Ignoring the other Kage's covert scrutiny-or, more precisely, not bothering to pay it any mind-Ning Feng had already arrived at the meeting venue in the Land of Iron under the guidance of Mifune and the others.
Much like in the original story, it was a vast conference room, with the flags and emblems of the great nations displayed around it. The only difference was the addition of the Land of Rain's flag and Amegakure's emblem, clearly bearing the character for "rain."
"This is the Land of Iron's conference hall. You Kage have traveled a long way, and we samurai of the Land of Iron have failed to receive you properly. Please forgive us!"
As he spoke, Mifune gestured to everyone present, inviting the Kage to take their seats.
After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with Mifune, the Kage sat down in their respective seats.
Ning Feng soon noticed that the Rain Shadow's seat was between Konoha's and Iwagakure's, seemingly by deliberate arrangement.
With a faint smile, Ning Feng sat in the Rain Shadow's seat, while Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha stood quietly behind him, guarding him.
Like Ning Feng, the other Kage settled into their respective seats and turned their curious gazes toward Mifune.
Apart from Mifune and Minato Namikaze, virtually no one knew the true purpose behind convening this Ten Kage Summit.
Before Mifune and Minato Namikaze, the summit's conveners, could speak, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, who had been sitting behind Iwagakure's table, could no longer hold back. He abruptly rose to his feet and stared straight at the Kage present.
"Although Lord Mifune and Lord Minato Namikaze convened this meeting..."
"Since Lord Uchiha Minato, Amegakure's Third Rain Shadow, is here at this summit, I would like to ask whether the Tailed Beast Treaty our Five Great Nations originally