The rooftop.
Rain continued to fall, but at this point, Kaito felt he had played enough.
He brought his hands together in front of his chest once more.
Between his palms, a thick, viscous chakra fluid began to form.
This wasn't ordinary chakra anymore—it was a qualitative mutation caused by absurd density.
Similar to how tailed beasts were pure chakra entities, yet this chakra still retained the structure of a human body, complete with meridians and pathways.
"Monster…"
Both Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu reached the same conclusion in silence.
Even the Sage of Six Paths had merely split the Ten-Tails' chakra.
Yet here was someone casually splitting chakra comparable to a tailed beast.
Sure, it would recover later—but this was still outrageously reckless.
It was like a middle-class family watching a super-rich heir casually spend an entire household's lifetime savings.
The slime-like chakra between Kaito's palms grew increasingly violent.
Then—
it stabilized.
Kaito casually tossed it onto the rooftop.
In the next instant, the slime reshaped itself into Kaito's own figure.
The only difference—
A white mask covered its face.
The mask looked as though it had grown naturally from the face, nearly identical to Kaito's features.
A long outer robe gradually formed around the body.
In short—
White Mask Kaito had entered the stage.
"Next,"
the clone said coldly, as if issuing an order,
"let's begin, main body."
Kaito didn't seem bothered at all.
Instead, he looked almost pleased—like a creator admiring a newly born lifeform.
"Don't rush, my clone," Kaito replied calmly.
"The real show is only just starting."
"ROOM."
A pale-blue spatial field expanded outward from Kaito at extreme speed.
Before many Rain Village civilians even understood what was happening, they were enveloped within it.
The size of Amegakure was no smaller than Konoha—
But Kaito wasn't planning to wipe anything out.
He was exchanging something.
For example…
the eyes of a White Zetsu clone.
Shhk—
The swap occurred in less than an instant.
Two pairs of eyes exchanged places.
Deep underground, inside a water pipe, a hidden White Zetsu clone let out a shrill scream as its body began mutating violently.
Curious, Kaito even swapped positions with a kunai to observe the reaction.
At the same time—
Beneath the white mask, the clone's eyes transformed into—
The Rinnegan.
Elsewhere, inside a hidden Rain Village base, a red-haired man screamed in agony.
Nagato could endure White Zetsu cells—but such a sudden replacement still caught him completely off guard.
Plop—
Below, the surface of the lake rippled as all Pain bodies lost control and collapsed.
On a higher rooftop, Obito glanced backward briefly—
then stared directly at the clone's eyes.
"The Rinnegan…"
"I see now."
"So this is your technique."
"A terrifying one. As long as someone is inside this field… nothing escapes your grasp."
"…Including me."
For the first time, Obito's confidence was gone.
His Kamui allowed him to ignore almost everything—
as long as it wasn't spatially superior.
But a technique that didn't attack at all, yet could casually replace eyeballs within a domain?
That was beyond frightening.
If Kaito wished, Obito's Sharingan could be taken instantly.
Nearby, half-emerged from the ground, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu looked equally shaken.
"Terrifying…" Black Zetsu muttered.
"I didn't even feel an attack—yet my instincts are screaming danger."
"My clone can't withstand his chakra…" White Zetsu added in panic.
In Kaito's hand, the White Zetsu clone screamed continuously.
Its eye sockets visibly cracked as blue chakra corroded outward.
"AAAAAH—!"
The clone tried to cover its eyes, but the invasion only intensified.
Kaito's chakra was far too aggressive—and this time, far too dense.
Kaito noticed something amusing—
A small furry tail was already sprouting from the clone's backside.
"No wonder White Zetsu is a walking treasure," Kaito mused.
"The fusion speed is impressive."
A normal human would have died instantly from eye replacement alone.
"Alright," Kaito said calmly,
"look into my eyes, Mr. Zetsu."
He forcibly pulled the clone's hands away.
Their gazes met.
Within Kaito's pale-blue pupils, a faint crimson shimmer appeared.
In White Zetsu's vision—
A perfectly smooth, enormous moon filled the sky.
The screaming stopped.
The violent chakra gradually calmed.
"…What are you doing?" Obito asked uneasily.
"There are many races in this world,"
the clone answered coldly.
"In this universe alone, besides humans and the Ōtsutsuki…"
"There are others."
"And I—"
"come from another universe."
"A Saiyan."
A light breeze passed.
Rain brushed across White Zetsu's face.
Its eyes turned red.
Its expression became feral.
Muscles expanded.
Bones cracked.
The body grew larger—taller—thicker.
"Complete,"
White Mask Kaito said calmly.
