Deep underground, within a cave shrouded in darkness.
"Damn it! What's going on? How did one White Zetsu lose contact?!" Black Zetsu's gloomy face twisted, his voice low and furious. He lurked within the Will of Madara Uchiha, unable to personally go out and investigate.
A White Zetsu losing contact meant there was something within Konoha capable of detecting and capturing them!
"Who could it be? An accident, or... did someone do it deliberately?" Black Zetsu gritted his teeth, unease flickering in his scarlet eyes.
White Zetsu possessed extremely strong infiltration abilities. Even Kage Level experts found it difficult to detect their traces. Unless... the other party possessed special sensory abilities, or—an accident.
With too little information, Black Zetsu could not make any further judgments.
But from now on, they had to be careful when operating in Konoha. Extra, extra careful.
Meanwhile, in a desolate area outside Konoha.
"So this is where Madara Uchiha was buried? It really is remote. It's at opposite ends from the First Hokage's grave," Jiraiya said with a sigh as he looked around.
(Senju Tobirama: You two couldn't be separated while alive, so after death, get as far away from each other as possible!)
"Someone, dig it up!" Danzo ordered coldly.
No ninjas from the Uchiha Extreme Hardliners accompanied him. Though Danzo thought about dealing with the Uchiha every day, he knew better than to let the Uchiha radicals learn of this operation. Otherwise, if they found out Madara Uchiha might still be alive, who knew what would happen?
After all, the Ultra-Hardliners could not tolerate Uchiha Chuan, but that did not mean they could not tolerate Madara Uchiha!
Before long, the coffin was unearthed.
"Open it!" the Third Hokage said solemnly.
Boom—
The coffin lid was thrown open, revealing—
Nothing at all!
"Madara Uchiha...