Hozuki Suigetsu could only mutter helplessly, "Heh, women. Women."
Jugo silently glanced at Hozuki Suigetsu without saying a word.
Sasuke finally seemed to be growing impatient. Seeing this, Hozuki Suigetsu immediately stepped in to smooth things over. "Sasuke, the purpose of this person's visit is..."
Only after glancing at Hozuki Suigetsu did Sasuke speak. "All right. Let me explain what we need to do next."
"Although he hadn't stated the reason outright, Hozuki Suigetsu recalled something Yushi had said—that perhaps one day, they would become teammates."
Hozuki Suigetsu immediately questioned himself. No way. No way.
And so, Sasuke laid out his thoughts.
The three of them were somewhat bewildered and shocked, but in the end, no one objected.
Perhaps for them, as long as they had a goal—regardless of what that goal was—they now had something that could keep them moving forward.
Meanwhile, Hinata and Yushi, who had left, darted through the forest.
At that moment, she was considering some of the plans she had discussed with Wu Zhu, from earlier until now,
as well as certain arrangements. She was wondering whether there was anything she had overlooked,
but after thinking for a long time, it seemed there was nothing.
Not long after they left, ripples suddenly spread across the trunk of a large tree as though it were water.
Then, a strange half-human body emerged from within those ripples.
It was a White Zetsu clone.
He watched the departing Hinata with confusion, sinking into some strange contemplation.
Soon afterward, his upper body slipped back into the ripples and vanished.
Not long after, the real White Zetsu learned of this information.
He quickly passed the news on to Obito.
Upon hearing it, Obito fell silent.
At this point, even he could not grasp what the other side truly intended.
And