White Zetsu
The night was utterly silent, but this sudden burst of red light shattered the darkness, illuminating an area of dozens of miles around, as if draping the world in a bloody hue.
The ninjas, still on duty late at night, were the first to see the red light shooting into the sky from the top of the sacred Sacred Mountain. Next came the sleeping people. The blood-red light shone through the glass into the dark room, and one by one, the sleeping people were awakened. They ran to the window with fear on their faces and looked at the red light shooting into the sky.
In the courtyard, a gentle breeze rustled the blood-red branches, creating an eerie scene. Kosuke, his arms bare, rushed anxiously out of the room, carrying clothes with him.
Startled awake by the strange red light, he rushed out and saw Minato already standing in the courtyard. Kosuke quickly caught up with Minato, his face serious, and said, "Minato, I'm afraid we're in trouble!"
"This is definitely going to be troublesome!"
Looking towards the distant Sacred Mountain, which seemed to be draped in a layer of red gauze, Minato's eyes revealed worry. Kakashi and Yemo had gone out to investigate, and it was impossible for this matter to be unrelated to the two of them.
"With such a commotion, Yemo and Kakashi might be in trouble. Should we...?" Kosuke didn't say it explicitly, but his meaning was clear.
After careful consideration, Minato, though deeply worried, shook his head and said, "No need. We can't leave now. If we leave, it will be even more troublesome if the Uzumaki Clan comes looking for us. Besides, I gave Yemo a Kunai. He'll let me know if we encounter any danger. He hasn't used it yet, so he shouldn't be in trouble."
Hearing Minato say this, Kosuke didn't say anything more. He knew that Minato's Flying Thunder God was unparalleled. Since Yemo had Kunai, they could get there even if something happened. However, they didn't know that Yemo and the others were deep in a Space Seal, and Minato's Kunai had lost their effect.
Deep in a dense forest outside the Uzushiogakure!
An elderly man with white hair looked up at the red light shooting into the sky, remained silent for a long while, then beckoned to one of his subordinates and ordered, "Summon the other clan leaders for me. Tell them that time is of the essence, and now is not the time to be wary of each other. If they still want their clans to exist in this world, they should not delay any longer."
"Yes!"
The ninja behind him bowed and accepted the order, then vanished into the night in a flash.
After giving his orders, the old man looked up at the towering red light that was clearly visible for dozens of miles around, and muttered to himself, "This is the second time. It seems the Uzumaki Clan is about to succeed."
Meanwhile, inside the Sealing Space, Yemo and Kakashi were unaware of the situation outside, nor did they know that with the soaring red light, undercurrents suddenly surged beneath the silent night.
Yemo withdrew his gaze from the giant tree, suppressed his doubts, and turned to say, "Kakashi, we can't stay here any longer!"
Kakashi nodded and hummed in agreement. He had wanted to leave this place for a long time. He wasn't afraid of being discovered, but he was worried about Yemo. If he stayed here any longer, something else might happen to Yemo, and that would be the most troublesome thing.
Having decided to leave, the two didn't linger. As for what would happen in this space next, Yemo had no desire to find out.
Yemo was still in a daze after what had just happened to him. Everything that had happened tonight was too strange. Yemo didn't want to stay any longer. The feeling of his body slipping out of his control sent a chill down his spine.
The two had just moved when the ground suddenly trembled, and they almost fell. Looking around, Yemo realized that it wasn't the ground that was trembling, but the entire space itself.
What happened now?
The red light hadn't stopped, and now the whole place was shaking again, like a magnitude 10 earthquake. Kakashi was increasingly regretting not leaving sooner.
Shaking his head, Yemo guessed, "I don't know, but it's probably related to the changes in that giant tree. It must have triggered something. But never mind, let's leave first."
After saying that, Yemo ran towards the end of the passage, with Kakashi following closely behind. Only by leaving the place they had just come from could they break the seal and leave.
The tremors didn't stop; instead, they intensified over time. Yemo and his companion increased their speed to the maximum, sprinting wildly through the passage.
The two had only run a hundred meters, just past the corner of a passage, and before they could even react to what was happening, they heard something whistling towards them.
Kakashi and Yemo may be young, but they have considerable combat experience. Almost instinctively, they raised their hands and crossed them in front of them to defend themselves.
Thud... Thud...
Two muffled thuds followed, and a wave of force surged forth. Yemo and Kaka both let out a muffled groan almost simultaneously before being sent flying backward.
Yemo flipped in mid-air, landing with one hand on the ground. Without even looking, he raised his hand Kunai into the darkness in front of him. Several splattering sounds came from the darkness, indicating that Yemo's Kunai all hit what was attacking them.
Kakashi flipped over and climbed to the top of the passage, raised his hands to form Hand Seals, and created several flames. Of course, these flames were not used for attack. Kakashi raised his hands and scattered these flames above the passage, instantly illuminating this fifty-meter-long passage as if it were daytime.
Only then could Yemo clearly see what was attacking him, but Yemo was stunned the moment he saw it, and Kakashi was also extremely shocked.
Looking at the thing in front of him, he exclaimed in utter astonishment, "What kind of monster is this!"
After standing there stunned for several seconds, Yemo finally reacted. His expression was filled with shock and disbelief, and he subconsciously said, "How could it be this?"
Upon hearing Yemo's words, Kakashi was taken aback and immediately looked down at Yemo. From Yemo's words just now, it seemed that Yemo recognized this strange thing.
In the passageway ahead, illuminated by the orange-yellow Kakkō, lay a towering, three-meter-tall white monster that had just attacked Yemo and his companions. The monster resembled a human but was not quite human; it had a human shape and a human face, radiating a strange smile.
But this monster was not human. It was pure white, with upright white spikes standing on its shoulders, Six Paths symmetrical cracks on its chest, and barbs on its arms. Most eerie and terrifying was the human face with a strange smile on its chest. There was no such person in the world.
All the Kunai that Yemo shot hit the monster's body, but the injuries that would kill an ordinary ninja seemed insignificant to the monster in front of him.
Kakashi didn't know what this was, Yemo did. This thing was White Zetsu, an army created by Otsutsuki Kaguya to resist unimaginably powerful enemies. However, White Zetsu was formed by the God Tree using Infinite Tsukuyomi. Now that the God Tree no longer exists, how could White Zetsu still exist in the world?
Yemo desperately wanted to understand these things, but Yemo White Zetsu give him the chance. White Zetsu let out a roar like a wild beast and charged towards Yemo with steps that made the earth tremble.
Yemo could only suppress his doubts and rushed out. With a slight shake of his hands, he already held a Kunai in each hand. The White Zetsu clenched its fist and smashed it toward Yemo's head. Although its large body seemed clumsy when moving, this White Zetsu was very fast, and its punches were also very fast.
Yemo leaned back to dodge White Zetsu's fist, using the momentum of his forward Kunai to slide to White Zetsu's White Zetsu. With his right hand, he swung his kunai across White Zetsu's foot with his left hand.
An ordinary person would have cried out in pain from such an attack, but the White Zetsu in front of him didn't make a sound at all, and the wound on his foot was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.