The Third Hokage pointed at Ryobu's White Cat Clone. "Uchiha Ryobu, I want to speak with Madara Uchiha."
The White Cat yawned. "If you want to talk to him, go to Rain Village! Oh, and bring your wife. Madara's very interested in Biwako."
"..."
The Third Hokage didn't know what to say. Biwako was nearly sixty.
The Third Hokage flew into a rage and grabbed the White Cat by the scruff. "Uchiha Ryobu, I'm not joking. Figure out a way to let me talk to Madara Uchiha, right now."
"Or else... I'll throw you in the toilet!"
"Meow—"
The White Cat looked a little frightened and nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay, okay. First, undo the Sealing on me so I can connect to my main body's Chakra."
The Third Hokage looked at Kushina. She nodded, took the White Cat, and manipulated the Sealing to undo the Sealing on its Chakra network.
At that moment, Candy, far away in the Land of Rain, detected that the Spore in the Leaf Village had reestablished contact.
Amegakure.
In the pouring, icy rain, a sturdy iron building stood in the middle of Amegakure, its cold, hard metal walls shrouded by the downpour.
The muted thuds of raindrops echoed against its hard-edged silhouette, lending the place an air of oppressive chill.
This was the residence of Hanzō, Amegakure's leader.
"Search carefully! Search every corner!"
Cai Lai strutted about like a General, ordering the Ninja Cats from the Uchiha Clan to loot the treasures in Hanzō's residence.
The Ninja Cats found plenty of valuable things.
Money, Secret Techniques, Summoning Scrolls, ninja tools...
Hanzō was the leader of Rain Village, after all—a man hailed as Demigod Hanzō. The wealth and resources in his home were naturally beyond what an ordinary Ninja could hope to possess.
Suddenly, the Ninja