"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had far more brains than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Of course, that might also be because Kaguya had been sealed away for too long."
"Kaguya ran into us as soon as she broke free of her seal, so she never had time to do anything else."
"But Isshiki is different."
"The threat he poses goes beyond anything anyone imagines."
Shihōin Naraku pointed at the documents piled on the table. "Everyone read the intelligence just now. Isshiki established an organization to serve him long ago."
"Naraku, calm down first." Tsunade tapped the table.
"I admit that everything you've said makes sense."
"Isshiki is indeed cautious. He stayed hidden for a thousand years without ever exposing himself."
"If he really does attack the Search Team this time, it would indeed be an excellent opportunity for us to pick up his trail."
She paused and leaned forward slightly, her gaze fixed on Naraku.
"But have you considered that when we fought Kaguya last time, you, Naruto, and Sasuke worked together?"
"And it was only because the Sage of Six Paths shared his power with Naruto and Sasuke that the sealing succeeded."
"How could we rest easy letting you face Isshiki alone?"
Jiraiya immediately chimed in. "Tsunade is right. It's not that we don't believe in your strength, Naraku."
"But Isshiki is an Ōtsutsuki on the same level as Kaguya, and he's even harder to deal with than she was. You just said yourself that he has more brains than Kaguya."
"Kaguya had only just emerged from a thousand years of being sealed away. She hadn't had time to prepare anything before we ran into her."
"But Isshiki? He's been running an organization in the Shinobi World for at least four years, possibly even longer."
Kakashi Hatake and Shikaku Nara nodded beside them. They