The Ghost God returned to Konoha, and the other shinobi villages finally let down their guard. They all but set off firecrackers to celebrate.
Even Ōnoki had to stay on guard against that god of slaughter coming to his doorstep for every day he remained outside Konoha.
The possibility was slim. The Rock Shinobi's tailed beast had already been killed and had yet to revive, so there was nothing left for him to fight.
But the Ghost of Konoha had always been unpredictable, acting on whatever crossed his mind. There was no guarantee he would not attack the Rock Shinobi.
Ōnoki had not even been able to sleep soundly these past days.
Only when Kazan returned to Konoha did he dare close his eyes and rest easy.
Still, after the commotion Kazan had caused, the other shinobi villages realized that tailed beasts were not invincible. They needed protection, too.
Even a perfect jinchūriki could be knocked out of combat with a single punch.
The Cloud Shinobi went on alert, worried that the crisis Konoha had warned of really existed, and even assigned guards to Killer B.
The other shinobi villages followed suit, strengthening the protection around their jinchūriki.
When the news reached Konoha, Itachi felt he had understood yet again.
"I see. Teacher Kazan wasn't picking fights with the Four Great Shinobi Villages without a purpose."
"He was trying to make the other shinobi villages more vigilant."
Itachi felt he had figured everything out.
The contents of the Five Kage Summit were no secret.
Konoha wanted the entire shinobi world to know about the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan and had taken the initiative to release the news.
Naturally, Itachi had no doubts. He concluded that his teacher had not left the village on a whim, but had done so deliberately. He