- Mizukage-sama, report from Oni no Kuni," the door opened and an elderly man in a jonin uniform appeared in the office of the ruler of Kirigakure no Sato, almost completely graying but still retaining the smooth gait of an experienced shinobi.
- What is it, Itoshi? - Kage asked, only glancing his black eyes toward his aide for a moment, but almost immediately returning to watching the heavy clouds from the wide window.
The violent chakra flashes noticed by the Kirigakure post in Wolf Country, very similar to the bijudami's use of jinchuriki, had the Mizukage and his elders quite concerned, forcing them to send several teams to investigate.
Of course, even countries as remote as Oni no Kuni and Numa no Kuni, roughly located where the outbursts had originated, had their own intelligence-backed informants, as the Mist shinobi were often on missions to countries without hidden villages and needed reliable information on what was happening there, but relatively recently, regular reports from agents had been interrupted for no apparent reason, forcing regular forces to be called in to investigate.
- The teams were able to identify the source of the outbreaks - a creature called a demon, comparable in strength to some biju, appeared in Oni no Kuni territory some time ago, and with the support of the local ninja clan, took power in the country," the shinobi reported cheerfully, "and six days ago there was a battle between the supporters of the creature and the forces of the Oni no Kuni priesthood, supported by the Numa no Kuni army, as a result of which the demon was destroyed.
- As strong as a biju? - The Third Mizukage raised his eyebrows, opening his normally closed eyes and turning his chair toward his subordinate. - Is that certain?
- All three sensors say that if the demon was weaker than the three-tailed one, it wasn't by much, judging by the residual chakra traces," the elderly jonin nodded confidently, "but its chakra, found on the remains of some shinobi, is even more toxic than one might expect from a biju, as one of the teams was able to obtain a sample after stumbling upon a strange stone statue.
- Excellent," the ruler of the Hidden Mist hummed. - Anything else? I don't think the local warriors can defeat a creature with the strength of a Biju, no matter how many of them are gathered.
- Rumor has it that they were aided by a Konoha shinobi who looked a lot like Mizu no Seirei, Mizukage-sama," Itoshi shrugged, explaining, "Their team was caught by the demon's accomplices and he was sent to deal with it, again, if you believe what people are saying.
The head of the village thought for a moment before pulling out the general Book of Search from his desk drawer and flipping through it, stopping at the mentioned jonin from Konoha and reading the information on the page.
- Uzumaki, and an expert in seals," Kage rubbed his chin, "it's possible that with his help, the local weaklings could deal with a threat of that level at little cost," he put the book aside and looked up at his subordinate. - Has anyone spotted this shinobi in our waters? It's unlikely that Uzumaki's offspring can disguise his chakra volume so well that it won't be noticed by our sensors.
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