"It's unsafe here, come with me first."
Gojo Yoru didn't ask about the whereabouts of Yahiko and Nagato. Instead, he took Konan, used Earth Body Flicker to dive underground, and returned to the cave.
"Tsunade-sama, this is a survivor I met in Amegakure. I pitied her, so I brought her along."
Gojo Yoru explained immediately upon meeting.
Tsunade looked at the soaked, shivering Konan with a flash of pity in her eyes and nodded: "Bring her along for now. When we leave, we'll take her back to Konoha."
"Thank you, Big Sister." Konan bowed politely to express her thanks.
Tsunade nodded slightly, then looked at Gojo Yoru and asked, "How was the situation on your side?"
"Amegakure is currently under heavy guard. I just circled the perimeter and didn't rashly go deep."
Gojo Yoru reported truthfully: "However, I caught a captive. I learned from his mouth that Hanzo has returned to Amegakure, issued a gag order, and executed a group of Rain ninjas for ineffective guarding."
"It seems Iwagakure succeeded," Tsunade said solemnly.
"Likely so, otherwise Hanzo wouldn't be this angry," Gojo Yoru agreed.
"In that case, there's no need for us to infiltrate further."
Tsunade decided promptly: "Our current mission is to bring this intelligence back, then find a way to get the antidote."
"Tsunade-sama, I have an idea," Gojo Yoru suddenly spoke.
"What idea?"
"Since Iwagakure has already succeeded, why don't we just rob Iwagakure?"
A glint flashed in Gojo Yoru's eyes: "They just succeeded not long ago. They definitely haven't sent the items back to Iwagakure yet; they might even still be within the Land of Rain."
"As long as we find them, we can snatch the antidote and formula from their hands, and conveniently frame Amegakure."
Tsunade's eyes lit up, but then she frowned: "The Land of Rain is so big, where do we look for them?"
"This will require the help of your summoning beast, Tsunade-sama."
Gojo Yoru smiled: "The Slug Sage possesses the ability to split. It can split into countless small slugs. As long as we scatter them, we can search for the enemy's tracks over a large area."
"That is indeed a good method."
Tsunade nodded, then said somewhat helplessly: "However, Katsuyu-sama's splitting consumes a large amount of Chakra. Moreover, its personality is rather... gentle. It might not be willing to help us do this kind of thing."
The Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest was the most special existence among the Three Great Sage Regions.
It wasn't as warlike as the toads of Mount Myoboku, nor as tyrannical as the snakes of Ryuchi Cave; it was a thorough pacifist.
Unless someone attacked it first, or the contractor was in mortal danger, it generally wouldn't take action.
Asking it to search for enemies to trigger a war indeed went against its principles.
"Let's try. What if it agrees?" Gojo Yoru urged.
The reason he was so active was that he had his eyes on the Slug Sage's splitting ability.
This ability was simply a super-enhanced version of the Shadow Clone Technique.
Although Shadow Clones could also transmit intelligence, once the clone was dispelled, memories and fatigue would return to the main body. If there were too many clones, the main body would collapse due to brain overload.
But the Slug's split bodies shared consciousness. Not only were there no side effects, but they could also transmit intelligence in real-time.
This was simply a cost-effective divine technique!
If he could get his hands on this ability, or build a good relationship with the Slug Sage, finding people or gathering intelligence in the future would be much more convenient.
"Alright, I'll try."
Tsunade bit her finger and formed seals with both hands.
"Summoning Technique!"
With a poof, a huge cloud of white smoke appeared out of thin air.
When the smoke cleared, a massive blue and white slug appeared in the cave.
This was only a part of the Slug Sage's body. If it were the complete body, this cave probably couldn't contain it.
"Little Tsunade, why have you summoned me?"
The Slug Sage's voice was very gentle, sounding like a caring big sister.
Tsunade explained the current situation and Gojo Yoru's suggestion.
She thought the Slug Sage would refuse, but unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, it agreed.
"I can do it, but I need a large amount of Chakra."
"No problem!"
Tsunade was overjoyed and immediately began transferring Chakra to Katsuyu.
Possessing Senju blood and being a medical ninja, although her Chakra amount wasn't as great as the Uzumaki Clan, it far exceeded that of ordinary ninjas.
As a large amount of Chakra was injected, Katsuyu's body began to split, turning into small slugs the size of a fist.
These small slugs flowed out of the cave like water, spreading in all directions.
"What a magical ability."
Konan, standing aside, watched dumbfounded.
Gojo Yoru also looked eager, already calculating in his mind how to trick Tsunade into giving him the summoning scroll to sign in the future.
Although he had already signed a contract with Ryuchi Cave, this didn't conflict.
If Sasuke could possess both Aoda and a hawk simultaneously, why couldn't he, Gojo Yoru, have a giant snake in his left hand and a slug in his right?
As long as he didn't let them appear at the same time to fight, it would be fine.
"Found them!"
About half an hour later, the Slug Sage's voice sounded again.
"Thirty kilometers northwest of here, an Iwa ninja squad is moving quickly. They are carrying quite a few scrolls on their backs. It looks like they are the people you are looking for."
"Great!"
Tsunade clenched her fist and said to Gojo Yoru, "There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately."
"Yes."
Gojo Yoru responded, then looked at Konan: "Wait for us here, don't go anywhere."
"Mhm, I will be obedient." Konan nodded obediently.
Leaving a small slug to protect Konan, Tsunade and Gojo Yoru immediately rushed out of the cave, speeding towards the northwest.
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