Bang! Uchiha Obito slammed a fist into the tree trunk, sending countless leaves drifting down like raindrops.
Seeing this, Black Zetsu silently leaned against the side without a word, though his expression visibly darkened.
"What exactly does Uchiha Asuka want? How can he switch sides faster than a chameleon changes color?" Obito clenched his fists and roared.
Obito's face was deathly pale.
His mostly shattered Swirl Mask barely clung to his face. Blood streaked the corners of his mouth, and his Auspicious Cloud Robe was in tatters, with only half of it left fluttering in the wind. His left arm had been severed at the root, and strange white fluid continuously seeped from the wound.
Rip! Without hesitation, Uchiha Obito tore off one of White Zetsu's left arms and swiftly attached it to his severed limb.
He sharply clenched his fist, adapting to the suddenly acquired new arm. His icy gaze settled on Black Zetsu as he demanded, "As Madara's will, you were the one who brought Uchiha Asuka in. Explain this to me. What the hell is going on?"
At that, Black Zetsu fell silent.
Not long after he and Obito captured the Eight-Tails, White Zetsu, who had been responsible for relaying information, swiftly reported every change that had occurred on the battlefield.
Nagato joining the battle had also been part of the plan.
Konan and the others alone, even with those hundred billion Exploding Tags, could not completely wipe out the Ninja Allied Forces. At most, they could inflict heavy damage on them.
When that happened, the Allied Forces' higher-ups stationed in Kumogakure would inevitably head to the battlefield. That would indirectly weaken the forces guarding the Jinchuriki, creating an opportunity for them to capture the Jinchuriki.
Nagato's role was simple: defeat the Allied Forces' reinforcements and the