White Zetsu's intellect could not keep up with Black Zetsu's thinking, but he understood the gist.
Their main task was to confirm the whereabouts of Guangtai and Uchiha Fū. How Black Zetsu had reached his conclusion did not matter.
"Judging by their route, they're probably heading toward the Land of Rice. What do we do next to bring Guangtai to the underground cave?" White Zetsu asked.
Black Zetsu's beady eyes remained calm, without the slightest flicker.
"We let someone else do the dirty work. Once we leak the information, someone will deal with Guangtai's squad for us," Black Zetsu said grimly.
"Leak it to whom?" White Zetsu asked.
"Kumogakure. Of the Five Great Nations, Kumogakure has the greatest conflict with Konoha. A few years ago, Konoha, Iwa, and Suna joined forces to deal Kumogakure a devastating blow and kill the Third Raikage.
"The Fourth Raikage has long hated those three nations. Kumogakure's senior officials must understand what Wood Release means to Konoha.
"Once they learn Guangtai's whereabouts, they'll send the village's strongest shinobi to hunt him down."
For Zetsu, leaking a few shinobi's whereabouts was child's play. Five days later, in the Raikage's Office in Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage studied the intelligence in his hands.
His powerful frame was perfectly still. Then he suddenly raised a fist and smashed the desk before him to splinters.
Figures rushed into the office one after another.
"Lord Raikage, what happened?"
"Nothing. All of you, get out."
"Yes, sir."
The Cloud shinobi thought nothing of it. They had long since grown used to this. Ever since the Fourth Raikage took office, he had smashed more than a few desks.
He had always had a fiery temper, and with no one to restrain him, smashing a desk was mild by his standards. His formidable strength