Soji had no idea that the Great Toad Sage had also foretold him.
Besides, even if Soji had known, he would not have cared much.
Soji's current focus was on arranging his "final affairs." How could he have the mood to concern himself with anything else now?
Thus, after the Akatsuki Organization launched the second phase of its operation, Soji was still busy handling his own matters.
In Kumogakure, nearly a year had passed since the Fourth Raikage discovered that someone was watching the village.
Over that year, all of the village's top combat forces had been mobilized.
That day, in a dark sewer beneath Kumogakure, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito, finally cornered her target!
Yugito had long, straight beige hair braided down to her waist. With delicate features, she looked rather proud, carrying herself like a queen.
After Uchiha Homura killed the previous Two-Tails Jinchuriki near the end of the Third Ninja World War, Yugito became the new Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
It could be said that after Nine-Tails Night, Kumogakure's eventual decision to negotiate peace with Konoha was partly due to Uchiha Homura's battle.
In fact, it could be called an extremely crucial battle!
Yugito had also been the Two-Tails Jinchuriki for more than ten years.
After such a long time, although she had not become a Perfect Jinchuriki, Yugito, like most Jinchuriki, had already learned to control part of her Tailed Beast's power.
She could even maintain her sanity during a short Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, preventing her consciousness from being swallowed by the Two-Tails, Matatabi.
Today, following the Fourth Raikage's orders, she had been searching the village as usual for the person—or force—secretly spying on Kumogakure.
At last, the other side had revealed a trace that she managed to uncover.
Since she had only found a clue, and the