That was right—Sarutobi Hiruzen had not "gone invisible." He had long since observed the battle between Namikaze Minato and Obito Uchiha through the Telescope Technique.
At the time, those two had even still been fighting over Naruto inside that room!
Only, just as he was about to act, Zetsu, who had already locked onto his position, stopped him.
Indeed, Zetsu's frontal combat strength was not great.
But that depended on who he was being compared to.
Compared to Qian, he naturally was not strong, but compared to others, putting everything else aside, that Yin Release ability alone was enough to tie down many Kage-level experts.
Not to mention that, for the sake of this mission, he had even specially prepared several White Zetsu that had undergone special cultivation. Working together, they kept Sarutobi Hiruzen from breaking free for a while.
"I just don't know what price Obito offered him to make him work this hard."
That thought flashed through Qian's mind.
But very quickly, he gathered his thoughts.
Others might not know, but Qian knew very well that Sarutobi Hiruzen's strength went far beyond what he was currently showing.
One had to know that more than ten years later, with an aged body, he had still briefly contended against the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, even though those were only "defective goods" summoned by Orochimaru.
But the strength of the First Hokage and the Second Hokage was right there. Even if they were not at their peak, they were not existences ordinary people could compare to.
The fact that Sarutobi Hiruzen could fight them, and even seal them, was enough to demonstrate his strength.
As Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was proficient in all five basic chakra natures and bore the title "Professor of Ninjutsu," the ninjutsu he had mastered could