Tsunade and Jiraiya entered Daimyo's Residence City with Naruto's ultimatum.
Meanwhile, Naruto and his hundred-strong group waited quietly outside for the result.
The samurai armies from the neighboring small nations had already besieged the city for three days.
Word that the Land of Fire's Daimyo's Residence City was strong only in appearance had long since reached the rulers of the other great and small nations.
An international conference jointly initiated by the Four Great Nations and numerous small nations was also taking shape.
The Land of Fire lay in the center of the Shinobi World continent, enjoying an excellent geographical position.
By contrast, the other great nations around it consisted of deserts, hilly terrain, or large islands.
Even if they wanted to develop such territories further, they lacked the means.
Thus, once they confirmed that Konoha really had been completely destroyed, the nations' daimyo and Kage began entertaining ambitions of their own.
Just as those rulers prepared to join forces and conquer the Land of Fire, another force was on the move.
Another faction was also taking action.
The Land of Rain.
Inside God's Hall.
The atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki they had brought back from Konoha had turned out to be a fake, leaving Yahiko convinced that someone had played him.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was the most important source of power for achieving true peace. They absolutely could not lose him.
Just as Yahiko was wondering where to find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a new suggestion came.
The masked Madara Uchiha offered another answer.
Madara Uchiha suggested first gathering all of Pain's forces to capture the Eight-Tails.
He would find the Nine-Tails himself, ensuring that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would not be delayed.
"Are you sure you can still cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi without the Nine-Tails?"
Yahiko frowned as