"Shingetsu, are you all right? Wake up!"
When he felt Shingetsu suddenly turn cold all over in his arms, Hōkaku's heart sank. Anxiety and fear mingled in his eyes until they flushed blood-red, but his frantic calls only echoed through the air, drawing no response from his daughter.
Shingetsu could not hear him at all. At that moment, she was completely absorbed in her thoughts-
Who was the mastermind who had ordered Kazuko to infiltrate her inner circle?
Shingetsu pondered for a long time, trying to untangle the chaotic clues in her mind. One suspicious face after another surfaced, and she scrutinized each, searching for the mastermind.
First, she thought of Tobirama, but a second later, she kicked him off her list of suspects.
Although they had certainly disliked each other a few years ago, constantly setting traps for one another and arguing without end, Tobirama had begun trying to approach her and mend their relationship ever since her ancestry became public. If Kazuko really worked for him, he would have told her long ago.
It might not have been obvious on the surface, but Tobirama Senju genuinely valued family above almost anything else. Besides, he would never betray Konoha or the shinobi class.
Soon, Shingetsu's thoughts drifted to the Daimyō of the Land of Fire.
That was somewhat plausible, but Shingetsu did not believe the Daimyō had such foresight or such nerve. If that idiot were really so capable, would he have let himself be bullied into his current predicament?
Shingetsu thought until her head hurt. At last, amid that chaotic sea of memories, she caught hold of one highly suspicious candidate-
Could it be Black Zetsu?
Shingetsu blinked in confusion. Honestly, almost everything she knew about Naruto came from fanfiction and video clips. That black, mudlike thing had