The next day, at a place in the Land of Fire near the New Land of Whirlpools, Feng stood at the entrance to the Earth-Moon Passage—a pool inside a cave—led there by a White Zetsu. The rock beside the pool was carved with ninja script that read, "From here onward."
Behind Feng to the left stood a group of Uzumaki clansmen skilled in sealing, led by Uzumaki Ayaka.
Behind him to the right was Kirigakure's sealing squad, which had rushed over from afar.
What? Why wasn't Sunagakure's sealing squad here?
Heh. After the Konoha Crush Plan ended back then, Feng had stormed into Sunagakure and occupied it. Aside from Chiyo, Ebizo, and Baki, its three Jonin, Sunagakure had only Genin and civilians left. Where would they have gotten a sealing squad?
At that moment, Black Zetsu, who had been following Feng from over a hundred meters behind, sank into the ground. Then half his body emerged from the earth more than ten meters away from Feng.
"This pool is the formation that transports people to the moon. Pass through it, and you'll reach the moon.
"The guards on the other side originally consisted of only a few puppets and one large summoned beast. I got through easily the first time.
"But that alerted them. Now, over a thousand Combat-Type Puppets and nearly a hundred Chakra Cannons are stationed at the other end. You could say the other side of the passage has been completely sealed off. No matter how many ordinary shinobi there are, they won't be able to break through their defenses."
Black Zetsu spoke slowly. He seemed to have explained everything clearly, yet he concealed the fact that entering the pool meant undergoing an illusion test.
His reasoning was simple. If Uchiha Feng was not hindered by the