Hey, this is the 75th chapter.

So I managed to finish a new chapter, slightly earlier than I expected to be honest.

So yeah, this chapter will be the Kage's Summit. It'll basically be build up for the war.

To NeonGamer973, thank you. Its okay if you can't get numeral letters and stuff, learn as you go. I'm very much aware that my stories may not be as good, I'm sure some people will say its shit, so I'm also learning as I read and write more of these stories.

And it's okay if you don't understand how the Gamer system works, just simply make up your own. And about your parents, well, can't say much about that. I understand how that feels, just write when you have the time. I'm living away from them now due to studies, so there's kinda more freedom for me ahahaha.

But yeah, do what you feel is best. Let's all do our best to keep ourselves, and if it works, the readers entertained.

To DaarknessLight, pretty much, yes, that was Kirito's memories. For Bercouli's seat, well, I've it explained in the chapter, but basically it'll be slightly longer than canon. As for Vector wanting to kill Kaguya, it's more of, Vector wanting to kill the remnants of Kaguya. I'm sure you've watched the last part of Naruto Shippuden, yes?

Kaguya is the Otsutsuki who ate the fruit of chakra. The fruit came from the Underworld. That chakra was passed to Hagoromo, who in turn basically passed it to all the current shinobi.

Vector can't kill Kaguya or Hagoromo now, and he knows the Bijuu cannot be killed as they'll just reform. So he'll go for the ones who can be killed, the ninja who use chakra to fight.

So yeah, here's the newest chapter.

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In a hideout in an unknown location, Uchiha Obito looked over a huge farm, containing pods with white Zetsu clones in them.

Obito let out a breath, "Zetsu, report."

The plant man, as usual, rose up from the ground, "Yes, apparently the Five Kage are planning a summit at Tetsu no Kuni, and the leaders of the Underworld are attending."

Obito nodded, "I see, well, one can hope, but I suppose getting the people of the Underworld to fight against them is too much."

Zetsu nodded, but remained silent.

Obito then asked, "Speaking of which, how's that thing going?"

The white part of Zetsu grinned, "Yes, it's pretty much complete. Who knew Bijuu chakra would be so strong to stay in one place after such a long time?"

The plant man brought out several scrolls, with the kanji for the numbers 2, 3 and 9.

Obito glanced at the scrolls, "Hmm, so we're missing the Nanabi's chakra and the Hachibi."

Zetsu nodded, "Yes, shall I retrieve Kisame to get the Hachibi?"

Obito let a rare amused small appear on his face, "Yeah, he's suffered long enough."

The plant man nodded, before he sank into the ground.

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Three days later, in Tetsu no Kuni, Bercouli, Artoria and Gilgamesh looked at the entrance to the meeting venue.

Standing with them, were Tsunade, Jiraiya and Kakashi.

Bercouli commented, "So, this is where the meeting will be?"

Tsunade nodded, "Yes, this is a neutral area, so none of the other villages can pull anything."

Gilgamesh huffed, "Well, even if they did, it won't matter."

"Is that confidence, or arrogance?"

Everyone turned to see the Sandaime Tsuchikage walking to them, or rather, floating to them, flanked by Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi.

Gilgamesh merely spared the old kage a smirk, "Hmph, would you like to find out?"

Before Ohnoki could reply however, Artoria smacked the blonde knight in the head, "Enough."

The former King of Knights looked at the Tsuchikage, "I apologize for his behaviour, he's just jumpy."

Ohnoki merely chuckled, "No harm done."

The old kage looked over the three Integrity Knights, before he asked, "So, I believe you're from the Underworld then?"

Bercouli nodded, "Yeah."

Ohnoki let a small smile appear on his face, "I see, I look forward to what you have to say in the meeting then."

Tsunade smirked, "Hmph, then we should get going then, no?"

The Tsuchikage glanced at the Hokage, and chuckled, "I suppose you're right, Tsunade-hime."

The old man turned to look at the knights, and he settled for a nod before heading inside, followed by Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi.

As the Tsuchikage and his guards went in, Tsunade looked at the Integrity Knights, "We should go in too."

Bercouli nodded, before the three knights followed the three shinobi inside.

As they walked, the commander thought of their first meeting with the Fifth Hokage.

(Flashback - A day ago)

Bercouli was in the Hokage's office, with Gilgamesh, Artoria, Lancelot and Gawain waiting outside.

Bercouli regarded the last Senju, before he spoke, "Thank you for the hospitality you've shown three of our knights, we really appreciate it."

Tsunade smiled slightly, "Think nothing of it. Besides, I'm curious about your Kirito."

The knight commander nodded, "Yeah, about him, can we talk about him later? There's something else I want to confirm."

Tsunade nodded, "Of course, but I believe we should get going. It's a day's travel to Tetsu no Kuni from where we are, even with shinobi speed, or with your dragons."

Bercouli nodded, "Yes, of course."

