"The Land of Water?"
At Guy's words, Yahiko and Pakura frowned at the same time.
Yahiko glanced at Pakura and asked gravely:
"The Land of Water? Why would they target Pakura? Could it be..."
Guy nodded gently.
"That's right. It's because of the Tailed Beast."
Their expressions immediately darkened.
Yahiko, in particular, slammed his fist on the table, his voice tight with suppressed anger:
"The Shinobi World War only ended a short while ago! What is the Land of Water trying to do now?"
"They want the Tailed Beast. Are they trying to start another war?"
Guy looked at him, his tone grave.
"The Land of Water today may not be the one it used to be."
"If I'm right, some faction has taken control of it."
Guy did not mention the Uchiha Clan.
That was the biggest secret of all, and he could not reveal it to anyone else yet.
Guy continued in a low voice:
"That faction's goal is to collect every Tailed Beast."
"Then they'll unleash an 'ultimate genjutsu' that can cover the entire Shinobi World."
"Since Shukaku is still inside Pakura, she is bound to be one of their targets."
"One reason I came was to warn you about this."
"So that's what's going on!"
Yahiko believed Guy at once.
He knew Guy would never joke about something like this.
Though Yahiko looked worried, he had confidence in himself.
Over the past two years, he had turned the Land of Rain into an iron fortress, its people united from top to bottom.
Even if a Kage-level fighter came, he would not be defenseless.
Guy gave him a faint smile.
"It's good that you're confident. I only came to give you a warning. But there's something else."
"Something else?"
Yahiko raised an eyebrow and quickly asked, "What