Meanwhile, at the underground base in the Land of Rain.
The Akatsuki.
Behind his mask, Obito could barely keep his composure. "We can't put this off any longer. At the rate this brat is growing, the Eye of the Moon Plan will be exposed sooner or later!"
That turncoat Kisame had been captured and taken back. He must have spilled plenty of information.
If Gekkō Raito stripped the Akatsuki bare and exposed all its secrets to the world, how the hell were they supposed to carry on?
"We have to speed things up!"
"Move the entire plan forward!"
Obito hurried off to discuss it with Nagato.
There was no time to delay capturing the Tailed Beasts. They would start with the One-Tail!
Following behind him, Black Zetsu was even more panicked. That brat named Gekkō Raito Yuki was far too uncanny, practically the biggest stumbling block on the road to Mother's resurrection.
I have to find a way to kill him!
Inside Kirigakure.
Gekkō Raito spent the morning clearing away the mountain of piled-up documents.
He quickly got the hang of managing the village. It was simply a matter of allocating resources, assigning missions, and building infrastructure.
With the Great Sage's assistance, the problems that had Mei Terumi tearing her hair out were practically elementary-school math questions.
Every directive Gekkō Raito issued was an optimal solution produced through precise AI calculations.
The ninja carrying out his orders were stunned.
That efficiency, that precision-he completely outclassed the previous administrative team!
Matters that once required a whole day of wrangling were now settled in half an hour.
Watching this, Elder Genshi grinned from ear to ear.
"Who would've thought? This new Mizukage isn't just a great fighter. He's a dab hand at economic development, too!"
"Did heaven see how miserable we in