Ōnoki floated in the air, slowly settling into his seat.
Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi tactfully slipped behind the scenes.
"Hey, Akatsuchi, look! The Hokage and Mizukage are both women!"
Kurotsuchi was excited. Becoming a Kage was her goal too, but the Land of Earth had never had a female Kage. Seeing Tsunade and Mei Terumi today gave her confidence a tremendous boost.
At the conference table, Mifune, seated in the middle, spoke first:
"It is no easy feat to bring the Five Kage together..."
"What has happened recently is unlike anything before. The various nations' tailed beasts have been captured one after another. If all nine tailed beasts were gathered together and fell into someone else's hands, it would be too dangerous for this world..."
"The Raikage's decision was correct. I know the villages have had their share of grievances with one another since ancient times, but I hope everyone can set aside those past grudges for now and resolve this crisis first..."
"Also, my sincere thanks to Konoha's Lord Hokage and Kirigakure's Lady Mizukage for attending in person despite being pregnant. You truly live up to your positions as your villages' Kage..."
"That is all for my opening remarks. Thank you all as well for placing your trust in me to preside over this meeting. Now... let the Five Kage Summit begin."
"I'll speak first!" With a stern expression, the Raikage looked at the representatives of the various nations and shouted:
"Konoha! Iwa! Suna! Kiri! Let me make this clear: discussing matters is only one of the reasons I called you here! The bigger reason is to call you to account!"
"Sasori! Deidara! Uchiha Itachi! Kisame Hoshigaki! You could say the mercenary organization Akatsuki was founded by rogue ninja from your villages!"
"Not only that, I also discovered that people