The clone who went to the Iwagakure Village had not yet found the whereabouts of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and Mizuki was quite anxious.

It was incredible that he could capture a Jinchūriki in the Hidden Rock Village. Under the threat of Ōnoki's Dust Release - Original World Separation Technique, Mizuki couldn't think of anyone else in the current Akatsuki organization except Pain and Uchiha Obito who could do this.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, key information was betrayed by a traitor, resulting in a complete collapse of the defense. Given the infiltration capabilities of the "Akatsuki" organization, this is also possible.

Let's put these aside for now. Shuimu is in no use being anxious. We still have to wait for specific news. If there is still time, we still have to try our best to stop it.

"What's wrong, Shuimu, what do you think of these two old rivals?"

Mizuki shook his head and said, "Just follow Tsunade-sama's orders."

I just learned the information about the Rain Village, and I don’t know how Tsunade will deal with it.

Necessary exploration is certainly needed, but except for Mizuki and Jiraiya, it would be too dangerous for anyone else to go. Only Hatake Kakashi might be able to escape safely.

"By the way, Sasuke, how did you arrange it?"

"I'm having a headache too. I originally wanted to recommend Sasuke to the Security Department and have you look after him for me, but Sasuke went to apply to join the Anbu himself!"

"Anbu?" This was really unexpected. "Did Lady Tsunade agree?"

Kakashi shook his head, "Lady Tsunade refused."

"Really?"

Mizuki knew that Sasuke's strength and qualifications were enough for him to join the Anbu, and the dark desires in his heart might make him more accustomed to the environment of the Anbu. But the problem was that his loyalty could not be guaranteed.

Hatred is a double-edged sword, and it can hurt one's own people if one is not careful. Forcing his brother to destroy his family, and then incorporating the survivors into the Anbu directly under the Hokage, is too ironic no matter how you look at it.

"So what are you going to do?"

Kakashi said with some embarrassment: "It is definitely not okay to let him stay in the village and practice peacefully. Now he needs more actual combat to make further progress."

"Where are you going to find so many enemies for him to kill?"

It would be best if the opponent is at the level of Chunin or Special Jonin. How easy is that to find?

The Anbu is the department with the highest casualty rate in peacetime. Arresting rebel ninjas, spying on the enemy, sabotaging behind enemy lines, etc. are commonplace tasks for them. It's no wonder that Sasuke wants to join the Anbu, as this is where he can show his talents.

"What the ninja world lacks the least is rebel ninjas waiting to be harvested. There is a place with a lot of such people!"

"Are you kidding me?"

Shuimu was stunned at first, then he understood something.

"You're not planning on hitting on the bounty hunters, are you?"

There are all kinds of people there, even the Akatsuki organization is using this place to make money. Hidan and Kakuzu are frequent visitors there.

If you hang around in there, you might be targeted and killed someday. The strongest Genin? That's nothing. There are many people out there who are stronger than Sasuke right now!

Moreover, Mizuki didn't think Kakashi's influence could push Sasuke to leave the village. Orochimaru was drooling over Sasuke's Sharingan, so how could the village let him go out at will?

If Sasuke leaves the village and never returns, how will the bond between Uchiha Itachi and the village be maintained?

"That's what I thought, but I haven't made a decision yet!"

Mizuki shook his head and said, "It is impossible for a Chunin to be allowed to go out casually by the village. Unless there is a Jonin leading the team to do a mission, otherwise, it will be difficult for him to leave the village!"

"Is it so bad?"

"I think the Anbu route is the most reliable, the others are basically impossible."

Hatake Kakashi lacked the necessary information and did not know as much about Orochimaru as Mizuki and Tsunade. He knew nothing about Uchiha Itachi's true identity and did not consider Danzo's attitude.

In Mizuki's opinion, if Sasuke wants to go out for training, the most convenient way is for Kakashi to lead Team 7 to do the mission. But now that Team 7 has been dismantled, the Anbu is the only way out, and only the golden signboard of Hokage can give Sasuke the right to leave the village.

This requires Kakashi to convince Tsunade. As for the result, Mizuki doesn't know. If the Anbu can't get in, what should Sasuke do? Stay in the village to practice? I have never heard of an example of becoming a jonin through practice. Ninjas still have to prove themselves in battle.

Seeing Kakashi, who seemed to be unable to make a decision, leaving with some worry, Mizuki shook his head and sighed. It was rare for a teacher to worry to this extent, it was better to worry less about his own students!

…

In the Iwagakure Village, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki has been restricted in his movements for a long time.

The ninja who was monitoring the operation kept reminding himself that someone was trying to attract the attention of the tailed beasts and asked him not to act on his own, but after so long, there was still no result, which made Han a little angry.

The ninjas of the Iwagakure Village were indeed very united, but no matter how capable Ohnoki was as a leader, it was impossible for him to convince everyone. The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Lao Shi, defected because of his disagreement with Ohnoki.

Unity is good for most people, but it is not so friendly to a very small number of people. Obliterating individuality and blindly pursuing unity will always make some mavericks feel unhappy, especially the alternative among ninjas such as Jinchūriki.

Han had long been tired of the endless imprisonment. Becoming a Jinchūriki meant that he was no longer an ordinary ninja, or even a normal human being.

In the eyes of other Rock Ninjas, the position of the Jinchuriki is a strategic-level weapon, and everything else is irrelevant.

It was precisely because of this depressing environment that after a big fight with Ōnoki, Lao Zi defected without hesitation.

Han was not so lucky. He was a step late. In front of his compatriots who were already alert, it was not so easy for him to escape calmly like Lao Zi.

Not only that, after pretending to be submissive for so long, Han did not find any chance to escape, and his situation became even more embarrassing.

In Han's opinion, what's so scary about an organization that can rely on Deidara as a junior? They said they wanted to attack the tailed beasts, but there were many organizations in the ninja world that were more arrogant than this, so what was an "Akatsuki" organization? After so long, I have never heard of any tailed beast being successfully captured by them.

It seemed incredible to Han that a few bluffing guys could actually scare the usually strong Ohnoki.

After thinking for a long time, Han self-righteously came to a conclusion that the village was using the threat of the Akatsuki organization to force him to submit and not act rashly, so as to achieve their goal of imprisoning him.