"Heh. If we hadn't been covering their tracks along the way, Yagura would've caught them long ago," Uchiha Shisui said coldly. "But now that we're here, even if our fight with Yagura gets as loud as it wants, Kirigakure won't be able to detect it. Those two have outlived their usefulness."
"Should we kill them?" Black and White Zetsu asked sinisterly.
"Forget it. Let's see if we can recruit them." Uchiha Shisui frowned. "We'll need some manpower to carry out the plan, won't we?"
"Is that so? That works too." The moment he heard they could help with the plan, Black and White Zetsu immediately changed his mind.
But Uchiha Shisui had no time to deal with the two prisoners right now. He sealed their Chakra, tossed them to Black and White Zetsu, then headed for the road leading to the harbor and waited for Yagura.
"Strange. Kushimaru Kuriarare and Munashi Jinpachi were extremely cautious all along the way. Why did they stop concealing themselves once they reached this stretch?" one of the tracking ninja in Yagura's party wondered as he followed the trail.
"Maybe they no longer need to hide. There's a harbor of the Land of Water ahead. If they put out to sea, it'll be nearly impossible for us to catch them again." Yagura's face was grim as he tightened his grip on the Hook Staff. "Hurry after them. Hopefully, we can still catch those two. No matter what, those two Ninja Swords cannot leave the Land of Water!"
Naturally, Munashi Jinpachi and Kushimaru Kuriarare had not concealed any traces of themselves. They were the most orthodox sort of combat ninja; normally, tasks like covering tracks were handled by their subordinate teammates.
The ones truly concealing their tracks had been White Zetsu. The goal was to lure