Chapter 170: CH 170
"Naruto be silent." Tsunade said officially, clamming the teen up instantly and getting him to stand at attention. She had to hold back a look of shock, 'That was all it ever took to get him to stifle? Why didn't I just order him to do that after I first took this job?' She got herself refocused, "This is going to be a problem very soon. If they've already shown the capabilities to kidnap them right from inside of their villages and they're just now being forced to fight to obtain the jinchuuriki then they might be able to infiltrate Konoha and begin a conflict with Naruto before anyone could assist him. If they work in twos, one could simply deal with Naruto while the other keeps any potential back-up at bay."
Gaara spoke again, "And with the jutsu that they displayed to us they wouldn't even have to show up in person to complete missions. Although it seemed to make their body doubles nowhere near as effective as their true selves. Uzumaki was able to hold off both of them and seemed ready to keep going, and when I appeared to lend assistance the battle didn't continue for much longer. Together it was fairly simple to dispatch them."
Onoki's mustache twitched, "So that means that after this defeat they'll know to actually send the true operatives next time no matter which jinchuuriki they target next... I need to find and recall Roshi." Gaara looked out of the window at his village, "They won't send anyone after me or Uzumaki so soon after the last encounter. They will wait to further analyze the latest information that they have on us from the short encounter. They will probably pursue the other jinchuuriki that are less informed of their existence for the time being."
Onoki clasped his hands in a satisfied manner, "Well that's fantastic. Now all I have to do is shore up my defenses and get Roshi back into Iwa and everything will work out."
"I'm not sure about that." Naruto said plainly before remembering that he was supposed to be silent for the time being. When all eyes turned to him he gave Tsunade a look asking her for permission to speak. She gestured for him to proceed, "Well how long do you think it will take for you to find this guy Roshi?"
Onoki shrugged, "Two weeks at least, but we will be able to locate him."
Naruto shook his head, "That might not be fast enough. No matter where he may be they still might be able to find him. I went to my ancestral home for personal reasons and told only my jounin squad leader where I was going and they still found me. They probably know where he is already and are just waiting him out if they didn't take him already."
Tsunade's eyes widened at Naruto's explanation, "Do you get reports from Roshi updating you on his condition Tsuchikage-dono?"
Onoki growled, "No we don't. I allowed him to leave many years ago to allow him to learn to control the power of the Yonbi no Saru, it was better that no one was around while he was training to utilize that power."
He had some sort of point there as far as learning to control the demonic power went. To everyone else's knowledge, Iwa didn't really have an area for no holds barred training like the other villages had. Suna ninja could simply head into the desert and cut loose, Kiri ninja had designated islands that they could use, Kumo had their own mysterious island with many strange and gigantic creatures inhabiting it, and Konoha had the Forest of Death that Naruto used frequently. Allowing him to use his power inside of the village's generally provided training grounds would have been a bad idea for at least half a dozen reasons.
The grizzled old kage continued speaking, "So you're saying that he may very well already be captured."
Naruto nodded, "Well yeah. I'm not saying it really, I'm more or less speculating, but it's not much of a stretch to say so."