The man then asked, "By the way, would it be fine if Lancelot and Gawain stayed here? Alice and Eugeo are young, so I just want someone to watch over them."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, before she nodded, "Of course, as long as they don't cause trouble, anyone is welcome."

Bercouli grinned, "Great!"

The Hokage then stood up, "Good. Now, shall we head out?"

(Flashback-End)

The commander was very sure there was some connection between Kirito and Konoha, and he was sure Konoha's Kirito and their Kirito were one and the same.

The man was also worried about Alice, especially if what Gawain said was true, Kirito might already have a harem with a fucking daughter.

Bercouli hid a chuckle. Well, things might just get even more interesting with Kirito's already amusing love life.

The knight commander pushed away those thoughts as they entered the meeting room, where the other leaders were already waiting.

Mifune quickly took notice of them, and nodded, "I see everyone is here."

The leader of the samurai looked at Bercouli, before gesturing to one of the seats at the U-shaped table, a spot that didn't have a banner above it, unlike the other seats, which had a banner for the villages they represented, "Please take a seat."

Bercouli merely nodded, sitting down, before he looked around at the other leaders.

The knight commander was sitting between the Tsuchikage and the Kazekage, while the Raikage sat beside the Kazekage in the middle of the U-shaped table, followed by the Hokage, then the Mizukage.

The knight then took note of the Kages themselves. The Mizukage was a middle aged woman with red hair, wearing a blue combat dress.

The Kazekage, Bercouli quickly took note of how young he was, and he couldn't be much older than Alice.

As for the Raikage, the knight knew the man was one who ruled with an iron fist, one who would prioritise his people over anything else.

For the Tsuchikage, Bercouli knew, regardless of how old he looked, the man was a force to be reckoned with.

The Hokage was the same. But Bercouli decided the Hokage wouldn't act against them if there wasn't a reason to.

The knight was then pulled out of his thoughts as Mifune spoke, "So, seeing as we're all present, let the Kage Summit begin."

The six leaders all snapped to attention, a certain amount of pressure weighing down upon the area.

Gilgamesh huffed, opening his mouth to speak, before stopping as Artoria jabbed him in the ribs, shaking her head.

The former king of heroes sighed and nodded, instead opting to summon a glass of ale from his treasury.

Tsunade let out a breath, before she spoke up, "I'll start first then, seeing as I called for this meeting anyways."

The Hokage paused, before she continued, "A few days ago, the portal to the Underworld opened, and we've come into contact with their people."

Ay hmph'd, "I can see that, you're their leader, huh?"

Bercouli looked at the muscled man, "Yes, I am the knight commander of the Human Empire of the Underworld."

Mei raised a delicate eyebrow, "The Human Empire? Does that mean that there are other than humans living there?"

The first Integrity Knight nodded, "Yes, that's also another thing I want to tell you all."

Ohnoki looked at the knight, "And that is?"

Bercouli looked at the Tsuchikage, before looking at each other leader, "The leader of the only other faction of the Underworld, the god of the Dark Territory, Vector, is planning to destroy all five shinobi nations."

That caught everyone's attention.

Gaara frowned, "That's troubling..."

Ay hmph'd, "I say let him come, we'll crush them."

Mei looked at Bercouli, "And what is your take on this?"

The first knight looked at the Mizukage, "Of course, we don't like it. When the time comes, we will provide assistance."

Ohnoki chuckled, "I see, that'd be appreciated."

Tsunade nodded, "In that case, we can see where the Underworld, or at least, the Human Empire's stance is in regards to our world."

Mifune nodded, "But then comes the issue with this Dark Territory. How do all of you plan to deal with it?"

Ay opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, a voice cut him off.

"That's not the only thing you need to worry about."

Everyone glanced at the source of the voice, which was directly above them, to see a man clad in the Akatsuki robes, wearing an orange swirling mask.

Ay narrowed his eyes, "Akatsuki."

Bercouli narrowed his eyes at the masked man, "Uchiha Obito?"

The man dropped and landed in the center of the room, "Wrong, Uchiha Obito is but an alias, a fake name to avoid attention. My true name..."

He pushed his mask into his face, revealing the Sharingan glowing through his eye piece, "Is Uchiha Madara."

Ohnoki's eyes widened, "Uchiha Madara?!"

The man glanced at the Tsuchikage, "I see you're still alive, brat. I'm surprised you still have the hat."

Ay growled, slamming his fists on the table, "What do you want?!"

Madara looked at the Raikage, "What do I want?"

The man paused, before leaping up, sitting on one of the higher desks in the room, "It's simple. I want all of the remaining Bijuu, that is, the Niibi, Sanbi, Nanabi, Hachibi and the Kyubi."

Tsunade narrowed her eyes at the man, "No, we won't hand over four of our kunoichi to you."

Madara chuckled, "I suppose not, Hashirama's taught you well, too well, in fact."

