Night fell, and after the different divisions on the front lines regrouped, they all began setting up tents, forming a massive camp.
With the cover of night, Masked Obito and Kabuto felt their chance had come, and they sent a large number of White Zetsus into the divisions.
Their main goal was to use White Zetsu's infiltration skills to uncover secrets hidden within the Allied Forces—especially the truth behind the resurrection of people like Namikaze Minato.
Obito didn't mind. He was already too far down the path of no return.
It didn't matter who stood in front of him—whether it was Minato or Uzumaki Kushina—he would crush them without hesitation.
Kabuto, however, had a slightly different mindset.
If Jiraiya and Minato had been brought back, then reviving Orochimaru didn't seem that unbelievable anymore.
In the entire ninja world, aside from the Second Hokage, only he and Orochimaru knew the Reanimation Jutsu.
So, no matter how unbelievable it sounded, the Reanimated ninja with Rinnegan most likely came from Orochimaru's work.
Kabuto's feelings toward Orochimaru were very complicated.
At this moment, he felt a bit like a student returning from graduation, eager to show his teacher how strong he had become.
On the surface, he helped Obito start the Fourth Great Ninja War in order to capture Uchiha Sasuke.
But in reality, he wanted to use the war to find his own purpose—and to prove to the world that he had surpassed Orochimaru.
That's why while urging Obito to send out White Zetsus for intel, he also used Reanimation Jutsu to summon a few lesser-known ninja to sneak into the Allied Forces' rear lines and search for clues about Orochimaru.
But honestly, it was all pointless.
Besides Lady Tsunade, no one knew where those people had gone.
At the command center of the camp, Gaara sat in the main seat, holding the Seal Tag the Allied HQ had just sent them.
To be honest, the number of Seal Tags Orochimaru brought definitely wasn't enough for everyone in the Allied Shinobi Forces to test.
But the thing is—it's super simple to make.
The researchers in the rear studied it a bit, and then copied the design to produce a large batch of Seal Tags, which were immediately sent to the front lines.
"Distribute them among yourselves. Make sure everyone gets one."
"Lord Kazekage, what are these Seal Tags for?"
Hearing this question, Gaara didn't answer right away. He waited until all the papers had been handed out.
"These Seal Tags are to guard against White Zetsu."
"White Zetsu?"
Everyone looked at each other, confused by what Gaara meant.
Seeing this, Gaara didn't waste time and explained White Zetsu's infiltration abilities.
"According to intel, White Zetsu has two particularly dangerous infiltration techniques. The first is called the Spore Technique—it allows him to attach to someone's body. If he doesn't activate any jutsu, he's almost impossible to detect.
The second is called the Substitute Technique, a transformation ability so convincing that not even the closest comrades or sensory-type ninja can tell the difference."
".White Zetsu can do that too?"
After Gaara finished explaining, everyone looked surprised.
They had always thought White Zetsu's combat power was nothing special—he only relied on numbers to fight the Allied Forces.
But now it was clear—he wasn't meant for direct combat at all. He was born to infiltrate.
"Alright, if there are no more questions, go get tested. Let's see if White Zetsu has sneaked into our camp."
"Yes!"
Very soon, under the surveillance of several powerful shinobi, a long line formed in the camp for White Zetsu detection.
There were a lot of people in the camp, and to make sure nothing went wrong, the detection process was slow.
After half an hour, not a single White Zetsu had been found, which made leaders like Kitsuchi feel very suspicious.
They didn't doubt White Zetsu's abilities—instead, they started to question whether these detection tags actually worked.
Luckily, a few minutes later, the first White Zetsu was detected, and then one after another, over a dozen more were found.
Because they were well-prepared beforehand, there were no real casualties in the camp.
Still, the whole thing didn't go perfectly.
Two undetected White Zetsu took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the camp.
It wasn't until the final headcount that they realized two ninja had mysteriously gone missing.
Only then did they understand that two White Zetsu had gotten away.
"Alright, it's just two White Zetsu who escaped. Not a big deal."
Waving his hand, Gaara dismissed the person reporting the situation.
"Gaara, need me to help?"
Looking at Naruto, who had now completed his training and made peace with Kurama, Gaara shook his head.
The fact that the two White Zetsu escaped was already settled. Even if Naruto chased after them, it probably wouldn't make a difference.
But Gaara didn't really mind.
With the help of the detection tags, he figured those two White Zetsu didn't manage to gather any valuable intel.
So let them run.
Rather than making Naruto waste effort chasing them, it was better to keep him here for a proper talk.
Thinking this, Gaara looked at Naruto and asked seriously, "Naruto, do you know about your own origins?"
Naruto paused, then responded with a slightly downcast look, "I only found out recently."
During the Pain Invasion, in order to suppress Naruto's Tailed Beast transformation, Deva Path Pain used Chibaku Tensei.
The Nine-Tails thought it was the perfect time to break free, tempting Naruto to tear off the seal tag.
But just as the seal was halfway torn, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, stopping Naruto from continuing.
That person who suddenly appeared was the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
It was at that moment that Naruto finally learned—he was the son of the Hokage.
That's also why he felt so down.
If he was really the Hokage's son, then why did he have such a painful childhood?
Naruto, who had been through so much by now, wasn't as naïve as he used to be.
He had a faint suspicion… maybe the Third Hokage wasn't as kind as he always believed.
Otherwise, a lot of things just didn't make sense.
Fortunately, Naruto was optimistic by nature. The dead are already gone, but the living still have to move forward.
He didn't dwell on it too much.
That's just how it is.
"Gaara, why are you asking this? You're not usually the gossiping type."
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Gaara was speechless for a moment before replying, "Today on the battlefield, I saw your father, the Fourth Hokage, and your mother, Uzumaki Kushina."
"Huh?"
Naruto's eyes widened in shock, his mouth hanging open. His expression started to crack, and a trace of anger flickered between his brows.
Gaara knew what he was angry about and quickly said, "Don't worry. From what I saw, they looked alive—not reanimations."
"Huh??"
"It's a shame, though. I wanted to talk to your parents a bit more, but they suddenly disappeared—like they finished some task and returned to the Pure Land."
"Huh???"
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