"What do you mean, it hasn't decayed?"
Hyuga Reiko's words left the two of them completely bewildered. Uchiha Yuu had been dead for a long time—how could his body possibly not have decayed?
"It means exactly what it says..."
Hyuga Reiko's tone was full of confusion. Through her Byakugan, she could see that the person really was Uchiha Yuu. There was no sign of any forgery; even his chakra energy was exactly the same.
Back then, after Uchiha Yuu had been dug out by Black and White Zetsu, although he had already left, he later had them place a White Zetsu in his place. He had feared that some member of the Hyuga Branch Family might accidentally activate their Byakugan and see his corpse, exposing the fact that he had faked his death to escape.
"Dig up the coffin and take a look."
At this point, there was no use saying anything more!
Using an Earth Release ninjutsu, they watched a crack open in the ground as layer after layer of soil churned outward. The coffin emerged from beneath the earth. It was still the same coffin from the burial years ago, but when it was opened, everyone present froze.
"How can there be no change at all?!"
Nawaki's voice was filled with shock. The other man's hands rested over his chest, as though he were asleep. That was the most abnormal part!
"Can I leave now?"
Sensing someone touching him, White Zetsu woke from his sleep. As a plant-like being, he could gather chakra energy from the air to replenish his own consumption.
According to the original plan, once someone discovered the situation inside the coffin, White Zetsu would be able to leave.
Bang!
Nawaki directly seized White Zetsu by the throat, murder filling his eyes as he said