The Battle of Lightning Country Begins!

Black Zetsu's betrayal dealt Yao an enormous mental blow, and his ocular power surged with it. Just as it was about to reach a certain limit—

"Clamp!"

The genjutsu came undone.

The tomoe in Yao's eyes also stopped spinning, and his suddenly increased ocular power began to stabilize.

Did I fail?

After the genjutsu was released, Yao's gaze wavered slightly. A trace of disappointment flashed through it, then he abruptly twisted his head, red light flaring in his eyes!

"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"

After using the Sharingan to freeze Black Zetsu in place, Yao pulled his body off the hand piercing through him while extending his right hand downward, preparing to take the Sharingan with him while he was at it!

Unfortunately, just as Yao's right hand plunged into "Obito's" eyes—

He and the "Black Zetsu" frozen by genjutsu behind Yao both turned white!

This is... White Zetsu? Damn it!

The thought had only just surfaced in Yao's mind when a surge of Chakra erupted from several White Zetsu around him, following the hand seals Black Zetsu formed in the dark!

"Pfft!"

"Wood Release: Wood Thorn Technique!"

The instant Black Zetsu fixed the seal in his hands, countless thorns sprouted from every White Zetsu around Yao, slicing him bloody all over!

His right hand, which had been inserted into "Obito's" eyes, was especially bad—it was instantly minced into paste by countless thorns!

Fortunately, Yao had pulled his body off "Black Zetsu's" right hand first. Otherwise, it would not have been only his right hand that turned into meat paste.

"Clap~ clap~"

Seeing that Yao had avoided his trap, Black Zetsu clapped his hands as he walked out.

"You used genjutsu to deceive yourself, hoping your Sharingan would be sublimated when you were betrayed. Yao, you're quite imaginative, and you understand me very