"We've already found plenty of traces of humans in these places. If that thing existed, it would have been discovered long ago, so there's no need to focus too much on them for now. Just have the Summoning Beasts keep watch. Next are the remaining four locations: Illusion Forest, Heaven-Piercing Waterfall, Phantom Rainbow Plains, and Poison Miasma Swamp!"
"None of those are good places. We only know roughly how large their outer regions are. The Jonin we sent in to investigate before never came back," Tsunade said with a frown.
"You all know our village was unstable before. We had even less time to investigate those places."
"Sunagakure was much the same!"
"We investigated this place before, but found nothing. Still, only someone at Kage level could survive there, I suppose," the Tsuchikage said.
"Then I suggest we investigate them. Each village will take responsibility for one location, while the extra personnel coordinate and handle rescue operations. Each team should consist of at least one standard combat unit, and everyone should be at least Kage level. That should ensure our safety," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Fine! We'll lead the Medical Ninja teams this time," Tsunade immediately said.
"No! You need to cooperate with Orochimaru's side. Right, let's make this clear as well. The slots for assisting Orochimaru will be counted together with these slots, but Orochimaru's side takes priority," Kitahara Kaede said. After all, Orochimaru's side was already producing visible results.
"Fine! We'll make the arrangements!"
"Oh, right. I remember the village still has the Fourth's guards. They're all Elite Jonin. I need three of them," Kitahara Kaede said.
"No problem! What do you need them for?" Tsunade asked suspiciously.
"I want to visit the place where the Ōtsutsuki were before. Since they found clues there, they must have left something