However, precisely because he had considered the possibility that every Tailed Beast out in the open might be ambushed by Akatsuki, Hyuga Kagami had long prepared himself to accept certain losses.
To him, Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki who knew too many of his secrets and possessed Magnet Release, allowing him to mine gold, and Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, were the ones he absolutely had to protect.
If those two fell into Akatsuki's hands, his entire plan would be ruined. That was why he had reinforced Gaara's seal and left a Summoning Technique formula on Naruto.
By comparison, Karatachi Yagura, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and Fū, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, were slightly lower priorities.
On one hand, this was to mislead Akatsuki. On the other, it was to mislead the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Hyuga Kagami knew very well that Akatsuki had surely planted a great many informants within the Five Great Shinobi Villages. After all, even he, the Hokage, had once been approached by Obito.
So, whether he restricted the freedom of the Mizukage and Takigakure's Jinchuriki as the Hokage or as "Yama" of the God Organization, it would arouse the suspicions of the Five Great Shinobi Villages—and, in turn, Akatsuki's suspicions.
Rather than alerting Akatsuki in advance, it was better to let them devote all their attention to launching a war across the Ninja World and matching wits against the imagined sage "Yama."
After all, the ritual was the key to everything!
Heading north, Hyuga Kagami soon infiltrated the frozen Snow Country.
Covered in ice and snow year-round, the polar Snow Country was actually a pure land. Before Kazahana Dōtō launched his coup, it had been poor, but it had always enjoyed a peace rarely seen in the Ninja World.
This was also one of the reasons Hyuga Kagami had chosen