"Damn it, every time I try to speak, you all beat me to it. What am I supposed to say?"
After rewarding Uchiha Shisui and the other two with a head bonk each, Uchiha Yato began pondering their current situation as well.
Just as Uchiha Shisui had concluded, the present circumstances were not something they could choose.
They definitely had to investigate the so-called corrupt official in Program City, but what the final outcome would be was anyone's guess.
Seeing that the three of them were more or less discouraged, Uchiha Yato consoled them.
"He may have his way over the wall, but I have my own narrow bridge."
"At the very least, the abilities we have now aren't completely incapable of interfering with them."
"If all else fails, just think of them as another kind of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu. I think they're pretty similar."
Uchiha Yato's words helped Itachi Uchiha and the others regain a little of their spirits, and they began considering how to deal with the situation as he had suggested.
They had seen Black Zetsu and White Zetsu before, and they had experienced their abilities firsthand.
The fact that those beings could resist mental interference and control proved that genjutsu-type abilities were ineffective against them.
More importantly, they were essentially obsessions of consciousness, which was quite similar to Black Zetsu.
At that moment, the mechanical little snake spoke again.
"I heard your discussion just now. Actually, that description isn't entirely accurate."
"We can regard them as tools—conscious tools. That is why you cannot interfere with them using spiritual power."
As the mechanical little snake said this, a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through Uchiha Yato's mind.
He felt that something Orochimaru had just said had awakened him to something, but that fleeting spark