Now was the best time to eliminate the threat of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki!
If they could find him, Shihōin Naraku would definitely take action and kill him.
He was no fool who would simply wait for Isshiki to regain his full strength before fighting him to the death.
Even though Naraku had no fear of his opponent recovering his strength.
But if he could kill him easily, why give Isshiki a chance?
The problem was still that they could not find him. Otherwise, he would have acted long ago.
Now it comes down to whether Sasuke can find Isshiki. Even if he can't, finding some clues would be good.
That would save me quite a bit of effort, too.
Looking out at the scenery of Konoha through the window, Naraku thought to himself.
Maybe I should have Naruto join the Search Team too. Working with Sasuke, he might be able to bring out even stronger detection abilities.
And with the two of them working together, there would be no need to worry about anything unexpected happening.
Right, that's what I'll do!
Having made up his mind, Naraku sat back down at his desk.
There were still over two months until the Five-Nation Joint Chunin Selection Trials anyway. Even if Naruto went out on a mission, it would not hold anything up.
"Someone, come in!"
Someone appeared before him, kneeling on one knee in the office.
"Lord Hokage!"
"Go get Naruto."
"Yes!"
After the ANBU left, Naraku took out the preparation schedule for the Five-Nation Joint Chunin Selection Trials again and glanced over it.
Everything was proceeding according to plan, without any oversights.
Kakashi's implementation plan was quite thorough. Logistics, security, reception, and exam venue arrangements all had clearly designated people in charge and deadlines.
Even if he devoted some of his