By the time he turned back, Kakuzu and Hidan in the trees had already disappeared.
A sinister smile immediately curled on Black Zetsu's expressionless face. "That's right, for my plan, give it your all!"
He looked up at the moon in the night sky, his eyes full of fervent desire. "Mother, soon, very soon, you will descend upon this world."
For this plan, he had prepared for over a thousand years.
Now, his plan was gradually nearing its end. He wouldn't allow anyone to destroy it.
And Takumi was naturally his biggest obstacle at present.
But Black Zetsu's own strength was lacking.
He was better at concealment, moving in the shadows.
If he confronted Takumi directly, he would probably die at Takumi's hands.
So, although Black Zetsu desperately wanted to kill Takumi immediately, he didn't dare to casually appear before Takumi.
Takumi was an unexpected variable in his plan.
Neither a descendant of Asura nor a descendant of Indra, yet possessing extraordinary power.
Even the specially chosen Obito and Nagato might not necessarily be a match for Takumi.
"No hurry yet. He doesn't know what true terror is yet."
A cruel smile was on Black Zetsu's face. "When Mother descends, he will know what true power is."
"Kukuku, kukuku..."
He slowly sank into the ground, hiding his low suppressed laughter beneath the earth.
"Finally out!"
Yugito was in a good mood.
Recently, she had been confined to the village, not allowed to go anywhere. It had really stifled her.
Although the Fourth Raikage, and the higher-ups had never doubted her loyalty,
Some malicious individuals in Kumogakure had deliberately spread rumors about her experience in Konoha.
The news that she had undergone no interrogation but instead lived with Konoha's hero for a period spread throughout Kumogakure. After that, she noticed a tremendous change in the way people looked at her.
After years of effort, she had finally managed to eliminate the fear from people's eyes, gradually beginning to be accepted.
But after this incident, fear hadn't reappeared, but suspicious looks were everywhere.
That stinging feeling pained her heart.
She was a Kumogakure's Shinobi. She loved this village and was willing to sacrifice herself to become a Jinchuriki to protect it.
But the village's suspicious gazes deeply stung her.
Although she knew it was the scheme of certain malicious people, facing the reality, she still couldn't accept it.
To avoid these looks, she hid in her home and didn't go out.
She was afraid of seeing those suspicious looks; they would make her feel lost.
She would doubt whether her choice was correct.
She sacrificed herself to protect the village she wanted to protect, but in the end, it had betrayed her instead.
If not for the admonishments of the Fourth Raikage, and others, and A's swift measures to eliminate those spreading rumors, Yugito might not have been able to hold on.
But even so, the rumors had already spread. The villagers' views had changed.
It wouldn't just disappear because the spreaders were executed.
She was no longer trusted by the village.
She became increasingly lost, not knowing what to do.
Every day, she just stayed in her room, silently staring into space.
Suddenly, she thought of someone's face.
She uncontrollably thought of him, hoping to see him.
Although the source of everything was him, her inner desire was so strong.
Takumi.
She urgently wanted to see him.
But she was confined, unable to leave Kumogakure.
She didn't dare go out during the day; there were too many people outside, and she couldn't leave under the public eye.
Several times at night, she tried to leave but was discovered by the Anbu.
But this day was different.
The Anbu who usually monitored her were nowhere to be seen.
She didn't think deeply about it. Seizing the opportunity, she escaped.
She encountered no obstacles along the way.
Quickly escaping Kumogakure, she was about to reach the border of the Land of Lightning.
As long as she escaped the Land of Lightning, hid her tracks, and ran to Konoha to see Takumi again,
Even if it cost her life, she would have no regrets.
Just as she was imagining a wonderful reunion and the bright smile on Takumi's face, her instincts as a Jonin immediately alerted her.
She stopped on a tree, took out a kunai, and casually threw it back.
Ding!
"Discovered?"
Hidan casually knocked the kunai away, his face full of excited smiles. "Kakuzu-san, leave this one to me."
"No."
Kakuzu's voice came from behind Hidan. "If you do it, she'll probably lose her life."
"Tch!"
Hidan pouted but didn't give up. "I can cut off her limbs and still catch her."
"What if she bleeds to death?"
Kakuzu still wasn't reassured. This was their first time cooperating to capture a Tailed Beast. Although they had cooperated on many other missions before, Tailed Beasts were of utmost importance and absolutely could not have any mistakes.
"Kakuzu-san, you're doubting my professionalism!"
Hidan felt insulted. "I'm a professional at killing!"
"I'm also a professional."
Kakuzu said in a low voice.
"Who are you people?"
Yugito, seeing them talking casually as if she didn't exist, instantly became very alert.
She had already realized by now.
Why were the Anbu unusually absent today monitoring her?
It must have been these two's doing.
Their purpose was to lure her out and kill her outside.
As a Jinchuriki, she had experienced numerous assassinations since childhood.
After all, Jinchuriki were extremely important combat assets in every village.
If a Jinchuriki was killed, the Tailed Beast inside would also die and be reborn somewhere else in the Shinobi World.
And the reborn Tailed Beast had no ownership.
Whoever got it, owned it.
As long as one was careful of retaliation from the previous owner, one could gain a top-tier combat power.
Yugito didn't know the Akatsuki's members.
She had never obtained relevant intelligence.
But she could feel an extremely strong oppressive force from them.
The enemy was very strong!
Kakuzu didn't intend to dawdle. He always had an ominous feeling.
This feeling forced him to want to leave here as soon as possible.
He had no intention of answering Yugito's question.
He took off his Akatsuki cloak, then took off his shirt, revealing his upper body covered in stitching marks.
Then, with a wriggling, his back suddenly burst open, revealing several masks.
"That is?!"
Yugito felt a wave of horror.
Kakuzu's appearance at this moment was too terrifying. The masked monsters floating behind him were downright creepy.
"Kakuzu-san is really impatient."
Hidan, who had originally wanted to slowly torture his opponent, was very dissatisfied.
Kakuzu had directly brought out his strongest strength. Now he couldn't even intervene.
If he got caught in the crossfire, it would be suffering undeserved disaster.
Although he wouldn't die, the pain would still be there.
If he was fighting an enemy, he would enjoy that pain.
But being hit by a companion, he couldn't enjoy that.
After all, he couldn't sacrifice Kakuzu to Jashin.
Even if his secret technique worked on Kakuzu, piercing his own heart would only destroy one of Kakuzu's hearts.
And Kakuzu had six or seven hearts!
Moreover, how would he obtain Kakuzu's blood?
Kakuzu's mutated blood vessels could even be used as weapons. Obtaining blood from him was obviously not an easy task.