The Five Kage Summit could no longer gather all five Kage. The Mizukage had already become dust of history.
Not long after Mei Terumi became Mizukage, the Land of Water merged into Konoha, and the title of Mizukage was naturally abolished.
Moreover, Kazekage Rasa had become Konoha's loyal little brother. With Konoha at its back, the Land of Wind's development greatly accelerated. If anyone proposed opposing Konoha, the people of the Hidden Sand Village would be the first to object.
Thus, only Onoki and A attended this alliance summit. The meeting was held in the northernmost part of the Land of Frost, a relatively central location between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth. It could also be reached by water, avoiding detection by Konoha's people.
The Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth did not share a border and were even far apart. Throughout their histories, they had barely interacted at all. Their ability to form an alliance now was nothing short of an enormous surprise.
To be honest, both Onoki and A understood one thing: even if the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth formed an alliance, it would not mean much.
Konoha's overwhelming strength was one reason, while another was the vast distance between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth. The two sides simply could not cooperate effectively.
Still, an alliance was better than no alliance. At the very least, it would give them more leverage to threaten others with.
Of course, both sides had deployed their elites for this cooperation, partly to guard against any hidden schemes from the other side.
Under the current circumstances of the Shinobi World, two nations of comparable strength could cooperate not only because of the pressure Konoha brought, but also because the