The seal was lifted

Despite their deathly pale appearance, the White Zetsu had bodies as soft as ordinary people's, with nothing visibly special about them.

Most importantly, these White Zetsu were pathetic fighters.

Although they had tried to escape using Earth Release at first, the Security Division members had still captured them.

Uchiha Hikari really wanted to ask, That was it?

Aside from their ability to disguise themselves, she saw nothing special about them.

Xuanye was not particularly surprised. Ever since his meteoric rise—and even killing Obito once—Black Zetsu had surely focused most of his attention on him.

No, perhaps Black Zetsu had noticed him even earlier. Xuanye did not believe Black Zetsu had failed to station White Zetsu near the Uchiha Family to monitor them.

"Send them to the Research Department and have Orochimaru study these creatures." Xuanye immediately decided where these White Zetsu would end up.

The White Zetsu had tremendous potential. Disguises, organ transplants, the Mayfly Technique that let them merge with the earth—there were plenty of applications. It all depended on whether Orochimaru could uncover them.

At the same time, he turned to Yugito. "Patrol the village every few days and weed out all these pests hiding in Konoha."

Yugito nodded, but she had a condition of her own.

"I don't have any law enforcement authority, though. It'll be a hassle if they get away because of that."

Now that she had decided to compete, her first step was to improve her standing in Konoha.

Xuanye wrote out an authorization slip right at his desk.

"Special adviser to the Security Division, with permission to act first and report afterward. I'll have Fugaku assist you."

Yugito took the Hokage's authorization slip and excitedly grabbed Uchiha Hikari beside her, hugging her tight and burying her face in her breasts.

"Little sis, want