Zetsu Appears
There was no need to make a big fuss over it. Obito could easily take them all down by himself.
Obito was now casually patting Kakashi on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Kakashi the dead-last. I'll say we caught them as a team. I won't take all the credit for myself."
Kakashi wanted to say that Obito was getting ahead of himself, but in the end, he held his tongue. Obito's performance this time had indeed been excellent, so Kakashi had no reason to mock or belittle him.
"All right, all right, Obito, give it a rest. It'll be time to change shifts soon. Let's patrol a little longer, then head back."
Rin's words naturally carried a lot of weight.
"Sure! Then let's hurry back and change shifts. I'm already getting tired. I really want a big meal and a good night's sleep."
The four of them happily returned to the cave base, bringing the three captured spies with them.
After they left, a large tree not far away suddenly began to writhe. Gradually, something crawled out from inside it.
"Huh? Wasn't that girl already dead? Why have we seen her again?"
"Huh? Wasn't that boy Obito? That's weird."
It was none other than Zetsu.
White Zetsu's two questions went unanswered by Black Zetsu, who seemed to be deep in thought.
"The changes in the Land of Rain over the past month or so have been truly bizarre. Nagato is out of our control, and Obito Uchiha is crippled. Who knows when he'll recover?"
Black Zetsu's tone was fairly calm, but inside, he was frantic.
His body was connected to all things, giving him an extremely wide range of perception.
He had been lurking in the Land of Rain for some time, but back then, he had sensed Torifu's