They sent Sasori? Was the Kazekage that pissed off at him that they were sending out their former missing-nin to official meetings now?

Well, that just added a whole layer of 'this is a terrible day' to the mix, now didn't it?

Still, he'd been trained better by his sensei, and he took a deep breath, straightening his back and nodding once. "I am. There was an emergency that took longer than expected to disentangle from. I'm here now though, and I apologize for your wait."