What happened next
went off without a hitch.
With Karatachi Yagura showing him the way, Shinji cut out one malignant tumor after another from Kirigakure with unerring precision.
Just as Shinji was about to meet up with Mei Terumi,
he suddenly remembered someone...
He turned to Karatachi Yagura. "Let me ask you something. Have you ever heard of a group called the Jashin Cult?"
Karatachi Yagura frowned.
Zabuza thought for a moment, then answered.
"Yes. I've heard they worship some unknown evil God. They're mainly active in the Land of Hot Water..."
"The God they worship is called Jashin, but I don't know what they believe or what Jashin even is. I've only heard of them."
"Got it."
Shinji nodded, then glanced at Kimimaro, who looked a little lost between Haku and Suigetsu.
He smiled.
"Let's go, then. Mei Terumi is next..."
Atop a tall tree,
Tobi, dressed in an Akatsuki uniform, shaded his eyes with one hand and looked into the distance.
"Wow, Deidara really is amazing! A few booms, and those Konoha Ninja carrying messages were dead!"
Beside the tree, a clear-eyed, foolish-looking head quietly emerged from the ground. "Obito, you haven't actually gone stupid, have you?"
"I've got new information. Want to hear it?"
Obito dropped the act at once and shot White Zetsu a cold look. "Talk."
"That Shinji Uchiha is in Kirigakure now. The Genjutsu on Karatachi Yagura and Isobu has been broken..."
Obito frowned. "I know that!"
"Hey, don't be impatient!"
White Zetsu grinned. "There's even bigger news!"
"Stop wasting time!"
"Tch! You're so hard to get along with!"
White Zetsu rolled his eyes in mock grievance, then perked up again. "Did you know Shinji Uchiha is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"Mm... what?!"
Obito froze.
He snapped his head toward White Zetsu. "Have you