Joining Forces!

Otherwise, with such a vast distance, by the time Kirigakure received news from the other villages, it would be far too late—the cheese would have turned as hard as stone!!!

"The Jinchuriki... the Jinchuriki have gone missing..."

The man reporting the news was drenched in sweat, terrified that he would be implicated. Although he had not been responsible for watching the Jinchuriki, he was the one delivering the bad news.

Most of the time, people in the Intelligence Department had thankless jobs. Not only was it difficult to earn great merit, but if a pile of intelligence errors surfaced, you would die a miserable death. Even when reporting information, they constantly faced the possibility of being scolded and punished.

"They're missing, so they're missing. Why are you panick—"

Still preoccupied with Konoha, the Third Mizukage spoke instinctively. But halfway through, he realized what had happened. He shot to his feet, startling the Intelligence Department member. "What did you say?! The Jinchuriki have gone missing?! How could that be? Weren't people assigned to watch them?"

His shock raised the Third Mizukage's voice several notches. He looked like a refined gentleman who had suddenly turned into a loud, hot-tempered brute.

"Y-yes, it was because of Lord Jyuuzou Biwa!!!"

Sweating profusely, the Intelligence Department member hurriedly cried, "Lord Jyuuzou Biwa told them to go rest first, and then... then..."

The Intelligence Department member did not continue. Even an idiot could guess what had happened next.

Jyuuzou Biwa had undoubtedly betrayed the village. He had even brought people into the village, sent away those monitoring the Jinchuriki, and easily taken the two Jinchuriki. It was no different from slapping the Third Mizukage across the face twice, hard enough to make his face swell.

Anyone could tell that the mysterious organization capturing Tailed Beasts and