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468 Adopted by the Second Hokage!
🕑 Added 2026-01-05 06:13:00 +0000 UTCRenya showed little reaction to Tobi's plan.
Although the plan had fairly high feasibility, with him acting as a double agent, success was out of the question.
All he needed was to slack off slightly during the process, and the plan's success rate would drop significantly.
Of course, he couldn't make it too obvious.
Otherwise, it would be easy for Tobi to notice, and if it got reported to Madara-sama, it would be hard to explain.
He had to give it the illusion that it almost succeeded—only then could the act look truly convincing!
Renya watched Tobi's hurriedly departing figure, the corner of his mouth beneath the mask lifting slightly.
Tobi, you're still far too naive!
While Tobi was busy gathering his companions, Renya found a suitable spot to bask in the sun.
Getting more sunlight is good for the body.
Madara-sama stays in that dark, damp underground space every day—keep that up long enough and something's bound to go wrong.
Things like chronic rheumatism, arthritis, and the like!
Renya didn't want to end up like Madara, covered in oxygen tubes all over his body once he got old.
What's the point of living like that?
He was hoping that forty or fifty years later, he could still enjoy a good life.
Ideally, he'd be able to walk without wobbling and wouldn't need to spend money hiring someone to take care of him.
Most important of all was maintaining an optimistic mindset—only then could one live longer!
Cheerfully spending the final days of life…
If it really turned out like that, it wouldn't be a wasted journey.
And if he didn't want to die then, he could always rely on Edo Tensei and Madara-sama's Rinnegan.
And live another life!
...
Just as Renya was indulging in thoughts of the future, Tobi appeared with several hundred White Zetsu.
"Renya-sama, we're back!"
Renya raised his head and looked at the several hundred White Zetsu behind Tobi, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
Only a few hundred White Zetsu came?
But that was good too—the chance of mission failure would be even higher!
Tobi seemed to notice Renya's confusion and scratched his head awkwardly.
"Renya-sama, the other White Zetsu are too far from the Land of Water. In such a short time, I could only gather this many…"
Thinking Renya was dissatisfied with the small number, it explained carefully.
"It's fine. These are enough," Renya said calmly.
He'd just been worrying about how to make things look realistic if several thousand White Zetsu showed up.
Now that there were only a few hundred, it would be much easier.
A few hundred White Zetsu against several thousand allied ninja—defeat was inevitable!
"According to the plan, we move out!"
Renya waved his hand and signaled the White Zetsu troops behind him to depart.
"Roger!" Tobi hurriedly directed the White Zetsu army to follow.
...
Ninja Allied Forces camp.
"Th-that… what is that?!"
"Is it a new enemy? I've never seen anything like it…"
"Is it some kind of clone technique? Or a puppet?"
Not far from the patrolling ninja, dozens of pure-white humanoid beings suddenly appeared.
Their appearances were almost identical—smooth bodies like wax statues, blurred facial features, and no obvious gender characteristics.
From a distance, they looked extremely eerie.
Not only did the outer patrols see them—even the ninja inside the camp found them appearing right before their eyes.
A wave of suppressed gasps and commotion rippled through the Ninja Allied Forces.
They had never seen anything so bizarre, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Five figures appeared almost simultaneously at the front of the allied formation—the Five Kage!
They looked at the White Zetsu appearing one after another ahead of them, their faces filled with shock and gravity.
"This is… what kind of thing?" The Fourth Mizukage's eyes were full of astonishment. "A lifeform I've never seen before… and its chakra feels very strange."
"Hmph, playing tricks!" The Third Raikage clenched his fists until they cracked, though a trace of caution flickered deep in his eyes.
People were always filled with curiosity and fear toward unfamiliar things.
"Everyone be careful—this may be the mysterious man's backup plan!" The Second Kazekage, Shamon, spoke while subconsciously glancing toward Shimura Danzō.
When had Konoha developed something like this?
Still, it did look pretty creepy.
He had always believed this was just Konoha's excuse to capture the tailed beasts.
Uchiha Madara, white creatures—everything was part of Uchiha Renya's conspiracy!
However, he was wrong. Shimura Danzō's face was filled with solemnity.
He had never seen a creature like White Zetsu before, and suspected this was a trump card prepared by Madara-sama!
"Everyone, don't let your guard down. Clean these things up!"
With the Five Kage's command, the Ninja Allied Forces immediately snapped out of their shock.
Fire Release, Water Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release.
All kinds of ninjutsu, like brilliant fireworks, poured down toward the countless White Zetsu that had suddenly appeared on the ground.
The explosions of explosive tags, the whistling of kunai and shuriken through the air, and the strange popping sounds made when White Zetsu were hit echoed around the camp in an instant.
Relying on their unique floating technique, the White Zetsu moved nimbly underground and among the trees, occasionally popping out to launch surprise attacks.
Their vitality was also quite tenacious, causing some trouble and casualties for the allied ninja.
But their combat power was limited. Under the organized counterattack of the Ninja Allied Forces, their numbers were visibly decreasing.
The battle fell into a fierce stalemate, everyone's eyes and attention tightly drawn to these suddenly appearing white humanoid creatures.
Shouts, explosions, and orders filled the entire camp.
...
Amid this chaotic cover, a black shadow swept past the outermost defensive line of the allied camp at extreme speed.
No barrier alarms were triggered, and no ninja noticed anything.
Renya skillfully exploited the attention blind spot caused by the White Zetsu attack and silently infiltrated the interior of the camp.
"Renya-sama, please follow me!"
Tobi's body sank into the ground, leaving only half his head exposed as he guided Renya.
The two had a clear objective, heading straight toward the tent where the Six-Tails jinchūriki was located.
Renya's expression beneath the mask was somewhat grim.
He hadn't expected that just a few hundred White Zetsu would successfully draw the full attention of the Ninja Allied Forces.
Were these people all idiots?
They couldn't even see through such an obvious trick!
If no one noticed soon, he really was about to reach the Six-Tails jinchūriki.
At that point, he wouldn't even be able to put on an act.
"Renya-sama, we're about to succeed!"
Tobi said excitedly.
See? It had said its plan would work!
It couldn't wait to bring Renya to the Six-Tails jinchūriki's hiding place.
Caught up in excitement, Tobi didn't notice Renya's ugly expression at all.
Of course, even if it wanted to, it couldn't see it—Renya was wearing a mask, after all.
Damn it—he couldn't really let it succeed, could he?!
They were already deep inside the camp, and still no one had detected his presence.
These people might as well donate their eyes if they weren't going to use them.
Honestly, Renya even felt a bit tempted to just make a move and kill Tobi.
Fortunately, someone finally noticed him.
A ninja who had just killed the White Zetsu in front of him caught sight of a black shadow flashing past the corner of his eye.
"Who's there?!"
The disturbance immediately drew the attention of those nearby, and gazes turned toward them one after another.
