"My lord, we've set up a unified transfer point to make travel easier. As for these Medical Ninja nearby, the places we previously selected aren't safe anymore. If anyone gets injured, we'll be able to treat them immediately," Zabuza said.
"That'll require quite a few tokens, won't it?" Kaede asked.
"Orochimaru provided some, and the Hidden Leaf Village provided some. We have enough for now," Zabuza said.
"Mm. You should have all received the news by now. What's the situation in Illusion Forest?" Kaede asked again.
"The Kazekage has already gone over. Ninja from the other regions are on their way as well. Illusion Forest is far more dangerous than the other locations, and some strange power is preventing our communication network from extending into it. We can only wait for the people inside to come out before we get any news," Zabuza replied.
"Mm. Where's Itachi? Tell him to come see me. Also, bring over the Kage who are still in the village," Kaede said.
"Understood!" Zabuza immediately formed hand seals, and a water clone dashed out.
Kaede quickly rushed out as well. Before long, several more people had gathered in the conference room.
"Kitahara Kaede, you're back. How are things? Other than the coordinates, did you find anything else?" the Mizukage asked as soon as she saw Kaede.
"Has your condition improved at all?" Tsunade asked too.
"Don't worry. I'm steadily recovering," Kaede said with a smile. As she spoke, two more people entered the conference room: Itachi Uchiha and Orochimaru.
Orochimaru still had fear in his eyes when he looked at Kaede, while Itachi Uchiha kept studying her intently.
Kaede looked back at him. After a while—
"There's nothing abnormal about your body, but there seems to be a problem with the circulation of your Chakra. This