The killing continued on Kikyō Mountain. Fenghuo and his two companions split up to hunt down Sand Shinobi scattered across the area.
Three Half-Body Susanoo wielded long blades and slaughtered without restraint. Each swing carved a massive trench through the forest.
The towering trees of Kikyō Mountain were crushed to splinters in an instant. Sunagakure's Puppet Techniques and Ninjutsu attacks were little more than scratches.
For days, Fenghuo and his companions remained locked in the thick of battle.
In a forest in the Land of Demons, a Ninja in a Uchiha uniform walked slowly among the trees. A slash cut through the Konoha symbol on his forehead protector.
He was Fujimoto, the Ninja who had defected from Konoha and the Uchiha clan.
Not far from Fujimoto, a pitcher plant rose from the ground. Zetsu's head peered out from within it and swept the surroundings.
"Finding Fujimoto hasn't been easy. We've chased him from the Land of Birds to the Land of Demons for over a month. We can't let him get away this time," White Zetsu said.
Black Zetsu kept his eyes on Fujimoto. The Shinobi World had been in turmoil over the past month, especially the Uchiha clan, which had produced several Mangekyo Sharingan users in quick succession.
Zetsu and Guangtai had long suspected that the Uchiha might be hiding other Mangekyo Sharingan users. To Black Zetsu, Fujimoto was now more important than ever.
Back when Fugaku alone possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, failing to persuade Fujimoto to join Akatsuki would have been no great loss. Things were different now. Konoha had eight Mangekyo Sharingan users.
None of them seemed to suffer the failing eyesight that plagued ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan users. Instead, they could repeatedly use Susanoo and the unique Ninjutsu granted by their eyes.
To Black Zetsu, it was