Ten-Tails Contingency Plan, Returning to the Village

A short while later, in a quiet corner of a room within Konoha's frontline base.

After completing the handover with his Shadow Clone, Minamoto Takuya sat down in a chair, stretched lazily, and let out a soft, satisfied sigh.

The haze of war hung outside, yet it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Although the war between Konoha and Kumogakure had been sparked by his own hand, the clashes on the main battlefield had never concerned him.

Now that Two-Tails Yugito had been severely wounded, it was bound to cause an uproar within Kumogakure. Their strategy would inevitably shift toward defensive contraction.

At the same time, there was a strong chance they would send their true trump card, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B, to reinforce the front lines.

And A, the powerful Fourth Raikage, might personally arrive on the battlefield at any time.

Once the Raikage moved, Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, would surely use the Flying Thunder God Kunai left on the front lines to rush over in support at any moment.

It seemed the grand spectacle of top-tier fighters clashing was about to begin.

Yet Minamoto Takuya's thoughts only brushed over the larger situation before returning to himself.

Because none of that had anything to do with him. They could fight their war, while he had other matters to handle.

The "materials" he had collected had already exceeded expectations, enough to support his research and experiments for quite some time.

Even if the war ended immediately, his gains would already be immense.

Why had he let Two-Tails Yugito go?

Others might have been puzzled by that question, but Minamoto Takuya had his own calculations.

The answer was simple. All he needed was pure Tailed Beast Chakra without the Tailed Beast's will.

The one who needed complete