On the central island of the Land of Water, inside a hidden cave deep within a dense forest, three mysterious figures were holding a secret meeting. The cave was dimly lit and damp, and the three shadowy figures whispering within made it seem especially eerie and sinister.
"So this is your plan? Use this little girl as the Three-Tails' vessel to destroy Konoha?"
Yagura swept a gloomy gaze over the cave floor, where an unconscious girl lay sprawled out—none other than Rin!
The identities of the other two people in the cave were already obvious. They were Madara and Zetsu!
"That's right! We'll turn this girl into the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki, then once she returns to Konoha, seal and control the Three-Tails to launch a surprise attack! Even if we can't destroy Konoha, we can still cripple them badly! And what happens after that?"
After Black Zetsu laid out the entire plan with a sinister expression, the White Zetsu he possessed answered his own question. "Konoha, after being attacked, will surely believe this was a conspiracy set by the major ninja villages, using peace talks as a pretext! To take revenge, Konoha will definitely restart the war. That would be like tying Kirigakure to the other three great ninja villages! And the hundred thousand Cloud Ninja within the Land of Water will also fall into turmoil. Lord Mizukage can use that chance to reclaim the lost territory and rebuild Kirigakure!"
So Kirigakure had never truly intended to negotiate peace from the start. The outlying islands were far too important to the territorially small Land of Water; there was no way they could possibly cede them! The peace plan devised together with the other nations was merely a delaying tactic Kirigakure had set up to turn the tables in the end!
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