Although this was the result the White Zetsu army had obtained at an immense cost, it was still astonishing. After all, the White Zetsu army had all been created from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Yamato. How much effort and money would a village need to spend to train even one ninja with at least Chunin-level strength?
But the White Zetsu army? They could be produced endlessly. Though their numbers were not infinite, that was already enough to leave countless people dumbfounded.
For Akatsuki, creating the White Zetsu army was practically a guaranteed profit. Danzo had brought them the perfect opportunity. Without Yamato, that imitation Wood Release ninja, creating so many White Zetsu would have been nothing but a dream.
Who could have imagined that one of Hashirama Senju's failures could bring about such a massive impact?
Unfortunately, he had terrible luck. He had been drained alive, becoming a sacrifice for the birth of the White Zetsu army and a sacrifice for Akatsuki's battle against the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
"Do we need to send out squads to kill these S-rank missing-nin?"
No one outside Akatsuki knew just how many White Zetsu there were. Once the war began, it could no longer be stopped. No matter how difficult things became, they could only keep fighting.
"For now, there's no need."
After considering it, the Third Hokage shook his head and rejected the suggestion. It sounded tempting to dispatch a team of powerful ninja to specifically hunt down Akatsuki's S-rank missing-nin.
But which ninja of that level did not have a few tricks up their sleeve? Killing them would undoubtedly be difficult, and their own people would have to risk being surrounded and wiped out by the White Zetsu army. After weighing the costs,