If people debated which kekkei genkai clan was the strongest in Kirigakure, plenty would disagree. But when it came to the most distinctive clan, everyone would think of the Kaguya Clan first.
In Karatachi Yagura's view, the Kaguya Clan was hotheaded and belligerent. After enduring the Third Mizukage's suppression, its members could barely contain their fury. He only needed to give that anger a slight nudge, and they would take the bait.
After a heart-to-heart with Genji, Karatachi Yagura felt reassured.
Some matters did not need to be pursued to the bitter end. The lack of a detailed explanation proved that Genji had indeed been behind them.
Especially the misleading intelligence that had led Shuten-doji to stay in Shark Village, followed by men being dispatched to capture them.
Whether those Kirigakure Ninja who had appeared in Shark Village actually belonged to the Mizukage remained debatable. Genji had not told him, and he had no need to ask. That incident could no longer affect the present situation.
When he returned to the room where Shuten-doji had been staying, he found that his guest had already left.
Karatachi Yagura could not help chuckling to himself. "He's blaming me for not doing enough preparation beforehand."
"But with something like this, how could I dare make sweeping preparations? Wasn't Genji suspicious enough of me already?"
Karatachi Yagura was simply overthinking things.
His intended objective was completely different from Byakuya's.
Byakuya wanted to deprive Kirigakure of the ability to declare war on Konoha. After their earlier conversation, he had discovered that trade with the Land of Water was also possible. That was even better, exceeding his original expectations.
The rain was still heavy the following day.
Karatachi Yagura left a note in the room, saying that he had gone to contact Kirigakure's major kekkei genkai