"The Nine-Tails? Is the Shadow Organization planning to seize the Nine-Tails while they have the chance?"
Utatane Koharu looked at the confidential letter and murmured to herself in confusion.
"It's possible, but I don't think it's likely. Xihuo has no reason to act while he's under so much scrutiny."
Mitokado Homura picked up where she left off.
Indeed, with the Shadow Organization visiting, Konoha would only tighten security around all its restricted areas, guarding them even more closely than usual. This would hardly be a good time to make a move.
Moreover, as a recently established organization, the Shadow Organization had no reason to drag its own reputation through the mud.
If it caused trouble on its very first official visit, the other nations would raise their guard against it to the highest level. That was hardly a sound decision for an emerging organization.
Under normal circumstances, the Shadow Organization should have been even more eager than Konoha to avoid accidents or trouble.
But the information Kagami Uchiha had coaxed out of the Nine-Tails was also highly credible, so they still needed to remain vigilant and assign more people to guard the tailed beast.
After discussing the matter, the members of Konoha High Command once again confirmed that every detail of the reception was in order. All that remained was to wait for the Shadow Organization to arrive on the agreed date.
Meanwhile, on the Shadow Organization's side, Xihuo had also assigned the tasks for the visit to his subordinates.
This time, he planned to bring a few more subordinates who knew how to read the room and were considerate of others. He was determined to prevent a repeat of what had happened with Lurenjia last time.
That had happened in the Land of Lightning, on his own turf,