Ay focused his eyes and finally understood—it was White Zetsu!!!
So the one who had attacked him had been transformed by White Zetsu. Didn't that mean the people who had suddenly attacked their comrades were all White Zetsu's doing?
"Report to headquarters immediately! Send them this information!!"
Now that they had uncovered the cause of the incident, they needed to relay the intelligence to headquarters as quickly as possible. Only then could headquarters come up with a solution to deal with this problem.
"Yes!!"
Like everyone else, the communications ninja kept a certain distance from the others. With no other options available, Ay could only proceed this way.
Everyone spread out and kept watch over one another, maintaining a safe distance between each person. That way, if anyone tried to launch an attack, they would draw the attention of the others and be easily exposed.
Now that they knew the ones attacking their own people were actually White Zetsu, everyone's tense hearts settled somewhat. However, they still did not dare lower their guard.
Who knew which person nearby was a true comrade, and which was a White Zetsu in disguise?
The news quickly reached headquarters.
Faced with such shocking news, everyone fell silent. None of them had expected this. No wonder the White Zetsu army had launched such a fearless assault during the day, sacrificing massive numbers of White Zetsu. So this had been their backup plan.
"I think it's some kind of ability that absorbs another person's Chakra, assumes their appearance, slips past our defenses, and then takes the chance to kill our people."
After a long silence, Nara Shikaku spoke.
Tsunade's expression was grim. No one could be happy about something like this happening.
"But Ay's approach was very good. Everyone has spread out and maintained a safe