"Huh?" Minato Namikaze was a little confused. Weren't they supposed to go straight to the Akatsuki now?
Uchiha Gen spoke as though it were only natural. "An organization needs funds to operate. We happened to help the Raikage and his people rescue two men earlier. Asking them for a little protection money isn't too much, is it?"
For once, Tobirama did not contradict Uchiha Gen. He had died fighting Kinkaku and Ginkaku while covering his subordinates' retreat. Although Kumogakure was not entirely to blame, he was still more than happy to cause the village some trouble now.
Besides verifying whether Uchiha Gen's claims were true, they were following his lead to keep an eye on him and, along the way, probe the background of this so-called Genkyo.
It was the only option they had. Without evidence that Uchiha Gen harbored ill intentions, his elder brother would never lay a hand on the last surviving descendant of Uchiha Madara's clan.
And... based on what had just happened, Tobirama had arrived at a painfully frustrating conclusion. On his own, he might not necessarily lose, but he probably could not beat Uchiha Gen either.
Seen from above, all four of them wore matching black hooded robes and white masks, making them look no different from ordinary people as they moved swiftly toward Kumogakure.
As for Orochimaru, he had used the Transformation Technique to give himself a similar appearance so he would not stand out. Unless something unexpected happened, he would not be getting a turn to fight anyway.
The first reason Orochimaru had yet to leave was that he had been forced to stay. After all, he was the one who had performed the Impure World Reincarnation this time, and he had also learned some information that was presumably quite important to the