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“Naruto…” Uchiha Yan’s tone was somewhat bitter, “She’s practically a member of the Zenin family now, isn’t she?”

She had only been raising Nakime in Akatsuki for a few years, and Nakime had been staying at the Konoha Zen Temple for several more years. Although they kept in touch, Nakime never returned. It's hard not to feel melancholy.

This is, after all, Uchiha Yan's adopted daughter.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "Is Nakime doing well in Konoha?"

"very good."

"My daughter likes her very much."

"Oh, I see. Then I'm relieved."

Uchiha Yan felt a weight lifted from her heart.

Having known him for so long, she was well aware of his darkness and ruthlessness. She couldn't help but feel uneasy leaving Nakime in the Zenin clan facing this guy.

However, based on feedback from various sources, one thing is clear: Zenji adores his daughter.

Since Zenin Maki is close to Nakime, Nakime will be safe staying by Jin's side and will be able to have a peaceful and happy life in Konoha in the future.

As long as her adopted daughter is happy, that's enough. Whether she belongs to Uchiha Yan or the Zenin clan is irrelevant.

He didn't even tell her about Mingnu's thoughts or his own plans; such private matters were left for the mother and daughter to discuss slowly on their own.

There are more pressing matters to attend to now...

Shen Er walked to the map, picked up a pen, and pointed to the lower left corner of the Land of Wind in the distance: "Mount Myoboku is right here."

"Isn't this distance a bit too far?" Uchiha Yan complained.

“If an ordinary ninja travels at full speed, it will take about a month and a half to arrive. If you ride with Wu, the journey will be shortened by more than half, and you can arrive within fifteen days.”

Uchiha Yan pondered for a moment, "It's around this time, but are you sure it's safe?"

“That’s a holy place. You probably don’t have any information about it. It’s so far away, and we won’t get any reinforcements. It’s just the two of us the whole time. If we get trapped there, there’ll be no way out.”

They say they're not afraid of the holy land, but their actions betray them.

Uchiha Yan, who was always arrogant and dared to venture into even the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village, became cautious when facing the unknown Mount Myōboku.

The Uchiha clan is arrogant, but not stupid.

Before dispelling the mystique surrounding the legendary holy land and the immortals within, it's understandable to harbor fantasies about their power.

From her perspective, the kaleidoscope and spirit beast enlightenment that provide a sense of security may become ineffective in the holy land.

Only Shen Er knows the truth in his heart.

For him and Uchiha Yan, the Holy Land was not dangerous at all.

The toads do have some strange and unusual methods, but those methods might be enough to deal with quasi-Kage or even Kage, but they are far from sufficient to deal with the two of them.

The core objective of this operation is only the Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru; once we kill it, we can retreat.

It would be best if the assassination could be completed smoothly, but it doesn't matter if there are obstacles along the way.

What are the guards protecting the Toad Master?

Fukasaku the Hermit, Shima the Hermit, and the three brothers, Gamabunta.

The combined strength of the three toad brothers is barely enough to contend with Shukaku. Adding some ordinary toads whose names are unknown, it would be just right to leave them to Uchiha Yan to deal with.

As for the two toad immortals...

Even Pain could kill them, let alone himself? He'll kill one if one comes, and two if two come.

Before Jiraiya mastered Sage Mode, Mount Myōboku posed no threat.

"Who says I don't have information about Mount Myōboku?"

Shen Er smiled faintly: "Don't worry, this operation is very safe. You only need to be responsible for restraining a portion of the fighting force. The overall level is roughly equivalent to one of the tailed beasts except for the Nine-Tails."

"Leave the rest of the trouble to me."

"You really have information about Mount Myōboku?" Uchiha Yan was taken aback. "Is there really still someone in the Passion Organization?"

Ever since she learned that Diablo and Zenjiro were the same person, she had always felt that the Passion Organization was just a fake name used to fool her.

But the facts are right in front of us.

Even the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu couldn't extend their influence to such a distant place, and Nakime's super hearing couldn't detect the Holy Land across the sea. Thinking about it this way, it's possible that she still has a source of information that no one knows about.

"Of course..."

He even put his hands behind his back, stopping short of going deeper into the issue.

In fact, the third person in the passionate organization was named Kishimoto.

"Get ready, you can set off today," Shen'er reminded him. "Bring your supplies, because you'll be flying over the sea for more than a month, including the return trip."

"Tsk." Uchiha Yan suddenly had an idea, "Why not just move the air fortress over there?"

"The aerial fortress flies at a higher altitude than Satoru, making it more concealed, although it moves a bit slower. It has complete living facilities inside. If we really run into trouble, we can even send out the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to join the battle."

Shen Er paused for a moment.

Upon closer examination, it does seem feasible. Previously, we had always been accustomed to sending Wu out on missions, valuing its faster speed and greater maneuverability. Over time, we overlooked the strategic value of the air fortress.

It can not only hover above Akatsuki Village, but it can also move.

He did want to kill the Great Toad Sage as soon as possible, but he had already waited six years, so waiting a few more days wouldn't matter. Uchiha Yan was indeed getting old, and it was hard to say how much of her condition she would retain after flying continuously for almost half a month across the sea until she arrived at the Holy Land.

Safety is of utmost importance.

When we evacuate from Mount Myōboku, the aerial fortress can also serve as a platform for relaying the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

"Okay, let's go with the Sky Fortress then."