There was no need to make a big fuss over it. Obito alone could easily take them down.
Obito was casually patting Kakashi on the shoulder. "Don't worry, dead-last Kakashi. I'll say our whole team captured them together. I won't hog all the credit for myself."
Kakashi wanted to call Obito a petty man drunk on success, but ultimately held it back. Obito had indeed performed exceptionally well this time, so he had no reason to mock or belittle him.
"All right, all right, Obito, say less. It'll soon be time for the shift change. Let's patrol a little longer, then head back."
Naturally, Rin's words carried weight.
"Sure! Then let's hurry back and change shifts. I'm already getting tired. I really want a full meal and a good night's sleep."
The four of them happily returned to the cave base, bringing the three captured lookouts with them.
After they left, a large tree not far away suddenly began to writhe, and something gradually emerged from within it.
"Huh? Wasn't that girl already dead? Why am I seeing her again?"
"Huh? Isn't that boy Obito? How strange."
It was none other than Zetsu.
White Zetsu's two questions received no answer from Black Zetsu. Black Zetsu appeared to be deep in thought.
"The changes in the Rain Country over the past month have been truly bizarre. Nagato is no longer under control, and Obito Uchiha has become crippled. Who knows when he'll recover."
Though Black Zetsu's tone remained fairly calm, he was already extremely anxious inside.
His body was connected to all things, granting him an extraordinarily broad range of perception.
He had infiltrated the Rain Country some time ago, but back then, he had sensed Torikaze's presence. That immense Chakra had made him afraid to act rashly.
"That powerful person