Minato Namikaze and Uchiha En both felt something was amiss upon seeing how composed Roshi was.
"Roshi, you are our prisoner now. You must understand the current situation, right?" Uchiha En asked.
"I'm not stupid. But does your Konoha dare to kill a Jinchuriki? Afterward, won't you still have to negotiate with that old man Ōnoki? My life is not in danger at all, so why should I be afraid?"
Hearing this, Uchiha En's expression soured. He swung his nodachi directly toward Roshi's neck, refusing to believe the old man wasn't scared.
Although Uchiha En's blade was about to hit Roshi's neck, the latter maintained his expressionless demeanor.
"Heh! Kid, stop wasting your effort. You must have just joined the war, right? You don't know the ways of your Konoha higher-ups. Why don't you ask Minato Namikaze what he has to say?"
"Minato-senpai?"
Minato Namikaze shook his head with a wry smile: "En, forget it! This guy is right. The Village has a somewhat special attitude toward Jinchuriki."
"After Shodai(1st)-sama distributed the Tailed Beasts back then, the Village has always maintained a policy of not seizing the Tailed Beasts of other Villages."
"In subsequent wars, even if a Jinchuriki was captured, they were only used as bargaining chips when the war concluded."
"So what do we do with this guy?" Uchiha En asked, pointing at Roshi.
"The Four-Tails has been sealed. Logically, we should take him back to the Village and hand him over to Hokage-sama for disposal, but I'm concerned about one thing: Why did the Iwa Ninja sneak through the Land of Waterfalls with a Jinchuriki to infiltrate Konoha?" Minato Namikaze said, frowning.
"Minato-senpai, how about letting Kagetsu try?"
"Kagetsu? Can he already read other people's memories?" Minato Namikaze asked, slightly surprised.
"Simply reading memories isn't quite possible, but if combined with my Genjutsu, making the target lose their ability to resist, Kagetsu can read them." After speaking, Uchiha En activated his Sharingan and looked at Roshi.
Roshi's expression instantly became hazy.
Now that the Four-Tails was completely sealed by the Four Symbols Seal, Roshi could not break free from the Sharingan's Genjutsu without the Four-Tails' help.
"Kagetsu, he's all yours!" Uchiha En turned and said to Yamanaka Kagetsu.
Hearing this, Yamanaka Kagetsu reached out and placed his hand on Roshi's head, then slowly closed his eyes.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Kagetsu was sitting exhausted on the ground, breathing heavily.
"How is it, Kagetsu? Did you get any useful information?" Uchiha En asked.
"Th-this guy has so many memories! Organizing them is too... too exhausting. J-just give me a little more time." Yamanaka Kagetsu said while gasping for air.
After another ten minutes, Yamanaka Kagetsu finally sorted out the memories he had just read and said, "Minato-senpai, En, that Iwa Ninja squad was only here to cause destruction within the Land of Fire to divert our attention."
"Diverting our attention? What does Iwa Ninja want to do?"
"They plan to surround and kill the Third Raikage on the main battlefield."
"Surround and kill the Third Raikage! That old man Ōnoki really has guts!" Asana couldn't help but exclaim.
"What is the Iwa Ninja's specific plan?" Minato Namikaze pressed.
"The Iwa Ninja split into three forces. The Iwa Ninja squad and Roshi we encountered were the first force. Their mission objective was to secretly pass through the Land of Waterfalls into the Land of Fire, then quickly break into small groups to launch sneak attacks on the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire.
"As for Roshi, he was supposed to move freely within the Land of Fire, causing destruction wherever he pleased."
"When the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire are attacked, they will inevitably ask Konoha Village for help, and since a Tailed Beast appeared within the Land of Fire, Konoha would certainly recall a high-level combatant."
"On the Land of Wind Battlefield, the Village cannot deal with Chiyo's poison without Lady Tsunade, and the fighting is intense, so it's impossible to bring back anyone from the Land of Wind front."
"The Village didn't send many people to the Land of Bears Battlefield, and the only one who counts as a high-level combatant is Orochimaru-sama. It's unlikely any strong figures would be recalled from the Land of Bears side either."
"Comparatively, because the Iwa Ninja and Kumo Ninja have been in a standoff recently, Konoha is not under much pressure on the Land of Grass Battlefield and the Land of Frost Battlefield."
"Therefore..."
"Therefore, the only Konoha strongman who could possibly be called back is the one confronting the Iwa Ninja and Kumo Ninja. And among those two battlefields, only Minato-sensei can move freely back and forth. So, their goal is to tie up Minato-sensei?" Kakashi asked.
Yamanaka Kagetsu nodded.
"Kagetsu, you just said they split into three forces? Besides Roshi's force, which was meant to tie up Minato-senpai, what about the other two?"
"Another force's target is Kumogakure. Currently, both of Kumogakure's Jinchuriki—the Third Raikage and the Third Raikage's son—have joined the war, leaving few high-level combatants in Kumogakure."
"Ōnoki directly dispatched the Five-Tails and an Iwa Ninja demolition squad to attack Kumogakure."
"The Kumo Ninja confronting them on the front lines will certainly return to the Village once they receive the news."
"Ōnoki would then have the third force, which was already lying in ambush, intercept the returning Kumo Ninja."
"Given the Third Raikage's personality, he would definitely stay behind alone to cover the retreat. At that point, the Iwa Ninja could swarm him and take him out."
After hearing Yamanaka Kagetsu's words, everyone fell silent.
After a long while, Minato Namikaze finally asked, "Kagetsu, has the Iwa Ninja's plan been put into action?"
"It has already begun. The Five-Tails Jinchuriki and the demolition squad have likely already reached Kumogakure."
"This is troubling. En, you all should head back to the Land of Bears Battlefield for now! I need to report this to Hokage-sama and let him make the final decision." After speaking, Minato Namikaze, taking Roshi and Kakashi, vanished from the spot.
After Minato Namikaze left, Uchiha En quickly said to Asana and Yamanaka Kagetsu, "Kagetsu, Asana, please help me collect the dissipating Four-Tails Chakra from the surrounding air."
"Collect Four-Tails Chakra? En, what do you need that for?" Yamanaka Kagetsu asked, looking bewildered.
"I have my reasons. You'll find out later."
Yamanaka Kagetsu nodded without asking further and began collecting the Four-Tails Chakra along with Asana.
The three of them worked for a long time and finally collected all the Four-Tails Chakra from the surroundings.
"Is this all there is?" Uchiha En said, looking at the Four-Tails Chakra inside the sealing scroll.
"The Four-Tails wasn't out for long. It's good we got this much." Asana replied.
"That's true." Uchiha En said, then put the sealing scroll away.
"En, should we head straight back to the Land of Bears Battlefield next?" Yamanaka Kagetsu asked.
"Asana, what do you think?" Uchiha En asked.
"I heard the Third Raikage is a peak Ninja World powerhouse, just like Hokage-sama and Hanzou. It's a rare opportunity, and I want to see how the Iwa Ninja plan to surround and kill such a strong person."
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