Hyuga Clan's Current State

Not knowing where Karin was, Senyo activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura and instantly pinpointed her location.

Karin was still at the Barrier Division. He planned to pick her up and take her to Orochimaru's Laboratory.

But just as he was about to enter the Barrier Division's range, a familiar voice rang out in his mind.

"Fifth Hokage, is that you?"

It was Shikaku's voice.

Since Senyo had disguised himself, no one outside could sense or confirm his appearance.

Shikaku had only recognized the person with the indistinct Chakra because he had received word beforehand.

"Oh, Shikaku. I won't be appearing before the public for the time being, so there's no need to call me Hokage."

"Yes, Lord Senyo."

Shikaku had no objections. The Fourth Hokage and Senyo were in the same camp anyway, so it made no difference who served as Hokage.

"I heard from Karin that the wireless communication barrier is being constructed now?"

Shikaku immediately replied, "The wireless communication barrier is still being tested. The larger the network coverage, the more likely errors and omissions become."

"It will take some time before it can be officially implemented."

Senyo was also quite concerned about this matter, because once the construction was complete—

the speed at which he unified the Shinobi World could increase dramatically.

The only issue with unifying the Shinobi World now was not whether they could conquer it, but whether they could maintain long-term rule after doing so.

After all, Konoha only had so many people. If they captured a place but did not leave people behind to assist, then once they left, someone else would simply seize it back.

Fighting guerrilla battles back and forth like that would just turn into a prolonged tug-of-war. It had no meaning at all.

But wireless communication would