The Five Daimyo Summit was also held in the Land of Iron, the Shinobi World's neutral nation.
The flags of the Five Great Nations-Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning-hung in the meeting hall.
The four Daimyo in attendance wore fan hats bearing their respective national symbols and sat beneath their own flags. They were:
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Uekawa Shikyu.
The Daimyo of the Land of Water, Uesugi Kenwa.
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth, Fujiwara Daichi.
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind, Abe Kazutaka.
The newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, Yamashita Cixin, had not attended due to the current situation, but the Land of Lightning's flag still hung in the hall.
Unlike the tense atmosphere of the Five Kage Summit, the four Daimyo were engrossed in playing cards. From noon until evening, they never formally began their discussions, as though even the gravest matters were less important than the Pai Gow tiles in their hands.
Mifune, the samurai leader serving as mediator, finally lost patience and urged them, "Your Highnesses, could we perhaps begin discussing the business at hand?"
Shixiu waved his little fan, half concealing his deeply wrinkled face. With heavy bags under his eyes, he looked thoroughly sleep-deprived. He glanced at Mifune and said listlessly, "Mifune, impatience won't solve anything. Doesn't your Bushido also emphasize... hmm? What was it again? Well, I've heard that you samurai hold your breath before drawing your swords. You either don't strike at all, or you defeat your enemy with a single stroke. Just like this!"
A sudden, razor-sharp edge cut through Shixiu's languid air. Smack! He rose and slammed a pair of Heaven Tiles onto the table!
The other Daimyo looked.
"Damn it... you got the Heaven Tiles! [Juan doesn't play cards, so