeared behind me without my even noticing… Even at the Sixth Gate (Gate of View), I couldn't react in time?

"Hokage-sama… I guess I've lost, after all…"

With that, Guy stopped surging his power, closed the Eight Gates, and stood there gasping for breath. Yet…

Might Guy: "Hahahahaha!! What an exhilarating, man-to-man bout this was! Now this is true youth!"

Kakashi sighed. "Guy, you…!"

But Might Guy then turned serious:

Might Guy: "Hokage-sama, thank you."

Chiyu: "Why?"

Guy glanced at Kakashi.

Might Guy: "Because you saved Kakashi. All this time, Kakashi nearly fell into darkness. As his friend, I wanted to pull him back but was powerless to do so. I'm really grateful to you, Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi felt a surge of emotion. "Guy, you moron…"

Chiyu merely shook his head.

Chiyu: "Only a person can save himself. I didn't really do anything."

Guy burst out laughing again:

Might Guy: "Whatever Hokage-sama says, I'm both grateful and in awe! From now on, if Hokage-sama gives an order, I—Konoha's Green Beast—will heed your call anytime!"

Chiyu gave a slight nod. Kakashi then helped up the exhausted Might Guy, reeling from the aftereffects of the Eight Gates.

Kakashi: "Guy, you fool—why pick a fight with the Hokage in the middle of an official mission?"

Might Guy (weakly smiling): "We don't truly get to know each other unless we fight it out, man to man! Huff…huff…"

"Yeah, yeah," Kakashi replied helplessly, supporting Guy as they continued on their journey.

…

A few days later, the three of them finally arrived in the Land of Frost.

Land of Frost's Frost Village was just a small settlement, nestled between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning—merely a buffer zone between two great powers. Its head wasn't called a Kage, merely a "lord."

By the time Chiyu arrived, Kumogakure's delegation had already been waiting.

Apart from the Land of Frost's local lord, the one mediating was the samurai Admiral Mifune from the Land of Iron.

Mifune was quite formidable—a legendary samurai sometimes called the "strongest of the old era," rumored to be so fast that shinobi couldn't even form seals against him.

In original lore, he famously fought Hanzo of the Salamander twice (both before and after death) and sealed him away for good.

Yet outwardly, Mifune seemed like a genial old man:

Mifune: "Hokage-dono, you've finally arrived. Please, come with me… The Raikage-dono is already waiting."

Chiyu nodded. "Alright."

Before long, in Frost Village's assembly hall, Chiyu finally came face-to-face with the Fourth Raikage.

A tall, brawny man, wearing little more than a vest draped over his muscular chest, with light-blond hair combed back and two short mustache strips. He lounged carelessly on the central seat opposite Chiyu, glaring furiously the moment Chiyu walked in.

Beside the Raikage were the veteran counselor Dodai and the Perfect Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails—Killer Bee.

Chiyu sat down calmly, with Kakashi and Guy standing behind him in vigilant silence.

The Fourth Raikage hadn't even spoken yet when Killer Bee barked:

Killer Bee: "So you're that new Hokage who killed our Kumogakure emissaries, yo? Damned punk! Fool, ya fool!"

Both Dodai and Mifune frowned at Bee's outburst. Chiyu simply showed no response.

Kakashi stepped forward slightly:

Kakashi: "To be precise, your so-called emissary team tried to steal our Byakugan and frame the Hyūga clan's leader. They acted with ulterior motives, forcing the Hokage's hand to deliver justice."

Dodai had tried multiple times to urge calm, but hearing Kakashi's explanation enraged the Fourth Raikage once again.

Fourth Raikage: "Bastard! Even in wartime, one doesn't execute emissaries! We came with proposals of peace—and you murdered them! You're going too far, Uchiha Chiyu!"

Guy also interjected:

Might Guy: "A messenger truly deserving of that name wouldn't come to steal others' secret bloodline! You lot at Kumogakure have never honored real peace talks anyway. Hokage-dono did the right thing!"

Fourth Raikage: "What?!"

He slammed his fist down on the table. Instantly, the sturdy wooden surface cracked in two.

Dodai stood, alarmed. "Please, Raikage-sama, calm down!"

Killer Bee looked ready to break into rap—Dodai hastened to hold him back.

Dodai then turned to Chiyu:

Dodai: "Hokage-dono, since we came here face-to-face to talk, it clearly isn't to continue fighting. Let's each show some sincerity—otherwise there's no point to all this."

Chiyu finally spoke for the first time:

Chiyu: "All right. So, show me Kumogakure's sincerity. Where is it?"

Dodai eyed the Fourth Raikage:

Dodai: "Ahem. We do grasp the situation in Konoha now—upheaval, an old system undone, the need to rebuild. But from our stance, the fact remains that all previous treaties and agreements were signed by your predecessor Sarutobi Hiruzen, recognized by both nations.

