The Whole Village Mobilizes

With the disparity in strength between the two sides so great, the Third Hokage, as Konoha's leader, could only force himself to smile and say three words,

"Please, go ahead."

Gigue tapped his fingers lightly against the table and said,

"I want you to find a monk named Jigen."

The Third Hokage, who had already prepared himself to accept harsh mission terms, froze upon hearing this and could not help asking,

"Just finding a monk?"

For the Third Hokage, finding someone was simply too easy. After all, Konoha was the largest ninja village in the Ninja World. With their ninjas' mobility and intelligence-gathering capabilities, as long as they had a target, there was basically no one in the entire Ninja World they could not find.

Gigue waved a finger and said calmly,

"This man is not as simple as you think. On the surface, he is an ordinary monk, but in truth, he is the leader of an organization called Kara. And his own strength... Heh. If you push him too far, even all of Konoha combined would not be his match."

The moment those words were spoken, both the Third Hokage and Danzo's pupils contracted. They would not doubt Gigue's words, because someone like Gigue had absolutely no need to lie to them about something like this.

Still, the sudden emergence of another unknown being whose strength defied common sense was difficult for these two old men, who had lived for decades, to accept.

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, the Third Hokage asked cautiously,

"May I ask whether this Jigen is your friend or... enemy?"

Gigue smiled faintly and said,

"An enemy."

Although Gigue and Isshiki had never even met, he was planning to use Isshiki as fertilizer. How could they not be enemies?

Hearing that Gigue and