Chapter 37: Black Zetsu is a Good Guy!

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Hashirama's voice reached Black Zetsu's ears, causing the dark, shadowy figure to show a hint of an awkward smile.

Yes!

They met again!

Damn it, they met again!

Black Zetsu really didn't want to see this guy!

He was nothing but a stumbling block to his plans, lingering like a persistent ghost, causing endless frustration!

At that moment, Black Zetsu quickly separated from Tobi and dashed toward the branches below.

"Since you're here, you can't just run away so easily!"

Hashirama's eyes turned cold. He raised his right hand, and sharp wooden vines shot out from his palm, speeding directly towards Black Zetsu.

The vines were incredibly sharp.

And they moved with lightning speed.

In almost an instant, they reached Black Zetsu and pierced through his body.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Black Zetsu's body was instantly riddled with holes, then it melted like mud, seeping through the gaps between the vines.

Hashirama watched Black Zetsu flee.

That should count as a victory.

But Black Zetsu's body seemed like that of a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, making ordinary attacks ineffective.

However...

He hadn't unlocked higher-level attacks yet.

So, he could only watch helplessly as Black Zetsu left.

There was nothing he could do.

Moreover, Hashirama's goal was simple: to defeat the Akatsuki. The rest could be handled later.

Black Zetsu melted into the ground through the gaps in the vines and escaped.

On the vine.

The swirling-patterned White Zetsu, Tobi, tilted his head at Hashirama, still unsure of what had just happened.

"Wood Release?!"

There was a note of surprise in Tobi's voice. He hadn't expected this man in red armor to use Wood Release.

This seemed bad!

Tobi immediately sensed that the atmosphere wasn't as jovial as he had thought.

That bastard Black Zetsu ran away at the first encounter.

And…

Konan and Pain were both lying on the ground.

"Um… nothing happened… I'll just be going now!"

Tobi raised his hand, waving at Hashirama, and then, like a child caught in trouble, he started to sneak away, clutching his Akatsuki cloak.

"Since you're here, don't think of leaving!"

Hashirama looked at Tobi with indifferent eyes. He could clearly sense the presence of his cells within Tobi.

At that moment.

Hashirama released his control over his entire body and raised a hand towards Tobi, palm open.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

An intense attraction immediately focused on Tobi, stopping him in his tracks.

"What the…?!"

Tobi's entire body felt an unprecedented sensation, as if his cells were igniting, filling him with a burning sensation, making his cells boil.

No way!

Was this Universal Pull?

Tobi felt a bit wronged. He had just come out, unaware of the dangers of the world, and he got caught!

In almost an instant.

The spirals on Tobi's body started to twist, and his skin stretched out, as if being struck repeatedly by bullets on highly elastic rubber, continuously elongating.

"What's going on here?"

Tobi's voice was filled with surprise. He had never experienced anything like this before.

Swoosh!

Just as Tobi's words fell.

Tobi flew through the air and landed directly in Hashirama's palm.

As Hashirama's hand touched Tobi, Tobi began to tremble uncontrollably.

Immediately after.

Tobi's body visibly shriveled at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

The visual effect was as if Hashirama was using the Chakra-Absorbing Technique.

Moments later.

Tobi, reduced to just a layer of skin, drifted to the ground, devoid of any life.

Tobi's Akatsuki cloak fell to the ground.

The whole process was like Tobi shedding his skin.

Buzz!

Hashirama's body trembled slightly after this, but he quickly returned to normal.

The entire process happened quickly, without causing much of a stir.

"How much did we gain?" Hashirama asked the whimpering creature in his consciousness. He had a hunch that the amount of his cells in Tobi was similar to that in White Zetsu.

However, he wasn't certain.

It seemed to be slightly less.

"Master, you just gained 1% of Hashirama's cells. Your total is now 28%!" the creature promptly responded.

Its fingers were constantly tapping on a phone.

The screen displayed information about the host.

"Just as I thought!"

Hashirama nodded quietly.

The amount of Hashirama cells in the swirling-patterned White Zetsu, Tobi, was the same as in White Zetsu.

He wondered if the ten thousand cloned White Zetsu had the same amount.

Or perhaps only the smartest White Zetsu possessed more of his cells?

A fleeting question crossed Hashirama's mind, but he didn't dwell on it. Such things wouldn't yield answers through mere speculation.

"Black Zetsu is truly a good person!"

Hashirama felt quite grateful to Black Zetsu, who had delivered twice from afar.

Apart from fate...

I don't know what else to say!

I can't think of any other reasons!

Hashirama's gaze shifted towards Konan and walked step by step towards her.

"You... you..."

Konan tried to say something, but found the paralysis from the pollen had reached her tongue, rendering her unable to speak.

"Come with me to see Nagato."

Hashirama approached Konan, extended his right hand, and a wooden vine shot out from his palm.

The vine curled around Konan, lifting her up.

In the next moment,

Hashirama reached out with his left hand, another vine shot out.

It wrapped around Pain's body, coiling around Yahiko's as well.

"You..."

Konan saw Hashirama tie Yahiko up, and anxiety flashed in her eyes, but it didn't help.

Wait!

Konan's heart was startled again.

Nagato!

Just now, the thousand-handed Hashirama said Nagato's name directly!

What does this person know?

Konan is getting more and more scared, and it's a completely daunting feeling.

He was holding Yahiko with his left hand and Konan with his right.

Hashirama stepped out one step at a time, not fast or slow, and stepped on his rhythm, walking towards the tallest building in the Land of Rain.

The closer to the tallest building, the more panicked Konan felt.

Clearly.

Hashirama knows where Nagato is!

Things have become uncontrollable!

"Is this it?"

Hashirama looked at the gloomy tower, with no traces of pedestrians around, obviously a forbidden area in the Land of Rain.

Now, Nagato is a router.

You want to send chakra accurately.

It needs to be in a very high place.

Throughout the Land of Rain, only here is the most suitable!

Hashirama stood at the door.

Turned his head to look at Konan, tied up next to the wood, and smiled.

"In fact... you guys aren't weak!"

Hashirama looked at Konan's slightly broken-eyed eyes and couldn't help but comfort her.

"I'm too strong!"

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