"I have an idea."
Yan proposed his suggestion:
"If this person really is Uchiha Obito, who supposedly died on the battlefield, then we can try to lure him out.
Losing one Sharingan would significantly weaken him.
He wouldn't even be able to activate Mangekyo's unique ability, Susano'o."
"We can use the other Sharingan to draw him out.
It'll just take some time, but what do you all think?"
Now that the situation has reached this point, figuring out the identity of a strong enemy would just be a matter of consuming some time.
I don't think anyone would be opposed to this, right?
"I agree."
It's worth a try. Since Yan is so confident, let's give it a shot—there's no harm in it.
The alliance has already taken enough losses, and now we need detailed information about the enemy.
"I agree too."
Oonoki, Yagura, and Rasa all voiced their support, and as for the Third Hokage, Yan ignored him:
"Shikaku, send a message to the village and have Kakashi come to the camp as soon as possible."
Yan still had Obito's other Sharingan, and as long as he didn't say anything, who would know?
Yan didn't believe that if he released the news, Obito wouldn't take it seriously.
"Damned Akatsuki."
The thought of the village's losses made A feel furious.
Not only were the losses huge, but they didn't even get a single thing in return.
All the villages were like this, except Konohagakure, which gained a little.
But the Sarutobi clan lost hundreds of elite fighters—looking at it that way, what did they gain?
The money given by Kumogakure wasn't even enough to train that many elites.
It was frustrating, but it was what it was, and everyone had to accept it.
In any case, Akatsuki had become a thorn in the side of the Five Great Shinobi Countries.
Their plan to stay hidden and grow like in the original story was impossible.
The Five Great Shinobi Countries would definitely try every method to find their tracks.
Akatsuki's goal of easily capturing the Tailed Beasts, just like in the original story, would now be much harder to achieve.
Konohagakure.
Tsunade received a scroll with information from the front-line camp. When she opened it and saw its contents, she couldn't help but curse.
Shizune was so frightened she hurriedly hid in a corner, trembling.
"I knew I shouldn't have let him go to the front lines!! He's no help, and now he's just dragging us down."
Doubting your own people—what were you thinking, old man?
At a time like this, no matter the grudges, you should hide them first!
Everyone should unite against the outside!
As for the internal conflicts and grudges, deal with them behind closed doors.
Didn't we agree to leave it at that?
Your promises are just like a bunch of nonsense!
Tsunade couldn't believe that, while other villages were questioning Konohagakure and Yan, the Third Hokage was also glaring at Yan with distrust.
"My god."
This was making her blood boil.
If I ever trust your promises again, I'll be a dog!
If it weren't for the Third Hokage insisting on going to the front lines, Konohagakure would have barely had any losses.
At most, they would've only lost some resources, and could have just watched the other villages flounder.
But no, the Third Hokage stubbornly went to the front lines and led hundreds of elite Sarutobi clan members to their deaths.
All the elites were wiped out, and he came back alive.
And then, when the other villages questioned Konohagakure, he actually went along with them.
What is wrong with you?
Tsunade was so angry she couldn't calm down for a long time.
"What's wrong? You look awful."
Jiraiya, unfortunately, arrived at the Hokage office just as he jumped onto the window ledge and saw Tsunade's unpleasant expression.
"Just take a look yourself."
Tsunade, still fuming, angrily tossed the scroll at him.
Jiraiya instinctively caught the scroll, read it quickly, and soon his face went blank.
Jiraiya had long let go of the issue with the Akatsuki organization.
Nagato and Konan were no longer the innocent children they once were; people change.
Moreover, Konohagakure had played a big part in how they turned out this way.
Jiraiya had often cursed Danzo in his mind because of this.
Things had escalated to the point where they were now enemies, and Jiraiya didn't expect any mercy from them toward Konohagakure. What's in the past is in the past.
Jiraiya knew everything about the five great ninja villages' stance on the Akatsuki. He could only make sure he stood by his village and not get involved.
"The old man... sigh."
Jiraiya didn't even know what to say anymore.
In recent years, the Third Hokage's actions had been more and more disappointing.
"Let's not talk about him. What do you think of Yan's suggestion? He suspects that the mysterious person behind the Nine-Tails' attack, Uchiha Madara, is actually Obito in disguise."
Tsunade didn't want to bring up the Third Hokage anymore—it would just upset her.
"I think it's worth trying."
Jiraiya walked into the Hokage's office and placed a scroll down.
"Since Yan dares to say it, he must be somewhat confident. Plus, he's right. The five great villages have suffered huge losses and are desperately in need of more information about the Akatsuki. Testing this idea wouldn't hurt. We should have Kakashi go to the front lines as soon as possible and assist him."
"My worry is, if this person really is Obito, then Kakashi..."
"Let's hope not."
Tsunade felt like her head was going to explode.
If this Uchiha Madara really is Obito, why would he target Konohagakure?
Why would he target Minato and Kushina?
It doesn't make sense.
"Tsunade."
"?"
She was already frustrated and didn't want to be bothered.
Tsunade looked up at Jiraiya, who nervously scratched his head.
"I want to take on the mission to investigate the Akatsuki. Do you think you could..."
"You want to take Naruto and go talk to those old guys yourself, don't come to me.
Also, Yan will handle the village's external matters. If you want to take this on, wait for Yan to return and talk to him. I'm not getting involved."
There were already enough troublesome things on her plate, and she didn't want to waste any more energy on this.
Tsunade knew exactly what Jiraiya was up to, so she told him to handle it with the Third Hokage and the others, not to involve her.
"Handle your own business."
"Alright."
Unable to persuade her, Jiraiya reluctantly left.
He wanted to leave the village, but he couldn't bring himself to leave Naruto behind.
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