Those words merely made Tsunade and Ohnoki narrow their eyes at the man.

The masked Uchiha then looked at Ay, "So, Raikage, your answer?"

The muscled man growled, "There's no way I'll hand over my brother to you!"

Madara sighed, "I see. I expected that, to be honest. But well, how about I explain why I need the Bijuu then?"

Bercouli raised an eyebrow, "Isn't for the Juubi?"

Everyone, except for those who knew of the Bijuu, widened their eyes in shock.

Ohnoki stared at the knight in disbelief, "Ten Tails?! I thought they only went up to nine?"

The Uchiha nodded, "Under normal circumstances, that would be the case."

Gaara stared at the masked man, "So, why do you need the Juubi? World dominance?"

Madara chuckled, "No, far from it. I'm pretty sure you all know of the legend of the Rikudo Sennin, right?"

Mei huffed, "What of him?"

The Uchiha chuckled again, "Ages ago, the Rikudo Sennin saved the world from a certain monster."

Gilgamesh huffed, "No shit, that's the Juubi of course."

Mifune raised an eyebrow, "But the Rikudo Sennin is a myth, isn't he?"

The former King of Heroes huffed again, "Like hell he's a myth. We met him, when that idiot took the Juubi's chakra into himself."

Madara blinked, before he regained his composure, "I won't ask how you met him, but yes, the Rikudo Sennin was real, and he was the world's first Jinchurikii."

The Hokage looked up at the Uchiha, "And what does being a Jinchurikii have to do with what you want?"

The masked man looked at them, "By becoming the Jinchurikii of the Juubi, I will have the ability to launch a jutsu."

Bercouli looked at the man, "And that is?"

Madara grinned behind his mask, "The Mugen Tsukuyomi. With that jutsu, everyone in the land will be one with me, and the world, will be at peace."

Tsunade let out a breath, "The Mugen Tsukuyomi, from the sound of it, it's a massive scale genjutsu, am I right?"

Ay growled and slammed his fist on the table, "LIKE HELL WE'LL LET YOU PUT THE WORLD UNDER A GENJUTSU!"

Madara chuckled, "Calm down, Raikage. Everyone will be living in their desired reality, there will be no wars, no conflict, all will be as it should."

Bercouli leaned back into his chair, "But that won't happen, not with Vector planning to destroy the five shinobi villages."

Madara chuckled, "He may be a god, but once I become the second Rikudo Sennin, it won't be a problem."

Gilgamesh merely huffed, not bothering to correct the Uchiha. But before he could, Tsunade spoke up, "Sorry, but we won't be handing any of our kunoichi to you."

Ay glared at the masked man, "And I won't hand over my brother!"

Madara sighed, before he stood up and looked at all the leaders, "If that's the case, then I suppose it cannot be helped."

Madara took a breath, before he spoke, "I hereby announce the start of the Fourth, no, the FIRST INTER-WORLD WAR!"

Before he could continue however, he was cut off by a flash of gold, right as a spear embedded itself on the wall behind Madara.

Gilgamesh huffed, "You're annoying, mongrel."

Madara chuckled, "Noted, but such an attack won't work on me."

The former king raised an eyebrow, "Hoh, interesting. How did you avoid my attack?"

The Uchiha chuckled, "Now that would be telling, no?"

Gilgamesh huffed, yet a smirk remained on his face, "Hmph, I suppose you're not wrong. Very well, you may continue."

The masked Uchiha merely nodded, before he looked at the six leaders, "The Dark Territory will be aiming to destroy all five shinobi nations, and we, the Akatsuki, will be aiming for the remaining Bijuu. It'll be a three-way war. I hope you don't regret your decision."

Bercouli chuckled, "There's something you should consider. Vector won't care if you're fighting the shinobi villages or not. You're a ninja, he'll definitely come for you eventually."

Madara looked at the knight, "We'll see."

The Uchiha then looked at the other occupants of the room, "Just to give you a heads up, I have all the other Bijuu on my side, along with several thousand men. Be prepared."

With that said, Madara vanished into a swirl, disappearing into his eyepiece.

After a short moment, Gilgamesh broke the silence with laughter, "Now this is interesting! Not even a month and we already have a three way war!"

Ay glanced at the blonde, anger in his eyes, but not directed at the knight, "What are you laughing about?! This is not a joke!"

Gilgamesh glanced at the Raikage, amusement evident in his eyes, "Calm your tits, mongrel. Even if Vector and that Madara send their troops, we have nothing to worry about. You ninjas should have the same amount of men to even the numbers, and that's not counting us."

Mei raised an eyebrow, "So you believe we can win?"

Gilgamesh chuckled, taking a sip from his glass, "With you all alone, I suppose there's a fifty fifty chance. But with us, I'd say victory is more than guaranteed."

Ay huffed, "Let's see if you can back those words."

