At this moment, Black Zetsu was secretly observing the situation near Obito.
At the same time, he did his utmost to conceal his own presence.
Although his concealment abilities were extremely strong—nearly unmatched in the Ninja World—it remained very dangerous in the presence of a powerhouse like Hashirama Senju. A single misstep could lead to his exposure.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu's mood was exceptionally terrible.
The failure during the attempt to capture One-Tail had already annoyed him greatly.
Never would he have expected that idiot Obito to act alone, falling straight into Tobirama's trap and getting sealed on the spot by Hashirama Senju...
"Stupid bastard!"
"Worthless trash! Good for absolutely nothing!"
Damn it! Are they trying to probe into that brat Obito's mind and extract information?" Black Zetsu silently cursed.
Now that Madara had already been revived,
he personally didn't care whether Obito lived or died.
What concerned him was if Konoha managed to succeed and extracted information about the [Eye of the Moon Plan] from Obito's mind—that would be the real trouble!
Knowing their personalities, once aware of the enemy's objective, they would spare no effort in stopping them.
After all, targeted countermeasures based on knowing the enemy's goal were much harder to deal with than random hindrance.
It would surely increase the difficulty of their [Eye of the Moon Plan] tenfold, even hundredfold.
Even complete sabotage wasn't impossible…
Therefore, under no circumstances
could he allow Obito's memories to be exposed!
This was the true reason behind Black Zetsu's urgency.
...
Right now, Akatsuki was practically wiped out.
Black Zetsu, who valued his life above all else, obviously couldn't afford direct involvement.
With no other choice,
he had no option but to command the remaining ten thousand White Zetsu hidden beneath the Ruins of Louran
to launch fierce suicidal attacks toward Obito's location.
Though individually weak,
this vast army of White Zetsu still numbered impressively.
Charging blindly and fearlessly forward could certainly pose significant trouble for someone like Tobirama or Hashirama and buy valuable time.
And if just one among them managed to break through the defense line,
even briefly channel some chakra to the suppressed Obito,
then Obito could instantly activate [Kamui] to escape the suppression of the [Torii Seal]...
Either way, it was still better than Black Zetsu staring helplessly from afar.
As for these White Zetsu, their sacrifice hardly mattered.
They could always be reproduced later—no need to feel any pity.
Of course, earlier when detecting Konan's trail,
Black Zetsu had already quietly contacted Lord Madara.
He could only hope they'd complete their plan and get here faster.
Moreover, if Madara's new scheme truly succeeded,
whether Obito lived or died, whether their plan got exposed or not…
would no longer matter much anyway.
Black Zetsu's eyes gleamed with anticipation as he continued secretly commanding the White Zetsu army to continuously assault Konoha's defensive line.
...
Meanwhile, at the secondary battlefield of Konoha—
right where Hashirama and Tobirama stood—
watching as waves upon waves of White Zetsu endlessly surged forth from all directions,
Tobirama couldn't help but break into a pleased expression.
Undoubtedly, in his eyes,
The more fiercely the enemy fought back, the more obvious it became—this masked Uchiha traitor was a real "big fish."
He must have a ton of top-secret intel!
Otherwise, the enemy wouldn't have launched such reckless attacks.
And if he was that valuable, how could Tobirama not feel excited?
"You all keep pushing the mental invasion—don't let up!"
"Forget about the surrounding attacks. Focus on extracting this guy's information as soon as possible!"
Tobirama commanded Yamanaka Inoichi and the others, ordering them to ignore the assaults and continue invading Obito's consciousness with full force.
At the same time, Tobirama glanced back at his Elder Brother Hashirama.
Then he looked around at the swarm of White Zetsu.
It was clear—the White Zetsu were extremely troublesome...
Especially with their eerie earth-moving techniques, nearly impossible to guard against!
They could even bypass Hashirama's Wood Release!
Though powerful, his Elder Brother also needed to maintain the [Torii Seal].
There was no way he could singlehandedly defend against every incoming attack from all directions...
Surely they couldn't expect him to use the [Thousand Hands Manipulation Force] again just to lift the entire battlefield?
Such massive tremors would destabilize the suppression of the [Torii Seal].
"We'll need to bring in more reinforcements," Tobirama quickly decided.
He activated the [Flying Thunder God Technique] once again.
In the blink of an eye—
he had summoned nearly a hundred reinforcements from the First Battlefield.
Among them were Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, and Might Guy.
The former could use his [Gold Dust Jutsu] to turn the ground beneath Obito into solid gold dust,
preventing the White Zetsu from approaching underground.
The latter possessed exceptional Taijutsu combat skills. His [Eight Gates] technique was praised even by Hashirama himself.
With these two Kage-level fighters,
plus himself and his Elder Brother,
and nearly a hundred elite ninja from both Konoha and Sunagakure,
they would definitely be able to withstand the onslaught of this ten-thousand-strong White Zetsu Army.
This time, they were going to crush the Akatsuki for good!
Tobirama said firmly with full confidence.
Of course,
there was no need to overly worry about the First Battlefield.
As a precaution, Tobirama hadn't brought all the ninja from that location here.
Several hundred still remained behind.
Combined with the formidable strength of Sakumo Hatake and his son Kakashi Hatake,
the prisoners and the One-Tail Jinchuriki would certainly be safe.
Unless the Akatsuki could dispatch three or more Kage-level fighters plus a large number of troops,
there was absolutely no way they could breach that defense.
But across the entire Ninja World, Kage-level experts weren't as common as cabbages—you couldn't just grow them anywhere!
If the already desperate Akatsuki really had a few more Kage-level experts hiding up their sleeves,
Tobirama would personally walk on his hands and sing backwards!
In short, the First Battlefield was perfectly secure.
No major problems should arise.
After all, if things were that bad, would the Fourth Kazekage even dare show up in person?
Right now, this Second Battlefield was the top priority!
...
"Achoo~~~"
Shimoku let out a loud sneeze.
Not sure if someone was muttering about me;
Or maybe it was just the biting wind getting up his nose;
Either way, the drama unfolding before him
Felt extremely amusing to Shimoku.
The Second Battlefield near Konoha wasn't far from the Ruins of Loulan City.
Konan's Paper Clone immediately sensed the situation there and informed Shimoku.
Truthfully, even Shimoku hadn't expected it.
Even the scheming Run Tu would eventually meet his downfall.
Actually defeated by Tobirama's plotting and unexpectedly captured alive by Hashirama!
Though, there were some coincidental elements involved—like the Torii Seal just happened to counter him…
But that wasn't too strange.
After all, Tobirama had lived over fifty years.
Tobirama's seasoned guile easily overshadowed a youthful Obito's schemes.
Obito, still operating at the fourth tier of strategy, was bested by Tobirama at the fifth—hardly an unfair defeat…
However,
Tobirama redeploying large numbers of ninja and experts from the First Battlefield to the Second Battlefield
Was something that delighted Shimoku.
No matter how calculating Tobirama might be,
He certainly didn't anticipate they'd still be hiding here watching the show unfold?
Right now on the First Battlefield,
Only Kakashi, his son, and a handful of rank-and-file ninja remained.
Isn't that practically an invitation for us to strike?
If so, capturing the One-Tail will be effortless!
And incidentally test Yueji's real combat abilities and her new Dojutsu as well.
Two goals with a single blow.
Looks like it's time for us to make our move.
Let's deliver a well-prepared surprise to the Kakashi family.
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