Tailed Beast

No one was willing to sit still and wait for death. Naturally, the Five Kage would not let the Daimyo cast them aside like dirty rags.

But things had already become a case of boiling a frog in warm water.

They could not, nor did they dare, make a move against the Daimyo. The Daimyo's legions had yet to take shape, but they were not without power. Take the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, for example. Leaving aside the hundred thousand troops still in training, he alone had more than ten thousand ninja under his command. Konoha was also extremely weak at the moment. The only consolation was that Konoha had top-tier experts like Naruto and Sasuke.

But aside from the Kage, the other ninja villages could not find a single capable expert. They did not even have the confidence to negotiate with the Daimyo and could only let themselves be manipulated.

Ōnoki suddenly said, "At this point, there is no other way. We must make use of the tailed beasts. Only Jinchuriki can deal with those armies armed with modern weapons, and only the power of a Tailed Beast Ball can make the Daimyo take us seriously again."

Kakashi's expression changed slightly. "We agreed to set the tailed beasts free."

"That was then, and this is now. We can barely protect ourselves in this situation. Without ninja, who will protect the tailed beasts? Let Naruto have a proper talk with them. I believe the tailed beasts will understand our difficulties."

That was rather shameless.

Kakashi took a deep breath. "I can't persuade Naruto, and Naruto would never do something like this."

After saying that, Kakashi pointed at Chongji's photograph on the table. "Konoha also investigated this man. According to intelligence sent back by Amegakure, this man died in