After receiving the intelligence, Tsunade once again convened a meeting of the High Command in her capacity as Hokage.
Soon, the village's senior officials had gathered in the Hokage Office.
Just as Tsunade was about to begin the meeting, an ANBU operative landed beside her and asked, "Lord Hokage, according to regulations, Shinji Uchiha is also eligible to attend the meeting. Should we notify him?"
Hearing the ANBU operative's question, the others suddenly realized.
Shinji was no longer just a squad leader in ANBU. He was now the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, the head of an entire department, and therefore qualified to attend meetings of the village's High Command.
Tsunade was taken aback for a moment, then said, "The official appointment hasn't been issued yet. Shinji is still in ANBU, so there's no need to notify him about this meeting."
"Yes!"
The ANBU operative replied and quietly withdrew.
This little interruption made the senior officials realize that Shinji Uchiha had already risen to their level. He was a powerful figure who needed to be taken seriously.
Tsunade tapped the table lightly to quiet everyone, then said, "All right, let's have Kakashi tell us how the first group of participants fared when they experienced 'Takamagahara.'"
Kakashi immediately described to the senior officials how the Jonin had fared when they experienced 'Takamagahara.'
After learning that the realism of the imagined opponents created by 'Takamagahara' depended on how well Shinji himself knew those opponents, the village's senior officials each seemed lost in thought.
This was only logical.
If 'Takamagahara' could perfectly create an imagined opponent whom Shinji had never even heard of, that would be rather chilling.
However, this meant the High Command's plan to use 'Takamagahara' to fully analyze every member of the Akatsuki Organization had fallen through.
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