Simply put, the various nations of the shinobi world joined forces to capture the culprit responsible for seizing the tailed beasts.
They voluntarily united to protect the Three-Tails and Six-Tails jinchūriki of Kirigakure.
As for why they did not go protect the Nine-Tails jinchūriki of Konoha?
That was because the villages had a tacit understanding that the culprit was someone from Konoha.
After all, the leader of Takigakure had personally witnessed the culprit possessing a pair of Sharingan.
Even if Konoha refused to admit it, it was completely useless.
The other villages could not allow Konoha to collect all the tailed beasts, so after discussing it together, they all came to Kirigakure to protect the final two jinchūriki.
They could live without tailed beasts themselves, but they absolutely could not allow Konoha to possess them all!
Konoha had already gathered seven tailed beasts. They absolutely could not be allowed to seize the last two.
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"Hokage, aren't you going a bit too far with this?"
The newly appointed Fourth Mizukage stared at Senju Tobirama and his group with an ugly expression.
Everyone in the shinobi world knew of Konoha's wolfish ambitions.
On the surface, they claimed to be protecting Kirigakure's jinchūriki, but in reality, they were merely passing information to the Uchiha behind the scenes who was the true culprit.
As a result, the Kage of the various nations held no goodwill toward Senju Tobirama and the others.
These newly appointed Kage were all young people, filled with hatred toward Konoha shinobi, so naturally they had no favorable feelings toward them.
Young people were like this—everything was written plainly on their faces.
The war had ended not long ago, and the hatred brought by it had yet to fade.
But this could not really be blamed on them. Three Kage had died on the battlefield, and the younger generation had failed to fill the gap.
The dead were dead, the crippled were crippled.
They had taken office under extreme circumstances.
Senju Tobirama, of course, did not take offense at this. With a calm expression, he said,
"We have come sincerely to protect the personal safety of your village's jinchūriki. We harbor no ill intent."
Clearly, these young Kage scoffed at his words.
Fortunately, the Second Kazekage, Shamon, stepped forward in time to mediate, smiling as he spoke to everyone.
"I believe in the character of the Second Hokage. He would never do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding here."
An old guy like him was naturally different from these young hotheads when it came to judging the situation.
Provoking Konoha would bring no benefits whatsoever.
Even if they knew Konoha was secretly capturing tailed beasts, they could not show it openly.
If they tore their faces apart, it would bring them no good at all.
The current Konoha was far too powerful—completely untouchable.
These young people had once again forgotten just how strong Konoha was.
In the Second Shinobi World War, the only one of the Five Great Nations that did not participate was Sunagakure.
Judging from the final outcome, it was fortunate that Sunagakure had not joined.
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, felt immense relief that he had not accepted the Third Tsuchikage's alliance invitation back then.
Otherwise, his fate would not have been much better.
Who could have imagined that Renya could face the encirclement of three Kage alone and still manage to counterkill them?
This was practically a second Uchiha Madara!
He had every reason to suspect that the one secretly capturing the tailed beasts was Uchiha Renya!
Shamon quietly glanced at the Konoha shinobi behind Senju Tobirama.
Information about Konoha's strong figures was no longer a secret, especially Senju Tobirama's disciples.
The Third Hokage, Shimura Danzō; the Hokage's assistant, Hiruzen; the Hokage's advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Yet Uchiha Renya and Uchiha Kagami were nowhere to be seen.
The case was finally solved.
There was more than one Uchiha capturing tailed beasts—no wonder they could silently take away jinchūriki.
In an instant, Shamon connected all the dots.
But he showed nothing on his face.
Even if he knew who the culprit was, so what?
With their current overall strength, tearing things open would only result in Konoha crushing them.
Rather than that, it was better to pretend to know nothing and continue acting alongside Konoha.
Senju Tobirama sending people here as reinforcements was nothing more than an attempt to fabricate an alibi.
With the Kazekage acting as mediator, the atmosphere in the field eased somewhat.
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"Tobirama-sensei, does Renya really dare to come and seize a jinchūriki?"
Hiruzen looked at the densely packed allied shinobi forces around them and could not help but ask.
With so many people on guard, that guy Renya should give up, right?
Although Renya was extremely powerful, that did not mean he could successfully snatch the Six-Tails jinchūriki right in front of so many shinobi.
There was a high probability he would not even get the chance to see the Six-Tails jinchūriki.
"I believe he will come."
Shimura Danzō swept his gaze around, trying to find his friend's figure.
He felt that Renya would not play by conventional rules and might appear openly right before them.
Sneaky when there were few people, openly bold when there were many.
After all, that guy was being threatened by Uchiha Madara.
Senju Tobirama agreed with Danzō's words.
He had reason to suspect that Renya was deliberately letting them come to Kirigakure to protect the jinchūriki.
Perhaps this was exactly the scene Renya wanted to see.
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"Renya-sama, what should we do?"
Tobi looked anxiously at Renya, who was lying leisurely on a reef, basking in the sun.
At a time like this, he was still sunbathing.
Shouldn't they be discussing how to deal with Kirigakure's allied shinobi forces?
If they failed to capture the tailed beast on time, Madara-sama would definitely fly into a rage.
The consequences would surely be severe.
"What are you panicking for? We'll talk after night falls."
Broad daylight was not a good time to make a move. They would wait until it was dark and the wind was high.
Anyway, the success rate was not even ten percent. Everything was proceeding exactly according to plan.
If they really failed to capture the tailed beast, what could Madara-sama do to him?
Seeing Renya's calm demeanor, a trace of expectation flashed in Tobi's eyes. Could it be that Renya-sama had already devised a thorough plan?
Renya-sama truly lived up to being Madara-sama's most capable assistant.
So he had already thought of a solution long ago—no wonder Tobi had worried for nothing earlier.
He had scared himself for no reason!
In reality, it was entirely Tobi's own imagination. Renya had no plan whatsoever.
If one had to call it a plan, it was simply to delay as much time as possible—ideally until Uchiha Madara needed a cane just to walk.
Thus, Renya lay on the reef and basked in the sun for an entire day. Tobi stayed by his side the whole time, eagerly anticipating his performance at night.
Once the Six-Tails was captured, only the Nine-Tails would remain.
As for the deceased Three-Tails, it would surely revive soon enough!
...
Night fell, and only then did Renya set out for Kirigakure.
More precisely, he headed toward a shinobi camp not far from Kirigakure.
Tobi told him that the Six-Tails jinchūriki was hidden there.
Even at night, the area around the tents was brightly lit, with countless shinobi patrolling the surroundings.
"It's really lively."
Renya hid atop a distant tree, observing the patrolling shinobi below.
The Six-Tails jinchūriki was housed in the central tent.
Trying to sneak in silently was simply impossible.
The moment he showed himself, he would be discovered.
It seemed this group was absolutely determined not to let him take the Six-Tails jinchūriki away.
...
"Renya-sama, what is your plan?"
Tobi asked cautiously.
Seeing how relaxed Renya-sama had been during the day, he must have already devised a meticulous plan.
Renya looked at Tobi with confusion and asked in puzzlement,
"A plan? What is a plan?"
As he spoke, he jumped down from the tree and swaggered straight toward the camp.
Leaving only Tobi alone, standing there in the wind, completely disoriented.