The former site of the Land of Whirlpools.
"Hey, Shinji, don't tell me this rolling tsunami is your doing?"
Mimi turned his head and asked, looking at the coastline gradually being swallowed by the sea.
"Mm." Shinji nodded.
He and Mimi were currently inside a Fuinjutsu. After throwing out two energy balls, Shinji used his Chakra to form an anchor point and arrived here.
To be honest, he was quite satisfied with the destructive power of these two energy balls. After all, they wiped out eighty percent of all Yang Chakra.
"The conversion is still too imperfect, otherwise it should last a bit longer."
The attack power wasn't bad, but the regrettable thing was that this mode's activation time was too short. If it could reach perfection, it would probably be comparable to Hashirama's Sage Mode.
"Oh, come on. This power is stronger than many great Tailed Beasts." Mimi, looking speechless, retorted Shinji's words.
A single strike shattered the coastline.
It wouldn't be that easy for him to accomplish.
Seeing Mimi say this, Shinji didn't retort. After all, almost all the jutsu in his hands were Chakra-burning techniques. Later, he needed to lean more towards Chakra-related rewards.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly detected a spatial fluctuation. He quickly put a finger to his lips towards Mimi, signaling him to be quiet.
Mimi was startled, then looked in one direction. There, a swirling airflow generated by a spatial fluctuation gradually grew larger.
Crack—
A foot stepped out from the swirling airflow and landed on the ground.
Mimi's eyes, within the Fuinjutsu, involuntarily widened.
'Is this a spatial jutsu like Shinji's?'
Mimi looked at Shinji beside him, only to see Shinji watching the spot with a solemn expression.
Thump—
A sound of breaking ground rang out, and a giant pitcher plant emerged beside the swirling airflow.
"Tobi, this attack doesn't reveal its exact origin."
As the pitcher plant opened, a man in black and white spoke from within.
Obito, wearing a mask, bent down, picked up a small pinch of soil, and said indifferently, "What I'm more curious about is who possesses such strength. This destructive power is roughly equivalent to two Tailed Beast Balls, isn't it?"
"Roughly, but something feels off."
Zetsu half-submerged his body and glided forward, only speaking after carefully sensing the area, "Although the destructive power is immense, I sensed strong vitality in the soil underneath."
"Vitality?"
Obito turned his head, slightly puzzled, as this was too contradictory.
"Yes, only Yang Chakra possesses such vitality, but I've only seen this amount in one person."
After speaking, Black Zetsu carefully sensed the surroundings.
Obito didn't respond, he knew who Zetsu was referring to but it was impossible. If that person still existed, then he wouldn't have been able to orchestrate the Nine-Tails Attack.
After sensing for a long time, Black Zetsu finally gave up. The powerful vitality interfered with his perception, and he couldn't block it out.
After a long while, Obito finally spoke, "Tell Akatsuki to pay attention. See if there's such an existence in the Ninja World."
"Mm, that's all we can do, and it's time to go." Black Zetsu nodded.
He would gradually deepen his investigation, as such uncertain factors needed to be eliminated.
Obito nodded, and spatial airflow once again swirled behind him. He vanished from the spot.
Black Zetsu waited quietly. After a long time with no further discoveries, he murmured, "It seems I need to make a trip to Konoha. Resurrecting mother cannot fail."
Immediately, the giant pitcher plant closed, and he burrowed into the ground.
Whoosh—
Inside the Fuinjutsu, Mimi let out a sigh of relief.
Just now, that giant pitcher plant gave him a more unsettling feeling than the masked man. Although not very strong, it carried the decaying aura of a daiyōkai. Simply put, it was the kind of aura that only daiyōkai who had lived for too long possessed.
"Shinji, who were those two people?" Mimi asked Shinji beside him.
Shinji shook his head, not responding.
After a while, the giant pitcher plant reappeared, looked around, and then vanished again.
Isn't... isn't this too sneaky?
Mimi watched the scene before him, dumbfounded, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"Two people who want to overthrow the world. One wants to save his mother, and the other wants to live in a world of illusion." Shinji finally responded to Mimi's previous question.
Mimi : "... "
"I was wrong, you're not crazy, these two are truly crazy!"
Mimi hadn't expected that a mere Ninja World would have so many talented individuals.
Hearing this, Shinji couldn't help but smile. They were indeed crazy. And, he hadn't expected Black Zetsu to think of going to Konoha.
However, with Yamato's presence in Konoha now, it was normal for Black Zetsu to have such an idea but Shinji had to be a little careful.
As for Naruto and Choji, there was no need to worry too much. At most, he would have to set up a seal in the training ground himself later.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but look up at the distance. Or rather, in all directions, people were rushing over. He hadn't expected this move of his to stir up so many fish.
"Time to go, someone's coming."
With that, Shinji took Mimi back to the Ancestral Land.
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On the Training Ground.
Shinji had just finished setting up the Fuinjutsu and immediately activated it.
The disciples in the training ground all looked up, as the entire place was gradually covered by a transparent film. After it closed, the transparent film vanished.
Shinji stood up and said to Naruto and the others, "Alright, from now on, all training can only be conducted within the training ground."
"Yes, sensei."
Although puzzled, Naruto and the others still responded.
Perception...
Regarding Black Zetsu's infiltration, Shinji was thinking about how to make Naruto and the others aware.
No, it should be alert.
After all, it wasn't time yet.
Shinji shook his head, the only thing he could think of was that jutsu. But it wasn't suitable for everyone to use.
Let's just leave it at this for now. At least within this Fuinjutsu, no one could escape his perception.
Having no other solution, he could only temporarily put it aside.
Shinji clapped his hands and said, "Alright, for a while, we need to deepen our combat training and familiarize yourselves with what you've been practicing recently."
"If you fail, it will still be as before, with the number of assignments increasing based on the number of times."
"Ah?! I don't want to do assignments!" Naruto shouted loudly, as they were really too difficult.
The others didn't react much, as they were all used to it.
Shinji walked over, stroked Naruto's head, and said with a smile, "If you don't want to do them, then you can't lose, okay?"