News that Kusagakure had sent invitations to the major powers for a Five Kage Summit spread rapidly throughout the Shinobi World.
Besides the long-established Five Great Shinobi Villages, many other powers turned their attention to it.
Among them, Orochimaru's Otogakure in the Land of Rice Fields, which had a cooperative relationship with Uchiha Sora, had already prepared to set out for Kusagakure.
Of course, some smaller powers that had not received invitations but were keenly interested in the event also headed to Kusagakure of their own accord.
They hoped to obtain firsthand information about the Five Kage Summit so they could decide how to survive in the future.
For a time, Uchiha Sora's return had the entire Shinobi World buzzing once again.
The Shinobi World War, which had dragged on for a year, also came to a temporary halt with the approaching Five Kage Summit.
The major powers set aside their regional disputes for now, deciding to make their next moves after the Five Kage Summit.
Time slipped by unnoticed, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Uchiha Sora sat in the courtyard of the Leader's Mansion, drinking tea Izumi had personally brewed for him.
Haku stood behind him, gently massaging his shoulders.
"Sora, almost everyone from the various powers has arrived! How are you still in the mood to sit here drinking tea?" Izumi looked at the young man beside her, unable to understand how Uchiha Sora could remain so calm.
After all, an event like the Five Kage Summit was of vital importance to the entire Shinobi World. As its organizer, he had brought so many people to Kusagakure, yet he still had not appeared to speak with them.
If those people started causing trouble, they could tear all of Kusagakure apart.
Seeing Izumi's unease,