Fū's face showed a look of surprise, and she quickly looked at the old man anxiously:
"Grandfather..."
However, before Fū could finish speaking, the old man waved his hand and interrupted her.
"Leader, for the sake of Takigakure, let's do it this way."
The old man turned his head and looked at Shibuki solemnly, with a serious expression.
Hearing the old man's words, Shibuki was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Takigakure indeed did not have the qualifications to become an enemy of the Mist Ninja Village.
Seeing Shibuki give in, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Yūto, and said apologetically:
"Takigakure Elder, greetings, Mr. Right Dipper."
Yūto raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise appearing on his face, and looked at the old man curiously:
"How do you know who I am?"
Hearing this, the Takigakure Elder quickly showed a respectful expression.
Indeed!
Takigakure was almost destroyed!
"Although Takigakure is a small Village, we have always paid attention to the situation of the entire Ninja World. Don't make Yūto-sama laugh, we just returned from the Three Great Ninja Villages meeting."
"Speaking of the Three Great Ninja Villages, it's actually just a nice name. It's a meeting composed of our Takigakure, Yudakagure, and Kumogakure, three small Ninja Villages."
"The main purpose is to analyze the current situation of the Ninja World. It was at this meeting just now that we received intelligence from Konoha Village, which contained information about the resurrection of Yūto-sama, Uchiha Madara, and Senju Hashirama."
"And just as we received this intelligence, we also received information that the Village was being attacked, so we rushed back."
The Takigakure Elder said respectfully, explaining the entire sequence of events in detail to Yūto.
In fact, there was one thing the Takigakure Elder didn't say: he had actually received intelligence about Suien attacking the Village a long time ago, but he hadn't paid attention to it.
After all, with Fū there, even if Suien really took the Hero Water in the end, the impact wouldn't be significant. It could also be used to test Shibuki's character.
The reason he rushed back was because the intelligence indicated that Hidden Mist Ninja were involved.
No matter what the Hidden Mist Village's purpose was, at this time, they absolutely could not offend the Hidden Mist Village. Therefore, the Takigakure Elder rushed back with his people, just in case problems arose.
"Has that guy Hashirama Senju already spread the news? It's a bit faster than expected."
Yūto took a light breath, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
For some reason, when the others around saw the smile on Yūto's face, they suddenly felt a chill in their hearts.
"Cough, Yūto-sama, regarding the Hero Water, I will..."
The Takigakure Elder next to him said respectfully with a humble expression.
"No need. After so much delay, it should have been found by now."
Yūto waved his hand casually, interrupting the Takigakure Elder.
Not long after Yūto finished speaking, a pool of water not far in front of everyone suddenly exploded.
Immediately after, a turtle the size of a palm jumped out of the pool.
And in the mouth of this turtle, it was holding a piece of withered wood that looked like a branch.
Shibuki's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at this scene in disbelief.
It should be known that only he knew the location where the Hero Water was sealed in the entire Takigakure.
Even if the Elders wanted it, they could only entrust Shibuki to go to the sealed place to get it.
Suddenly, Shibuki remembered the miniature turtle that had left his body.
In other words, when he went to the sealed place, the location had already been exposed.
Shibuki raised his head somewhat stiffly and looked at Yūto, who was standing in the distance with a calm expression.
In other words, from beginning to end, the other party didn't care whether he agreed or not.
After the palm-sized turtle rushed out of the water, it quickly crawled towards Yūto, showing no signs of being a turtle.
Yūto raised his hand, and the turtle landed in his hand.
After putting down the withered wood it was holding in its mouth, the turtle turned into a puff of white smoke and dissipated again.
Yūto's face showed a look of interest as he examined the withered wood in his hand, which clearly bore the marks of time.
"This is the source of the Hero Water, right?"
Yūto said softly, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
In Yūto's perception, the withered wood in his hand, which had existed for who knows how long, was absorbing the natural energy in the air with an extremely weak aura.
This should also be the reason why this withered wood still maintained a certain vitality to this day.
Unfortunately, the speed at which this withered wood absorbed was very slow, and it probably wouldn't absorb much even after a year and a half.
As for the Hero Water, it should be the substance left behind after this withered wood absorbed the natural energy from the air and converted it.
Could it be a broken branch from the Ten-Tails?
Yūto narrowed his eyes slightly. In the world of Hokage, anything mysterious and unpredictable can usually be linked to the Ten-Tails.
"Three-Tails, do you recognize this thing?"
Yūto suddenly spoke to Isobu, who was staying on his shoulder.
Hearing Yūto's words, Isobu, the Three-Tails, poked out his head, glanced at the withered wood in Yūto's hand, and shook his head gently, but a trace of fear flashed in the depths of his eyes.
When Isobu, the Three-Tails, sent a clone to get this withered wood, he had already seen it. This withered wood gave Isobu, the Three-Tails, a very familiar feeling.
Isobu, the Three-Tails, guessed that it was likely a broken branch that had fallen from the Divine Tree.
However, even if he knew, Isobu, the Three-Tails, would not tell Yūto this information.
After glancing at Isobu, the Three-Tails, a thoughtful look flashed in Yūto's eyes.
It didn't matter whether Isobu, the Three-Tails, recognized this withered wood or not. What was important was Isobu, the Three-Tails's attitude.
The words "Ten-Tails" should be a taboo for all Tailed Beasts.
Isobu, the Three-Tails's appearance of knowing nothing just now made Yūto even more certain that this finger was indeed very likely to be something left behind by the legendary Divine Tree.
He had originally just planned to come to Takigakure to obtain the Chakra of Seven-Tails Chomei, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.
Yūto had a faint feeling in his heart that this withered wood might help him a lot in the future.
In that case.
"Cough, I will take this withered wood as proof of the alliance between Takigakure and Hidden Mist Village."
Yūto looked at the Takigakure Elder with a solemn expression and said shamelessly.
Hearing Yūto's words, a look of heartache flashed in the Takigakure Elder's eyes, but his face still wore a bright smile.
Now, the Takigakure Elder only hoped that Yūto would keep his word and truly treat Takigakure as an ally.
On the other hand, Fū and Shibuki couldn't help but curl their lips. Although they were a little dissatisfied, they also knew that this was Takigakure's only option at the moment.