"Finally," one of them spoke up, "Hey, earth imp, why are you staring at us? Do you have any idea?"
All four kages fixed their gaze directly on Ken. His legs started shaking as their combined aura focused entirely on him.
"Your Excellency, Ken's a newly promoted Jonin, just a rookie. So, please, spare him!"
"Yet, you brought him here," Kazekage interrupted Tokuchi.
"Ken, be honest. We won't be angry at a junior," another one chimed in.
"I think everyone should act independently after the initial breakthrough in their defense," Ken suggested.
"Elaborate."
"Uzumaki are good at barrier sealing. I think we could join forces to break their barrier and act independently."
"But how do we distribute the army?"
"I propose that each village sends an alliance army led by chunins or special jonins, followed by genins until the initial barrier sealing wears off. After that, each village can act independently with all their strength.
But here's the thing, based on your idea, if only one part of the barrier is opened up, who goes in first? Kazekage, caught up the key point. And more importantly, how are the spoils of war going to be distributed?"
"Your Excellencies, Iwagakure is short on elites... Ken, what's your take on this? Tokuchi's voice was fierce."
"Tokuchi sensei, compared to all the kages here, we're really lacking in elite forces. And sensei, you promised me that all the arrangements would be made by me."
"Sensei, huh? The imp is your student, huh? Make up your mind. Let the imp finish what he was saying..."