When the two commissions were laid on the table, the Autonomous White Zetsu checked the payment first.
The Land of Grass promised to shorten his observation period by one month.
The Land of Rivers promised to provide him with a temporary pass to leave the border region.
Both sides wanted almost the same thing.
Enter the other side's base from underground and confirm the number of shinobi, the locations of Explosive Tags, and the backup waterways.
Whoever received the intelligence first would be willing to certify that he was not a threat.
White Zetsu pushed the letters back.
"I won't take them."
The Land of Grass liaison asked, "Are the terms not good enough?"
"This isn't about the terms."
White Zetsu pointed at the observation mark on his wrist.
"If you think I'm safe, you should judge me by what I've done. You can't make me burrow into someone else's camp for you first, then pay me in freedom."
The Land of Rivers representative frowned. "If you do nothing, how can we prove you won't attack from underground?"
"I've already submitted to connection checks, movement logs, and possession risk assessments."
"Those only prove what happened in the past."
"Everyone's records only prove what happened in the past."
White Zetsu looked at the representative.
"Your shinobi could attack me tomorrow, too. Why don't they do something for me first to prove they'll never pose a threat?"
The Land of Grass liaison demanded that his refusal to conduct reconnaissance be recorded as "unwilling to cooperate with risk control."
The Observation Zone Recorder did not write that.
"Risk control means examining his own possession, connection, and movement status."
"Gathering intelligence on one side's forces for the other isn't covered by the current observation conditions."
"But his abilities are perfectly suited to it."
"Having