Hashirama nodded at Torifu, then turned to face everyone. "The village will be carrying out a very important plan in the coming days."
Hearing Hashirama say this, everyone grew curious. They wondered if it had something to do with last night's unrest.
Hashirama didn't keep them guessing. He got straight to the point. "In the coming days, the village will begin capturing the Tailed Beasts."
His words left everyone stunned. They had thought this was related to last night's events, but they hadn't expected the village to capture Tailed Beasts.
According to the books, the Tailed Beasts were incredibly powerful. There were nine in all, each with different abilities, and even if one was killed, it would revive after some time.
Lord Hashirama was actually planning to capture these creatures?
"Hiruzen, Danzo, and Torifu Akimichi, next week you'll follow Sasuke Sarutobi to capture the Eight-Tails."
"Kagami, Koharu, and Homura, you'll follow Teruaki Uchiha to capture the Seven-Tails."
Hiruzen and the others accepted their assignments without hesitation. The fact that they were being led by such powerful shinobi made the importance of this mission clear.
Sasuke and Teruaki were both clan heads, with exceptional strength and status. Even shinobi of their caliber were being sent on capture missions.
That showed how seriously Lord Hokage took this matter.
"Torifu..."
Hashirama truly didn't know whether he should assign Torifu a mission.
There was no question that Torifu was a powerful shinobi, but sending a seven-year-old to capture a Tailed Beast...
Hashirama just couldn't get past that mental hurdle. Perhaps he was also afraid of having no answer for the Kumonaka Ancestor if anything went wrong.
After all, the man had given Konoha a generous gift just yesterday. Sending his descendant on such a dangerous mission today...
Hashirama couldn't help feeling guilty about it.