"Set Naruto Uzumaki's situation aside for now. Let him keep training on Turtle Island. There's no need to worry about him for the time being."
"Between the ninja Konoha left there and the guards Kumogakure arranged, Naruto's safety isn't an issue."
"Besides, Obito has already obtained half the Nine-Tails chakra from the resurrected Fourth Hokage. He probably won't target Naruto again for now."
Shihōin Naraku also meant these words to put Kakashi at ease so he could devote himself entirely to the Allied Shinobi Forces.
Kakashi nodded, then asked, "The intelligence didn't go into detail, so did Obito only abduct Minato-sensei?"
"The Third Hokage, too. Two former Hokage fell into Obito's hands."
Naraku added, "According to the First Hokage's account, they had only just been resurrected and hadn't fully mastered their bodies yet, so they were very slow to react."
"Obito seized that very opportunity. Just as the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu took effect, he abducted the Third and Fourth."
"We can say with certainty that Obito has definitely taken the Nine-Tails' chakra from the Fourth Hokage's body by now."
"The good news is that this makes Naruto much less of a target. The bad news is that the Ten-Tails is now bound to be born."
Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "We don't actually know that much about the Ten-Tails. Perhaps this half of the Nine-Tails chakra won't be enough to bring it into existence."
"Who knows?" Naraku spread his hands. "For now, we can only prepare for the worst. But judging by all the signs, there's a very good chance the Ten-Tails will be revived."
"Lately, the frontline troops have been gathering more and more intelligence, with increasingly specific details. Clearly, the enemy is making its final preparations."
"If they hadn't suddenly gained enough trump cards, Obito