The three people and one pig were housed in a two-story building, surrounded by heavily guarded Iwagakure Ninja. Fortunately, they still had the identity of Konoha envoys, so Iwagakure did not deploy its barrier squad.
"How disappointing. My luck has never been good when I'm with sensei. Back in the Village, I used to be someone who could find money on the street!" Ino looked at Tsunade with a gaze usually reserved for unlucky people, then asked Shizune, who was beside her, "Senior Sister, have you ever seen anyone unluckier than sensei?"
This kind of teasing between them wasn't a one-time thing. At this moment, Shizune furrowed her brows in serious thought, "Oh, now that you mention it, I've never seen anyone unluckier than Lady Tsunade, hahahaha—"
"Yes, yes, hahahaha—"
"Puyou Puyou!"
They all laughed like pigs, while Tsunade merely pursed her lips, muttering several times, "This old woman just has bad luck occasionally" and "I'm so unlucky today, I'm sure I'd win big at the casino."
Ino walked to the door and waved at Kurotsuchi, "Little sister, do you have any alcohol? Bring us ten bottles first, and some food too. I'm a bit hungry."
Kurotsuchi agreed without much thought, saying "Oh, oh." After taking three steps, she realized it was inappropriate. 'Why are you ordering me around? Who are you?!'
Despite her dissatisfaction, her body remained obedient.
Remembering the Third Tsuchikage's instructions, she ordered the Ninja to bring alcohol and food to Tsunade and the others.
They had only been drinking for five minutes when Ino asked for musical instruments, saying they wanted to hold a "Dark Concert."
As a princess of the Senju Clan, Tsunade was raised by the multi-talented Second Hokage and knew how to play musical instruments.
Shizune had a bit of a liberal arts student's disposition; she wasn't good at fighting, but she usually excelled at more refined activities.
The instruments were brought to them. Ino played the flute, Tsunade played the shakuhachi, and Shizune played the shamisen. They began their "Dark Concert."
The song was "Binsuke's Wine," which Ino had sung twice before.
This song had a somber melody, and its music contained power like surging waves. Listening closely, one could almost hear the sound of seawater crashing against rocks. Ino's singing was full of sorrow, missing her hometown and deceased loved ones.
Accompanied by the song, the Iwagakure Ninja seemed to embark on a sea journey themselves, steering giant ships, seeking peace amidst life-and-death struggles, and attempting to reach the other shore through hardships!
Kurotsuchi was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this song, she felt as if her entire family had died. She couldn't help but step away from the two-story building.
Akatsuchi was simply naive, not stupid; he still possessed human emotions. He started crying before even a third of the song was over, weeping like a three-hundred-pound child.
Meanwhile, Ino and the others, using the "Dark Concert" as a cover, began discussing their next course of action.
"I heard those Iwagakure Anbu mention someone called Lord Han. Is he their Jinchuriki? Is that right?" Ino asked.
Her impression of Iwagakure's Jinchuriki was vague, not as deep as her memories of the Ichibi, Two-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tailed. For a moment, she couldn't figure out who this Lord Han was.
Tsunade knew about this. She said, "Han should be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, of the Five-Tails, Mukō. As for the Five-Tails…"
She scratched her face; having been off the battlefield for over a decade, she didn't have many specific memories!
Fortunately, Shizune was very reliable. The long-legged Senior Sister, like reciting from a book, quietly recounted the public information about the Five-Tails, Mukō, and Han: "I heard that Han is a Jonin who uses the Boil Release Bloodline Limit. The Five-Tails, Mukō, is a beast that resembles a horse. I don't know anything more."
A Tailed Beast like a horse? Ino couldn't find much information in her memory. This Tailed Beast was probably very weak, so weak that the Akatsuki Organization members could capture it while casually picking their feet.
Ino was familiar with the Ichibi, Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tailed. She only met Fuu of the Seven-Tails after transmigrating.
The Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails were blanks in her knowledge.
She asked, "Then where are the Four-Tails and Six-Tails? Do they also have Jinchuriki?"
Shizune said uncertainly, "I heard that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki disagreed with many of the Third Tsuchikage's actions and left Iwagakure a long time ago. The Six-Tails… The Six-Tails should be a Ninja from Hidden Mist Village. I'm not sure if it has a Jinchuriki."
As they spoke, a violent explosion echoed from the foot of a distant mountain. Every few seconds, the ground would tremble twice.
Ino, following the method taught by the Second Hokage, brought her right index and middle fingers together and lightly touched the ground, using the subtle vibrations of the earth for ultra-long-range Chakra sensing.
She provided a live broadcast to the two: "Hmm, the battle is very intense. One side is very familiar to me; it should be Kitsuchi. The other side… Hmm, there's indeed a lot of Chakra, and it seems to be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. This guy…?"
"What problem have you found?" Tsunade asked in a low voice.
Ino carefully distinguished for a while: "…I think we're in trouble. If the external characteristics the Second Hokage taught me are correct, I think this Five-Tails Jinchuriki seems to be controlled by a Sharingan."
The three looked at each other. Even without the Byakugan, which allows observation deep into Chakra pathways, Ino could make judgments with seventy to eighty percent accuracy based on the external characteristics summarized by the Second Hokage. This was because the Second Hokage understood the Sharingan too well.
All three were a bit dumbfounded. Now, it was like having mud in their pants—hard to explain!
Which Village's Bloodline Limit is the Sharingan? You're saying everyone with a Sharingan has betrayed their Village? You can't say that; Kakashi and Sasuke are still in the Village.
To say this was done by Ninja from our Village? Wouldn't that be voluntarily taking the blame?
Tsunade gritted her back teeth: "It must be that Masked Man who calls himself Uchiha Madara."
"Wow, you're all so smart, commendable, but unfortunately, there's no reward." Obito, wearing a mask and a black robe with red clouds, stepped out of the air, looking at them like a neighbor dropping by.
The big boss actually appeared! Ino stared intently at him.
Obito wore an orange spiral mask, and within the black hole at the center of the spiral, a hint of seductive red light could be seen. Even Shizune could tell it was a Sharingan with tomoe.
His Sharingan state was very strange. Sasuke and Itachi usually looked no different from ordinary people, with normal eyes, only activating their Sharingan when needed and deactivating it when not. This person, however, kept his Sharingan continuously active.
Was it to suppress the Hashirama cells? Or did Kakashi not deactivate his, so he couldn't deactivate his? Or perhaps Kakashi couldn't deactivate his Sharingan for reasons related to him?
Ino carefully observed this mastermind.
Obito's left eye socket should also contain a stolen Sharingan. He hadn't gone to Kakashi to reclaim his eye, partly due to sentiment, and largely because he was always ready to use Izanagi and planned to install the Rinnegan in the future. This fellow, it must be said, also had quite a plan.
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