Tch!
Mei Terumi rose to her feet, revealing her graceful figure, but inwardly she scoffed.
"Lord Hokage really does put on airs."
After that complaint, she led the way out of the lounge.
Shihōin Naraku had not come here, so he must have gone straight to the venue where the meeting was about to begin.
That meant they now had to head to the conference room.
But this left the Kage who had arrived on time looking rather displeased.
We know how important you are, Shihōin Naraku, and we all arrived early. But you were already late, yet you didn't even come meet up with us first. Instead, you went to the conference room alone.
That was a bit too much.
Even Gaara, who wanted to smooth things over for Shihōin Naraku, had no idea what to say.
Watching Mei Terumi push open the door and leave, the remaining three exchanged glances and could only stand up and follow.
"Hmph!"
Ōnoki walked at the rear. He was in no hurry at all, taking leisurely little steps instead.
Even after Gaara and Dodai, who were walking ahead, had disappeared from sight, Ōnoki continued dawdling behind them.
"Old man, there's... really no need for this, is there?" Seeing her grandfather's attitude, Kurotsuchi offered a cautious reminder.
Indeed, Ōnoki had brought his granddaughter Kurotsuchi along to the Land of Fire for this Five Kage Summit.
His main reason for doing so was to groom Kurotsuchi. After the Akatsuki abducted Han, Ōnoki had not originally intended to return to the position of Tsuchikage.
After all, he had already stepped down, so there was no need to go back.
But the Shinobi World had been in turmoil at the time, and Iwagakure had lost two tailed beast jinchūriki in succession. To ensure the village's stability,