Chapter 315: The Ten-Tails Takes Shape
Iwagakure's defeat plunged the shinobi world into a brief calm.
Kirigakure remained shrouded in mist.
Konoha desperately needed time to rest and recover.
The Cloud Shinobi were frantically searching for traces of the Akatsuki.
The Stone Shinobi had just lost a war, and Ōnoki had to contend with pressure from within Iwagakure.
The Sand Shinobi, meanwhile, were in the best position. Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, now held complete control over the Land of Wind. All the powerful nobles who opposed the shinobi village had perished in that attack.
With Rasa controlling the newly appointed Daimyo, the few lesser nobles who remained could do nothing to challenge his will.
As a result, vast sums of the Land of Wind's revenue were poured into research on the Blood Pool, yielding a wealth of results.
In short, everyone knew that the shinobi world's current peace was nothing more than a hollow illusion.
The flames of war could flare up again at any moment!
The Land of Rain, squeezed between three nations, remained blanketed in rain.
A Cloud Shinobi reconnaissance squad traveled through the rainforest, steadily approaching Amegakure.
"Captain Zhi Muren, is it really all right for us to intrude into the Land of Rain like this?"
One Cloud Shinobi looked at the rain and mist surrounding them and spoke uneasily.
The captain, Zhi Muren, merely replied firmly, "Relax. Even if we're discovered, Amegakure won't dare do anything. Our priority right now is to recover the Two-Tails and find that damned organization's base."
"Understood."
Since their captain had said so, the other two squad members could only follow him onward.
Heavy footfalls continued to sound through the treetops, mingling with the patter of rain.
Just as the last Cloud Shinobi stepped onto a large tree, a white figure