White Zetsu used the Earth Mayfly Technique to swiftly travel through the ground. After some time, he slowly emerged from the earth.
"Whew, good thing I ran fast. I almost died there!" White Zetsu patted his chest with lingering fear, yet an inexplicable smile remained on his face, without a trace of fear in his eyes.
"Hyuga Iwa, huh? His sensory abilities really are impressive. How did he find me?" After pondering for a moment, White Zetsu clapped his hands in realization. "Eh, what does that have to do with me? I won't really die anyway. Let Madara-sama worry about it!"
With that, White Zetsu slowly sank into the ground again and vanished without a trace shortly afterward.
Several hours later, within a dim underground passage, a completely white figure slowly crawled out of the soil.
"Madara-sama, this is bad! I'm going to die again!"
The moment White Zetsu emerged, he shouted at Madara Uchiha, who was seated on a stone chair ahead of him, shamelessly whining and playing the victim.
Madara Uchiha ignored the "miserable" White Zetsu. Looking at his arm, which was missing a hand, he asked in confusion, "Who did this to you? Didn't I tell you not to expose yourself?"
Tears glimmered in White Zetsu's eyes as he explained innocently, "I don't know how I got exposed either. I had transformed into an ordinary Leaf Village civilian and was secretly observing Uchiha Obito when someone with white eyes suddenly attacked me."
"White eyes? You mean the Byakugan? Someone from the Hyuga Clan?"
"Yes, yes, yes! He was from the Hyuga Clan. I think his name was Hyuga Iwa."
Madara was speechless. Didn't you already know his name? How did I create such an idiot?
If White Zetsu had not been his own creation, Madara would have