The King of Heroes smirked, the tip of a blade slowly forming from the side of his head, "Would you like to try?"

Before they could continue however, Artoria smacked the blonde in the head, "Stop it, you idiot."

Bercouli sighed, "Gilgamesh's words aside, what do you all plan to do?"

Ay huffed, "Considering that Vector and Uchiha Madara are waging war on us, I'd say we form an alliance."

Mifune nodded, "I see, that does make sense. But this will be the first seven way alliance, who would lead it?"

Gaara opened his mouth, "I don't have any experience leading an army, at least, compared to all of you."

Mei nodded, "Same here, I believe the Raikage, Tsuchikage and the Hokage are more suited for this."

Ohnoki closed his eyes and folded his arms, "I don't mind who leads this alliance. As long as you get the job done, then I'm fine with it."

Tsunade let out a breath, "I don't mind either way, what about you, Raikage-dono, Bercouli-dono?"

Ay glanced at the knight commander, "Bercouli, was it? How about this, we co-lead this alliance?"

Bercouli glanced at the other Kage present, seeing no disapproval, and he nodded, "Very well, let's go with that."

Mifune nodded, "Good, that's settled then. My country shall also join you. We shall meet again to discuss any further actions."

All six leaders nodded in agreement, before Mifune spoke up, "With that in mind, Bercouli-dono, it'd be appreciated if we have a way to communicate with you when you're in the Underworld."

Bercouli nodded, "Of course, we'll be having a messenger stay here in the Elemental Nations, they'll be passing us any messages if need be. Of course, when we prepare our forces, we'll be based here as well, considering both Vector and Madara are targeting your villages."

Gaara nodded, "Hmm, that does make sense."

Tsunade nodded, "Then how about your messenger stay in Konoha, it'd be easier for all of us, right?"

The knights, along with Kakashi and Jiraiya nodded in understanding, while the others assumed it was because Konoha had most of the remaining Jinchurikii with them.

Bercouli nodded, "Yeah, thanks."

The last Senju merely nodded, before Mifune spoke again, "Then I hereby announce the end of this meeting. Bercouli-dono, Raikage-dono, I trust you will decide on a venue and time for the next meeting?"

Bercouli and Ay shared a glance, before they both nodded, the latter saying, "Yeah."

The other Kages nodded, before everyone stood up to leave the meeting room.

As they exited the room, Ay called out, "Bercouli-dono, I don't know why this dark god of yours wants to destroy our world, but... we're trusting your people to watch our backs. I hope you won't betray our trust."

Bercouli stared at the muscled leader for a moment, before he grinned, "Heh, don't worry too much, we'll make sure to answer that trust."

Ay stared at the knight commander for a short moment, before nodding as he left the venue.

Tsunade then looked at the three Integrity Knights, "Well then, let us return to Konoha, I want to hear about him."

The knights just nodded, knowing who she was referring to.

(Linebreak- Meanwhile)

Meanwhile, in an alley outside a brothel, Zetsu smirked as he watched a blue skinned man get dressed in the Akatsuki robes.

Kisame glared at the plant as soon as he got dressed, "Why did you take so long?! YOU. HAVE. NO. IDEA. WHAT. I. SAW. IN. THAT. HELLHOLE!"

Zetsu chuckled, "Oh I know, and I don't envy you."

The shark visibly shuddered, "Oh my fucking gods, I don't think I'll ever recover from that."

The plant sighed, before he spoke, "Never mind that, you have a new task."

Kisame nodded, "Yeah?"

Zetsu threw him a scroll, "That's a spare sword I found. Your mission is to capture the Hachibi in Kumo."

Kisame raised an eyebrow as he opened the scroll, "Me alone? What about Itachi?"

The plant nodded, "Yes, the Akatsuki is down to a few members, unfortunately. Itachi has returned to Konoha, and Pein and Konan as well."

Kisame pointed at the plant, "What about you?"

Zetsu chuckled, "No, I'm just a spy, I can't fight."

The shark huffed, "I call bullshit on that. But whatever..."

He unsealed the scroll, revealing a massive zanbatou, "Hmm, not bad I guess."

He hefted the sword onto his shoulder, "So, where is this Hachibi Jinchurikii?"

(Linebreak- outside Kumogakure)

Killer Bee sat on a tree, scribbling rap lyrics on his notepad.

In the next moment, the Jinchurikii sprang up, just in time to dodge a massive sword that would have sliced him up.

Bee turned, unsealing all eight of his swords, "Who are you, ya fool?"

Kisame grinned as he looked up at the Jinchurikii, "Me?"

The dust cleared, and Kisame got a clear view of Killer Bee, and his eyes widened, "M-m..."

The Jinchurikii blinked, "Huh? What did you say, fool?"

"M-MUSCLES!"

Bee blinked as Kisame vanished from sight, hiding behind one of the trees.

With Kisame, the man shivered in fright as he hid behind one of the trees, "M-muscles..."

