Oh Dear, Oh Dear!

"Bastard, what kind of bizarre power is this?!"

White Zetsu's body twisted continuously. The moment he emerged from Kazue's body, he let out a shriek!

It had actually thrown every cell in his body into an uncontrollable frenzy?! What kind of damned Kekkei Genkai was this? It wasn't even Sage Jutsu!

"What the hell are you?!"

Kazue was furious and alarmed. Her powerful battle instincts sent her to her feet in an instant. Activating her Sharingan, she delivered a vicious kick that sent the thing flying.

"Were you being parasitized, Kazue? Looks like you were targeted long ago."

Genitsu slowly rose as well, staring gravely at White Zetsu.

The next moment, before White Zetsu could recover and escape, Genitsu acted decisively.

A massive cloud of radiation spread outward, enveloping White Zetsu and frantically interfering with the cells in his body.

The life tissue originating from the Divine Tree showed signs of distortion under the devastation and tearing of nuclear radiation. That was why White Zetsu could no longer maintain his spore form and had been forced to reveal himself.

Such a bizarre power had never appeared in the Shinobi World before, one that directly distorted and mutated all living cells.

"Kazue, Guy, kill it immediately. Don't leave any survivors," Genitsu said in a low voice.

For the first time, the three-person team worked together. In an instant, they surrounded White Zetsu and pinned him down.

"I don't know what you are, but I will carry out Genitsu-san's will! Eight Gates, Gate of Opening, open!"

With his overwhelming taijutsu, Guy smashed White Zetsu in the neck. A sharp crack rang out.

White Zetsu died.

Still not satisfied, Genitsu drew a kunai and cut off the thing's head, making sure it was completely dead.

"Good. It didn't alert the village..."

"Genitsu, what exactly was that thing? It had no blood or brain, yet it could parasitize me..."

Kazue was both furious and terrified. The intense unease severely agitated her sensitive nerves.

Within her eyes, the blood-red Sharingan's pupil power, already stirred by the immense radiation and her rage, suddenly broke through a minor bottleneck.

Two-Tomoe Sharingan!

Kazue's face turned pale. Advancing to two tomoe seemed to place an enormous strain on her body. More importantly, the two tomoe in each of her eyes remained slightly blurred; no one would notice them without looking closely.

Genitsu silently expanded the radiation cloud, enveloping the entire house while carefully avoiding Izumi, who was playing with toys.

He found no other White Zetsu.

Only then did Genitsu relax slightly. "Don't ask about this again, and absolutely do not mention it to anyone. I'll figure out how to deal with it."

Kazue hesitated slightly.

But Guy nodded immediately. "Understood, Genitsu-san. I'll keep my mouth shut. I won't even tell my father!"

Kazue also reluctantly nodded, her expression grim.

Genitsu examined White Zetsu's corpse, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

This was going to be troublesome.

Had Madara Uchiha already set his sights on Kazue? That wouldn't do. Kazue was one of his people.

Genitsu pondered for a moment.

"This thing is extremely valuable to us. More precisely, its value is beyond imagination."

With a solemn expression, Genitsu wrapped up White Zetsu's corpse, then looked at Kazue and ordered, "Find a way to seal this thing into a scroll. Then help me acquire a batch of experimental equipment. With my theoretical knowledge, I can try studying it."

"Understood, but I can only get you some basic equipment through the Cat Clan's channels. I have no way to obtain truly sophisticated instruments."

"That'll be enough."

Genitsu nodded.

White Zetsu's corpse was of immense significance. It had been created from Hashirama Senju's cells—or, more accurately, weakened cells stripped from the Divine Tree.

If he could thoroughly study this thing, it might not be impossible to glimpse some of the secrets of Wood Release and the Divine Tree.

"I have no plans to obtain Wood Release, but its power still has tremendous value as a reference..."

Genitsu cut off a small piece of White Zetsu's tissue and carefully stored it on his person, silently considering some of Hashirama Senju's techniques.

The most obvious example was the Wood Release Clone. It could attack and endure punishment, while possessing astonishing vitality. It was practically the most perfect physical Clone Technique.

Before long, Genitsu led the other two away from Kazue's house, leaving before Kazue's parents returned.

They acted as though nothing had happened.

Meanwhile.

Madara Uchiha had just used White Zetsu's abilities to arrive in Konoha and secretly infiltrate the Uchiha compound.

"After all these years, this place still hasn't changed..."

A cold expression appeared on Madara's face. Then, with a puff, he transformed into Obito's grandmother. Equally aged and decrepit, his disguise was flawless.

He walked with a trembling stagger.

Today, he would give Obito a funeral for his only blood relative, making him experience the darkness and pain of this world!

Madara shuffled along, hunched over as though he might breathe his last at any moment.

"Madara-sama, the spore I planted on Kazue has lost contact," White Zetsu said, suddenly poking his head out of the ground.

"Oh? That little girl is quite remarkable. She actually discovered the spore... What method did she use?"

"I don't know. I don't share one consciousness with the other spores."

"Hmph, forget it. It was only a White Zetsu, a casual move at best. Obito is what matters."

Madara staggered home, intending to die right in front of Obito.

"Ah! Grandma, why did you sneak out?! Didn't I tell you to rest properly?!" Obito shouted as he rushed out.

"Hehehe, good child. Grandma only wanted to buy you some fruit. I'm your only family, and only I can care for you, so you must take good care of yourself... Oh dear! I've fallen!"

"No! What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?!" Obito panicked instantly, his eyes reddening and filling with tears as he rushed toward his only relative.

But it was already too late.

His grandmother was about to die in agonizing pain, eyes wide and gasping desperately. At this moment, Madara's acting was explosive, more stirring than Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, every microexpression utterly flawless.

"Oh dear, oh dear!"

Madara was about to collapse dramatically, giving Obito one final push and making him feel pain.

Hehehe, Obito, this world is so ugly. Death and separation are cruel constants. Wake up already!

Then, a sturdy arm suddenly appeared and caught him.

"Are you all right?"

Genitsu looked at him—or her, or it—with immense concern.

"...I'm fine now, good child. Fortunately, you appeared in time..."

"No, I'm not fine, and I wasn't in time. Elderly sir, at your age, you shouldn't be wandering around casually. You're making this very difficult for me."

Genitsu forcibly pulled the old woman back upright just as Madara was about to fall to the ground.

"..."

Damn it, he couldn't die now.

Whose descendant was this little brat? Back then, I should have strangled his grandfather.