Chapter 30: 030: Reaching a Cooperation
"Your plan is very good."
Hearing Night Star say this, Mei Terumi's face showed joy.
"Then..."
"But, I think it's not enough."
Night Star gave a kind smile and spoke softly.
"The supply line is still too far from the battlefield, too far from Konoha."
"We must make the people in the village realize that, in critical life-and-death moments, the only ones who can save them are the Uchiha clan."
Mei Terumi was stunned for a moment, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly, her face showing disbelief.
"Could it be... you want the Kirigakure forces to directly attack inside Konoha Village!?"
She looked at Night Star, who was smiling, and felt a chill in her heart.
This guy...
Is he crazy?
In the history of wars, it was rare for one ninja village's forces to invade another's village.
On one hand, ninjas were just pawns for the daimyo in their political games.
War was essentially a gamble between daimyos, with no need to make it overly ugly.
On the other hand, it was also because the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, had distributed the tailed beasts.
If pushed to the brink, invading someone's village could lead to their jinchuriki infiltrating your territory and releasing a tailed beast directly.
At worst, it would end in mutual destruction, with neither side coming out unscathed.
Especially in Konoha.
They only had one tailed beast, but it was the most powerful of them all the Nine-Tails!
Mei Terumi only wanted to get rid of the cruel Mist ninjas who supported the Bloody Mist ideology and had no desire to provoke Konoha to release the Nine-Tails into the Land of Water.
Seeing her expression, Night Star roughly understood her thoughts and said indifferently.
"To show my sincerity in cooperation, I'll tell you a piece of information. Right now, Konoha cannot use the power of the Nine-Tails."
"Hmm?"
Mei Terumi's willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows twitched slightly as she murmured.
"Could it be that you know who the new Nine-Tails jinchuriki is?"
A year ago, Konoha experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage, and this incident had spread throughout the ninja world.
When a tailed beast within a jinchuriki loses control, the jinchuriki inevitably dies.
So, with a little thought, it was clear that Konoha must have chosen a new Nine-Tails jinchuriki.
"I know."
Hearing Night Star's definitive answer, Mei Terumi was not surprised.
Even her bloodline limit, which she had never displayed in front of others, was something he knew all about.
Knowing who the current Nine-Tails jinchuriki was seemed quite ordinary by comparison.
Mei Terumi cautiously tested the waters.
"If you could tell me the true identity of the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, perhaps I could persuade the Mizukage to send troops to infiltrate Konoha..."
"There's no need to say more."
Night Star replied calmly, directly stating.
"Naruto Uzumaki, the son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and the previous Nine-Tails jinchuriki Kushina Uzumaki. He's just turned one year old, has yellow hair, blue eyes, and fox whisker-like markings on his face."
Mei Terumi nodded, firmly memorizing Naruto Uzumaki's appearance.
Of course, she had no intention of actually killing Naruto or taking the Nine-Tails from Konoha.
Having another tailed beast would not benefit Kirigakure.
Kirigakure already had the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.
If they added the Nine-Tails, the Bloody Mist faction in the village, including Mizukage Yagura, would likely act a hundred times more recklessly than they do now.
If this continued, Kirigakure would surely face destruction.
The information about the Nine-Tails jinchuriki that Night Star provided was merely a pretext for her to persuade the Mizukage to send troops to attack Konoha.
"I understand. About the method of communication..."
"No need to communicate."
Night Star waved his hand.
"Communication could lead to exposure. The time is set for three months from now, at midnight. Launch the attack then. After infiltrating Konoha, Kirigakure forces will not act collectively to search for the jinchuriki. At that time, meet me at the Hokage Rock."
"Understood."
Mei Terumi replied, stood up, and adjusted her long dress. When she reached the cave's entrance, she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Aren't you worried that I might betray you?"
Night Star smiled nonchalantly and replied calmly.
"I trust that with your intelligence, you can discern that Kirigakure's future is what's most important. Besides..."
Night Star raised his head, meeting Mei Terumi's eyes directly, and spoke each word with precision.
"If you dare play tricks, I will inform the Kirigakure higher-ups about your possession of two bloodline limits. You should know what fate awaits you then."
"I understand."
Mei Terumi maintained a calm expression, though she felt relieved inside.
Sometimes, being caught in a compromising position wasn't a bad thing.
Even if Night Star hadn't brought it up, she would have voluntarily revealed her Lava Release and Boil Release to him.
After all, cooperation requires both sides to show sincerity.
After Mei Terumi's chakra signature completely disappeared, Night Star began recording his thoughts in a notebook.
"After the recent conversation, I seem to understand Minato Namikaze's thinking."
"The identity of the Nine-Tails jinchuriki serves as a protective charm for Naruto Uzumaki."
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