As alliances among three factions emerged, the entire ninja world began to grow restless. Konoha was now surrounded—could another great ninja war be about to break out?
Thus, when faced with the current situation, Konoha's first thought was how to break out of the encirclement. As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Kirigakure was also a potential ally. Therefore, at the same time the three great alliances appeared, Konoha sent ninja to Kirigakure to seek cooperation.
Kirigakure had only just endured a rebellion and had yet to recover when it received another piece of terrible news: their Tailed Beast was gone!
The Six-Tails was Kirigakure's only remaining Tailed Beast. Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi nearly coughed up blood and died on the spot.
"What a bunch of useless fools! You still haven't figured out who those people are?!"
The sound of her hand striking the table echoed through the office. Mei Terumi usually cared greatly about her appearance, but after the turmoil her village had suffered, they still could not find any trace of the enemy. It left her deeply frustrated.
Just as the investigation reached a deadlock, a voice from outside broke the stalemate. A ninja organized the latest intelligence and reported it.
"My lady! We found Kisame Hoshigaki's trail! In addition, that black Curse Mark power has also appeared near the Land of Lightning!"
The power of the Curse Mark could not be concealed. Uchiha Yū had never treated it as a trump card, using it as an ordinary power instead, so its secrecy was terribly poor.
Countless clues connected together, all pointing directly at the Dawn Hidden Village in the Land of Lightning.
At this thought, Mei Terumi's expression turned dark and uncertain!
No wonder they had been able to send so many powerful experts to