"Move! Most of those prisoners were civilians—and they've been locked up for months. They won't hold the chaos long!"
Outside Konohagakure, Tsuchikage's old rival village's envoy leader Dodai urged his team forward at full speed.
They were carrying a massive sealed wooden barrel.
The container was covered in dozens of intricate sealing formulas—crafted by Konoha's Sealing Team.
Inside it—
Was the Eight-Tails jinchūriki.
Killer B.
Samui glanced at the barrel and lowered her voice.
"Lord Dodai… Danzo already gave us the release formula. Should we free Lord Killer B now? With him, our odds improve drastically."
Dodai shook his head without slowing.
"Not yet."
"Even with the formula, breaking the seal takes time."
"Konoha's pursuit force is close. If we stop, we're caught."
"Our current strength isn't enough to defend while unsealing."
He calculated calmly.
"The interception unit that failed to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi has been moving nonstop. They should be near the Valley of the End by now."
"I also requested the Raikage to dispatch another elite squad days ago. They've been advancing since daylight."
"Once we regroup—then we unseal him."
Samui nodded, but something gnawed at her.
She felt watched.
Not by chakra.
Not by sound.
Just… watched.
Their sensory ninja reported nothing.
She forced herself to dismiss the unease.
Several Kilometers Behind
A few kilometers back—
Uchiha Jin moved steadily with the Tenth Battalion of the Konoha Military Police.
Beside him walked a cloaked man wearing a spiral mask.
Tobi.
Jin's tone was calm.
"You're certain?"
Tobi puffed his chest confidently.
"Absolutely!"
"At their current speed, they'll link up with the first Cloud reinforcement in about ninety minutes."
"Roughly one hundred shinobi. Mostly chūnin and special jōnin. Ten full jōnin."
"Three and a half hours from now, the assassination squad—thirty-seven total, five jōnin—will join them."
"Meeting point: near the Valley of the End."
He continued.
"One more thing. Among the first reinforcement group, there's a young man heavily guarded."
"High status. Very high."
Jin's lips curved faintly.
"Over a hundred shinobi at chūnin level or above…"
"The Fourth Raikage really emptied his pockets this time."
A.
But then his expression hardened.
"They came."
"So they stay."
The Real Scheme
Jin had already pieced it together.
Danzo helps Cloud extract their jinchūriki.
Blame everything on Cloud.
Cloud regains Killer B and cancels compensation payments.
Danzo distances himself and preserves his candidacy for Fourth Hokage.
Mutual benefit.
Except—
The only one losing was Konoha.
And the Uchiha.
The common villagers wouldn't care about jurisdictional technicalities.
If the village burned—
They would blame the Police Force.
If Jin allowed this to end cleanly for Cloud—
Everything he had built in public perception would collapse overnight.
So the solution was simple.
Total annihilation.
If every invading Cloud shinobi disappeared—
Public opinion wouldn't turn against the Uchiha.
It would worship them.
As for how Cloud and Danzo explained themselves afterward?
That wasn't Jin's problem.
Strategic Shift
Jin looked at Tobi.
"Where are our forces?"
"Uchiha Fugaku has joined with the Hyuga archers and Uchiha Yashiro."
"They're moving to intercept ahead. About an hour until contact."
Jin shook his head.
"Tell them to hold."
"Full speed to the Valley of the End."
"Ambush position."
"We strike when Cloud is fully assembled."
"One sweep. No survivors."
Tobi's single visible eye gleamed.
Now that sounded fun.
Back in the Village
Jin asked one more question.
"What's happening in Konoha?"
"The chaos units were disposable pawns. Situation mostly stabilized."
"And…" Tobi tilted his head, "Minato Namikaze has organized a squad to reinforce you."
Jin shook his head again.
"No."
"Have Minato stay."
"Keep eyes on Shimura Danzo."
"Let him try something."
"Also have Obito Uchiha monitor quietly."
"If Danzo gets desperate, he'll bite."
Jin's eyes turned cold.
Danzo had already proven he had no bottom line left.
When a man throws away limits—
You don't underestimate him.
You bury him.
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