After speaking, Jiraiya ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had lowered his head in thought. He rose silently, pushed open the door, and left. Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were clouded with confusion, and his heart was equally torn. Ever since taking office, he had faithfully upheld the Second Hokage's policies, gradually stripping Konoha of the Uchiha influence. Although the results had been quite apparent after forty years, if he truly had to confront that legendary figure, did he still have any way to defeat him? Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered deeply, yet found no answer at all!
On the moon, within that magnificent golden hall, Mingye looked up at the skylight's formation. Before long, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived one after another, followed by Izuna.
"Before completely destroying this barrier, I need to replace the protective barrier around the entire moon. That way, destroying this one won't cause the moon's entire barrier to vanish and expose the whole base. Your task is to maintain the various support points of the barrier and corrode and assimilate them!"
As Mingye spoke, a purple crystal bead flew from his palm and hovered before them. He continued, "Release Sage chakra and assimilate the entire barrier. Once the chakra-based barrier is corroded, openings will appear. Your job is to seal those openings with Sage Method. It may take some time, so you must be patient!"
After hearing Mingye's words, Kisame Hoshigaki wore a deeply troubled expression. Recently, Uchiha Itachi had apparently gone mad and started counter-surveilling him, leaving Kisame constrained in everything he did.
"Hey, hey, hey! Mingye, do you even know who I'm paired with? Uchiha Itachi! How long do you think I can keep avoiding him? Don't joke around! He's been guarding against me lately!"
Sasori raised an eyebrow. Kisame Hoshigaki had been far too active lately.