"In short, we're Lord Zetsu's subordinates now."
Mui explained this to the girl wearing a green headscarf before him.
"How is Muku doing now?"
Ryūzetsu was genuinely bewildered by the sudden turn of events.
She was a shinobi from Kusagakure, and had once been Muku's closest friend.
Of course, Muku had considered her his closest friend. As for her feelings toward Muku...
Her crush was obvious enough for even someone as serious and somewhat old-fashioned as Mui to notice.
"He's recuperating with Lord Zetsu."
Bandages were wrapped around Mui's shoulder. By now, Hozuki Castle had been destroyed by Susanoo.
The shinobi imprisoned inside had more or less all taken advantage of the opportunity to escape.
Zetsu had no intention of stopping them, either.
After all, Indra's Susanoo had already been revealed. Konoha would certainly find out, so he might as well leave with the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
After discovering that something had happened at Hozuki Castle, Ryūzetsu had rushed over and met Mui as he was dealing with the aftermath. That was how their conversation had begun.
Because of Muku, Ryūzetsu deliberated at length before choosing to join Zetsu's camp alongside Mui.
During the day following Hozuki Castle's destruction, Kusagakure sounded the alarm. Since Mui's Fire Release: Heavenly Prison had not been lifted, the escaped shinobi still had their chakra restrained, leaving them with little more than physical abilities superior to those of ordinary people.
The Kusagakure shinobi soon recaptured most of them and learned about the enormous purple giant from their accounts.
Since Kusagakure's relationship with Konoha resembled that of a subordinate and a superior, this intelligence naturally reached Tsunade's desk.
"Wait!!!!! Where did this enormous purple Susanoo come from now!!!"
Tsunade stared at the documents Kusagakure had sent over, countless question marks filling her head.
*Wait, had