The next day!!!
Maya returned early that morning to assign personnel.
Using the location Tetsuhiro had provided, Kagaya sent a Kasugai Crow to establish contact with Miss Tamayo. His second step was to send people to find a boy wearing a boar-head mask, named Inosuke Hashibira.
Finally, he asked Master Sakonji Urokodaki to bring all the prospective members to assemble at the Swordsmith Village.
Tobirama, Shinnō, Orochimaru, and Tsunade worked together to study Kagaya's curse.
Hiruzen and the others, along with the Taijutsu special attack squad and all the Hashira, followed Tetsuhiro to where the retired Rumble Hashira lived.
"Huh? Train while we travel?"
"We're starting right now?"
"How exactly are we supposed to train?"
The Hashira were all surprised by Tetsuhiro's request. They had never expected him to be in such a hurry.
"This is why I brought you along. From this moment on, forget your duties and positions and train like your lives depend on it. The final battle will begin very soon."
With that, Tetsuhiro signaled for Hiruzen and the others to begin.
Danzo took weighted vests, turtle shells, wrist weights, and ankle weights out of a scroll.
"These are the most basic training tools. Put them on right now. From here on, I'll be supervising you! You'd better not fall behind, or you won't get anything to eat."
"Is that all? There's nothing special about these." Mitsuri easily put on the wrist and ankle weights, but when she picked up the vest to put it on, her hands sank under its weight, and she began to struggle.
"This is nothing. Watch me!" She struggled into it, already a little out of breath.
"This turtle shell is so ugly." Yet when she tried to pick it up, she found she couldn't lift it at all.
"What?!" Startled,