At the site of the Five Kage Summit.
Kazekage Gaara.
Raikage A.
Mizukage Mei Terumi.
Tsuchikage Ōnoki.
Acting Hokage Danzo.
Aside from the Hokage, who had two elderly people behind him, the other four Kage were accompanied by young, strong, and imposing shinobi from their villages.
This made Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura look like an elderly tour group.
Danzo had originally planned to bring his trusted subordinates, Yamanaka Fū and Torune Aburame, as his Hokage guards...
But... that shameless old hag Utatane Koharu had said, "If you won't let the two of us make an appearance, we're going straight back to Konoha!"
To keep those two old geezers from ruining his plans, Danzo had no choice but to swallow his disgust and let them stand behind him.
"Is Konoha treating this Five Kage Summit as some kind of joke?"
The Raikage looked at the three old geezers with obvious displeasure.
Mizukage Mei Terumi covered her mouth and chuckled. "I agree! If I remember correctly, isn't the Hokage supposed to be Tsunade, one of the Sannin?"
"Tsunade is ill and unable to come. As one of the Konoha Elders, I'm representing Konoha at the Five Kage Summit. Is there a problem with that?"
Although the two old geezers behind him had stripped Danzo of every shred of gravitas, he still insisted on putting on airs.
As he spoke, he rested his chin on his clasped hands, his lone eye sweeping indifferently over everyone present.
No one there cared about Danzo's forced attempt to look impressive.
At that moment, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, Konoha's ally, spoke up.
"Is this really what we should be discussing at the Five Kage Summit?"
Gaara's words immediately silenced the room.
Finally, Raikage A, who had called the Five Kage Summit, stood up and