It was a bright, breezy morning. Today, several of Sunagakure's high-ranking officials had gathered at the Fire Temple near Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, including Rasa, Chiyo, and Ebizo. Yet their expressions stood in stark contrast to the weather outside, each of them looking especially grim.
Today was the day Sunagakure and Konoha had agreed to divide the One-Tail. By all rights, such an important ceremony should have been held within Sunagakure, but Konoha had forcefully insisted on the Fire Temple as the location under the pretext of security concerns.
Unable to stand against Konoha's strength, Sunagakure had no choice but to accept the request. After arriving at the Fire Temple, they had received a warm welcome from the Konoha ninja, but this reversal of host and guest only worsened their mood.
"Hmph! Why hasn't Skywalker arrived yet? Making so many of us wait here—doesn't he think rather too highly of himself?"
Inside the temple, seeing that Nawaki had yet to appear, Rasa could not help but question the Konoha ninja beside him.
The Konoha jonin being questioned replied calmly, "Kazekage-sama, please be patient. The appointed time has not yet arrived. We did not expect Sunagakure's distinguished guests to come early. Please forgive us if our hospitality has been lacking!"
"Are you saying we came too early?" Rasa's expression darkened further. "There are only a few minutes left until the appointed time! Yet Skywalker is nowhere to be seen. Konoha clearly has no sincerity!"
The Konoha jonin smiled fearlessly. "Hokage-sama handles countless affairs every day, and every part of his schedule is arranged very tightly. However, he has always been extremely punctual, so he definitely will not be late!"
"He handles countless affairs every day?" Rasa was so irritated that he laughed. "And does that mean I, the Kazekage,