The battle had just begun.
Meanwhile, in the temporary infirmary, a certain "Sand Ninja" slipped into the ward once more and sought out Danzo.
"Lord Dan Fire, I'm coming in!"
Danzo suppressed his disgust. At a glance, he could tell something was off about this Sand Ninja.
"It's you!"
"Of course it is."
The other person locked the door, then changed back into White Zetsu's form.
Today, it had disguised itself as another Sand Ninja. If not for its deliberately strange tone and mannerisms, Danzo might not have seen through it.
Without the Nine-Tails' ability to sense killing intent, White Zetsu's disguises were practically flawless.
Danzo even began to wonder:
Had everyone else in the Sand Ninja delegation been replaced?
But considering the strength of those veteran Elite Jonin, that seemed unlikely...
"So this is your ability? You can transform into anyone?"
Though he already knew about Zetsu from Teacher Tobirama, Danzo was a capable actor too. He deliberately pretended not to know.
"That's right. If you'd like, Lord Dan Fire, I can transform into anyone you want—even Lord Kazekage..."
White Zetsu teased slyly. Gender and appearance were nothing more than disguises to it, and it could change them at any time.
"Can you turn into Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
"I can, but are you—"
Danzo was delighted. His eyes instantly brightened, and he climbed out of bed and reached for the belt hanging on the coat rack.
"Wait, hold on!"
"Hm? Didn't you say you could?"
"Ahem—Lord Dan Fire, let's talk about something more important!"
White Zetsu hurriedly steered the conversation back to business, worried that Danzo might actually lose his mind.
After all, even if it turned into Hiruzen Sarutobi, its little body probably couldn't withstand Danzo's "enthusiastic treatment"!
"Have you considered the proposal I made yesterday, Lord Dan Fire?"