"At the same time, we received orders to win over the Kaguya clan if at all possible and ensure the clan remained intact."
At those words, Zero's eyes lit up, and a smile spread across his face.
"The village's response was exactly what I expected!"
"The Kaguya clan is facing its greatest crisis, which also makes this the best time to win them over."
"As long as Yahiko's negotiations with them go smoothly, we can consider this mission a success!"
The man opposite him nodded excitedly. "Then the village will grow even stronger!"
"When that happens, we might even have the strength to face the Five Great Nations head-on!"
Nagato's expression remained unchanged, but the light in his eyes grew deeper.
Elsewhere.
The Kaguya clan grounds.
"Have you reached a decision, Kaguya Clan Head?"
"I believe you understand the Kaguya clan's current predicament better than we do."
"Hidden Mist Village's Anbu have been stationed practically everywhere around here lately. Even your clansmen have every move watched like hawks."
The young blond man smiled as he gazed at the man before him and spoke softly.
"Even if the Kaguya clan is already facing certain doom!"
"How am I supposed to believe what you say?"
"Do you really have the ability to get the Kaguya clan out of this crisis?"
The Kaguya Clan Head spoke coldly, his eyes sweeping over the people before him without the slightest courtesy. His skepticism was unmistakable.
This group had begun approaching them a month earlier.
As the head of the Kaguya clan, he naturally wanted nothing to do with a mysterious group of strangers. Who knew what they were after?
But the Kaguya clan's current circumstances were indeed far from favorable.
Hidden Mist Village's wariness and hostility toward them, coupled with the ambitions of the clan's