Uchiha Madara still had a bit of humanity left and did not let the severely injured Renya carry out missions.
During his recovery, Renya was allowed to stay in the underground space to cook. In the afternoons, when there was nothing to do, he would run up to the surface to bask in the sun. His days were quite leisurely and comfortable.
Meanwhile, the Allied Shinobi Forces maintained strict patrols, not even letting a single fly slip through.
The Five Kage gathered together to discuss plans to protect the Six-Tails Jinchūriki.
"Fourth Mizukage, why haven't we seen your village's Three-Tails Jinchūriki?"
The Second Kazekage took advantage of a break in the meeting to voice the doubt in his heart.
He had been here for so many days, yet he had never once seen the shadow of the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.
This inevitably piqued his curiosity.
Hearing this, the other Kage all turned their gazes toward the Fourth Mizukage opposite them.
This question was also troubling them.
By rights, both Jinchūriki of the Hidden Mist Village should be under protection—neither of them should be allowed to encounter danger!
Especially after learning that Uchiha Madara was collecting the tailed beasts to carry out the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
They absolutely could not lose even a single tailed beast!
And since the Hidden Mist Village possessed two tailed beasts at the same time, it was certain to be targeted by that mysterious person!
Faced with everyone's probing looks, a trace of panic flashed across the Fourth Mizukage's face, but he quickly calmed down and said with feigned composure.
"I've hidden the Three-Tails Jinchūriki in an extremely concealed place. There's no need for you to inquire further. You just need to protect the Six-Tails Jinchūriki properly!"
To avoid causing panic, it was better not to let them know about the disappearance of the Three-Tails.
Hearing this, the four Kage looked at each other. Just as they were about to continue questioning, the Fourth Mizukage hurriedly changed the subject.
"Third Hokage, you must ensure the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is well protected. There must not be any mishaps. There are only three tailed beasts left in the shinobi world now—we absolutely cannot let Uchiha Madara's plan succeed!"
"I understand. Sensei has already returned to the village to make arrangements," Shimura Danzō said solemnly.
On the day Renya left, Senju Tobirama had already returned to the village.
Now that he knew Uchiha Madara's purpose in collecting the tailed beasts, he naturally had to return immediately to inform his elder brother and sister-in-law.
Although there was Renya, a double agent, no one could guarantee that no accidents would occur.
That Uchiha Madara fellow was sinister and cunning—he might have already seen through Renya's concealment.
He just hadn't shown it.
That kid's acting skills had never been very good; it was perfectly normal for Madara to notice.
He had to personally return to the village to protect his sister-in-law.
...
After the Fourth Mizukage's interruption, they did not continue discussing the Three-Tails.
This concerned the future of the shinobi world. They believed the Mizukage would not joke about such a matter.
They continued discussing how to deal with the mysterious person and Uchiha Madara lurking behind the scenes!
Konoha Village, Senju clan grounds.
"Elder brother, Uchiha Madara has already begun implementing the 'Eye of the Moon' plan!" Senju Tobirama repeated what Renya had said in the Land of Water.
So Uchiha Madara was secretly capturing tailed beasts to realize the "Eye of the Moon" plan!
After hearing Tobirama's explanation, Senju Hashirama instantly understood and murmured softly.
"No wonder Madara wanted Renya to go capture the Three-Tails back then."
"What?!" Senju Tobirama suddenly raised his voice and asked in disbelief, "The Three-Tails was captured by Renya?!"
If that were true, wouldn't that mean the Hidden Mist Village only had the Six-Tails left?
No wonder he hadn't seen any trace of the Three-Tails Jinchūriki in the Hidden Mist Village.
He had thought the Mizukage had hidden them away—who would have thought they'd been captured long ago!
Damn it, such an important matter—why didn't the Mizukage say anything?!
"Back then, Renya awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan for some unknown reason. Then he ran off to show off to us, and Madara arranged for him to go capture tailed beasts..."
Senju Hashirama roughly recounted what had happened at the time.
Senju Tobirama: "..."
That kid had actually used that incident as an excuse to leave Konoha and run off to show off to Madara.
It seemed their relationship was quite good!
It seemed he really couldn't let that innately evil Uchiha Madara off the hook.
To think he would lure Renya—who had just awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan—into capturing tailed beasts...
Just as he was thinking of killing Madara, Hashirama added another sentence.
"However, the Three-Tails was killed by Madara."
Senju Tobirama: "???"
The Three-Tails... was killed... by Madara?!
Even with his renowned intelligence, he couldn't react for a moment.
Why go through all the trouble of capturing the Three-Tails, only to end up killing it?
What was Madara after?
Or could it be that the prerequisite for implementing the "Eye of the Moon" plan was killing all the tailed beasts?
As his thoughts ran wild, Senju Hashirama finally explained clearly.
"Renya forcibly signed a summoning contract with the Three-Tails using Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu. As soon as he summoned the Three-Tails, we were hit head-on by a Tailed Beast Ball."
Recalling that perilous moment, he said with a look of deep emotion.
"If Madara hadn't activated Susanoo in time to block it, we would all have died there..."
What followed was simple—Uchiha Madara flew into a rage and slaughtered the Three-Tails.
To this day, he still didn't understand why the Three-Tails had condensed a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth.
After hearing the entire sequence of events, Senju Tobirama's expression became strange.
He wasn't sure whether Uchiha Madara had killed the Three-Tails intentionally, or whether he had simply been blinded by anger.
The information Renya revealed was too little; he hadn't clearly stated what the tailed beasts were needed for.
There were two possibilities before him: either Uchiha Madara needed to collect all the tailed beasts, or he needed to kill all the tailed beasts.
No matter which it was, they had to protect the last two tailed beasts at all costs!
"Elder brother, did Madara ever tell you what he was capturing the tailed beasts for?" Senju Tobirama wanted to learn the truth from his brother.
The two had lived together for over a decade; surely they could glean something from a few scattered words.
Even a little hint would be fine!
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
He saw Senju Hashirama shake his head and say with a bitter smile.
"Madara never discussed the details of the 'Eye of the Moon' plan with me. He only told me the final effect of the plan—to let everyone in the shinobi world immerse themselves in a genjutsu world and live happily ever after."
Senju Tobirama sighed helplessly.
He had known Uchiha Madara wouldn't tell his elder brother all the details of the plan.
As for the reason—it was because he was worried his elder brother would interfere.
Right now, they had no idea what Uchiha Madara was capturing the tailed beasts for. And the only one who knew the truth, Renya, wasn't by their side.
They could only take things one step at a time. For now, protecting his sister-in-law came first.
In any case, the Hidden Mist Village had several thousand Allied Shinobi Forces, plus Renya as an insider. In the short term, Uchiha Madara could forget about gathering all nine tailed beasts.
Senju Tobirama could tell at a glance that Renya had deliberately held back during battle; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be ambushed and seriously injured.
It seemed that kid also didn't want Madara to gather all the tailed beasts.
For now, they could only place their hopes on Renya.
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