Jōseki

is a senior from Sunagakure. His foremost concern was the peacefulness of the village. He wasn't comfortable with Gaara's appointment to Kazekage, seeing him as little more than a failed and highly dangerous experiment. When the Kazekage was kidnapped by the Akatsuki, he mused it might be for the best and wanted to quickly elect a new Kazekage.

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