Mifune's role this time was far less significant than in the Original Timeline.
Although Natsuki was not the initiator of the Five Kage Summit, everyone had gathered because of him.
After Mifune gave an opening speech, all the Kage's Guard Teams retreated to the perimeter, leaving the center of the venue to the six Kage.
Normally, the guards should have been on edge in a situation like this, but that was not the case.
The people from Hidden Light Village and Konoha naturally gathered together.
Naruto quietly asked Itachi, "Brother Itachi, why didn't Sasuke come?"
Itachi shook his head slightly. "I'm not very sure either. After he went to Konoha last time, the clan head still hasn't brought him back. You can ask the clan head later."
Naruto scratched his head. After fighting Sasuke yesterday morning, Sasuke had vanished. He had thought Sasuke had returned to Hidden Light Village.
Apparently, he had not.
Both Minato and Natsuki had been quite busy, and neither had told Naruto where Sasuke had gone.
Deidara moved over to the Mist Village side and asked Suigetsu and Zabuza, "Hey! Didn't your Hibaku Elder come?"
Both Zabuza and Suigetsu had been in the Akatsuki Organization, but neither had interacted with Deidara.
They knew he was Deidara, but that was all.
Although the Mist Village's overall strength now ranked bottom-tier, it still had Hibaku as its towering pillar, so its reputation was not too bad.
Zabuza sized Deidara up. "No. What do you want, Deidara?"
Deidara felt rather disappointed. He had wanted to discuss art with Hibaku.
Come on, that move that blew up the Seven-Colored Ore Pit was insanely cool, okay?
"If he didn't come, forget it. We'll have a chance to meet later."
Since the person he wanted to see had not come, Deidara withdrew