Now that they knew the target's true form, things became simple.
They would use the other half of that ghost as bait, lure Black Cat into a trap, and capture him.
No accidents occurred. Black Cat was once again sealed by Kirigakure.
When they saw Black Cat, they realized that something must have happened on the Land of Water daimyo's side.
They immediately ordered the ninja still in the capital to investigate exactly what had happened there.
Capital of the Land of Water.
The two Kirigakure ninja who received the order grimaced.
In order to seal that suddenly appearing ghost, both of them had suffered some injuries.
However, they were only minor wounds and would not affect their fighting ability. The problem was that only a few hours had passed, and their Chakra had yet to fully recover.
To purge the foreign energy that had invaded their bodies, they had expended a considerable amount of Chakra.
Yet they could not disobey the Mizukage's orders, so they could only head once more for the Castle Tower where the daimyo lived.
When they arrived at the Castle Tower, they found it had already descended into complete chaos!
Nobles dressed in fine clothing, surrounded by soldiers, were making their way toward the city gates. Yet when they reached the gates, they discovered that they seemed to be blocked and could not be opened at all!
The nobles desperately pounded on the gates.
Behind them was a group of Puppet Corpses that reeked of decay, their bodies entirely rotten.
Facing those Puppet Corpses, the soldiers did not even have the courage to raise their spears and attack.
They only knew how to run, only to be caught by the Puppet Corpses and torn apart.
The sight of the Puppet Corpses startled the two Kirigakure