Zetsu rose up from the ground, sighing, "What are you doing?"

Kisame glanced at him, fear evident in his eyes, "M-muscles... no muscles."

Zetsu face-palmed, "Oh for the love of..."

White Zetsu quickly took control and looked at the man, "Hey Kisame, you don't like muscles, right? You capture him, we can guarantee you won't see muscles for the rest of your life."

Kisame shook his head, "NOPE! NO MUSCLES!"

Black Zetsu sighed, "Oh my fucking... You're one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"

Kisame shook his head, still hyperventilating, "Nonononono... No muscles."

Zetsu sighed, "Ah fuck it."

The plant grabbed the shark man and pushed him into the opening, "Go and get that Jinchurikii."

Kisame shrieked as he dropped to the ground, but that only gave away his position as the shark instantly saw Killer Bee charging him, sword in hand.

The shark yelped, raising his sword just in time to block Killer Bee's slash.

The Jinchurikii spoke, "Hey, you're Akatsuki, righty?"

Kisame took a breath as he stared at Killer Bee's shades, "I can do this... I can do this."

Bee blinked as Kisame's gaze turned to glare, and the shark screamed, "DEATH TO MUSCLED MEN!"

The Jinchurikii could only blink as the infamous Bijuu without a tail unleashed a burst of chakra that sent him skidding back slightly.

With Bee, he heard Gyuki's voice, "Hey Bee, he seems kinda, off, don'tcha think?"

Bee grinned, "Righto Octo, let's see what shark boy's got!"

Kisame merely yelled as he charged, "DEATH TO ALL MUSCLES!"

Bee flipped the swords into his joints, and he charged at Kisame.

The shark man roared as he swung his sword down, clashing against the Jinchurikii's swords.

Bee grinned, spinning as he swung the blades in his knees, but Kisame merely jumped away.

The shark man instantly flashed through a set of signs, before he yelled, "Suiton: Suikodan no Jutsu!"

Instantly, a shark made of water formed from a lake nearby, charging at Killer Bee.

The Jinchurikii raised an eyebrow, before he summoned a tentacle to redirect the shark bullet. Then, right as he did, Killer Bee cursed, pushing the tentacle up just in time to block Kisame's blade.

Killer Bee's eyes widened as he jumped away right as Kisame's sword sliced right through the tentacle, and would have sliced him in half had he not moved.

Kisame roared as he gave chase, ignoring the tentacle that flopped around on the ground, "OH NO YOU DON'T!"

As Kisame charged after Killer Bee, Zetsu rose from the ground, looking at the tentacle, "Hmm, yep, this'll suffice."

The plant pulled out a scroll and quickly sealed the tentacle into it, before looking at the direction where Kisame and Killer Bee were.

Zetsu sighed, "Well, I'll just let them go at it."

With that said, the plant sank into the ground silently.

With Kisame, the former Kiri ninja roared as he swung his blade at the Jinchurikii, the force of his swing finally pushing two of Bee's swords away.

The Jinchurikii cursed, "Now you've done it, you idiot."

As Kisame closed in to strike, the shark man's eyes widened as Killer Bee unleashed a massive wave of Bijiu chakra, blasting him right into a tree.

Kisame grunted as he got out of the tree, before blinking as he took in the sight before him.

In front of him was Killer Bee, wearing the first version of the Bijuu chakra cloak, with five tails dancing dangerously behind him.

Kisame smirked, gripping his sword tightly, "Yeah, that's more like it."

The Hachibi Jinchurikii merely charged the swordsman, swinging his chakra tails at the Akatsuki member.

On instinct, Kisame leaped up, tilting his body side ways as he sent a slash at Bee, only for it to be blocked by one of Bee's swords before he was sent flying away by a kick.

The shark man smirked, "Heh, things would be going differently if I had my Samehada."

Bee raised an eyebrow, "Samehada? You mean this one?"

The Jinchurikii unsealed said sword from the scroll he had gotten from Kirito, revealing the shark skinned blade in all its glory.

Kisame blinked, he blinked again, before he yelled, "WHY DA FAK IS MY SWORD WITH YOU?!"

Bee shrugged, "Hmm, who knows? I don't care, its mine now."

The shark man growled, before he yelled, "Hey partner! What do you think you're doing letting him use you?!"

To Bee's surprise, the blade's mouth let out some gargling sounds, and Kisame's face dropped, "What do you mean his chakra is better?!"

The sword let out some more noise, and Kisame sighed, "I see... I get it."

The swordsman looked at the Jinchurikii, "Seems like the Samehada likes your chakra more, so he's sticking with you."

Bee blinked, "Ho, okay."

Kisame sighed again, "Ah fuck it, I don't feel like doing this anymore. I'm heading home."

The Jinchurikii blinked, "Okayy?"

With that said, the shark ninja vanished from the area, leaving the Kumo ninja alone. Bee just shrugged and took out his notebook and started writing down rap lines.

