"The Akatsuki Organization attacked Iwagakure and killed Ōnoki of Both Scales?"
"But what does that have to do with us in Sunagakure?"
In Sunagakure, in the Land of Wind, Rasa merely glanced over the intelligence report from the Land of Earth before putting it out of his mind. As Kazekage, he had plenty to keep him busy and no time to bother with some Five Kage Summit.
If the shinobi world had to choose its most miserable Kage, the Kazekage would undoubtedly take the title.
Every Kazekage had to toil away raising funds for the village while also handling its affairs. By the time Rasa took the position, he even had to worry about the development of his son Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
Everyone saw the glory of being a Kage, but who ever saw Rasa still dealing with village affairs at three in the morning?
Kumogakure shared Rasa's sentiments. After reading the intelligence from the Land of Earth, Fourth Raikage Ai felt not the slightest sympathy. Instead, he laughed harder than anyone.
The feud between Iwagakure and Kumogakure ran deep. As Fourth Raikage Ai saw it, the Land of Earth had only lost some nameless ninja during the Third Shinobi World War. Their numbers might have been a little high, but Kumogakure had lost a Kage!
Now that he had suddenly heard that old bastard Ōnoki of Both Scales was dead, Fourth Raikage Ai had absolutely no intention of paying his respects.
"Will it really be all right if we don't go?"
"The Akatsuki Organization's strength really does threaten the standing of the Five Great Nations. Besides, if the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Water all attend, and we're the only ones who don't, they might carve up the Land of Lightning's interests