Seeing this novice Shibuki not continuing to speak, Yuto showed a satisfied expression. Shibuki's personality was suitable for a leader who cared for commoners. But when it came to political issues between ninja villages, he was completely inexperienced.
If not for the early return of Takigakure's elders, Shibuki might already be dead. In this world, the weak have no right to question the strong.
Yuto withdrew his gaze, put away the withered tree in his hand, and stored it on his person. This trip to Takigakure not only gained the chakra of the Seven-Tails but also obtained the withered tree suspected to be from the Divine Tree. This personal trip was certainly not a waste of his time.
"Lord Yuto, regarding the alliance between Takigakure and Kirigakure, should we announce it?"
The Takigakure elder asked with a humble expression. As one of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure was already powerful. With the revived Yuto, only Konoha with Hashirama Senju could compare.
As for the also revived Uchiha Madara, according to the information collected by the Takigakure elder, he had no forces under his command. At least compared to Hashirama of Konoha and Yuto of Kirigakure, he was at a disadvantage. Siding with Uchiha Madara was definitely the worst choice.
But then again, even so, someone like Uchiha Madara was not someone a small ninja village like theirs could afford to offend. The two great battles that occurred in Konoha recently were not concealed, or rather, they couldn't be concealed.
Such powerful combat power would make any small ninja village feel fear. Perhaps except for Yuto and his own group, no one knew what level of strength the legendary "Three Greats" had reached.
However, the Takigakure elder could at least see from the fear that occasionally appeared on Fu's face. At least the jinchūriki was no match for his opponent. If Yuto wanted to completely destroy Takigakure, the village had no means to stop him.
Originally, according to the Takigakure elder's thinking, allying with Konoha was the most stable choice. After all, Takigakure was located between the three great ninja villages, and allying with Konoha would be enough to benefit.
Who would have thought that someone from Kirigakure would appear at this time. Even one of the "Three Greats," Yuto, appeared in person. If they didn't correct their attitude at this time, Takigakure's destruction would not be far off.
"You should be very clear about the current situation of the ninja world. If that's the case, then don't make any unnecessary moves and just wait quietly. As for the alliance, in a while, someone from Kirigakure will come here to discuss it with you."
Yuto said this, as if suddenly remembering something, and looked at Fu behind the Takigakure elder.
"There's one more thing. During this time, it's best to keep your jinchūriki in the village, otherwise they won't even know how they died."
As soon as Yuto finished speaking, Fu's face immediately showed an angry expression, glaring at Yuto angrily.
Unfortunately, before Fu could speak, the Takigakure elder turned his head and glared fiercely at her. With a wronged expression on her face, Fu swallowed the words she was about to say. But her eyes still glared at Yuto unhappily.
Seeing this, Yuto showed a bright smile on his face and laughed lightly.
"This guy is definitely doing it on purpose!" Fu gritted her teeth in anger and shouted in her heart.
"Yes, Lord Yuto, I will restrain Fu during this time."
The Takigakure elder lowered his head, a glint flashed in his eyes, and said respectfully. A person like Yuto would never tell him something unimportant at this time.
Not letting Fu go out? This meant that someone was going to harm Takigakure or Fu. A thoughtful look flashed in the Takigakure elder's eyes.
No matter the reason, it seemed that Takigakure's vigilance needed to be strengthened. The ninja world was becoming more and more unstable. This matter might change Shibuki's previous simple ideas.
Takigakure needed to retrain a batch of ninja to face the unknown situation that was to come.
After completing his purpose in coming to Takigakure, Yuto naturally had no reason to stay. Amidst the sincere pleas of the Takigakure elders, Yuto and Konan left Takigakure.
By a clear stream. When coming, Yuto used the excuse of escorting Shibuki to hurry, fearing that something might go wrong midway. Now that the purpose was achieved, Yuto and Konan naturally didn't need to be as anxious as when they came.
By the river. Konan stretched her hands into the clear water, her hands slightly curved into circles in the water. With a thought in her mind, a small amount of chakra surged. Two pieces of white paper instantly appeared in Konan's hands.
Immediately after, these two pieces of paper turned into two paper cups. After filling the paper cups with clear river water, Konan picked up one of them and brought it to her lips.