"Although we can make some concessions by abolishing part of those agreements, abolishing them all is frankly impossible.

"If a simple change in Hokage means annulling all treaties, then who would ever trust a new Hokage's word going forward?"

His tone was soft yet firm, with an undercurrent of steel. The Raikage snorted:

Fourth Raikage: "Right! If Konoha won't honor its commitments just because the Hokage changed, who'd ever do business with you?!"

Chiyu smirked coldly:

Chiyu: "If we're to talk about upholding deals… let's recall how the First Hokage convened the First Five Kage Summit, distributing Tailed Beasts to each village and forging a peace pact never to war again. Yet the moment he died, who was the first to break those terms? It was you, Kumogakure, correct?"

The Fourth Raikage was left momentarily speechless.

Chiyu continued relentlessly:

Chiyu: "In the next era, during negotiations between the Second Hokage and your Second Raikage, Kumo's Gold and Silver Brothers staged a coup, killing your own Raikage and forcing my predecessor to his death.

Then the Third Great Ninja War: Kumo tore up another peace treaty, invading the Land of Wind once Sunagakure's Third Kazekage went missing.

And more recently, your so-called emissary team's 'mission' to steal Hyūga's Byakugan.

"One by one, your 'agreements' have been a joke. Who'd want to 'negotiate' with such a village?"

The Fourth Raikage glowered, incensed:

Fourth Raikage: "Damned Uchiha Chiyu—!"

Dodai interposed again. "Raikage-sama, please—calm yourself!"

Killer Bee muttered something about "fool, ya fool," but Dodai blocked him, shaking his head.

Dodai: "Hokage-dono… if that's how you see it, why even come all this way to the Land of Frost for a talk?"

At that, Chiyu rose to his feet:

Chiyu: "Because this isn't a negotiation—

it's war."

Mifune's face changed. "Hokage-dono, wait, you—"

But Chiyu continued coolly:

Chiyu: "Mifune, you see clearly that Kumogakure has always used strong-arm tactics. They've never truly valued negotiations or upheld terms.

I had no intention of negotiating with them from the start."

The Fourth Raikage roared with laughter:

Fourth Raikage: "Hahaha! So that's how it is?! Uchiha Chiyu, at least you're straightforward!

Fine by me, I never planned to negotiate either!

Let's settle this with our fists—Raikage versus Hokage!"

Chiyu glanced at him dismissively:

Chiyu: "Raikage, you've misunderstood something. Your strength alone isn't worthy to face me."

Fourth Raikage: "W-what did you say?! You damned—!"

Might Guy laughed from behind:

Might Guy: "Well said, Hokage-sama! Then let me, Konoha's Green Beast, handle this so-called Raikage!"

"Eight Gates Formation—Fifth Gate: Gate of Limit, open!!"

Green chakra blazed around Guy's body, instantly shaking the entire hall, scattering debris.

Fourth Raikage (eyes narrowing): "That's… the Eight Gates Formation?!"

Enraged but wary, the Raikage allowed lightning chakra to surge around himself, pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to the extreme.

Might Guy: "Youth on fire—Konoha Whirlwind!"

He launched a fierce whirlwind kick. The Raikage blocked with a heavy elbow blow cloaked in lightning.

"Lariat!"

Boom—!

Their impact shook the long table, cracking the walls. Meanwhile, Killer Bee, seeing his brother already fighting, could no longer restrain himself:

Killer Bee: "Yooo, gotta let me fight too, fool, ya fool! Dat's whassup—eight-tails in the house!"

A torrent of vicious chakra exploded from Bee's body. His target?

Chiyu, the Hokage.

Killer Bee brandished a short blade buzzing with Raiton energy:

Killer Bee: "Bring it—my Supervibrato Lightning Release Swords! Let's see how it stacks up to your Blade of False Darkness fool, ya fool!"

Chiyu didn't hesitate, summoning his own crackling sword of lightning. Both men shot forward like twin bolts of thunder, colliding in midair above the shattered remains of the table.

Boom—!

A massive shockwave tore the conference hall wide open, rubble crashing down while a cloud of dust filled the sky.

Everyone else hastily fled outdoors.

Thus began the clash:

On one side, Might Guy vs. the Fourth Raikage.

On the other side, Hokage Chiyu vs. Perfect Jinchūriki Killer Bee.

Observing from a distance, Mifune murmured:

Mifune: "As expected… The question is, who will prevail—Konoha or Kumogakure? But the crucial fight… is the new Hokage—this meteoric Uchiha Chiyu—versus the Perfect Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee."

In Mifune's opinion, the strongest being in today's ninja world was likely Bee, having mastered the Eight-Tails. But Konoha's Hokage, Uchiha Chiyu, possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan akin to Madara, plus the "strongest Lightning Armor" rivaling the Third Raikage.

Surely their duel would be…

The most powerful showdown in the current shinobi world!

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