If they had previously been searching for Orochimaru merely to stop the Akatsuki Organization from getting to the Yin Nine-Tails first, then after Naruto's Inner Demon incident, Konoha's urgency in finding Orochimaru immediately rose to another level.
With Tsunade's full support, Jiraiya quickly assembled an elite team.
Naturally, Jiraiya himself took the position of captain.
Considering that Naruto had been controlled by his Inner Demon because of Ido's actions, Yakumo volunteered and applied to join the elite team.
After that, elite Jonin from the village such as Kakashi, Might Guy, and Yamato, as well as Jonin skilled in reconnaissance and search operations such as Tokuma Hyuga, Tsume Inuzuka, and Muta Aburame, all received transfer orders from the Hokage Office and joined the team.
Even after assembling such an elite force, Tsunade still felt it was not secure enough.
After all, Orochimaru himself and Kabuto Yakushi, his subordinate, were already extremely troublesome. On top of that, Orochimaru could use Impure World Reincarnation to control the Impure World Bodies of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage. If they lacked manpower, it would be difficult to subdue Orochimaru.
Furthermore, this operation might bring them into an early clash with the Akatsuki Organization. If they suffered because of insufficient combat strength, it would inevitably affect the true battle to the death that followed.
Therefore, while selecting candidates within the village, Tsunade also sent requests for assistance to the other four great ninja villages.
The Konoha Military Police Force building.
Shinji was slightly surprised as he looked at the transfer order sent from the Hokage Office.
"Isn't the village making too big a fuss? No matter how I look at it, something feels wrong!"
The contents of the order were simple. Shinji's Military Police Force had to send at least one person to join the