"What an unexpected bonus."
The transformation continued violently.
White Mask Kaito and Kaito exchanged a look—
Then both leapt away from the rooftop.
Obito warped to another building to observe.
The original rooftop shattered—
Crushed under the foot of the mutated White Zetsu.
Obito stared, stunned.
"Black Zetsu… do you know what that thing is?"
Black Zetsu: "???"
He had already suspected Kaito might be Ōtsutsuki.
But this?
Another universe?
Are you insane?!
BOOM!!!
A massive roar shook the city.
Saiyan White Zetsu appeared—
A giant ape.
Even Obito felt genuine danger.
And remember—
White Zetsu was barely chūnin-level.
Yet now—
This monster could threaten him.
The ape roared and pounded its chest.
From two separate rooftops, Kaito and his clone spoke in perfect unison:
"Test its strength—then cut the tail." ×2
Then—
"I'll do it!" ×2
Veins popped.
"Rock-paper-scissors!" ×2
Both threw fists.
Silence.
"You're reading my thoughts again?!" ×2
"You bastard!!" ×2
Above them, the two Kaito started arguing.
Below, Konan saw the Rinnegan taken and felt despair.
"Nagato…"
"WHAT DID YOU TWO IDIOTS CREATE?!" Jiraiya roared.
"GO DEAL WITH IT!!"
"No time!" ×2
"I'll win!" ×2
Jiraiya went silent.
A clone and the original arguing over kill credit.
Truly unprecedented.
The ape began charging energy in its mouth—
A massive white beam.
Obito glanced at Black Zetsu.
"You might want to dodge."
"I'll be fine," Black Zetsu said calmly.
White Zetsu screamed,
"I WON'T BE—AAA—"
The beam fired.
The building they stood on was annihilated.
Obito warped away with them just in time.
"That wasn't so impressive," Obito said casually.
Black Zetsu shook his head.
"Don't forget—White Zetsu could never do that before."
Obito's expression changed.
This thing could level buildings with brute force alone.
Defense test time.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"
The fireball slammed into the ape.
It howled in pain—and went berserk.
In its rage, it toppled a nearby tower and fell into the lake.
Too deep.
It struggled—
Then sank.
"…Low intelligence," Obito commented.
Below—
"No!!" ×2
Both Kaito rushed over—
Too late.
The ape shrank.
Cells collapsed.
The White Zetsu clone died.
"…How could this happen," Kaito muttered mournfully.
A perfect experiment—gone.
Cause was clear via ROOM.
No Saiyan cells.
Pure Saiyan chakra forcibly induced Great Ape form.
Result: structural failure.
Combat rating: about half of Gamabunta.
"Compensate me."
"What?"
Kaito turned—
A massive fist slammed into his guard.
BOOM!
He skidded across the lake surface.
Above, Obito asked quietly,
"Do clones… rebel?"
"…Today? I'm not sure anymore," Black Zetsu replied.
"Should we retreat?"
"No," Obito said firmly.
"If we don't get the Rinnegan, the Eye of the Moon Plan is finished."
Elsewhere, projections continued.
Konan tended to Nagato.
Jiraiya examined him.
"…Your vitality is recovering."
White Zetsu eyes were regenerating his body.
"This world…" Jiraiya sighed.
"…has too many things beyond ordinary ninja."
Back at the lake—
Two identical slime blades clashed.
Speed beyond Mangekyō tracking.
Then—
Kaito noticed the chakra thread.
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
The blade spun and launched.
BOOM!!!
Silence.
Then—
Lightning crackled.
Storm clouds gathered.
Kaito raised one finger.
"Your move, clone."
Thunder roared.
White Mask Kaito smiled.
"Then let us vanish together."
"Lightning Style: Kirin!"
The lightning struck.
The lake exploded.
Rain stopped.
Even Obito felt shaken.
"…Did that kill him?"
"…Wait."
Black Zetsu froze.
"The Rinnegan—was on the clone."
Silence.
Then—
A voice echoed.
"Is that how you imagined my death?"
From the lake—
A half-body Susanoo rose.
Blue.
Third-stage.
White Mask Kaito stood within it.
"This," he said calmly,
"is my ultimate technique."
Energy condensed.
A massive sphere formed.
Kaito screamed:
"ARE YOU INSANE?! YOU'LL ERASE THE ENTIRE RAIN VILLAGE!"
Everyone froze.
"…Rain Village?" Obito whispered.
Black Zetsu went numb.
"Impossible… impossible…"
"Ka… me… ha… me… ha…"
The energy fired.
KAMEHAMEHA.
The beam roared toward Kaito—
And the world held its breath.
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