(Linebreak- Konoha)

A few hours later, Tsunade, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Gilgamesh, Artoria and Bercouli were in the Hokage's office, well, Jiraiya actually left the office as soon as they reached, but that's beside the point.

Tsunade let out a breath, "So, that's settled for the meeting. Bercouli-dono, I know this is a bit rushing it, but can you tell me about your Kirito?"

Bercouli let out a breath and nodded, "Sure."

He turned to glance at Gilgamesh and Artoria, "Hey, you guys wanna stay or what? This might take a while."

Gilgamesh shrugged, "I don't really care, but I guess I'll go look around the village. There might be something interesting."

Artoria sighed, "I guess I'll watch over him."

Bercouli nodded and looked at the Hokage, "That's fine with you, right?"

Tsunade nodded, "Of course."

She looked at Kakashi, "Kakashi, sorry to ask you again, but can you show them around?"

Kakashi just shrugged, "Sure, I have nothing to do anyways."

Tsunade nodded her thanks as the three left the room, leaving Bercouli and the Hokage in the office.

As the three closed the door behind them, Bercouli looked at Tsunade, "So, where do you want me to start?"

The Hokage grabbed a chair from the side of her office and handed it to Bercouli, "From the beginning, I want to know everything."

Bercouli took the chair and sat down, sighing, "Well, this should take a while then."

The commander took a breath, "The first time I met the kid was in the Dark Territory."

(Linebreak)

With Gilgamesh, Artoria and Kakashi, the three wandered around the village.

Thanks to Gilgamesh's Vimana, whom had, in his words, so generously allowed the Konoha ninja to board, they had managed to reach the village in less than two hours, putting them in Konoha in the evening.

As they walked, Kakashi asked, "So, Gilgamesh-san, Artoria-san, you're part of the Integrity Knights in the Underworld?"

Gilgamesh stared at the copy ninja with a stern gaze, "Don't call us by name so casually, mong-ugh!"

The blonde man was cut off as Artoria nudged him in the ribs hardly, a serene smile on her face, "What he meat to say is yes, and we're also the first few to join."

Kakashi blinked several times, "I-I see."

Gilgamesh rubbed his armor, which didn't help as it was too thick. The demigod let out a painful breath and nodded, "Y-yes, feel honored, not many have the chance nor the right to talk to us like this."

Artoria merely patted the former king's shoulder armor before she asked, "So, Kakashi, right?"

The masked ninja nodded, and Artoria continued, "Do you happen to know where our fellow knights might be?"

Kakashi scratched the back of his head, "About that, I'm not sure, but I think I might have an idea where they might be."

Artoria smiled, "Then, would it be fine if you showed us?"

The copy ninja nodded, "Of course."

Kakashi then lead the two to the Namikaze compound. Upon reaching, Kakashi knocked on the door, to which it opened after a short moment, revealing Asuna.

The kunoichi blinked in suprise, "Kakashi-sensei? I thought you'd be gone for a few days for the Kage Summit?"

Kakashi chuckled, "Well, thanks to Gilgamesh-san, we made it back here just now."

Asuna blinked and looked at the blonde knight in slight surprise, "Oh, I see, well, then please come in."

Kakashi nodded in thanks, something followed by Artoria, while Gilgamesh merely stayed silent as they walked in.

As they walked in, Asuna asked, "So, are you two here to look for Alice-san and the others?"

Artoria nodded, "Yes."

The kunoichi smiled, "Okay, she's in the living room with everyone else."

The former King of Knights just nodded as the three followed the rapist rapier user into the living room.

As soon as they did, Alice took notice of them and greeted, "Gilgamesh, Artoria."

The three other knights on the other hand merely nodded to the two kings.

Gilgamesh merely smirked in response, while Artoria smiled lightly before she looked at the residents of the compound, "Hello, sorry to impose."

Hikari smiled, "No worries."

Artoria just nodded in thanks, before Gawain spoke up, "Lady Artoria, this is Hikari, Asuna, Suguha, Sinon and Yui. Apparently they have... a bit of a history with Kirito."

Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, "Ho, so all of you knew Kirito?"

Yui beamed, "Yep! I'm Papa's daughter! And my Mamas are all Papa's girlfriends!"

Alice smiled forcefully, while having accepted that as a fact, still didn't like it, "Yes, what she said."

The two former kings blinked several times, falling into a short moment of silence, before Gilgamesh palmed his face and let out a small chuckle, which slowly turned into full blown laughter.

"UWAHAHAHAHAHA! A fucking harem? Kirito has a fucking harem?! To top it off he also has a daughter? Artoria, at this rate I won't be able to participate in the war from laughing so hard."

Artoria merely sweatdropped at Gilgamesh's reaction, something mirrored by almost everyone else in the room.