The cool river water rushed into her throat, making Konan feel refreshed. Konan raised her hand and gently threw the other cup of water backward. The paper cup floated directly to the back, landing in Yuto's hand who was leaning against a big tree.
After drinking the water, Konan turned to look in Yuto's direction and said in a flat tone:
"The Takigakure elder's thoughts are a bit too naive. Takigakure is not qualified to form an alliance with your Kirigakure. After all, even Amegakure is now just attached to Kirigakure."
"The idea is indeed a bit naive. As for alliance or attachment, it's just a word from Kirigakure."
Yuto glanced at Konan and said without hesitation. Konan was a little silent. Yuto's words were reminding her.
The situations of Amegakure and Takigakure were similar. But Amegakure had her and Nagato, so the situation was much better.
Yuto raised the water cup in his hand and took a light sip, but his eyes narrowed slightly. This time out, it was originally to send the One-Tail jinchūriki Gaara back to Sunagakure to attract Uchiha Madara's attention. But now it seemed that it was not successful.
Yuto turned his head to look at a big tree not far away, his lips moving. In the next moment, a water arrow shot out from Yuto's mouth.
The speed of this water arrow was extremely fast. Almost in the blink of an eye it had hit the big tree in front. And this water arrow, at the moment of contact with the big tree, the entire tree exploded and was blown to pieces.
On the other side, seeing Yuto's sudden attack, Konan was stunned. Then her face quickly showed a solemn look, looking in the direction Yuto had attacked.
She would never think that Yuto was just launching an attack out of boredom. In other words, this enemy who had not yet appeared could actually hide from her perception. Who on earth was it?
Konan's gaze stared fixedly at the direction of the exploded big tree. At this time, a white half-body was blown out by Yuto from the shattered tree and fell to the ground in front.
"White Zetsu!" Seeing the only half-body, already dead White Zetsu, Konan said with an ugly face.
Yuto didn't even look at the already dead White Zetsu. Instead, his gaze looked further at a flat ground on the other side.
"Oh, it seems there's another one." Yuto raised his eyebrows, drank all the water in the cup in one gulp. In the next moment, another water arrow shot out from his mouth.
At that position underground, a White Zetsu was desperately trying to escape quickly in the distance. White Zetsu knew he had been discovered because the other White Zetsu was already dead.
At this moment, a feeling of death suddenly rushed into White Zetsu's heart.
Boom! The entire ground was directly blown up, and the White Zetsu below was blown to pieces.
"Are they all gone?" At this time, Konan had already walked to Yuto's side. Seeing that Yuto was not continuing to attack, she asked in a low voice.
"The small ones have been dealt with, but there's still a big one." Yuto's voice contained a hint of mockery, quietly staring ahead.
As Yuto's voice sounded, the originally calm air in front suddenly began to twist. A spatial vortex appeared in front of Yuto and Konan.
"Just a step slower, two White Zetsus were dealt with. Your movements are really fast, Yuto." A cold voice came from the spatial vortex.
Hearing this voice, Konan's face immediately showed a look of hatred. A paper spear appeared in front of her.
Yuto, on the other hand, looked calmly at Uchiha Madara and Obito who walked out of the vortex.
Obito stood behind Uchiha Madara, glanced warily at Yuto and Konan opposite him, then retracted his gaze. The Seven-Tails jinchūriki was the only one among all jinchūriki in a small ninja village.
Compared to the large ninja villages, Takigakure was simply undefended. The waterfall that confused everyone had little effect on White Zetsu who could move freely underground.
Therefore, the intelligence of the Seven-Tails jinchūriki was the easiest to collect. Even before Uchiha Madara was resurrected, the information about Fu had almost been collected by Akatsuki.
Therefore, when Yuto appeared in Takigakure, the White Zetsu who was secretly collecting tailed beast information immediately passed this information to Uchiha Madara. No matter what reason Yuto had for appearing here, Uchiha Madara had to come in person.
"Coming here to see me at this time is really leisurely, Madara." Yuto placed his hands behind his head, his voice containing a hint of mockery.
Hearing Yuto's words, Uchiha Madara's expression remained calm. His eyes glanced at the Three-Tails on Yuto's shoulder, his voice also containing a hint of mockery:
"As the First Mizukage, you actually came out to do a mission. That really surprised me."
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