Tamura Hiroshi left the next day and went straight to the Elite Academy, mainly to visit Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga.
The two of them were important characters, and among the young prodigies, their potential was second only to the two main protagonists. They were well worth cultivating.
Another reason was that they could serve as bait in plain sight. By using them to make it seem that Kumogakure wanted to recruit the two protagonists and had no desire to make enemies of them, they could put the Sage of Six Paths at ease.
At this stage, it was important not to show any hostility toward Indra and Asura. If they did, the Sage of Six Paths would inevitably become wary and keep an eye on them.
As long as they showed the two goodwill and a desire to recruit them, the situation would be entirely different.
Simply put, it was a way to lull the Sage of Six Paths into misjudging the nature of their plans. It would also pave the way for the upcoming God Tree transformation plan. His previous visit had likewise been meant to use Orochimaru and the others to convey this message to the Sage of Six Paths.
Although he had fused an eight-attribute Kekkei Mōra, it still wasn't enough to guarantee his safety against the Sage of Six Paths' thousand years of accumulated power.
After all, the man could create Rinnegan and Six Paths-level beings at will. Who knew what kind of power he had amassed over a thousand years?
When it came to this sort of thing, caution could never hurt.
Tamura Hiroshi arrived just in time for lunch, so he went straight to the cafeteria, picked up a meal, and sat down at the table with the others.
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Izumi gave