What's the Point of a Disguise If It Doesn't Get Blown?

By the campfire, the two recounted their experiences over the past year.

"You idiot!" Mito put her hands on her hips, wishing she could poke his forehead with a finger. "How could you fall for that so easily?"

"It's my fault." Kyosuke smiled bitterly, thinking that apart from Kinmei who could sense malice, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the disguise of White Zetsu.

That thing can even simulate Chakra and mental fluctuations; it truly lives up to its reputation as a product of the God Tree. Kaguya regarded it as a force to resist her Family.

"By the way, why did you run away from home?" Kyosuke, somewhat puzzled.

Why did she give up being a princess and become a homeless child, almost getting kidnapped by Black Zetsu?

"I..." Mito was momentarily speechless upon hearing this.

She couldn't very well say that she didn't want to believe you were really dead, and that she would search for news of you even if it meant traveling the entire Land of Fire.

If I were to actually say that, this guy would have me completely under his thumb from now on.

No, I need to come up with some excuse to fool him.

"Ahem, how could a commoner like you understand the thoughts of this princess? Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles, don't you understand?"

Her eyes darted around slightly, ignoring Kyosuke's suspicious expression, and she suddenly shouted, "Tell me, why haven't you shown yourself? Is it because the Snake Princess of Ryūchi Cave is too beautiful?"

"Yes, it's beautiful," Kyosuke replied honestly.

"Let me tell you, I'll definitely be even prettier when I grow up," the bean sprout said, looking quite displeased.

"I hope so..."

"That wretched Kyosuke!"

After fooling around for a while, Kyosuke finally revealed his thoughts. "I originally wanted to go back, but I suddenly noticed something strange about the Land of Rain."

Mito had met Yayoi Hyuga and knew a lot about their relationship; she even helped seal the Ōtsutsuki's Chakra.

Therefore, Kyosuke didn't hide anything from her and described the matter of the moon in detail.

"So back in the Hyuga Clan Compound, you guys secretly went to the moon behind my back?!" The Ponytail was genuinely shocked.

The moon landing expert is actually right next to me?

It took her a long time to accept the fact that she had missed the opportunity to go to the moon.

Clearly, Mito's focus is somewhat off.

Completely unaware of the situation, Kyosuke continued to explain, "In order to conduct a secret investigation, I must go to the Land of Rain to find out what's going on."

There's something else he didn't say: another advantage of hiding in the shadows is that you can avoid being spied on by those with ulterior motives.

Black Zetsu? If he were still in the open, he would most likely be deceived by the enemy.

Infiltrate the Land of Rain to investigate and find a way to destroy the manufacturing chain that produces Human Puppet.

Otherwise, it won't be long before no one can stop the Moon Clan.

Upon hearing his idea, Mito immediately raised her hand, indicating that she also wanted to rid the Shinobi World of this scourge.

"Take her with you?" Looking at the Ponytail with the bun hairstyle who seemed to be saying "If you dare refuse, I'll bite you," Kyosuke could only reluctantly give in.

She knows how to use the Adamantine Sealing Chains, and her strength is at least greater than that of an average Jonin.

In particular, his mastery of Sealing Jutsu might come in handy at certain moments.

Thinking about it this way, having her by my side doesn't seem like a bad thing.

"But let me make this clear beforehand, you have to obey, or I'll kick you back to the Land of Whirlpools."

"Yay!" Mito jumped around, seemingly not listening to a word he said.

"This girl."

"The operation... the operation failed?!"

Not to mention Fūma Kōshi, even Black Zetsu, who was hiding in his shadow, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

That's an Elite Jonin- level expert. It's just capturing Mito Uzumaki, not going to deal with Uzumaki Ashina. How could they possibly fail?

Given the scarcity of White Zetsu Clone, it did not go to monitor them.

I never imagined that a moment of carelessness would cause such a huge loss to our side.

"Mr. Black Zetsu," Fūma Kōshi suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice, "Do you know who did it? I'll go kill him right now."

"... I will investigate this matter as soon as possible." Black Zetsu said, then gradually fell silent.

Inside the room, Fūma Kōshi kept his head down, trying his best to hide his expression.

"Mr. Black Zetsu, I am no longer the persecuted orphan of the branch family."

"Some things are better left unsaid."

A few minutes later, Fūma Kōshi returned to normal, as if he hadn't been the one filled with resentment just moments before.

Black Zetsu, who had left to investigate beforehand, was unaware of all of this.

The Land of Rain is located at the intersection of the three kingdoms of Earth, Fire, and Wind.

Geographically speaking, they are destined to be deprived of the peace they deserve.

Braving the drizzling rain, Kyosuke, disguised as a traveling merchant, drove his truck into this unfamiliar country.

As for Miss Mito, she naturally hid inside the carriage to avoid the rain. In her words, too much rain would affect her growth.

Having heard the rumors from who-knows-where, Kyosuke seriously suspected that she was just trying to fool him.

Because the Land of Rain is shrouded in a rainy environment year-round, most of its buildings are made of steel, but there are also a considerable number of stone houses.

Countless steel pipes of all sizes are erected on each building for dredging and drainage, forming a unique and beautiful landscape in the Shinobi World.

Kyosuke, I'm hungry.

"Those food stalls over there look pretty good!"

"Buy me a string of Tanghulu."

"Kyosuke..."

"Kyosuke..."

"Kyosuke..."

Having completely transformed into a servant, he finally lost his temper, grabbed Whip, and rushed into the truck.

"Hey, what are you doing? Let's talk this out."

A few minutes later, the Ponytail Princess drove her car angrily, letting the rain drip continuously from her straw hat.

As for Kyosuke himself, he was comfortably sleeping soundly inside the car.

This little bean sprout, if we don't take care of her, she'll cause a huge uproar.

"Remember to wake me up when we arrive; watch out for Human Puppet."

"Snort."

Ignoring the girl's disgruntled snort, Kyosuke had come to investigate the situation.

The Puppet Technique of the Moon Clan are not something that just anyone can master.

Instead of struggling with those Puppet, it's better to find the sorcerer hiding behind them.

This would require him to venture deep into enemy territory, and there's a high probability that he would attract the enemy's attention.

Lost in thought, Kyosuke drifted off to sleep.

The last image that came to mind was the Tenseigan shining brightly in Ōtsutsuki Sugito's eyes.

If we could remove it, I believe Yayoi would be very pleased with this gift.

Clang!

He was awakened by a sudden tremor after an unknown amount of time.

Half-asleep, she pulled back the carriage curtain. In the distance, Mito, disguised, was being questioned by several ninjas.

After observing them for a few moments, Kyosuke determined that two of them were Human Puppet belonging to the Moon Clan.

He definitely found the right place.

"It's alright, Mito can handle a mere interrogation."

Before he could even get out of the car, he saw the man with the Ponytail punch the ninja opposite him, knocking him to the ground.

Kyosuke: "..."

"I've been exposed," the girl said.