A day earlier, at one of Akatsuki's secret bases.
"Based on the intelligence I have gathered, that's the situation."
Zetsu gave a detailed report on all the information he had obtained about Hawking during his more than month-long infiltration of Konoha.
"A person from another world who formed a connection with the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki and can transfer the Nine-Tails... He appears in this world for only one hour? Something like that actually exists?"
After hearing Zetsu's report, Uchiha Obito's face also revealed an incredulous expression.
The Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki named Hawking had displayed terrifying strength last time, forcibly taking one of Nagato's Rinnegan right before his eyes.
Especially that final ninjutsu attack before he left—it had truly given him a fright.
If he did not figure out the intelligence on this new Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, many of their future plans could no longer proceed.
That was why he had sent Zetsu to infiltrate Konoha, ordering him to use every possible means to gather information on Hawking and find out exactly what this new Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki was.
At first, the intelligence said Hawking came from Mount Myōboku. But after a deeper investigation and the use of various methods, Zetsu finally obtained complete information about Hawking from several Konoha higher-ups.
"According to your observations, Naruto summons him from Mount Myōboku to Konoha at two every afternoon, and he disappears at three?"
"Under normal circumstances, yes. But he hasn't appeared these past few days."
Zetsu reported.
As Kaguya Otsutsuki's third son, he possessed some of Kaguya Otsutsuki's memories, so he had some guesses regarding Hawking's situation.
He believed Hawking might be someone from another planet in the universe who had accidentally formed some kind of connection with this planet, resulting in this phenomenon.
"He hasn't appeared?"
Obito could not help frowning.
To carry out the