Tsunade, seated roughly near the center, leaned forward slightly and spoke in a solemn, serious tone. Her words naturally cut in and pressed down on the situation, which had been on the verge of erupting.
Baki quickly chimed in from beside her. "The Hokage is right. Raikage, Tsuchikage, please try to keep your tempers in check."
"Hmph!"
As with every Five Kage Summit before this one,
or perhaps it was better to say that the atmosphere was even more hostile,
this Six Kage Summit
had been brimming with tension from the very beginning.
The Fourth Raikage A seemed ready to explode at the slightest provocation.
To be honest, if Naruto hadn't seen the Fourth Raikage rein in his aura at precisely the right moment each time, he would have wondered if the man really had nothing but muscle in his head. But now it seemed that the Fourth Raikage was simply taking the opportunity to throw his weight around, hoping to gain some advantage in the negotiations ahead. The two times he had seemingly forced down his anger had most likely been under his own control. Clearly, whether he had planned this in advance or was simply adapting on the fly,
the feeling that "I'm only sitting down to talk because I'm doing you all a favor"
really did leave Naruto impressed.
As expected of a village's Kage!
Naruto's gaze swept over the Fourth Raikage A, then drifted, as if casually, to the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki on the other side.
That old geezer's doing it on purpose too!
As the old man's still-calm, composed expression came into view,
Naruto couldn't help silently shaking his head.
When it came to verbal sparring,
especially among people of their rank and status,
some things couldn't be taken at face value.
The Fourth Raikage