First, there was Orochimaru. That guy had been killed once by Tobi, then came to Konoha to stir up trouble and was killed again by Shinji.
Even if Orochimaru could come back to life again, he would probably keep a low profile and not dare cause any more trouble.
Besides, if it were that woman Guren, she probably couldn't have caused such a huge explosion.
Then there was the second possibility.
Tobi... had been by Shinji's side the whole time.
And Akatsuki didn't seem to have started its plan this early.
But the plot had long since become a complete mess. Gaara had even settled down in Kirigakure, so whatever happened wouldn't be surprising.
Judging solely by that explosion just now, it really did look very much like Deidara's handiwork.
In that case, the particularly strange shark they had seen earlier was very likely a puppet Sasori had made.
Shinji's analysis was already very close to the truth.
Still, he wasn't planning to get involved in this sort of thing.
But just as he was about to leave, he noticed that Moqian seemed a little unhappy.
"What's wrong?"
"This Tailed Beast hasn't done anything, has it?"
"Hmm?"
Shinji froze for a moment.
Moqian continued, "It clearly hasn't done anything. It was just staying quietly at the bottom of the lake. Why does it still have to suffer like this?"
That really was an angle Shinji had never considered.
It seemed no one had ever considered what these Tailed Beasts thought, either.
And that really was the case. After Yagura died, the Three-Tails had revived and stayed here ever since, never caus...
First, there was Orochimaru. That guy had been killed once by Tobi, then came to Konoha to stir up trouble and was killed again by Shinji.
Even if Orochimaru