While everyone discussed their battle plan, life continued as usual in the target village, its inhabitants utterly unaware. Only one person knew that danger had quietly arrived—though whether that fellow even counted as a person was debatable.
"The Konoha ninja are already here." Inside a house in the village, Black Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground and murmured to himself.
Although the Evil God Worshippers had increased their strength by taking secret medicine, they were woefully inexperienced in traditional ninja skills. They could not detect the Anbu and Intelligence Department members outside at all. Every person who came and went was watched closely, their movements recorded at all times.
Most of the Evil God Worshippers were currently in the village. A few had left, but that hardly mattered, since Anbu members would deal with them. The Flying Combat Unit only needed to wipe out all the worshippers gathered here.
The Evil God Worshippers might not have noticed, but Black Zetsu, who was accustomed to appearing and disappearing without a trace, had long since realized that someone was watching the village. With stealth abilities unrivaled in the shinobi world, he had also kept his own movements hidden from Konoha's Anbu. Having just gone out to investigate, he keenly sensed a change in the atmosphere and knew that the Konoha ninja were preparing to close the net.
Katsuya Uchiha had said that he only needed to take away the worshippers with immortal bodies. They were the only ones who might still prove useful in the coming battles. The rest were merely ordinary cannon fodder.
Although Black Zetsu had managed this village for years, he had no affection for humans. He regarded them only as tools to be used. After learning that the Konoha ninja intended to attack, he had no intention of