Land of Earth.
In a forest somewhere, someone had built a temporary dwelling.
A little old man was chopping firewood at the entrance.
He wore purple clothes and a breastplate. The hair at the back of his head was tied into a small ponytail, and he had a large beard.
This man was Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure.
After Shamu had issued his warning, he had returned to Iwagakure.
He had barely managed to stay there for several months.
But after Obito failed to rob the grave, the only intelligence that came out was news of an attack on the Miko of the Land of Demons.
After that, there had been no further activity.
Although Ōnoki was no longer as stubborn as he had been in the past, Rōshi had grown accustomed to drifting freely.
He did not like staying in the village either, so he had set out to travel again.
However, he was not foolish enough to wander around without taking any precautions.
"Flutter, flutter..." A messenger bird descended from the sky.
Rōshi sighed irritably and reached out to catch it.
He opened the scroll tied to the messenger bird's leg.
The scroll was completely blank. Rōshi wrote several numbers on it with his finger.
After leaving behind his Chakra signature, he released the messenger bird.
The bird immediately flapped its wings and flew away.
It was a messenger bird used to report that he was safe.
He was a Jinchuriki, and there were always people assigned to stay near him, but his temperament was poor and he disliked being followed.
Ōnoki had compromised by having Anbu protect him from places where he could not see them.
If danger arose, Rōshi would fire a signal flare or use a particularly loud technique.
The distant Anbu could then