Killing the Enemy and the Target (Third Update)

Then that smug laughter lasted for less than a second.

It abruptly stopped.

White Zetsu stared at the blond boy who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

"How could you—?"

A look of shock appeared on his face.

In the blink of an eye—

"You can ask that in hell!"

A golden glint flashed in Naruto's pupils.

"Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye—

He swiftly closed in.

"Squish!"

Naruto, who had rushed right up to White Zetsu, raised his arm.

The Kunai pierced through with ease.

The moment it sank in—

He felt an unfamiliar sensation.

"Ugh!?"

Without giving White Zetsu any time to react—

He abruptly slashed to the right with his hand.

And easily ended White Zetsu's life.

Only after taking care of him—

Did Naruto continue to spread his senses over the entire area. He sensed everything meticulously, missing no trace of anything unusual. Only after confirming that there were truly no other signs of life nearby did he slowly open his eyes.

"Thanks, Kurama. If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have noticed that guy!"

"Hmph!"

Because he hadn't fully mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra—

Naruto couldn't yet use Malice Perception to its fullest.

White Zetsu was the most adept at concealment in the Shinobi World today. Even Uchiha Itachi hadn't noticed a nonhuman creature following him, which showed just how powerful White Zetsu's concealment abilities were. If Kurama hadn't warned him, Naruto wouldn't have been able to detect the White Zetsu hiding nearby, either.

If White Zetsu managed to report that Naruto had met with Uchiha Itachi, along with the fact that Naruto was currently in the Land of Snow, back to Uchiha Obito, things would become extremely troublesome. Even though killing this White Zetsu would surely draw Uchiha Obito's attention, as long as