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I OWN NOTHING!
(I wish i owned Naruto but sadly I don't)
This is also my first story ever! I strive to make these as canonically correct as possible.
ENJOY!
Chapter 1: In Attendance...
As the First Shinobi World War ravaged the only years old hidden village system conceived by the great First Hokage; Hashirama Senju, the villages grow ever separated as war and terror erupts in the most peaceful of lands in the Shinobi world. But even as death spreads like wildfire in the conflict, another, even more dangerous threat has reared its head and has been tearing through the rubble and claiming ruined land as their own, The Gold and Silver Brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku. Former Hidden Cloud Shinobi who, in the middle of a great battle in the Land of Iron, realized that they had become stronger than both their enemies and their allies, they combined forces as brothers and slaughtered friend and foe alike, and ever since, have been claiming innocence by ways of the Five Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths, legendary and fabled weapons that were only that of myth and legend until the brothers found a way to uncover their secrets. Previous peace treaties have quelled the bloodshed for only brief moments, in hopes of reaching a more permanent solution; the five great leaders of the five hidden villages have decided to converge in a neutral location to discus a final treaty to end the war, once and for all.
In attendance: Tobirama Senju, the acting Second Hokage, whose brother and predecessor, Hashirama Senju, has decided to hand down the position to his brother because his previous attempts at peace, including one that lead to the war itself, have failed miserably. He has deemed himself too passive to continue to rule. Tobirama, as with each Kage, are entitled to have in accompaniment, two of their most trusted Shinobi guards. Tobirama had chosen his eventual successor, Hiruzen Sarutobi and, in lieu of a strong, but evil Shinobi, Danzo Shimura, a weaker, but by far more loyal and more trustworthy than the first, Torifu Akimichi, has been chosen to attend.
Reto, The First Kazekage, a generally peaceful man whose ways have been polluted by the war, along with his eventual successor, Shamon, and his granddaughter, Lady Chiyo, a puppetmaster and evidently, the only woman in attendance.
Byakuren, The First Mizukage, a weathered and salty old man who, even at his old age, revels at war and the bloodshed that ensues, along with his eventual successor, Gengetsu Hozuki and the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Unit: Jinin Akebino.
Ay, the Second Raikage, a stern, temperamental young man whose father was his predecessor. He has chosen to be accompanied by Ay, his elder brother, and eventual successor, and his Nephew, also named Ay, who would become the Third Raikage.
Ishikawa, The First Tsuchikage, a cranky, ill-tempered hothead who has often a time used corruption and deception as weapons in the war. Accompanying him are his most trusted advisor and equally strong eventual predecessor, Mu, and his only son, Ohnoki, also to be Third Tsuchikage.
The Tsuchikage, whose travel was the longest to the Land of Iron, was the last to arrive at the neutral location selected by the third-partied samurai. The samurai had little involvement or interest in the war amongst Shinobi. Their, leader, Iaido, along with his grandson and apprentice, Mifune were the official moderators of the historic Summit that had only happened once before. As the Tsuchikage hobbled slowly into the grand room with which flags of the nations' adorned each corresponding pentagonal wall, He began to gripe "I knew you would have to show off and get here first, Byakuren! He and Byakuren were old rivals and somewhat friends, even in the deteriorating state of their villages' relationship. "Show off? I'm surprised our old bones even carried us here!" yelled Byakuren, who was slightly hard of hearing. Tobirama glanced around the room in spite, he, unlike his brother, did not approve of the system his predecessor had put in place. "Look at these fools, Hiruzen", Tobirama quietly said to his advisor, "They are the epitome of why there will never be true peace… just a bunch of old geezers that have never been in battle, who decide the fate of those who are." Hiruzen was much more lighthearted than his mentor, but nodded his head in understandable agreement. Ay, who was not as hard of hearing, in fact, he could here a certain kunai drop in the middle of an epic battle, had evidently overheard the Hokage's remarks and stood up from his seat and shouted at him "And I suppose you have been in a battle, a true battle that took the lives of hundreds?! You're the over-privileged brother of a Hokage and have probably never lifted a finger while your brethren have been fighting for your war for you! I have seen blood, I have seen fire! You are –" Before the next word could leave the Raikage's lips, Tobirama, using the Flying Raijin jutsu, teleported behind the Raikage and pushed him forwards into the table, the Raikage jumped to his feet and took a battle stance, clearly waiting to destroy the Hokage.
"Enough!" screamed Iaido, entering the room with a disgusted look on his face, "You are supposed to be the ones who set the example for the next generation of Shinobi!" Tobirama teleported back to his seat and scoffed at Iaido's remarks. Ay begrudgingly sat down and began to calm himself. "Just to be clear" began Tobirama, "I have come here in the interest of peace, not brutality, and unlike certain others in this room, I wish to achieve that interest. And for the record, war has been a constant companion to me, I watched my fellow clansmen be cut down in front of me, I've killed many men of the Uchiha Clan as well as several others during this war." Ay grunted at his obvious insult. Iaido sat down in the moderator seat next to Mifune. He pounded his fist on the table and began the summit; "Gentlemen… and lady, you have all agreed to come here out of your own accord, This meeting is to ensure peace and to stop this brutal war for good. This meeting will be a contractual one in which I will help to draft a document that will serve as a peace treaty." Reto rolled his eyes at this comment. "We will pursue this in the best interest of the future generations of Shinobi that will have to live with what happens today forever." Just as the word "forever" was uttered past his teeth, a loud explosion rang out through the hall, an explosion so loud it shook the very foundation of the building.
Two samurai part of Iaido's personal guard sprang into the room with concerned looks on their faces, one of them had severe burns on his right arm, "Master Iaido, two men have detonated a bomb inside the main complex! It killed dozens of samurai and burned my arm!" Ishikawa stood up and looked aimlessly into the hall where the samurai had come from, "My explosion corps…" he murmured, Ay, who has incredible hearing, leapt from his chair, onto the table and screamed "You!?" He leapt from his table across the room to the Tsuchikage's table and grabbed the old man by his collar, "You old traitor! Who is it?!" "Calm down!" yelled Tobirama, "Let's keep cool heads in here, don't jump to conclusions." "But he said it was his explosion corps!" retorted Ay, Ishikawa broke Ay's grip and, using the Flying Jutsu, floated back to his seat and sat with his legs crossed in contempt, "If you had half a brain you would know that a high-ranking member of my village's explosion corps. went rogue a short while ago and was probably targeting me!" Reto stood up and yelled "Yes, but with that, you have inadvertently put everyone's lives in danger, my granddaughter's life!" "Grandfather" said Chiyo in a calm voice, "Please, don't be so rash, I'm sixteen now and I can handle myself in a fight, I'm not helpless." "Against him…" said Ishikawa, "I'm afraid you are, my dear." Reto's face went from anger to rage and he charged at Ishikawa, Tobirama shook his head in disgust at his peers' foolishness. "Have you all been so blinded by your thickness to sense that this man has replaced the other samurai?!"