Give it back to you

To Naraku, Mount Myoboku was not the only place that felt strange. He felt the same way about Shikkotsu Forest. That Katsuyu Sage was another person he had never been able to see through.

Although he was familiar with the original plot, that still did not allow him to discern anything. It only made him more aware of the mystery surrounding the Three Great Sage Regions.

Legend had it that the three sages of the Three Great Sage Regions—the Great Toad Sage, the Katsuyu Sage, and the White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave—had all existed since the era of the Sage of Six Paths. Each had lived for nearly a thousand years, truly ancient monsters.

Naraku even had a feeling that these three sages might have existed before Otsutsuki Kaguya descended upon the Shinobi World. Of course, that was only his speculation, with no evidence to support it.

In short, Naraku felt that there was something unusual about the Three Great Sage Regions. He had already made plans: once Konoha unified the Shinobi World and dealt with Obito, Zetsu, and the others, he would devote some time to thoroughly investigating their secrets.

But for now, his attention remained focused on Obito and the others.

On the battlefield!

Naraku led Roshi, who was bound in chains, over to Shisui.

Konoha, Iwagakure, and Akatsuki—three forces had gathered here.

"Lord Tsuchikage!"

The captain of the guards noticed Ōnoki's arrival as well. His previously tense expression eased slightly. After all, in the hearts of most Iwagakure ninja, their Third Tsuchikage was a powerful Kage-level expert. Even across the entire Shinobi World, it was difficult to find a ninja as formidable as him.

Ōnoki lowered his gaze to the guards below, a trace of helplessness flashing through his eyes. Then he waved them away, signaling