With the situation becoming clearer, the only option before them was to work together.
Some people were glad to see it happen.
Sengoku, for one.
And Minato Namikaze, for another.
As the Merchant Guild's influence had grown, Minato Namikaze had long wanted to end the fighting in the Naruto world. Now that the idea of a "world" had expanded to encompass countless worlds, it made little sense to keep fighting over disputes between a handful of villages in their own tiny world.
At the very least, their world needed peace.
But with everyone competing against one another within the Merchant Guild, there had never been an opportunity to make it happen.
Now there was.
They faced enemies far beyond any of them, veterans far stronger than any of them. In this world, Konoha, the other Ninja Villages, even Konan and Orochimaru all had the same interests. If pirates and marines could join forces against a common enemy, so could they.
"Fourth Hokage." The Third Tsuchikage appeared behind Minato Namikaze. "This man is too fast. I can't aim my Dust Release at him, and restraining him won't work either."
"Leave it to me." Sasori suddenly appeared, his eyes fixed on Android 20. "We Sand Ninja know traps. We can find a way to restrain him, perhaps even seal him. But I have one condition: the Modified Human's body goes to us!"
There was no hiding the feverish eagerness in Sasori's eyes.
Modified Humans or Artificial Humans, both fell within his field of expertise.
But he had never seen a Modified Human this powerful.
If he let this chance slip away, he wouldn't be Sasori.
"Let's catch him first." Kurotsuchi charged ahead and raised both hands. The earth began to shift without pause, turning into something like a thick swamp. Wriggling mud