Chapter 104: Waiting for the Enemy to Come Knocking!
Seeing Oborotsuki's confident demeanor, Terumī Mei still felt a wave of worry.
Although she knew very well how powerful Oborotsuki was, capturing tailed beasts from other villages wasn't something that affected only him.
If things went wrong, the entire Kirigakure—perhaps even the whole Land of Water—could be implicated.
From her standpoint as the Fifth Mizukage, Terumī Mei had to consider the safety of every villager in Kirigakure.
Once war broke out, it would mean countless innocent lives lost…
"What are you planning to do next?"
Terumī Mei asked again, her mind restless.
"Wait."
Oborotsuki answered.
"Wait?"
Terumī Mei was stunned.
"That's right. Wait for Akatsuki to come knocking on our door themselves."
Oborotsuki nodded seriously.
Nagato's mission had been ruined by him. The Four-Tails and Five-Tails were now in his hands.
The guy was surely furious by now.
Unless something unexpected happened, he would definitely come looking to reclaim the tailed beasts.
It was inevitable.
After all, Akatsuki's ultimate goal required every tailed beast. Without them, the Moon's Eye Plan could never be realized.
This battle would happen sooner or later.
Even if Nagato didn't come, Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu wouldn't let him off.
So all he needed to do now was wait.
As for the remaining tailed beasts, Oborotsuki no longer needed to hunt them himself.
He could simply leave that to Akatsuki.
They would capture the rest and seal them into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
And if he wanted to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, he needed that statue as well.
When the time came, he would simply take it from them!
Right now, he had something far more important to do—continuing his plan to have many, many children!
Seeing Oborotsuki's look of complete confidence, Terumī Mei took another deep breath and helplessly shook her head:
"I still don't know what you're really planning, but Oborotsuki… if you bring trouble to Kirigakure, I won't stand for it."
"Oh? Now you're drawing the line between public and private again?"
Oborotsuki gave her a meaningful smile.
Terumī Mei rolled her eyes irritably, as if to say she couldn't be bothered with him.
"Do whatever you want with this matter…"
Terumī Mei turned helplessly and issued orders to the subordinates behind her:
"All ANBU, listen up! Starting today, all sentry posts must maintain 24-hour continuous patrols!"
"Triple the alert level! We must be on strict guard against enemy intrusion!"
"Oh, right…"
After giving the commands, Terumī Mei suddenly turned back to Oborotsuki:
"There's one thing I forgot to tell you. That Konoha spy you captured earlier… she escaped…"
Because Oborotsuki had just returned from Iwagakure with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails,
Terumī Mei had no suspicion whatsoever that Uzuki Yūgure's escape had anything to do with him.
The other shinobi naturally wouldn't suspect it either.
Hearing this, Oborotsuki looked genuinely surprised:
"Escaped? When did this happen?"
He frowned and looked doubtfully at the group of Kirigakure ANBU behind Terumī Mei,
as if to say: Aren't you supposed to be elite forces? How could you be so useless?
Terumī Mei looked a little embarrassed and shook her head:
"Konoha reinforcements arrived to meet her outside the village."
"By the time our people gave chase, it was already too late."
"But I've dispatched several additional ANBU squads to pursue and intercept. Hopefully we can recapture her…"
Terumī Mei looked deeply concerned.
If a Konoha spy escaped, it meant Kirigakure's secrets could be leaked.
Starting a conflict with Konoha at a time like this was definitely not good news.
"Don't worry. That woman won't have gotten any real intelligence."
"Unless your people leaked something during the chase."
Oborotsuki, on the other hand, appeared completely unconcerned.
"Give me all the leads you have. I'll go check it out myself and see if I can catch up with them."
He added.
Hearing this, one of the ANBU squad leaders immediately stepped forward and presented all the intelligence clues they currently had on the enemy's escape route.
"Lord Oborotsuki, all the leads are here."
Terumī Mei looked at Oborotsuki expectantly.
If there was anyone who could possibly catch up to the escaped spy and bring her back, it was undoubtedly Oborotsuki.
"Alright. I'll go take a look."
"You have two sealing teams stay here. Better yet, set up a barrier to guard them."
Oborotsuki gave Terumī Mei a brief instruction, then pointed back at the two meteorite-like giant spheres.
The Four-Tails and Five-Tails were sealed inside. He didn't want his hard-earned spoils to be so easily taken back by the enemy.
"I know what to do!"
Terumī Mei nodded solemnly.
Oborotsuki activated Flying Thunder God and vanished on the spot.
At that moment, Kushina, Konan, and the others—who had just rushed over from the central area of the village—happened to witness the moment he left.
"Huh?? He just left like that? Without even saying hello… seriously!"
Kushina complained, her gaze locking onto the two enormous spheres ahead.
"What is this…?"
With her powerful sensory ability, she could already feel the terrifying chakra presence inside the spheres.
Terumī Mei sighed and walked over:
"This is the huge trouble Oborotsuki brought back."
"Huge trouble?"
Konan's gaze slightly darkened.
She had already recognized that these two spheres were created by Pain's Chibaku Tensei.
But on the surface, she remained calm.
"Ah, apparently they contain Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails, sealed inside."
"I honestly don't understand what that guy is thinking anymore…"
Terumī Mei shook her head as she explained.
"But Oborotsuki instructed us to guard these two 'meteorites' well. Kushina, you're the best at sealing techniques. How about you take command of the sealing team and barrier team from now on?"
She looked toward Kushina and proposed.
Hearing this, Kushina snapped back to attention and met Terumī Mei's gaze:
"Since Oborotsuki did this, he must have his reasons. From now on, leave the sealing team and barrier team to me!"
"I absolutely won't let any enemy get near this place!"
Kushina declared confidently.
"Don't worry—I'm here too!"
Mayumi stepped forward at this moment, smiling gently.
As another powerful member of the Uzumaki clan, she also had vast chakra reserves and was skilled in sealing techniques.
With both Kushina and Mayumi agreeing to take charge, Terumī Mei finally breathed a small sigh of relief.
She glanced at Konan and Yūhi Kurenai:
"Then I'll leave it to you two. I still have other matters to handle, so I'll go now."
With that, Terumī Mei left with her personal guard squad.
Meanwhile, the barrier team that had been waiting on the side stepped forward to introduce themselves to Kushina and the others.
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