"Lord Orochimaru!"
"I don't know...?"
Inside the laboratory, just as the White Zetsu clone was about to say something—
Hiss!
A massive gray python suddenly appeared, its enormous body coiling around him and dragging him aside. The giant snake then swallowed the White Zetsu clone whole.
Kabuto, who was in the laboratory, was not surprised by this at all. In fact, both he and Orochimaru hated being disturbed while conducting experiments.
Even if the other party was Orochimaru's temporary ally.
After dealing with the White Zetsu clone, Orochimaru lightly flicked his right arm. In an instant, more than a dozen bone snakes slid from his sleeve and scattered throughout the laboratory.
Then, he continued the experiment with Kabuto.
Far away in Amegakure, when Zetsu learned that Orochimaru had disposed of the White Zetsu clone he had sent, a cold glint flashed across his face.
As for Orochimaru, Zetsu knew full well how ambitious he was. However, the man still had some value for now. As for Black Zetsu, Orochimaru was nothing in his eyes. Even if he truly obtained the Tenseigan, there was nothing worth caring about.
As long as he revived his mother, Otsutsuki Kaguya, neither Orochimaru nor Uzumaki Naraku—even Senju Hashirama, hailed as the God of Shinobi—would be worth Black Zetsu's notice.
"Just endure a little longer. We'll be able to meet again soon, Mother!"
Beyond the border of the Land of Earth, within the Land of Stone!
"Lord Kitsuchi, we've received word that the shinobi forces led by Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi are already nearing the border of the Land of Stone. Should we...?"
Inside a tent, a middle-aged shinobi was kneeling on one knee as he reported to Kitsuchi.
At this point, the Land of Stone had long been occupied by over ten thousand