In about 30 hours, the Konoha forces will engage in a head-on battle with the combined forces of the Sand Ninja and Cloud Ninja at Kikyo Mountain.
The Konoha forces checked their equipment and adjusted their states, waiting for the battle to begin.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu had already infiltrated Konoha.
"The defenses are really lax. Did everyone go to Kikyo Mountain to fight? This is too easy, how boring!"
Black Zetsu moved at high speed towards the Konoha prison using the Mayfly Technique, which allowed him to merge into the network of organic matter like plant Roots and underground water flows.
Inside a cell in the Konoha prison, Uchiha Setsuna, disheveled and skin and bones, sat on the dirty ground with lifeless eyes.
Since he was locked in the prison, he had no idea how much time had passed in this dark, sunless place.
But it had definitely been a long time since the last meal was delivered.
Because he was extremely hungry now, to the point of being lightheaded from starvation.
Black Zetsu arrived at Uchiha Setsuna's prison and slowly rose from the ground.
Uchiha Setsuna didn't move a muscle because he had no strength left. He only shifted his eyes to look at Black Zetsu. Also, because he was too hungry, his vision was blurry, and he mumbled weakly, "Finally... food has arrived?"
Black Zetsu said in surprise, "He's starved to this extent? That's right, Konoha is at war, who has time to deliver food to these criminals? Luckily I made it in time, he might have starved to death if I was a day late."
Black Zetsu directly tore off the other half of White Zetsu's arm and threw it in front of Uchiha Setsuna: "Eat."
White Zetsu immediately protested, "Hey, hey, hey, why don't you tear off your arm and give it to him to eat?"
Black Zetsu replied concisely, "Because I don't want to."
White Zetsu complained, "Do I want to? But I'm more curious about what it feels like to poop. Can you ask him for me?"
Black Zetsu's mouth twitched, too lazy to bother with White Zetsu.
Uchiha Setsuna, with only one arm, used all his strength to reach out his right hand, pick up White Zetsu's arm, and began to gnaw on it. At first, he ate slowly, but as he gradually regained strength, he ate faster and faster, almost wolfing it down.
White Zetsu's arm was devoured by Uchiha Setsuna in a few bites. After eating, Uchiha Setsuna recovered his strength and felt reborn. His blurry eyes finally saw Black Zetsu clearly.
Uchiha Setsuna frowned, looking at the yin-yang faced Black Zetsu: "Who are you?"
Before Black Zetsu could speak, White Zetsu asked curiously, "Can I ask, was my arm delicious?"
Uchiha Setsuna froze instantly: "Your hand, arm?!"
The other half of White Zetsu said innocently, "Yeah? You looked extremely hungry, so Black Zetsu tore off my arm for you to eat. Look, I only have half an arm left."
When Uchiha Setsuna saw White Zetsu's half arm, a wave of nausea immediately surged through him, and he covered his mouth, dry heaving.
White Zetsu grumbled, "Hey, don't throw up, isn't that a waste?"
"You shut up!"
Black Zetsu completely took control of the body, preventing White Zetsu from speaking nonsense.
After dry heaving for a while, Uchiha Setsuna wiped his mouth and asked incredulously, "Do you have a dual personality? Why did you give me your arm to eat?"
Black Zetsu replied, "Dual personality? You can think of it that way for now. As for why I gave you my arm to eat, it's because you were about to starve to death, so I gave it to you."
Because he was extremely hungry, he gave him his arm to eat?
Is this guy crazy?!
No, he's definitely crazy, especially since he seems to have a dual personality.
Uchiha Setsuna's eyes darkened as he questioned, "Who exactly are you? You're not a Konoha Ninja, are you?"
Black Zetsu said mysteriously, "Who I am, you will know later. Someone wants to see you now, and I'm here to take you out of Konoha."
"See me? Who wants..."
Before Uchiha Setsuna could finish speaking, he fainted directly.
Black Zetsu had knocked him out. He didn't want to play a question-and-answer game with Uchiha Setsuna. Although the possibility was very small, Black Zetsu really didn't want any more accidents to occur.
He was already looked down upon by Uchiha Madara, and he didn't want to be seen as useless by Uchiha Madara again.
He! Black Zetsu also had his dignity!
Black Zetsu killed a prisoner from another cell, brought the body to this cell, and then, as he left with the unconscious Uchiha Setsuna, he set the prison on fire.
A roaring fire engulfed the prison.
Black Zetsu did this according to Uchiha Madara's instructions.
Uchiha Setsuna was not to disappear, but to die.
After doing all this, Black Zetsu left Konoha with Uchiha Setsuna.
...
There were 6 hours left until midnight.
Jiraiya found Minato Namikaze and his four teammates resting.
Jiraiya said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, it's almost time to prepare. You kids will fight with the main force later. Rin, as a Medical Ninja, you won't participate in combat. Just gather with the logistics unit later. Remember to act together. Now is not the time for individualism, understood?"
The Konoha forces immediately guaranteed, "I absolutely understand! I'm all about teamwork!"
If he could fight as a group, why wouldn't he? That would be foolish.
"Good that you understand. Minato and I will leave first. You should also be gathering soon."
"Remember, teamwork!"
Minato Namikaze instructed, then left with Jiraiya.
Just an hour later, the sound of assembly was heard.
Kakashi, as the 'captain,' stood up and said, "Alright, let's go gather too. Rin, I'll see you later."
Rin Nohara said worriedly, "Please be careful!"
The Konoha forces, Obito, and Kakashi, walking forward, simultaneously waved their hands to Rin Nohara with their backs to her.
The Konoha forces and their group went to gather with the main force.
Obito exclaimed, "Wow, there are so many people."
Seeing the crowd in front, the Konoha forces felt uncomfortable.
Kakashi said, "These people are still few. The Sand Ninja and Cloud Ninja forces are roughly estimated to be over 3,000, and we might barely reach 2,000 combined."
Originally, Kakashi wanted to lead the Konoha forces and Obito to a position in the middle front of the crowd, because Minato Namikaze and his group were at the very front. Soon, these exceptionally strong Ninja would be the first to charge.
But the Konoha forces adamantly refused.
Minato Namikaze and his group weren't afraid, but for everyone else, whoever was at the front would be cannon fodder. Didn't they understand this principle?
Under the Konoha forces' 'reasoned argument,' the Konoha forces and his two teammates huddled at the very back of the crowd.
Kakashi and Obito lowered their heads, feeling extremely ashamed.
Because the Ninja at the very back were all Genin.
Not to mention Kakashi was already a Jonin, and Obito and the Konoha forces were already Chunin, they should at least be in the middle. Being at the very back was truly too inappropriate.
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