"Looks like I underestimated Kumogakure."
Only after hearing Tsunade's explanation did Shinji realize what had happened.
It turned out that the moment he had lured Yugito Nii to the Land of Fire, her whereabouts had already been exposed, yet he had known nothing about it.
If he had stayed with Yugito Nii today, he would very likely have been intercepted by people from Kumogakure.
After rescuing Yugito Nii, the people from Kumogakure had not made a public show of it. Instead, they had decided to turn the situation to their advantage, using Yugito Nii to lure Shinji out and ambush him.
However, considering the Akatsuki Organization's strength, they had notified the nearest Konoha and requested that Konoha send people to support them, just to be safe.
That was how Shinji had ended up with this mission.
After collecting his thoughts, Shinji began to consider how to respond.
Because he had considered the possibility that Yugito Nii might break free from his genjutsu, Shinji had deliberately kept her away from certain covert operations. Thus, although Yugito Nii had regained her senses, she did not know much intelligence.
After all, most of the time, Shinji had controlled her while hiding from place to place in the Land of Hot Water.
After repeatedly confirming that Yugito Nii had not come into contact with his core secrets, Shinji finally breathed a sigh of relief.
To him, controlling Yugito Nii had merely been a convenient choice at the time. Yugito Nii herself had nothing to do with his Rinnegan plan or Tenseigan plan, so even if he lost this Jinchuriki, it would not be a great loss.
Most importantly, Yugito Nii had escaped and cooperated with Kumogakure in setting a trap, while Konoha had also sent people. Any action Shinji took at this point might