Ino closed his eyes and began to mobilize Mind Perception Technique.
Light blue Chakra surged out from the diamond-shaped mark on her forehead and spread throughout the room.
Then continue to spread.
Pass through the wall, pass through the ground, covering the entire Anbu headquarters.
Continue to spread.
Covering Hokage Building, covering commercial areas, covering residential areas.
Ino's Mind Perception Technique is like a huge net, covering the entire Konoha.
"So many people." She murmured, "At least 100,000 mental fluctuations."
"Take your time." Sasuke said, "Don't be in a hurry."
His Rinnegan lit up with purple light, and his eye energy was injected into Ino's body.
Ino felt a warm force flowing through her body, stabilizing her spirit that was about to lose control.
"Thank you." she said.
"Stop talking and concentrate."
Ino nodded and began to carefully screen every mental fluctuation.
The mental fluctuations of normal people are complex, with emotions, memories, and desires.
But White Zetsu's mental fluctuations are very simple, with only one command - obey the creator.
This difference is obvious and can be discovered by careful perception.
One, two, three.
Ino keeps marking abnormal mental fluctuations.
Sasuke uses Rinnegan to record these coordinates.
Time passed minute by minute.
One hour, two hours, three hours.
Ino's forehead was beaded with sweat, and his face turned pale.
"Can you still persist?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes." Ino gritted his teeth, "Give me a little more time."
"Don't force it."
"I didn't force it."
Another hour passed.
Ino finally completed the scan.
She opened her eyes and collapsed to the ground as if she had collapsed.
"Ino!" Sasuke supported her.
"I'm fine." Ino smiled weakly, "I'm just a little tired."
"How many did you find?" Tsunade came over and asked.
"Thirty-seven." Sasuke said.
"Thirty-seven?" Tsunade took a breath, "That many?"
"Yes." Sasuke nodded, "And they are widely distributed. There are commercial areas, residential areas, and even Ninja Academy."
"Damn it." Tsunade cursed, "What on earth do Black Zetsu want to do?"
"Monitoring." Kakashi said, "It is monitoring the movements of the entire Konoha."
"Then what do we do now?"
"Arrest in batches." Kakashi said, "Catching too many at once will alert the enemy. We are divided into twelve groups, each group is responsible for three targets and will act at the same time."
"Yes." Tsunade nodded, "But be quick. Black Zetsu is very cunning. If it detects an abnormality, it may evacuate all White Zetsu in advance."
"I understand."
Kakashi immediately summoned Anbu Captain to assign tasks.
Twelve teams quickly dispatched to their respective target locations.
Sasuke and Ino stayed at the Anbu headquarters to rest.
"Thank you." Sasuke handed Ino a glass of water.
"It's okay." Ino took the water and took a big sip, "With your help, I wouldn't have been able to hold on long ago."
"Your Mind Perception Technique is very powerful." Sasuke said, "It can cover the entire village. This range has exceeded the limit of the Yamanaka Clan."
"That's because it absorbed the power of that failed product." Ino touched the diamond-shaped mark on his forehead, "This mark gave me a lot of things."
"But it also brings a burden."
"Yes." Ino nodded, "The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Now I finally understand the meaning of this sentence."
The two were silent for a while.
"Sasuke." Ino suddenly spoke, "Tell me, can we really protect this world?"
"Yes." Sasuke said, "As long as we don't give up."
"But the enemy is too strong." Ino said, "Kaguya, Black Zetsu, and the monster on the moon. Each of them is an existence that we cannot fight against."
"That's why we have to become stronger." Sasuke said, "Become stronger than them."
"That's easy to say." Ino smiled bitterly, "How do we become stronger?"
"I don't know." Sasuke said honestly, "But there will always be a way."
"What's your answer?"
"The truth."
Ino couldn't help but laugh.
"You really don't know how to comfort people."
"I'm not good at this."
"I know." Ino said, "But thank you anyway."
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for always working hard." Ino said, "Thank you for never giving up."
Sasuke was silent.
He didn't know how to respond to such words.
Fortunately, Kakashi came back at this time.
"How is it?" Sasuke asked immediately.
"Thirty-five were caught." Kakashi said, "The other two ran away."
"Run away?"
"Yes." Kakashi nodded, "They reacted very quickly and escaped before we surrounded them."
"In other words, Black Zetsu has noticed our actions?"
"Very possible."
Sasuke frowned.
If Black Zetsu has noticed it, what will it do next?
Remove all White Zetsu?
Or take more radical measures?
"Strengthen the village's defense." He said, "Black Zetsu may make big moves."
"I think so too." Kakashi said, "I have asked Anbu to step up patrols and all people entering and leaving the village must undergo strict inspections."
"It's not enough." Sasuke said, "We need to set up sensory barriers around the village to alert us immediately if there is any abnormal Chakra Wave movement."
"This requires a lot of manpower and resources."
"Then mobilize." Sasuke said, "Now is not the time to save resources."
Kakashi looked at Tsunade.
Tsunade thought for a while and nodded.
"Do as he says." She said, "Mobilize all resources that can be mobilized to ensure the safety of the village."
"Understood."
In the next few days, the entire Konoha was on high alert.
Anbu's patrol frequency has been tripled.
Twelve layers of perception barriers are arranged around the village.
All people entering and leaving the village must undergo strict mental testing.
But Black Zetsu does nothing.
It's like it disappeared without any trace.
This calm makes everyone feel uneasy.
Because they know that this is just the calm before the storm.
Konoha, Hokage's Office.
Tsunade is processing the file.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
The person who opened the door was a strange Anbu.
He wears a fox mask, is tall and has a calm aura.
"Lord Hokage." He knelt down on one knee, "I have important information to report."
"Say."
"Master Danzo left a legacy." Anbu said, "It is hidden in Root Organization's secret base."
Tsunade was stunned for a moment.
"Danzo's legacy?"
"Yes." Anbu nodded, "That is all the information and research results collected by Danzo during his lifetime. Including First Generation Cells's transplantation technology, Sharingan's research information, and some records about Otsutsuki."
Tsunade felt something in his heart.
Records about Otsutsuki?
This may be important information.
"Where is that inheritance?" she asked.
"Three hundred meters underground in the village."
Anbu said.
"A special password is required to open it."