Danzo's spirit donned a black robe and hat, left Blue Moon Island, and set out on a journey of atonement to find the Ox-Head Heavenly King.
Everyone returned to the tea room.
Shikaku led them through a review of their current situation.
"There are two main threats facing us right now. First, Naruto, who was manipulated by Black Zetsu and whose whereabouts are unknown."
"And second, Obito, who lost everything and disappeared with Kabuto's right eye."
"Black Zetsu's goal is to persuade Naruto to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and revive his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. But Naruto's power is still growing, so he isn't our most immediate threat."
"That makes Obito Uchiha our most immediate threat, without question."
"While Obito had me under his genjutsu, I kept emphasizing the importance of the Ten-Tails being whole. I urged him to hunt down the complete Nine-Tails so he could revive the Ten-Tails directly in its Complete Body form. He gladly accepted my suggestion."
"But in the battle on Blue Moon Island that ended not long ago, Obito Uchiha threw everything he had into the fight and still lost to Sasuke again. He has probably faced reality by now: taking the Nine-Tails from either us or Naruto is nothing but an impossible fantasy."
"Once he gains new Eye Power through Kabuto's right eye, he certainly won't hesitate any longer. He'll use Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Nine-Tails chakra to forcibly revive the Ten-Tails, then force the Infinite Tsukuyomi into activation!"
Shikaku's well-reasoned analysis sounded an alarm for everyone.
"That really is troublesome. You've already worked out countermeasures, haven't you, Konoha's Nara Chief?"
The speaker was Tobirama. Using Ikukishin's ability, Orochimaru had dressed him in a black wandering samurai's outfit. At his waist hung the Shinigami's sacred implement—the Soul-Cutting Blade!
"Nara Chief? That title..." Shikaku scratched his