Original world-year one of the Shinobi World
"What? Bring Sakumo along!?"
Takahashi Yū rested his hand on the White Zetsu fitted with Shunji's eyes.
He came to shoot the breeze with old Danzo every day now, keeping communications running smoothly while also learning about the progress in the Otherworld.
More importantly, after their joint research and discussions, Orochimaru and Tobirama had come up with a conjecture: time flowed differently on the two sides, but a daily soul call could effectively even out the flow of time.
[Yes, Takahashi brother. I've found that this kid Kakashi still has his heart set on Konoha!]
[If he weren't connected to me in so many ways, I'd have stabbed him long ago!]
Old Danzo's voice rang out in Takahashi Yū's mind.
"Oh, I get it. You want Sakumo to win him over, right?"
Takahashi Yū nodded. The Otherworld's Kakashi really was like that-a diehard Konoha loyalist.
Right now, his father's death had merely clouded his judgment. Once Sarutobi and the other two elders died, Minato would most likely talk him into going back.
"Our research into the Dragon Vein isn't moving that fast. You might have to fight alone for a while."
[No problem. I wasn't putting on a brave face when I called them a bunch of pushovers.]
[The Third Raikage and Ōnoki have both sent me messages.]
[They're only going through the motions at their daimyōs' request, putting in the bare minimum.]
[A mere Sarutobi and a leaderless Sunagakure? A piece of cake!]
Old Danzo in the Otherworld nearly laughed as he said this. Could those sand-playing Sand Shinobi understand naval warfare?
Never mind fighting on water-they might never even have ridden a boat. They probably hadn't even seen this much water!
With the Cloud and Stone contingents slacking off, only Konoha