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"So this is the man known as the Konoha, Lord Naoki Senju, who attacked and killed his Konoha comrades outside the village. What will happen if this news gets back to Konoha? Hahaha!"
A White Zetsu emerged from a crack in the sand, taking in everything that had just happened. It looked at Naoki Senju Naoki Senju a mocking gaze, seemingly wanting to see him beg for mercy in fear.
But if Naoki Senju was prepared to fight the Akatsuki, how could he not be on guard against White Zetsu?
Moreover, in the current Konoha, no one would question Naoki Senju's actions. It must be Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura who betrayed Konoha, which is why they were executed on the spot... This would be the first thought of most Konoha and ninjas.
Naoki Senju threw another Kunai, finishing off the incessantly chattering White Zetsu, but even as White Zetsu fell, a smile remained on his lips.
From the moment they were created, they obeyed only the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. They felt no pain, no mercy, only extreme cruelty. Their minds were obsessed with fantasy, and their bodies were immersed in brutal pleasure.
But the trouble was far from over. The first White Zetsu fell, but more White Zetsu emerged from the sand, and more and more White Zetsu were coming from even further away.
Their sole purpose is to delay Naoki Senju's advance until the true executor of this operation— Pain —takes control of the battlefield.
" Water Release: Water Formation Pillar "
Naoki Senju recklessly expended his seemingly bottomless Chakra, using large-scale Water Release in the severely arid desert environment. No one could do it as easily as Naoki Senju. Even someone as chakra-depleted as Kakashi could potentially exhaust his Chakra with a single Water Release Ninjutsu.
The towering water column carried away more than a dozen White Zetsu. Many more White Zetsu were only injured but did not die from this Ninjutsu. Apart from a few S-rank Water Release Ninjutsu, most Water Release were slightly lacking in power and duration in the desert environment.
"Since Water Release doesn't work, let's try this!"
The sand within a hundred meters radius churned like waves in an instant. Chakra, feeling its Shukaku constantly draining away, angrily rammed the seal twice, but the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, derived from the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu, did not waver in the slightest despite Shukaku's struggle.
Looking at the densely packed White Zetsu, Naoki Senju felt a sense of mowing down enemies like a mowing-down mow. Last time, during the battle against Kumogakure, he was so focused on dealing with the Fourth Raikage and Killer B that he missed the chance to wreak havoc on the battlefield. This time, he could finally make up for it and feel more involved.
" Magnet Release: Sand Waterfall Funeral!"
The White Zetsu army, which had just passed through the sand, was once again buried by the yellow sand. This time, however, they had no way to escape. The ever-shrinking sand pressed down on every inch of their bodies. Even the White Zetsu, who had no sense of pain, felt death and fear approaching.
Even the White Zetsu, who were outside the range of Ninjutsu and not yet buried by the yellow sand, sensed how troublesome the enemy was and began to shrink back, observing from the sidelines.
Hiding further away to observe, fearing that Naoki Senju would discover his presence, Black Zetsu angrily slapped 'himself', or more accurately, slapped White Zetsu.
"These useless idiots are utterly incompetent. If they still can't delay Naoki Senju using that Ninjutsu, then they might as well feed them all to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
Fearing he would be fed to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, White Zetsu quickly used the Spore Technique to create a clone and notify the White Zetsu army, which was already packed tightly together on the battlefield.
Most White Zetsu are actually plant life forms with extremely simple minds, because they are all created through the Spore Technique. Only a small number of White Zetsu are humans from the Princess Kaguya era, transformed from the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
This group of White Zetsu consists of high-quality White Zetsu White Zetsu with intelligence and powerful Chakra. When Black Zetsu chooses a support partner, he will only select these high-quality White Zetsu.
Although some White Zetsu are a bit long-winded, in terms of ability and intelligence, they are far superior to ordinary White Zetsu.
The Spore White Zetsu's thoughts and memories are synchronized with its original body, so it clearly understands the importance of this mission. If it fails, it will truly be dragged to be fed to that monster!
Therefore, the Spore White Zetsu completed its task very quickly. It squeezed directly into the center of the White Zetsu army, stood up by stepping on the bodies of other White Zetsu, and roared:
"Those who don't want to be fed to that monster, quickly use the Pitcher Plant Technique to fuse! Hurry!"
Although the White Zetsu army was still in disarray, those White Zetsu that were closer had begun to merge under the guidance of higher-quality White Zetsu.
The main components of White Zetsu are various plant cells, so White Zetsu are extremely inclusive. Not only can they perform the strongest ' Transformation Technique ', but they can also merge with each other, which is the so-called ' Pitcher Plant Technique '.
But this " Pitcher Plant Technique " sounds plausible; in reality, it's just that the fused White Zetsu uses the characteristics of a pitcher plant as a means of attack. If the White Zetsu wanted, they could also create "Pea Technique," "Squash Technique," and so on...
Although the fused White Zetsu is still a complete weakling, its distorted appearance is enough to make anyone's sanity plummet at first glance.
The fused White Zetsu's body was bulky, but its two short legs remained slender. Moreover, because the fusion was not perfect, each White Zetsu retained some physical characteristics, such as an arm, a leg, a face, or even a complete head.
These organs are scattered across the bloated body of the merged White Zetsu, and combined with the pitcher plants—attack organs growing from various strange locations— the White Zetsu is now at its peak in terms of mental attacks.
It's possible that Princess Kaguya orchestrated the White Zetsu army with the intention of using a corrupting mental attack to force the Ōtsutsuki Clan to back down.
With examples to follow, more and more White Zetsu merged into one, and the White Zetsu army, which was originally somewhat presentable, had now become the Twisted Legion.
These strangely shaped White Zetsu trudged heavily into the Sand Waterfall Funeral, a veritable forbidden zone. However, the merged White Zetsu seemed to have gained a significant boost in power, easily breaking free from the sand's restraints and staggering towards Naoki Senju at the center of the sandstorm.
Black Zetsu's tense expression finally relaxed a bit. As long as these White Zetsu could hold off Naoki Senju for a moment, the S-rank missing-nin belonging to Akatsuki would arrive one after another, including the red- Rinnegan.
This time, we will definitely be able to eliminate this destabilizing factor!
However, instead of being alarmed as Black Zetsu had imagined, Naoki Senju was somewhat disappointed by the White Zetsu 'White Zetsu performance, thinking that the one commanding them was just as brainless and stupid.
Black Zetsu: "..."
The ' Transformation Technique ' can perfectly replicate Chakra after absorbing it, and it can even replicate Ninjutsu! If they absorb the Chakra of Kage Level ninjas, the White Zetsu army can completely transform into an elite ninja army proficient in all types of Ninjutsu!