At the same time, inside Kirigakure, on the third floor of an inconspicuous hotel in the neighborhood near Mizukage Building.
A figure stood quietly in front of the half-closed window.
He wore a wide-brimmed bamboo hat and a black robe, hiding his figure and face in shadow.
Only the light that occasionally penetrated through the gaps in the curtains illuminated the lower half of his face with cold lines and the tight corners of his mouth with a hint of cold arc.
It is Sasuke Uchiha.
His gaze, as sharp as an eagle, penetrated the gaps in the bamboo hat and was firmly fixed on the Mizukage Building building in the distance that symbolized Kirigakure's highest power.
"Uchiha Itachi... is there?"
Sasuke's voice was low and calm, with not much emotion audible, but the cold murderous intent contained in it made the temperature of the room seem to drop a few degrees.
Not far behind him, there was another figure standing in the shadow-Shino Aburame.
He also wore dark clothes and sunglasses that were easy to hide, and his whole person seemed to blend into the darkness of the room.
"The bug told me that he was there." Shino's voice was as steady as ever, lacking in ups and downs, but with a convincing determination.
"The breath is very weak, but it must be.
The bugs I cultivate are never wrong."
Sasuke's bamboo hat moved slightly, as if he was nodding. He was silent for a moment and spoke again:
"Are we going to sneak in, Shino."
This is not a question, but a confirmation of the next step.
Shino pushed up his sunglasses, and his eyes behind the lenses seemed to scan the security arrangements of Mizukage Building and the flow of Chakra outside the window. He was silent for a moment, seeming to be calculating and assessing risks.
"If you want."
He finally answered succinctly, without any hesitation in his tone, "I'll cover you. I can use bugs to create blind spots and distract the guards. But after entering the core area, I mainly rely on you."
"That's enough."
Sasuke responded briefly.
He took one last look at Mizukage Building, and then slowly closed the curtains, completely cutting off the light and noise from the outside world.
The two started taking action.
"Konoha people have already started taking action..."
Black Zetsu possessed Itachi and was pacing inside Mizukage's Office.
Genji has been replaced by White Zetsu, and now Kirigakure has returned to Black Zetsu.
Moreover, Qing's Byakugan is gone this time, so Black Zetsu doesn't have to worry about being discovered by Byakugan.
After thinking for a long time, Black Zetsu looked at the chapter on the table "Guan Yunchang scraped bones to cure poison, Lu Zi knew how to cross the river".
"By the way, since Lu Mengzi knew that he could cross the river in white.
So... can I follow suit and have White Zetsu disguise himself as a traveling businessman, a refugee or...Konoha's wounded soldier, sneak into Konoha's position, and then... use him as a human bomb?"
Once this idea arises, it spreads like poison ivy in Black Zetsu's heart.
There are a large number of White Zetsu, and after being implanted with explosive spells or self-destructing Ninjutsu, they can become the most difficult suicide attack unit to prevent.
If it can successfully blend into the Konoha frontline positions or even rear supply lines, and detonate at a critical moment, the chaos and damage caused will be devastating.
A large part of war is about supplies.
It's enough to disrupt Konoha's offensive rhythm and even cause large-scale panic!
"That's right... the more you think about it, the more feasible it becomes!"
A twisted smile mixed with excitement and cruelty appeared on Black Zetsu's face.
He seemed to have seen the scene of the Konoha position falling into a sea of fire and chaos.
But Black Zetsu forgot that the books he read recently and the previous wars did require supplies, but the current wars are not as dependent on supplies as before.
Because Konoha's side has enough combat power to crush Kirigakure.
Black Zetsu no longer hesitated, and was ready to immediately contact White Zetsu scattered inside and outside Kirigakure through a special method to issue this insidious order.
However, the moment he turned around.
His movements, as well as the expression on his face, suddenly froze.
Because, after he turned around, wherever he looked, the door of Mizukage's Office had opened a gap silently.
And right at the intersection of shadow and light inside the door, a sculpture-like figure stood there, as if it had been standing for a while.
The man was wearing an off-white turtleneck jacket and black trousers, and a pair of sunglasses on his face. His eyes behind the lenses could not be seen clearly, but his aura was calm and eerily quiet, as if he had blended in with the surrounding shadows, and even his breathing was inaudible.
It is Shino Aburame.
"You are indeed... not Uchiha Itachi, right."
Shino spoke, his voice as steady as ever, lacking any obvious fluctuations in his tone, as if he was stating an objective fact. He pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, his movements were leisurely, and he "looked" at Black Zetsu expressionlessly.
What Shino saw was an extremely weird existence.
Half of the body and face looked like Uchiha Itachi, pale, handsome, but lifeless; while the other half was a squirming, twisted, bottomless darkness.
It seemed as if countless malice and darkness seeped out from that half of the body, forcibly blending with Itachi's image to form a disgusting Monster!
"You... how did you get in?!"
Black Zetsu was shocked and subconsciously took half a step back.
This is Mizukage's Office. The corridor outside is guarded by elite Kirigakure ANBU. There are multiple Sensing Barrier and security agencies arranged inside and outside the building.
Even top infiltration masters cannot reach here silently without triggering any alarms.
What's more, such a big person appeared directly at the door.
His voice became a little sharp due to shock and anger, completely losing the deep and hoarse tone when imitating Itachi.
Faced with Black Zetsu's surprised question, Shino seemed to think this question was a bit... redundant.
He tilted his head slightly, and then pointed with the thumb of his right hand in the direction he came in.
"Take the stairs."
His answer was as simple as it could be and as natural as it gets.
In fact, Shino did come up above board with Earth Flow. In accordance with the plan agreed upon with Sasuke, he planned to create some chaos in the periphery first to attract attention and create opportunities for Sasuke to sneak in. But he soon discovered that this was not necessary.
When he came in, the guard at the door continued to look straight ahead as if he hadn't seen him.
The patrols inside the building also turned a blind eye to him. The so-called defense was in vain.
He even took the time to observe the internal structure and personnel distribution of the Kirigakure building.
He originally planned to be more "dedicated" and make some noise, but seeing that he had a smooth journey, as if he was in no one's land, Earth Flow arrived at the door of Mizukage's Office, and no one noticed him...
Shino simply gave up on the "attracting attention" step and came directly to the final goal.