Not far from Hinata and her group of twelve, Zetsu, who looked like a pitcher plant, poked half of his body out of a tree trunk.
White Zetsu gazed into the distance, saying leisurely, "It seems Konoha didn't send Hinata Hyuga to the Land of Water ~"
Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "Kakashi Hatake and Hyuga Iroha are enough. They can reveal the whereabouts of the Konoha group to the people of Iwagakure and Kumogakure."
White Zetsu said, "Leave it to me!"
The fact that the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure had taken office and intended to reform the village could not be kept secret from the other major Shinobi Village.
Moreover, Kirigakure had no intention of concealing this matter.
Kirigakure wants to reform, it must change its previous closed-off policy and establish diplomatic relations with the other major Shinobi Village.
While Kirigakure's Kirigakure to leak information might attract the attention of the other major major Shinobi Village, it also provides them with an opportunity to observe their attitudes.
Seeing that Black Zetsu remained silent, White Zetsu asked curiously, "What do you plan to do?"
Black Zetsu said in a low voice, "Kakashi Hatake is Hinata Hyuga's assigned Jonin. If Kakashi Hatake encounters a crisis in Kirigakure, Konoha will definitely send Hinata Hyuga to the Land of Water to rescue him. They can't possibly not use Hinata Hyuga's strength."
Bai Zetsu asked doubtfully, "Are you going to kill Hatake Kakashi? Then Obito's side..."
During the time Obito Uchiha controlled Yagura, he actually had some clues about Rin Nohara's death.
Although Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu had the means to control Obito, preventing Obito from even committing suicide, Black Zetsu would also be quite troubled if Obito abandoned his plan and did nothing.
Black Zetsu waited a thousand years before finally seeing an opportunity in Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
If Obito knew that Kakashi died from Black Zetsu's ambush, Obito probably wouldn't be as obedient as he is now.
Many people may think that Obito fell into darkness because of Rin Nohara's death, but this statement is not entirely accurate.
If Obito truly cared about Rin Nohara, then he could have easily used the power of the Rinnegan to revive Rin Nohara.
But Obito did not do that.
The real reason Obito felt despair about the world was... Kakashi failed to protect Rin.
Before his death, Obito's only entrustment to Kakashi was that Kakashi must protect Rin no matter what.
Therefore, in Obito's view, Kakashi who failed to protect Rin Nohara was a fake, which is why he wanted to deny the world.
So even though Obito knew that Rin Nohara died because of Madara Uchiha's plot, and that Rin actually ran into Kakashi's Lightning Cutter herself, he was still willing to cooperate with Madara Uchiha's plan.
Because Kakashi failed to fulfill Obito's final request, Obito truly lost hope in the world.
Kaguya Otsutsuki was able to be resurrected, and Kakashi actually bears some responsibility for that.
Kakashi's charm was so great that he Obito's Kakashi even above that of his lover.
Black Zetsu fell silent; the situation on Obito's side was indeed difficult to handle.
Even though Obito has completely fallen into darkness, the only person he might not want to kill in this world Kakashi Obito.
Otherwise, over the years, Obito would have had countless opportunities to kill Kakashi and reclaim his other eye.
How powerful will the Kamui of the eyes be?
However, Obito consistently ignored Kakashi.
Perhaps in Obito's heart, he still fantasizes about reuniting with Kakashi in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi!
Even if Rin is fake, it doesn't matter, as long as Kakashi is real!
Black Zetsu wanted to lure Hinata into darkness, and after Madara Uchiha failed, Hinata took Madara Uchiha to continue the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
However, this is contingent on Obito gathering Tailed Beasts and reviving the Ten-Tails.
The key to reviving the Ten-Tails — the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path —can only be summoned by the Rinnegan.
Seeing that Black Zetsu remained silent, White Zetsu continued, "Are you going to abandon this plan?"
"No!"
Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "Even if Kakashi dies, it doesn't matter. As long as Nagato is alive, we still have a chance."
"And Obito might not necessarily betray us."
"If Kakashi dies too, Infinite Tsukuyomi will be his only hope..."
White Zetsu casually replied, "Alright! You decide!"
After saying that, Jue slowly sank into the tree trunk and disappeared.
The Land of Fire Capital is not far from Konoha; given the speed of ninjas, they can arrive in a few hours.
As the capital city that controls the economic lifeline of the Land of Fire, the Land of Fire Capital is very prosperous, with shops lining both sides of the road, and the streets bustling with traffic and pedestrians.
This is not Hinata's first time visiting the Land of Fire Capital.
When they were young, every year before and after the New Year, Hyuga Hiashi would bring Hinata to the Land of Fire Capital to visit some noble officials.
Hinata bought quite a few souvenirs when she visited here before.
As the center of the continent, the Land of Fire offers a wide variety of local specialties from all the Shinobi Worlds.
However, Tsunade wouldn't just wander around here.
The group of twelve people moved quickly across the rooftops, attracting almost no attention from anyone.
The daimyo's Daimyo's Palace in the Land of Fire is located right in the center of this capital city.
Hinata had previously used her Byakugan to observe this place, and apart from the Daimyo's Palace and some noble residences, there was almost no Chakra activity in the city.
However, there were some ninja squads patrolling outside the city.
Although the Daimyo controls the politics and economy of the Land of Fire, his residence, his city, and his country are all protected by the Konoha Ninja.
So, although the Daimyo is nominally the ruler of the Land of Fire, he is actually just a hired hand in Konoha.
If we consider the Land of Fire as a corporate group, then the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is the CEO of this company, while Konoha is the board member.
In addition, Konoha is also a security company employed by the Land of Fire.
However, given Hinata's ninja level, it's impossible for her to know how Konoha and the Daimyo's Palace divided the spoils, but Konoha certainly received a substantial amount.
Upon arriving at the Daimyo's Palace, two Jonin Body Flicker Technique appeared before Hinata and the others. Upon seeing Tsunade, they immediately greeted her respectfully, "Lord Hokage!"
Tsunade said softly, "Go in and inform the Daimyo that I have something important to discuss with him."
"Yes!"
Before long, the Jonin returned with the news and led Hinata and her group into the Daimyo's Daimyo's Palace.
Inside the meeting room, the Jonin respectfully said, "Lord Hokage, please wait a moment. The Daimyo has already notified the officials to come over."
Tsunade in agreement, then turned to the Anbu and instructed them, "You all stand guard outside!"
Eight Anbu vanished in Body Flicker Technique, guarding various directions of the conference room.
Hinata looked at the Wind God and the Thunder God with a troubled expression, and said to the Guardian Ninja, "Senior, could you prepare some food for my two subordinates?"
Upon Jonin smiled and said, "No problem, let them come with me!"
Wind God scratched his head and chuckled, "Big Sister is indeed the most loyal!"
Thunder God said in a simple-minded way, "Following Big Sister was definitely the right choice, brother!"
Hopefully, there's enough food at the Daimyo's Palace for the two of them...