Just thinking about how the Snow Ninja Village was still developing at a rapid pace.
It might even truly become the strongest village in the future. Even these Kage, all seasoned old foxes, couldn't help feeling somewhat uncomfortable at this moment. This was especially true of the Cloud Ninja Village, which had always set its sights on Konohagakure, wanting to become the leader of the Shinobi World and shed its second-place reputation. Now that they realized a "monster" was rapidly closing in behind them—and might already have surpassed them in terms of elite combat strength—the Fourth Raikage A's expression became difficult to read. Ōnoki and Mei Terumi looked much the same. Of all the Kage present, Baki was probably the only one who could keep a perfectly normal expression.
After all, they were already at the bottom.
Having someone stronger than them didn't matter.
At this stage,
Sunagakure's top priority was simply to ensure its survival. If they could reclaim the One-Tail, that would naturally be ideal. If not, they could only swallow their pride and accept the Blood Fang's loss. Who could they blame when they weren't strong enough? Sunagakure had been able to attend this Six Kage Summit only because the village still had some foundation to rely on, and because the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was at least somewhat supportive. Otherwise, although Sunagakure was far stronger than the other small ninja villages, it still didn't quite measure up to the other Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Of course, Kirigakure had something to say about that too.
But whether you looked at them as a whole or individually, no matter how badly Kirigakure had suffered, it was still a little stronger than Sunagakure. Even so, Mei Terumi understood her village's situation very well. Before setting out for