The Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure Sends Notice
"No, you don't have a fever either."
Kiba first got up and touched Naruto's forehead, then said incredulously.
"Roll!"
Naruto slapped Kiba's hand away and shouted in dissatisfaction.
Sasuke said he was fine, and I said he was just out of his mind?
Hey! Karin's here!
When Ino saw Karin enter the classroom, she couldn't help but reach out and greet her.
Hearing Ino's call, Karin's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran in.
Why are you so late?
Ino couldn't help but complain, since the morning classes were already over.
"My teacher wasn't here, so I asked a Jonin bring me here. He seems quite busy, so it's been so long."
Karin waved her hand and explained.
"Oh, I see. Come on, I'll introduce you to your classmates!"
With that, Ino pulled Hinata was still in her seat, up and led her to another seat.
Who is that?
As Ya watched Karin and the others walk away, he couldn't help but ask.
After all, it's rare to see a girl with a full head of red hair in the village.
"Hehe, she's one of my clansmen, and she also has the surname Uzumaki."
Naruto rubbed his nose with his finger, excitedly explaining to Kiba.
Although I already had a master and partners.
But now that he has a member of his tribe, he feels very happy.
"Naruto, how about we get to know each other?" Kiba asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Um... you can go by yourself."
Naruto waved his hand, knowing Kiba's usual habits, he might just start spouting nonsense later.
As for Karin, they now knew just how terrifying she was.
It looks soft and fluffy, but it's actually black when you cut it open.
"What? So stingy." Ya couldn't help but purse his lips.
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"Has the Six-Tails already been captured...?"
Inside the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just returned from vacation, had a very serious expression.
Upon hearing the report of Hagoromo's return, the relaxed mood that had been filled with playing around with Konohamaru for the past few days couldn't help but turn heavy.
"Um."
Hagoromo nodded on the sofa.
"Itachi's situation is actually not very good; he is very likely to get into trouble if he is not careful."
Being an undercover agent is one thing, but getting caught while passing messages is another.
Itachi is an obvious thorn in our side; there's really no need for him to come back just because of some information unless absolutely necessary.
"I understand. For now, please don't bother Itachi."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. Itachi now possessed the Flying Thunder God Formation and could return at any time.
But it should be used only at the most critical moments.
Who do you think will be the next target?
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hagoromo and asked.
Hagoromo picked up a piece of paper and wrote down all the Jinchūriki and the major ninja villages in order.
Hiruzen Sarutobi simply watched quietly, when there was a knock on the office door.
"Enter."
"Hiruzen sir."
Shikaku walked in looking exhausted. He had just finished his work when Shisui informed him that Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned him.
"Please sit down, Shikaku."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a grin on his face.
Shikaku didn't stand on ceremony, but when he sat down next to Hagoromo, he noticed what was written on the paper.
His eyes widened involuntarily.
Six-Tails -- already captured and extracted?
What's going on?
"Shikaku, here's some intelligence, take a look."
Hiruzen Sarutobi up the intelligence report lying beside him and handed it to Shikaku. He had recently been putting Shikaku in charge of the compensation issues concerning Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
Therefore, Shikaku didn't know much about this.
The only sound in the office was the rustling of papers.
After a long while, Shikaku looked up at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said solemnly:
"Lord Hiruzen, this organization is far too dangerous. We can't just stand by and watch."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded; this was everyone's thought.
But what he really wanted to know was: what was the purpose of this organization capturing the Tailed Beasts?
Overthrowing the Shinobi World?
A bit naive and a bit crazy.
"We'll discuss this further with the Kumogakure. Right now, the most important thing is to see if we can determine who their next target is."
"Hagoromo, what do you say?"
Hagoromo pointed to what was written on the paper, first pointing to the Seven-Tails, and then raised her hand.
It pointed to the Three-Tails.
"My guess is one of these two."
"It's clear from their first target that they aimed to strike without attracting the attention of major powers."
"The Kirigakure is currently in seclusion, Six-Tails Jinchuriki has defected, yet we haven't heard any statements from the Kirigakure."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku both nodded; this was the most plausible guess.
"And the Seven-Tails is the only one outside of the Five Great Nations that resides in a small country."
Hagoromo paused for a moment, which was also the reason why the Seven-Tails was the second to be captured in the original work.
At that time, the Shinobi World was already somewhat chaotic, and the Akatsuki took advantage of this opportunity to begin its operations.
"As for the Three-Tails, I actually feel that it may have already been identified as a target."
After all, the previous Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Obito.
Currently, it is unclear whether Mei Terumi of Kirigakure has discovered that the Fourth Mizukage is being controlled.
Once they find out, the Kirigakure will be thrown into chaos, and their counterattack will begin.
The Three-Tails could no longer remain in Kirigakure; it's likely that Obito in the original story also held this view.
I just didn't expect that the Fourth Mizukage would die in the end.
This meant that they could only wait several years for the Three-Tails to be resurrected.
Knock knock--
A rapid knocking sounded on the door, and the three people in the office all looked up.
Inoichi entered with a serious expression, handed a scroll to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and then said:
"Hiruzen Hokage, a message has just arrived from Kirigakure through official channels."
"The Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure disappeared a year ago, and now the newly appointed Fifth Mizukage has sent a message to the village."
"We hope to promote cooperation with Konoha."
Upon hearing this, Hagoromo couldn't help but look at the paper.
It seems that Three-Tails is out of the question for now, so that leaves only Seven-Tails.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, genuinely dismayed to hear of an enemy figure disappearing.
He's genuinely traumatized; both times the Sand Shinobi launched their wars, it was under this pretext.
Although Kirigakure is currently discussing cooperation, judging from Inoichi's expression, he shows no sign of happiness whatsoever.
As expected, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed as he opened the scroll.
The scroll reads that Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, first sent a message to Konoha as the Kage of a village.
On the other hand, it carries a questioning tone.
The Fourth Mizukage suspected he was being manipulated by Genjutsu, and the most famous Genjutsu in the entire Shinobi World right now is—
The Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan.
This scroll directly expresses Mei Terumi's view, hoping that Konoha can provide an explanation.
Otherwise, she would have turned her attention to the Shinobi World and directly questioned Konoha.