Hashirama Senju also noticed Konan and Kisame leaving, but he paid them no mind.
He continued watching the battle between Madara Uchiha and Pain with great interest.
When Black Zetsu saw Konan leave, his gaze turned wary. After calmly thinking it over, he naturally realized that the reason Nagato had changed must lie with Konan.
But the root cause should have been the Nine Tails Jinchuriki.
Konan had supposedly gone to Wave Country to make contact with the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, yet she had suddenly returned to the Land of Rain, and then Nagato had attacked him. It was obvious that Konan had obtained some information in Wave Country.
Looking at it this way, the same must have happened in Konoha last time. The Uchiha had reached a cooperation agreement with the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, so the Nine Tails Jinchuriki had revealed Obito's ocular jutsu information to the Uchiha.
"Asura's reincarnation... Hagoromo Otsutsuki, was this one of your contingencies too!?"
Black Zetsu gritted his teeth as he stared in the direction Konan had gone.
He quickly thought of something else, and his expression grew even more solemn.
The Nine Tails Jinchuriki knew Flying Thunder God!
This battle had to end quickly!
Black Zetsu looked at Hashirama Senju and found him still watching like he was enjoying a show, as though he only lacked a bucket of popcorn. Black Zetsu clenched his teeth inwardly.
If Hashirama Senju was unwilling to act, there was no way for him to control him. Only the caster could control someone reincarnated through Impure World Reincarnation.
The barrier that Pain had maintained had long since shattered during Madara Uchiha and Pain's battle, allowing Black Zetsu to use his methods again.
He immediately began sensing for Hiruko's location amid the ruins and quickly found him. However, Hiruko