[Beneath the Forest of Death]
After night fell, many White Zetsu who had spent the day gathering information returned to Black Zetsu's side.
But the collected information gave Black Zetsu a headache.
The good news was that both Hyuga Hinata and Hanabi were in the Forest of Death.
With his strength, capturing those two would be easy.
The bad news was that even if he caught them, he would not be able to get out.
Konoha's defenses were simply too strong. Not only were there many barriers around the outside of the Forest of Death, there was also a large amount of surveillance inside the forest.
If White Zetsu did not have the Transformation Jutsu, it would have been difficult for him to gather information at all.
Although he now had the Mangekyo Sharingan, several bloodline limits, and Chimera Technique, none of that was enough against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Namikaze Minato.
As long as Minato received the news, he could use Flying Thunder God to return and deal with him immediately.
On top of that, there were several Uchiha with Mangekyo Sharingan.
Black Zetsu would not even be able to escape.
At that moment, Black Zetsu missed Obito more than ever.
'Do I have to wait for another chance?'
Black Zetsu did not dare make a move because he only had one opportunity.
If Konoha decided to place the Hyuga clan under protection after this, then the most important part of his plan would never connect together.
Fortunately, it was only the first day of the Chunin Exam.
Black Zetsu patiently waited.
———
[Mountains' Graveyard]
A vortex appeared in the air.
Obito emerged there alone.
Black Zetsu had already left, so naturally nobody was here.
But based on Black Zetsu's habits, White Zetsu would definitely have been left behind.
Obito stepped onto the ground and sent a pulse of chakra through it.
A moment later, a White Zetsu crawled out of the earth.
"Lord Black Zetsu has been looking for you for a long time. I'll notify Lord Tobi right away."
This was one of the mindless White Zetsu.
It had no sense of self and no emotions. It only carried out Black Zetsu's orders.
Obito did not say much to it. He simply nodded.
When it came to information, the talkative Tobi was much more useful.
After all, Tobi would tell you both what you wanted to know and what you did not want to know.
White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique was extremely fast, and Tobi was not far away to begin with.
Before long, Tobi emerged from the ground, "Ah, you're finally back. I've missed you so much."
"You have no idea. While you were gone, Black Zetsu was looking for you everywhere."
"He's gloomy all day long. Without you around, nothing was fun."
Just as Obito expected, before he could even speak, Tobi started talking nonstop the moment he saw him.
"Why is Black Zetsu looking for me?", Obito narrowed his eyes and asked.
Tobi spread his hands, "He said he wants to capture someone from the Hyuga clan in Konoha."
"Konoha is holding the Chunin Exam right now. Black Zetsu is lying in wait inside the Forest of Death."
Obito knew nothing about what was happening on the moon or the evolution of the Tenseigan.
He had no idea why Black Zetsu wanted to capture a Hyuga clansman.
But he did know how strong Konoha's defenses were now.
"Heh..."
A mocking look appeared on Obito's face.
"With Konoha's defenses, he thinks he can capture someone?"
Tobi laughed as well, "Exactly. Black Zetsu is having a hard time over it right now. I don't know what's happening with him at the moment."
"So, are you going to help Black Zetsu?"
Obito had not expected Black Zetsu to need his help right now.
"I'll go take a look."
As he spoke, Obito opened the Kamui space and disappeared.
"Hey!"
Tobi looked dissatisfied as Obito left.
But that was fine too.
At least Obito was better than Black Zetsu.
White Zetsu also sank into the ground and used the Mayfly Technique to head toward Konoha.
———
Rengoku followed for half a day and discovered that White Zetsu had only been monitoring Hanabi's and Hinata's movements and had shown no intention of acting.
After all, there were still too many kinds of surveillance methods inside the Forest of Death.
During all this time, he had not seen any sign of Obito.
He could only wait patiently.
Even though it was already very late, Hinata did not return to the central tower to rest.
Instead, she stopped near a river not far from Hanabi and the others.
From the looks of it, Hinata planned to spend the night outside.
Since Hinata was staying outside, Naruto naturally stayed with her.
The two sat leaning against each other on a thick tree trunk while talking.
Even from inside Boundless, Rengoku could sense the smell of romance between them.
Rengoku was a little speechless.
Still, he felt quite accomplished that Hinata had not needed to wait so many years before finally getting together with Naruto.
At that moment, his expression changed slightly.
The Barrier Department had received new information.
He immediately shifted his consciousness to the clone stationed there.
Rengoku was standing in front of a screen.
The screen looked somewhat like a radar display.
But instead of red dots, wave-like ripples were appearing on it.
Miroku was standing on a formation not far beside him.
She was forming hand seals, and purple light was spreading from her body.
Many winding lines extended from where she stood.
They were used to supply energy to distant barriers.
Things related to space-time were considered advanced technology in the ninja world, making them difficult to defend against.
But Miroku's formation was equivalent to spreading a layer of fine sand across a large area of space.
Any ripple caused by spatial fluctuations would become visible.
If someone traveled through space multiple times in a short period, the ripples would become even more obvious.
Minato had not flown toward the Forest of Death.
The ripples appearing on the screen right now meant only one thing.
Obito had arrived.
———
[Beneath the Forest of Death]
When Obito came over, he did not know Black Zetsu's exact location.
So he passed through Kamui space several times and then used the Mayfly Technique to enter underground.
After Black Zetsu and Obito met, they stared at each other.
Obito had stopped wearing a mask many years ago.
Black Zetsu immediately noticed Obito's dual Kamui.
"Did you kill him?"
Although it was a question, Black Zetsu's tone was full of certainty.
Over the past five years, Obito had trained constantly in order to awaken dual Kamui.
But the former version of himself had always denied his existence, leaving him stuck at the three-tomoe stage.
The real purpose behind his previous attack on Konoha had been to cut off his past and kill his former self.
Obito did not answer Black Zetsu.
Or rather, he clearly knew that his former self had shattered, though it had not completely disappeared.
"Where have you been lately?"
After waiting for a while and receiving no answer, Black Zetsu finally spoke.
There was some dissatisfaction in his tone.
Obito let out a cold snort, "Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?"
Black Zetsu was left speechless.
He was unhappy as well, but he still needed Obito's power, so he forced down the anger in his heart.
His tone softened.
"We need to capture either Hyuga Hinata or Hanabi if we're going to revive Uchiha Madara."
"So we need your ability."
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