Whoosh!
A signal flare exploded in the sky.
Hayato had fired it after spotting the situation here with his Byakugan.
Black Zetsu's heart skipped a beat. Hyuga Sora was actually under surveillance.
Could this be a trap?
Hyuga Sora was dead anyway. Time to leave.
Black Zetsu sank directly into the ground, activating the Mayfly Technique and vanishing from the scene.
By the time Hyuga Hayato arrived, several minutes had already passed.
"Whew, good thing it scared him off."
Hayato had pulled the signal flare for reinforcements, but there were no reinforcements behind him.
No one had expected Hyuga Sora to be attacked.
Fortunately, Black Zetsu had been frightened away.
Hayato crouched down, preparing to take Hyuga Sora's already cold body back to the clan.
"Good. The Byakugan hasn't been taken."
Just as Hayato crouched down to examine Hyuga Sora's eyes,
rings of ripples suddenly spread through Hyuga Sora's eyes.
Hayato happened to be looking directly into Hyuga Sora's eyes, and he was immediately frozen in place.
Hyuga Sora slowly said, "Hyuga Sora was attacked by Black Zetsu, who took the body away."
Like a wooden puppet, Hayato stood up and began walking toward Konoha, muttering under his breath:
"Hyuga Sora was attacked by Black Zetsu, and his body was taken away..."
After Hayato had walked some distance away, he shook his head as though waking up.
"This is bad. Hyuga Sora was killed by Black Zetsu, and his body was taken away. I need to report this to Lord Fourth Hokage as soon as possible."
The ripples in Hyuga Sora's eyes faded, and the wound in his chest gradually closed.
Light slowly returned to his eyes.
"Heh heh..."
"Heh heh heh..."
Hyuga Sora suddenly began laughing like a madman.
"I never thought I'd been under surveillance all along.