It was no surprise that Mei Terumi and Dodai knew something about the Reaper Death Seal.
After all, it was no secret that Kirigakure and Kumogakure were suspected of involvement in the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools.
Of course, many years had passed, and much of the information and intelligence had long since vanished. There was no way to pursue the matter now.
Especially now that everyone had united against the same enemy, some things could no longer even be brought up.
Dodai and Mei Terumi naturally understood the conflict involved, so they simply kept their mouths shut and quietly listened as Shihōin Naraku continued.
But as Naraku spoke, they were soon stunned.
"During the Nine-Tails' Attack back then... the Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to use the Reaper Death Seal and split the Nine-Tails' chakra... sealing it inside Naruto Uzumaki... so..."
Since he had no intention of continuing to hide it, Naraku simply laid out most of the intelligence.
Of course, he would not reveal any of Konoha's important secrets.
"Wait..." Ōnoki frowned and thought carefully, doing his best to quickly digest what Naraku had told them. "You mean half of the Nine-Tails' chakra is currently sealed inside the deceased Fourth Hokage?"
"But if that's the case, what happened to that half of the Nine-Tails' chakra after the Fourth Hokage died? Didn't it dissipate and then gather together again?"
"No! I've already explained how the forbidden technique, the Reaper Death Seal, works. In theory, the Fourth Hokage's soul and that half of the Nine-Tails' chakra are currently sealed inside the Shinigami."
Naraku still took the time to explain it seriously.
"First the ninja monks of the Fire Temple, and now the Fourth Hokage. What exactly is going on with your Konoha's Nine-Tails? Just how much of the