"From the snow-clad Land of Snow to the Land of Water, a pearl in the sea, an iron curtain has descended across the continent of the shinobi world." Kakashi, newly ascended to the seat of Hokage, donned the robe that symbolized supreme authority.
He lowered the wide hat emblazoned with the character for fire and spoke, his heart filled with fury. "The puppet Land of Earth, controlled by Amegakure, has been incited to carry out massive, unjust annexations of the territories of Iwagakure, led by Deidara. At a tragic and unimaginable scale, millions of people are being driven from their homes in droves."
"Now, if the Akatsuki Alliance tries to act alone and establish an Akatsuki-friendly Land of Fire in our territory, it will create grave difficulties for us." The self-proclaimed leader of Konoha, the Hatake Hokage, issued an ultimatum in a towering rage. "At this critical moment, I hope all our friends affected by this storm will overlook any lapses in etiquette. What is our policy? My answer is this: We will fight with all our might, with all the strength the Sage of Six Paths has granted us, against tyranny more savage than any in humanity's dark and tragic history!"
"What a bunch of idiots!" The red-haired girl named Nagato could no longer tolerate such hostile rhetoric.
(Transformation, yuri)
