"Gengar~"
Gengar wasn't bothered by being knocked flying. Grinning, he opened a black portal and darted inside.
Seeing this, Gardevoir immediately teleported away.
The jungle fell silent again, with only a few scattered wood chips left to show that anything had happened.
"Ahh~~ That's so weird. I think I just fell asleep~ But aren't we not supposed to need sleep?"
Deep underground, the moment Black Zetsu released his control over White Zetsu, White Zetsu's puzzled voice rang out.
He had no memory of being controlled by Black Zetsu.
Ignoring White Zetsu's confusion, Black Zetsu's mind raced. The sudden sense of danger had thrown him into disarray.
Why had that strange ninja beast suddenly attacked him? Neither his identity nor White Zetsu's should be known to anyone in the Shinobi World at this point.
And... why had the power of that summoning beast filled him with fear?
It clearly didn't have the presence of Yin-Yang Release...
Senjutsu?
No... Senjutsu could hurt me, but ordinary Senjutsu would never bring on such an intense sense of danger...
He hadn't even dealt with the problem of Uchiha Gen, and now there was another one...
No... A ninja beast like that! Yes, these two things were connected. That strange ninja beast could only be Uchiha Gen's summon...
So... Uchiha Gen knew about us?!
And why had he suddenly attacked me? From what I knew of Uchiha Gen's personality, he wouldn't make a move unless someone was his enemy.
Damn it! A man like him really was an unpredictable variable...
Black Zetsu's mind raced as he tried to work out where he had slipped up. He couldn't understand how his whereabouts had been exposed.
"Wait!!! If he knows I exist, then... Damn it, Nagato is in his hands!"
As he thought it through, Black Zetsu's