Scorpion, Yashamaru, and the Kazekage Rōsha's wife, Karura, had come as well. Their children had not, while Liusha had once again tagged along to join the fun.
Torikaze spotted Karura at first glance. She should have already been dead by this point in time.
It seemed that One-Tail Shukaku's absence from Sunagakure had brought many changes to Sunagakure, and they were all positive ones.
"You finally made it. We've been waiting here for over twenty minutes."
The Mizukage rubbed his lower back. "Yeah, my back is already starting to hurt after standing around for so long. The Tsuchikage and the others rode the train all night. Their backs and legs must be sore, right?"
Torikaze shook his head. "With Ōnoki's status, getting sleeper tickets wouldn't be difficult. Why would he sit the whole way?"
Karatachi Yagura smacked his forehead. "Oh, right, I forgot about that. There are sleeper tickets too. This train really can do everything! Hurry up and get the Land of Water connected too!"
Just as Karatachi Yagura was trying every possible way to push for the railway to open ahead of schedule, Ōnoki and Rasa arrived before Torikaze and the others.
"Well, I certainly didn't expect the Hokage, Torikaze, and the Mizukage to all come welcome us. I'm truly flattered."
Ōnoki's joke immediately lightened the atmosphere.
"Weren't we worried you might get lost? How did the long train journey feel?" Torikaze asked with a smile.
Ōnoki gave him a thumbs-up. "I have to say, it was incredibly quiet. I didn't sleep well last night, but that was my own problem. I tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. I'll need to catch up on sleep later."
Torikaze nodded. "No problem. We already took your sleep issues into consideration. Your room has been prepared."
Then Torikaze