Outside Konoha.
Obito stepped out of a vortex and landed in a clearing.
Lin Ze, Kisame, and Zetsu were already waiting there.
Zetsu looked rather battered. Cracks covered half his body and were slowly healing. He had clearly suffered serious injuries.
"Tsk, Zetsu, you really are a mess."
Kisame grinned, his great sword resting on his shoulder.
The White Zetsu half spoke weakly:
"That Might Duy was terrifying... He nearly killed me..."
The Black Zetsu half remained silent, but his gaze drifted almost imperceptibly over Lin Ze.
Obito looked at Zetsu and asked:
"What happened?"
White Zetsu complained:
"That Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate right away. One punch of his 'Daytime Tiger' nearly blasted me to pieces! If I hadn't run so fast..."
Kisame raised an eyebrow.
Lin Ze listened quietly from the side, inwardly regretting that Black Zetsu had not been killed.
Obito fell silent for a moment, then looked at Lin Ze and Kisame:
"What about your side?"
Kisame scratched his head:
"Shisui Uchiha really was a handful. His Body Flicker Technique was absurdly fast. I barely managed to hold him off with the Water Prison Technique and Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave."
Obito nodded, then turned to Lin Ze:
"White Tiger, what about Uchiha Onibi?"
"He chose to watch."
Lin Ze answered calmly:
"I've had dealings with him before. He knew that if he acted tonight, it would only make things worse for the Uchiha, so he didn't leave the clan territory."
Beneath his mask, Obito's brow furrowed slightly.
Although this outcome differed somewhat from what he had expected, at least Uchiha Onibi had not appeared on the battlefield. The Uchiha still could not clear themselves of suspicion.
"That Crescent Moon Masked Man..."
"Do any of you know anything?"
Kisame and Zetsu both shook their heads,