One Little Turtle per Bite? The Way Home... Is Gone!

"If..."

Before everyone had even left the conference room, Yan suddenly added:

"If people from other villages formally inquire, tell them Konoha is building this as a precaution against powerful enemies.

And remember to remind them that some powerful enemies may have appeared in the ninja world—enemies even more terrifying than the Akatsuki."

"If they press for the enemies' identities, tell them directly that someone called Ōtsutsuki Urashiki has set his sights on the Nine-Tails."

Shikaku looked as though he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

He felt that Yan was deliberately passing this information to the other villages. After all, if everyone knew, then the Akatsuki would know as well.

What would the Akatsuki do once they learned that someone named Ōtsutsuki Urashiki wanted to seize the Nine-Tails?

Find this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki first, then kill him?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend—was that the idea?

Others might not know what Ōtsutsuki meant, but the Akatsuki certainly would.

The only question was whether the Akatsuki would turn their attention toward the Ōtsutsuki clan after learning this.

The meeting ended, and everyone left.

After the others had gone, Tsunade lingered for a moment.

"Yan, tell me honestly. Are you confident?"

"Probably?"

Yan did not give Tsunade a definite answer.

"I see. Then handle it yourself."

Tsunade did not take it to heart. Based on what she knew of Yan, whenever he acted casual while discussing serious matters, it meant the matter was settled and there would be no problem.

Since there was no problem, why worry about it?

From what she knew, even if Yan joked around with the entire village, he would never use his own people as a test.

That could be considered one of Yan's few virtues, and also one of his flaws.

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