Episode Title:
Naruto's Plea.
Episode Description:
Naruto tries to convince the Fourth Raikage Ay to stop the order of execution on Sasuke Uchiha, adamant to the point of falling on his knees as he does not want either his people or those of the Hidden Cloud to kill each other in a cycle of hatred. But Ay scolds Naruto for being foolishly naïve, adding that he intends to convince the other Kage to condemn the Akatsuki and all associates as criminals. Later, after White Zetsu points out Danzo to Sasuke, the Kage summit commences with Gaara explaining that the Akatsuki having targeting Jinchuriki and that he was the only one who requested aid as Onoki chides the younger Kage since any news of lost tailed beast would be a sign of weakness and that it would take the Akatsuki a long time to create a stable Jinchuriki. When Danzo points out that there are exceptions to controlling tailed beasts in short time like Killer Bee and Mei Terumi's predecessor Yagura Karatachi, Ay interrupts the acting Hokage while explaining that he set up the meeting to see who he can trust as his village is the only one where none of the Akatsuki members have originated from. Furthermore, Mei reluctantly reveals her people assumed Yagura was long compromised, Gaara is astonished to learn that the Akatsuki have been employed as mercenaries by the ninja villages in the past with the Hidden Sand's collaboration with Orochimaru being such an example as Ay assumes Danzo had a role in it. After Onoki justifies hiring the Akatsuki to be the result of the Hidden Cloud's own actions to gain further power, Danzo finishes his earlier statement that his sources have told him the Akatsuki is led by Madara Uchiha despite the man having died long ago. It was at this time that the Five Kage Summit mediator Mifune suggests that the Kage to establish the world's first Shinobi Alliance with Danzo as its leader.