After calming himself down, Gilgamesh let out a breath, before noticing no one else was laughing, and he raised an eyebrow, "What? Is no one finding this hilarious?"

Eugeo spoke up, "Umm, maybe because five of them are involved, and we already know?"

The former King of Heroes sighed, summoning a glass of ale, "Hmm, that's boring."

He took a sip from his glass, before he glanced at the five girls, seriousness in his eyes, "Speaking of which, how are you sure our Kirito is your Kirito?"

The answer came from Yui, who looked at Gilgamesh straight in the eye, "Papa's chakra is exactly the same as we remember."

Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, impressed that the girl could stare at him unflinchingly, "Hmm, you're not lying, but as far as we all know, Kirito grew up in the Underworld, and he was pretty much always with Eugeo, right?"

The king glanced at the Blue Rose Knight, who nodded in confirmation.

He then looked at the four kunoichi in the room, "And your Kirito grew up with all of you, in that sense, it'd be impossible for both of them to be the same person."

Yui nodded, "Yes, but previously, Papa fought against someone, and it may have created a portal, that's why we lost Papa in the first place. I believe that portal may have sent him to the Underworld."

Gilgamesh furrowed his brows, "Hmm, I see..."

Lancelot looked at the golden knight, "Gilgamesh, we can't be sure to how our Kirito and their Kirito are the same, but apparently Yui and Hikari can sense m- I mean chakra, and as far as they know, its the same. So it's not impossible for Kirito to be the same for both us and them."

Gilgamesh nodded, "Stranger things have happened, so I suppose we can wait and see."

Hikari then asked, "Speaking of which, Gilgamesh-san, what did you mean by war?"

Gilgamesh blinked, "Oh, I didn't tell you?"

Artoria sighed, "No, you didn't. In fact, I don't think we're supposed to tell anyone yet."

Gilgamesh huffed, "I can tell anyone whatever I want."

Asuna blinked, "Tell us what?"

The former King of Heroes smirked, "Brace yourselves, mongrels, we'll be fighting a three way war."

The four kunoichi blinked, before they exclaimed in complete unrehearsed unison, "EH?!"

The four other knights on the other hand already knew, as Gawain had told Alice and Eugeo beforehand.

Artoria sighed, "Yes, the details are complicated, but I'm sure your Hokage will tell you soon."

Lancelot then asked, "So, what now?"

Artoria looked at her friend, "For now, you'll be waiting here. Bercouli, Gilgamesh and I will be heading back to tell Lady Quinella about our plans, then most likely we'll set up a base and move from there."

Everyone nodded, before Asuna asked, "So, serious stuff aside, would you be staying for dinner before heading back?"

Artoria shook her head, "Unfortunately no, we'll be leaving as soon as Bercouli finishes talking with your Hokage."

The girl nodded, "I see."

After that, they just spent the evening talking until Bercouli came to get them.

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At the same time, in the Hokage's office, Bercouli finished telling Tsunade about Kirito in the Underworld, and vice versa.

The Hokage let out a breath, "I see... Still, the reincarnation of a god..."

The knight commander chuckled, "Yeap, well, not that its a big deal, but I'd appreciate it if you kept this a secret, at least until Kirito wakes up."

Tsunade nodded, "I understand, this isn't something we should tell everyone without his consent."

Bercouli nodded, "Yeah, and well, can't say I'm not surprised about what he's done here. Sounds exactly like him."

The Hokage nodded, taking a sip from her sake, "But we're not sure if they are the same person."

The man paused for a moment, "I believe everything will reveal itself when the time comes. But at any rate, I believe they might be the same person."

Tsunade nodded, "I sure hope so..."

Bercouli raised an eyebrow, "I guess its because a few of your kunoichi are in a relationship with him?"

The Hokage chuckled, "In that sense, yes. He's very important to them, and I don't want them to experience the pain of losing the person they care for the most."

The knight nodded, "I see, that's true."

Tsunade nodded, before she spoke up, "So, I suppose that'd be all on Kirito for that matter."

Bercouli nodded, "Yeah, and about the next meeting."

The Hokage nodded, "Yes, please keep me posted."

The knight commander chuckled as he stood up, "Of course, I'll have one of my knights tell you when we get the time and place."

Tsunade nodded, standing up as well, "Appreciate it, have a safe trip."

Bercouli nodded and left the room to look for Gilgamesh and Artoria before they left for the portal.

(Linebreak - A few days later)

Now, the Five Kage, Mifune and Bercouli were in Kumogakure, more specifically, a meeting room in the Raikage Tower.

Ohnoki spoke up, "So, what have we got so far?"

Bercouli answered first, "I sent a few of our knights on recon, apparently Vector is setting up another portal to a different location in the Elemental Nations."

Ay frowned, "So we won't expect them to appear from the current teleportation point."

Gaara shook his head, "No, more like we can expect them to appear from both sides."

Tsunade nodded, "Yeah, that's why we'll have to stay sharp."

