On his way to the Mizukage's office building, Naruto—
Karatachi Yagura and Genji summoned Juzo Biwa, hoping to obtain information about the Masked Man from this Kirigakure rogue ninja so they could face his threat.
However, after Juzo Biwa revealed all the information he had, Karatachi Yagura and Genji fell silent.
The Masked Man alone had already left Kirigakure scrambling, yet behind him stood a Mercenary Organization called Akatsuki. Every member was a dangerous S-rank rogue ninja, each possessing strength close to destroying an entire nation.
This made Kirigakure, now lacking high-end combat power, feel an imminent threat.
Karatachi Yagura's first thought was to join forces with the other Four Great Shinobi Villages and launch an extermination campaign against Akatsuki, but after considering it carefully, he abandoned the idea.
The Five Great Shinobi Villages were competitors to begin with. Seeing Kirigakure in trouble, the other villages might even kick them while they were down.
Even if Kirigakure were driven out of the ranks of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Akatsuki would merely take Kirigakure's place—unless they could prove that Akatsuki's targets included more than just Kirigakure and extended to the other four villages as well.
At that moment, there was a knock on the Mizukage's office door. Hozuki Mangetsu entered with Naruto.
Upon seeing Naruto, Karatachi Yagura's brows relaxed. With a light smile, he said, "Mr. Menma, please, have a seat. If not for you, both I and Kirigakure might have been in danger today."
Naruto did not stand on ceremony and sat directly on the office sofa.
He then glanced at Juzo Biwa beside him and said slowly, "You spoke with Juzo Biwa just now? What information did he tell you? Did you uncover the Masked Man's base?"
Hearing this, Karatachi Yagura said gravely, "We did not uncover much