The Tailed Beasts, Secured

"I never imagined so much had happened..."

Tao Yu didn't leave, either. Right there by the docks, he gave everyone a brief rundown of the Abyss and some of the nearby areas.

That included the Hidden Cloud Village.

When Onoki heard that his old rivals from the Hidden Cloud Village were right next door and had already traded away the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, his expression turned wistful.

"Now that every world has entered the Abyss and faces life or death, of course we should join hands. If you want the Tailed Beasts, Your Excellency, then you may have them."

Onoki was every bit the seasoned veteran who'd been active in the Naruto world longer than anyone else. He'd even outlasted the Third Hokage and Danzō.

He had an exceptionally keen sense of timing.

Tao Yu's record of instantly killing three Terror Demon Kings spoke for itself.

Now, after Tao Yu had come over and made a show of politeness, Onoki naturally took the opportunity to play along.

Would he be stupid enough to reject an offer of goodwill and invite disaster?

And by giving them up so readily, he might even be able to make some reasonable requests.

"Of course. May I ask where your village is now?"

Tao Yu agreed readily. He was an easygoing man, and when someone showed him respect, he returned it.

The Hidden Cloud Village had been the first to attack him, with Killer B and the others leading the assault. He'd only wanted compensation. Since Onoki was being so sensible, Tao Yu had no reason to make things difficult for them.

"We landed in this country's Westfall, but the Burning Legion has already destroyed our village..."

Onoki sounded wistful, too.

The Burning Legion was too powerful now. They could manage guerrilla warfare, but a