--- "The Seven-Tails is dead. This is the second one after the Three-Tails. The one who did it is still Konoha's White Fang." A deep, hoarse
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"The Seven-Tails is dead. This is the second one after the Three-Tails. The one who did it is still Konoha's White Fang."
A deep, hoarse voice reported this extremely important news in a weak, powerless tone, dragging out its syllables.
The one speaking—not to be rude, but it's hard to call it a person—was a white-and-black composite life form wrapped in two fresh aloe vera leaves. It had a rare dual personality that could manifest simultaneously, and it could freely move through the earth, trees, concrete buildings…
Honestly, how it looked didn't matter. The key was that it had incredibly strong reconnaissance abilities. Its name was Zetsu.
This was Amegakure, the hidden village of the Land of Rain, in a highly secret underground space covered by multiple barriers.
Dark and hidden, the few people inside couldn't be seen, only their voices could be heard.
The plan to capture the nation's level-one rare animal was progressing step by step… At the same time, this was also a moving act of filial piety by a certain person to resurrect their deceased mother.
So, their activities could be broadly summarized as the "Mother" Plan.
"First, the Three-Tails, then the Seven-Tails. Judging from his actions twice in a row, we can consider this to be a very targeted behavior." The first male voice said.
"Indeed, has he become a major obstacle to our plan?" The second male voice responded.
"Perhaps our actions a few years ago were premature. Looking at it now, it seems to have done more harm than good." Another female voice joined the conversation.
"That's already been done. It's meaningless to talk about it now." The second male voice said.
"Is there a possibility that our plan has been exposed?"
"Impossible. Only we know about the plan. The information couldn't have leaked. And our operation hasn't officially begun yet. Everything is still hidden in an untouchable black box."
"Besides, although the White Fang's actions seem very targeted, in reality, he might not be targeting our plan. Based on the information I have and my understanding of this person, his actions at this time could be for two reasons."
"First, it's just his revenge on the tailed beasts. This is the most likely possibility. After all, the person he cherishes most died because of a tailed beast. And from what we've seen so far, he's targeting uncontrolled tailed beasts. Maybe he's still considering diplomatic issues between villages. After all, the war just ended not long ago."
"The second reason is very personal. He might just be bored and looking for something to do, so he's doing this."
"Bored?" The female voice didn't seem to believe it. Would someone kill tailed beasts for fun? That's ridiculous.
"It's hard to believe, but the White Fang is that kind of person."
"What you said about the first point, if his goal is revenge, why didn't he come directly to us? We, the leaders, are always a more important target than the tailed beasts." The first male voice interjected.
"He might not be sure where we are. But that's not the main reason. Maybe he's waiting for those two children to grow up. But no matter what, the White Fang will come knocking one day. That's for sure… He's that kind of person." The second male voice repeated his previous statement.
"Should we advance our plan?" The female voice raised a new consideration.
"No, the time is not yet ripe. We must make sufficient preparations before we act, to prevent failure. Once the operation begins, we must capture all the tailed beasts as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if our actions are not synchronized, it could cause major ninja villages to become wary. This would create great difficulties… There's not just one troublesome ninja in the ninja world. It's the White Fang."
"Therefore, our organization needs a certain number of people. Considering the difficulty of the operation, the people we choose should be ninjas with considerable strength or special skills."
"And now, with the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails dead, we can't act prematurely. We must wait for their resurrection."
"What about the Three-Tails?" Hearing the other party say this, the first male voice asked Zetsu again.
"The Three-Tails? It's already showing signs of resurrection."
"As expected… No matter whether the White Fang's actions are out of anger or intentional destruction, they are meaningless struggles. As long as I have my Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, the tailed beasts' chakra won't disappear. He can only cause some trouble at most."
"You better not underestimate this person. He's really troublesome when he's extreme."
"No, I'm not underestimating him. I have a sufficient understanding of his strength. After all, he's someone who can survive under these eyes. I'm just saying that his actions seem too childish."
The two of them had personally experienced how troublesome Upper白石 Haori was. And there were still parts of his strength that they didn't fully understand. So, they wouldn't act rashly against Haori. They would strike with lightning speed.
Being called childish by a super-level middle schooler who wants to make "the world feel pain," I wonder what the White Fang would think if he knew about this.
"Gathering members is our top priority now. Everything for the plan… how is Uchiha Itachi doing?"
"Although we haven't had any specific contact, it's basically no problem."
"Besides Itachi, we've already confirmed several other candidates. All that's left is to invite them…"
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and continued to remind him, "In our organization, we must be especially wary of Orochimaru. His behavior has become even more bizarre since he returned to Konoha. For certain reasons, I can't contact him. But he's a dangerous and troublesome guy. He shouldn't be trusted in the slightest. Information that shouldn't be known to him must not be revealed."
"Even if we told him about our plan, he wouldn't be interested. His purpose in joining this organization is undoubtedly to get his eyes on something."
"Orochimaru? I know what he wants, but… anyway, I'll keep an eye on him personally. He can't escape under these eyes."
"The reason we let him join the organization wasn't because we trusted him. It wasn't about using him. Orochimaru is indeed troublesome. Precisely because of this, it's better to keep him under our nose than to let him roam free and cause us a lot of trouble."
"It's a pity that we can't handle the White Fang in this way…"
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The Three-Tails had indeed entered the resurrection process, but the Seven-Tails might be different.
Confidence is a good thing most of the time. But judging an unknown situation based on your own common sense and then being so sure about it is unwise.
A very young brother-complexed person once described this behavior with a very condescending attitude:
Everyone relies on their knowledge and understanding, and is bound by them. They even call this knowledge and understanding absolute reality. But they don't know that knowledge and understanding are very subjective and ambiguous things. That reality might just be an imagined illusion.
Therefore, if you can't break free from common sense, even a "chosen one" is just a frog at the bottom of a well.
The Three-Tails can come back to life. Can the Seven-Tails come back to life? If you describe Haori's behavior as being motivated by interest, then it means you have some understanding of him. Killing tailed beasts for "fun," that kind of explanation wouldn't be wrong for Haori.
But to classify his behavior as "venting anger" would be wrong. Haori wouldn't be that superficial.
So, let these people slowly wait for their little dragonfly to resurrect.
As for Takigakure, they had "temporarily" lost their tailed beast. But what could the village head do in the face of this situation? He was also helpless.
Hold someone accountable? Let's not even mention that he had already said that it didn't matter if the tailed beast was killed. That would make the Konoha team's actions irresponsible.
Although he said this when he thought that the tailed beast couldn't be killed, it could still be used as evidence in court. But… there was a situation of deception here. Why didn't you say that there was a White Fang among them?
Besides, even if you didn't consider the fact that the three of them were backed by the behemoth that was Konoha, just looking at Haori's actions at that time…
There's a very easy-to-understand principle here, with a logical chain that shines brightly: The Seven-Tails could beat up the entire Takigakure village. Haori could beat the Seven-Tails into submission. So… should they confront Haori now?
The village head had lived for many years, but he had never been kicked in the head by a donkey. So, he was quite normal. He knew what kind of judgment was correct.
So, killing the tailed beast was an accident. Haori's actions were neither good nor bad.
What else could they do? Could he dare to shake Haori's arm and say in a coquettish tone, "You owe us our tailed beast" or something like that?
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