Hokage Office.
Tsunade read through the documents in her hands as she listened to Kakashi's report.
"The first group, which I'm in charge of, has developed several tactics for dealing with Hiruko. Our win rate has improved from 17% to 26%. The second group, led by Asuma, hasn't made any progress yet. We still haven't found a suitable counter to Ranmaru's Shadow Release or his unique dojutsu."
Tsunade's expression darkened.
So many days had passed, yet their odds of beating Hiruko were still only around twenty percent. That was clearly nowhere near satisfactory.
Even worse, the second group had made almost no headway against Ranmaru.
Of course, she knew Ranmaru was harder to handle.
Shadow Release alone was already a major problem. At present, only the Hyuga Clan, with their Byakugan, could counter it.
But as luck would have it, Ranmaru was also a Red Eye Bloodline Ninja. Red Eye's ability to create chakra illusions perfectly countered the Byakugan, making it its natural enemy.
As a result, the entire village was at a loss over how to deal with Ranmaru.
Kakashi continued his report. "The third group, led by Might Guy and assigned to deal with Kakuzu and Hidan, has developed several solid tactics. They've run through them in Takamagahara several times, and their win rate is now over 50%. They're continuing to refine them."
"Good!"
Tsunade's furrowed brow finally relaxed a little.
Kakashi continued, "The fourth group, led by Yamato, has conducted combat simulations in Takamagahara. They discovered that the demon Moryo can not only control the 'Undying Army,' but also absorb people's negative emotions. Ordinary sealing techniques are almost useless against him. His partner, Shinnō, has also developed the Zero-Tails, which possesses the same abilities and is nearly as strong as a slightly weaker Perfect Jinchuriki. So the