The Plan Falls Through

Whoosh!

A signal flare burst in the sky.

Hayato had fired it after spotting the situation here with his Byakugan.

Black Zetsu's heart skipped a beat. Hyuga Sora was actually under surveillance.

Could this be a trap?

Hyuga Sora was dead anyway. Better leave first.

Black Zetsu sank straight into the ground, activating the Mayfly Technique and vanishing from the scene.

By the time Hyuga Yuto arrived, several minutes had already passed.

"Whew, good thing that scared him off."

Hayato had launched a flare requesting support, but there was no support behind him.

After all, no one could have expected Hyuga Sora to be attacked.

Fortunately, Black Zetsu had been frightened away.

Hayato crouched down, preparing to bring Hyuga Sora's already-cold body back to the clan.

"Good, the Byakugan hasn't been taken."

Just as Hayato crouched down to inspect Hyuga Sora's eyes—

Ripples suddenly spread across Hyuga Sora's eyes.

Hayato happened to be staring directly into Hyuga Sora's eyes, and he was immediately frozen in place.

Hyuga Sora slowly said, "Hyuga Sora was attacked by Black Zetsu, and his body was taken away."

Hayato rose like a wooden puppet and started walking toward Konoha, muttering under his breath:

"Hyuga Sora was attacked by Black Zetsu, and his body was taken away..."

After Hayato had walked some distance away, he shook his head as though waking up.

"This is bad. Hyuga Sora was killed by Black Zetsu, and his body was taken away. I need to report this to the Fourth Hokage as soon as possible."

The ripples in Hyuga Sora's eyes faded, and the wound in his chest gradually closed.

Light slowly returned to his eyes.

"Heh..."

"Hehehe..."

Hyuga Sora suddenly began laughing like a madman.

"I never expected that I'd been under surveillance all along. How ridiculous."

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Hyuga