Crack—
Before White Zetsu could burrow underground, Uchiha Fugaku kicked the tree in half, preventing the White Zetsu hidden within it from entering the soil through the trunk.
He then used a Shadow Clone, having it hold up the upper half of the falling tree to keep it from touching the ground.
As a Kage-level ninja, his senses had already been extraordinarily sharp.
After fusing with the Yamanaka Clan corpse, his already acute senses had become even stronger.
Although White Zetsu was exceptionally skilled at concealing its presence, it could not hide its aura from him.
Swish—
The severed tree was held aloft, unable to touch the ground or use the Mayfly Technique to burrow underground.
White Zetsu made a snap decision, emerging from the tree and diving toward the ground like a swimmer, intending to burrow beneath it.
For someone using the Mayfly Technique, the ground was like a vast ocean in which he could swim freely.
Crack—
Before White Zetsu could touch the ground, Uchiha Fugaku, enveloped in green light, swiftly appeared at his side.
His right hand clamped around White Zetsu's throat like an iron pincer, stopping him from burrowing underground.
"So it really is a White Zetsu!"
Deactivating the Eight Gates, Uchiha Fugaku looked at the captured White Zetsu. Rather than being alarmed, he was delighted.
Although White Zetsu had witnessed his attack on Shimura Daisuke and the others, he was not worried. White Zetsu could not determine his true identity merely from the battle.
Moreover, his conversation with Shimura Daisuke had taken place within a True Illusion, so White Zetsu could not have heard it.
The last time he had fused with a White Zetsu corpse, he had prevented his Sharingan from going blind, but he had not gained Wood Release or White Zetsu's ninjutsu.