The Five Great Shinobi Villages-no, all the powers in the Shinobi World-had secrets of their own. That was perfectly normal.
For example, Kumogakure's Turtle Island, Takigakure's Hero Water, and so on...
Turtle Island concealed many of Kumogakure's secrets, many of which concerned Tailed Beasts. Had the Fourth Shinobi World War not broken out,
Kumogakure would never have told other powers about such a place.
Then there was Takigakure's Hero Water, a fine substance that could multiply one's chakra dozens of times over.
Even with its many restrictions, it was enough to arouse outsiders' covetousness.
And this was peacetime. Although enemies such as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki still lurked in the shadows, they were nowhere near as unsettling as an imminent war.
So no one wanted to reveal their own secrets voluntarily.
For these reasons, Shihōin Naraku knew perfectly well that the other villages would not agree to his proposal.
Even the compromise Burūi proposed was within his expectations.
He glanced at the others. "There's certainly nothing wrong with sending your own ninja to investigate."
"But... who can guarantee that they'll find Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in hiding?"
"You should know that the most important person in the Search Team is Sasuke Uchiha!"
"His strength surpassed Kage Level long ago and reached the Six Paths level."
"Only a ninja with that kind of strength has any chance of finding traces of an Ōtsutsuki Clan member."
Six Paths level?!
This was the first time the other Kage present had heard such a clear classification of strength.
Six Paths level... did that mean his strength had reached the level of the Sage of Six Paths?
Gaara repeated the words to himself inwardly.
The others all thought of the enemies they had faced during the Fourth Shinobi World War: Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha.
Those two had far