Unlike Biwa Jūzō, the other three remained silent.
None of the three have exactly clean backgrounds, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi, who are newcomers and should therefore keep a low profile and play it safe.
The three spies appeared obedient and compliant, with only the innocent Biwa Jūzō showing a hint of arrogance.
Of the four, Nagato trusted Biwa Jūzō the most, so he could only pretend he hadn't heard it.
"You have five minutes to get acquainted, switch positions, and discuss the meeting point. We will provide assistance during the assembly process. The new team needs to be assembled within three days!"
After saying that, Pain vanished from the spot.
After Pain left, the scene fell silent for a moment.
To be honest, most ninjas are somewhat socially awkward, like Biwa Jūzō, which is why he didn't want to be separated from Kisame.
Over the course of more than a year, the two had developed some tacit understanding. Now, with new members joining the team, it's undoubtedly a headache for the somewhat socially awkward Biwa Jūzō.
The boss is already gone, there's no point in saying anything more, Biwa Jūzō chose to remain silent.
Itachi is a man of few words; it's impossible to get him to speak up on his own initiative.
Kisame was pondering whether Madara knew about this matter, and whether he would find an opportunity to pass on the information to him while away from Biwa Jūzō.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the only one without social anxiety, felt it best not to speak first and to observe the situation.
In this somewhat eerie and gloomy place, the four of them merely exchanged glances without uttering a sound.
Four out of five minutes passed, and the scene remained completely silent.
Finally, a voice broke the silence—it was Kisame!
"Mr. Itachi, we're going to fight side by side again!"
Before Itachi could respond after Kisame finished speaking, Biwa Jūzō's voice rang out.
"Kisame, are you disgusted with me? Why are you so eager to greet your new teammates!"
Socially awkward Biwa Jūzō, trying to make conversation, and unwilling to interact with the newcomers, quickly responded to Kisame's words, making it seem like he and Kisame were very close.
"Mr. Juzo, please don't misunderstand. This is the leader's order, and we have no way to refuse!"
Kisame explained very politely.
After the atmosphere warmed up, Hiruzen Sarutobi also broke his silence.
"Biwa Jūzō, how about we switch places? I'm currently in the Land of Grass..."
After a few brief words, Hiruzen Sarutobi roughly figured out the personalities of the two and took the initiative to talk to Biwa Jūzō.
"..."
The remaining two minutes passed quickly as the group chatted.
Returning to the present, Hiruzen Sarutobi made a shushing gesture.
He then quickly removed the ring and gestured to Itachi.
After storing the two rings in the sealing scroll and setting up a simple sealing barrier, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke.
"Itachi, we'll be parting ways soon. Be careful with your words and actions while wearing the ring, and always keep an eye on that amazing intelligence agent!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi then told Itachi about Ren's discovery of the White Zetsu and the conclusions of his research on the White Zetsu.
After listening, Itachi nodded solemnly in response.
"Yes!"
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The battlefield where they were before.
The terrain completely altered by Shinra Tensei shocked all the ninjas who came to investigate.
The scene was so overwhelming that some ninjas were unable to conceal their presence effectively.
Intelligence agents from the three major powers of Feng, Tu, and Lei even met face to face, but none of them chose to make a move. Instead, they memorized the figures of the people they saw before retreating.
They all reported what they had seen and heard to their respective ninja villages.
The various ninja villages, each with its own sophisticated intelligence network, received the news one after another.
Of the two sides in the battle, one side is definitely Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companion, while the other side is subject to much speculation.
Some speculate it's Ren, as they seem to be a perfect match in terms of both strength and their respective identities. As for not taking action in the Land of Fire, it's likely to prevent the massive destruction that a battle could cause.
This conjecture is reasonable and appears to be extremely logical.
Such speculations are mostly made by ninja villages in smaller countries of the Shinobi World, while ninja villages in larger countries directly rule out the possibility of Ren based on battle traces.
Has a new powerful ninja emerged in the Shinobi World?
This is a consensus among the Hidden Cloud Village, Iwagakure, and Hidden Sand Village. Only the Kirigakure secretly speculates that it may be related to the person who controlled the Fourth Hokage back then.
After reading the information, Ren roughly recounted the events in his mind.
Unlike other ninja villages, which only use intelligence ninjas to observe from afar in the shadows.
The Konoha pursuit team openly collected a considerable amount of supplies on the battlefield.
Based solely on the information relayed back from the Konoha team, Ren had a general idea of what was going on, and after receiving information from Black Zetsu, his guesses were further confirmed.
After a moment of contemplation, Ren secretly made a decision.
We can't let Orochimaru cause trouble any longer!