The Kazekage and the senior officials had all fallen under genjutsu. Although White Zetsu had brought out an object, they did not recognize it and assumed it contained new intelligence. None of them had expected it to be a technique. Who could have seen that coming?
"Lord Mu taught me this technique. Next, you'll be facing the villagers," White Zetsu said cheerfully. He found manipulating a shinobi village's actions very entertaining.
The next moment, the shinobi under the genjutsu headed outside. As far as the Kazekage was concerned, he was going to eliminate a traitor who had betrayed his trust. The others saw the Kazekage attacking and began defending themselves.
In reality, what awaited them was not a traitor, but the villagers gathered outside.
"Do you think surrounding this place will really work?" one of the ordinary people asked.
"We just need to drive them out when the time comes."
"Don't tell me you want to go back," another man said coolly. He was already enjoying a good life, and now they wanted him to go back to living like a savage? As if he would agree to that.
"Of course..."
He was interrupted before he could finish. The Kazekage emerged with the senior officials. The villagers had intended to call out to them, but what answered them was wide-area ninjutsu. The Kazekage in particular had even unleashed Magnet Release, filling the sky with yellow sand.
"Aah!"
"They're trying to kill us..."
No one knew who had spoken first. Some of those closest to the attack tripped before they could get away, but the resulting stampede was not too severe. Naturally, Uchiha Mu was controlling things from the shadows. Using White Zetsu as his anchor, he had arrived with Flying Thunder God.
He could not make his entrance as a