Meanwhile, in a corner of the Shinobi World, trouble quietly began to brew.
"Is this the place?"
Obito carried the Uchiha Gunbai on his back. He had already shed his old Akatsuki robe and changed into his own clothes.
His orange-red Spiral Mask had been badly damaged in the last battle, and he had now also replaced one eye with Madara's Rinnegan.
He had switched to a white mask.
As he watched the waterfall flowing before him, his eyes, one red and one purple, gave off a faint glow.
"Yes, this is Takigakure."
Zetsu emerged from the ground.
Black Zetsu nodded, then explained.
"Pass through this waterfall, and you'll reach Takigakure."
The white-masked Obito nodded. Looking at the waterfall, he made his body intangible and vanished from the spot.
Meanwhile, on the road to Konoha.
"Ah, I wonder how many friends I'll make on this trip to Konoha."
A girl with cyan hair, reddish-orange eyes, and healthy, wheat-colored skin skipped forward with both hands behind her head.
"Hey, Fū, you'll trip over a rock if you walk like that."
One of the two Jonin following her couldn't help speaking up.
"Hehe, I'll be fine."
Fū turned back and made a face, then instinctively leaned backward.
"Careful."
The Jonin behind her tried to steady her, but the next second, a pair of insect-like wings actually sprouted from her back, and she flew up.
"All right, leave her be. Even if she trips, it won't hurt her much."
The other Jonin rubbed his forehead helplessly. Looking at Fū's expression of triumph over her successful trick, he spoke to his teammate.
"Shinichi, I think you're right."
The Jonin nodded and sighed softly as he watched Fū flying through the air.
"Wuluo, something feels a little off about this trip."
Watching Kaede flying overhead,