Even at a ninja's speed, traveling from their respective villages to Three Wolves Mountain deep within the Land of Iron...
Would take at least two days on the road, possibly even longer.
As such, apart from Konoha...
The Kage of the other villages all began setting out for the Land of Iron.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Ōnoki was ready to depart, but he kept rambling at Kitsuchi, who stood before him.
"Once I leave the village, I'll leave all village affairs in your hands for the time being..."
"That brat Uchiha Minamoto must be planning something at this Five Kage Summit..."
"Even I don't know what I might run into..."
"If anything happens to me, you'll be the village's Fourth Tsuchikage!"
Judging by his manner, Ōnoki seemed to be heading not to the Five Kage Summit, but to his own execution...
Looking at his father's grim, resolute expression, Kitsuchi did not know what to say for a moment.
"Dad-"
"How many times do I have to remind you!"
Ōnoki bristled and glared, jumping three feet into the air.
"Use my title when we're working!"
"...Yes, Lord Third."
Kitsuchi readily complied, then offered some reassurance.
"We've already signed a peace agreement with Konoha. The Fifth Hokage won't do anything to you."
Last time, Uchiha Minamoto had come to Iwagakure in person.
Although he had broken through Iwagakure's defensive barrier head-on, forcibly taken its Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and sheared away the rocky peaks surrounding the village with a single slash...
Iwagakure had suffered few casualties that time. The actual casualties had almost all resulted from the battle's aftershocks; few Iwagakure ninja had died by Uchiha Minamoto's own hand.
That was why Kitsuchi could say this.
If Uchiha Minamoto had really wanted to do something to Iwagakure's ninja...
Never mind Ōnoki, Roshi,