Bercouli considered the idea before he suggested, "No, if they're going to war, they'll need their army. The current teleportation point is in the middle of the sea on an island, and we're monitoring the place very tightly."

Mei's eyes widened in realization, "So he'd need a place that we won't be monitoring?"

Bercouli nodded, "Yes. So I'd say he would need a wide area where he can fit his army."

Mifune nodded, "I see, then we'll have to send our scouts to search for this point."

The other leaders all nodded in agreement.

Ohnoki then asked, "So, anything else?"

Tsunade nodded, "Yeah, Jiraiya may have found the Akatsuki's hideout."

Ay raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Where would it be?"

The Hokage let out a breath, "Apparently its somewhere between the borders of Tsuchi no Kuni and Kaze no Kuni."

Ohnoki nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense. Both countries are vast, so it'd be hard for our scouts to cover that much ground properly. A hideout in such a place would be ideal, if one were to know how to do so."

The other leaders nodded, and Bercouli asked, "So, now that we have an idea of where the enemy might be, what should we do?"

Ay hmm'd, "Considering its a three way war, I'd suggest we wait things out a bit, send in scouts to confirm the information, and wait."

Gaara nodded, "Hmm, sounds valid. After all, we're not the ones seeking anything."

Mei nodded, "True, speaking of which, I believe we should decide who to send once the battlefield is confirmed."

Bercouli nodded, "True."

Ay nodded, "In total, we have over 80,000 men, from all five shinobi villages, Tetsu no Kuni's samurai forced, and the Underworld's knights. I believe we should distribute our forces accordingly."

Ohnoki nodded, "Yes, so how about we split all of them into four companies?"

Gaara nodded, "I agree. Given that we don't know where and how many fronts we'll be fighting, it shouldn't need to be fixed."

Mifune nodded, "I concur."

Everyone else nodded, and they spent the afternoon deciding who would be sent to which company. Of course, after getting a few assistants.

(linebreak- meanwhile)

In the Dark Territory, Vector looked at the information gathered by his scouts, specifically the assassin guild.

The god commented, "Hmm, so approximately 80 thousand men. What of this Akatsuki?"

Vassago handed the god another report, "Here, my lord."

The god raised an eyebrow, but took the report nonetheless, "Hmm, so approximately 10 thousand worth of men? Not bad."

Vassago commented, "Sir, our forces are not as they were previously, we only have 30 thousand men at most. They vastly outnumber us, and in fact, I hear they possess 5 of the Bijuu."

Vector closed his eyes, "Hmm, that is troubling, plus my sisters' forces are going to be against us..."

Vassago lowered his head, giving out a suggestion, "Sir, this may sound ridiculous, but what if we joined forces with the Akatsuki?"

The god closed his eyes, "Vassago, my friend, I'm sure you know I despise the... people of the Elemental Nations, especially the ninja."

The right hand of the god nodded, "I am aware of that. But it still does not change the fact that we miscalculated the forces of the ninja villages, and the Akatsuki can be of use."

Vector sighed, "I won't rely on the ones I plan to destroy, Vassago."

The dark knight nodded, before he suggested, "Then how about we at least make sure the Akatsuki won't interfere with our part to destroy the five nations?"

That caught his attention, as Vector opened his eyes and stared at his trusted friend in curiosity, "Ho, and how do you plan to do this?"

Vassago hid a grin, "I may be able to contact them."

Vector looked at the data he had, before he sighed, "I'll consider it."

The dark knight nodded, "That is all I ask, my lord."

They then heard a knock on the door. Vector blinked, before he spoke, "Come in."

The door opened, revealing Dee Eye Ell

The dark god let out a breath, putting down the reports, "Dee Eye Ell, what is it?"

The mistress of the witches bowed lightly, incidentally also giving the god a clear view of her cleavage, "Lord Vector, we have the portal device ready for deployment."

Vector looked at Vassago, "We'll continue that conversation later."

He then looked at Dee Eye Ell, "Good job, now, how long will it take to deploy it to the Elemental Nations?"

The witch smiled deviously, raising her head slightly to look at the god, "It would take three days at most."

Vector nodded, "Good."

He looked at Vassago, "Vassago, gather the Ten Lords. Its time we decide where to deploy the portal and which village to attack first."

The dark knight nodded, before vanishing from sight.

Vector looked at Dee Eye Ell, "Ready your witches, Dee Eye Ell, we'll be moving out once we decide where to attack."

The witch merely bowed again, before exiting the room, leaving Vector alone once again.

The god sat down, closing his eyes as he contemplated whether he should at least agree for a non-aggression agreement with the Akatsuki for the war.

The god sighed, 'I suppose it wouldn't hurt to get their opinion on this.'

Vector then leaned back onto his chair, closing his eyes as he waited for Vassago.

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Done. So that's the chapter. The next chapter will officially be the start of the war.

So yeah, review please.