Chapter 83 : Information!!

"Is this White Zetsu?"

Looking at White Zetsu emerging from his body, Fifth Hokage Jiraiya wasn't alarmed.

He had already learned from Tobirama Senju that White Zetsu was, at most, as strong as a Chunin.

With that level of strength, he was nothing more than a minor figure compared to the Fifth Hokage Jiraiya or the Third Hokage.

"Do you want me to beat you up before you surrender, or will you give up willingly?" Jiraiya asked.

"Well, being spanked would hurt a lot, so please go easy on me, sir."

After saying this, White Zetsu knelt with his back to Fifth Hokage Jiraiya, raising his butt as if ready for punishment. Both Jiraiya and the Third Hokage frowned at the sight.

"Even though Tobirama-sama said every White Zetsu has a strange personality, this one is just too weird," Jiraiya muttered helplessly, placing his hand on his forehead. He then gave White Zetsu a swift kick.

"I don't like this!" Jiraiya snapped.

"Ow~ Yowch! Owie!" White Zetsu yelped.

The Third Hokage shook his head and approached the White Zetsu, who was lying on the ground, unable to move. He used a sealing technique to suppress Zetsu's chakra and handed him over to two Anbu ninjas.

At the same time, he placed a Seal Tag on himself.

"Just in case I'm possessed too," the Third Hokage muttered.

Fortunately, White Zetsu hadn't possessed him.

"Take him to Orochimaru," the Third Hokage ordered.

"Yes, Sandaime-sama," Anbu responded.

After Zetsu was taken away, Jiraiya looked at the Third Hokage and asked, "Why would White Zetsu try to possess us?"

The Third Hokage thought for a moment before answering, "Maybe he's trying to gather intelligence?"

He didn't sound fully confident in his answer, though.

He wasn't sure how long White Zetsu had been controlling Jiraiya.

If it had been since Jiraiya returned to the village, that could mean serious trouble.

Tobirama Senju had said that White Zetsu was one of Madara's subordinates, and there were a lot of them.

Now that Jiraiya had been possessed, did that mean Madara was making a move?

He shared his concerns with Jiraiya, but the Fifth Hokage shook his head.

"I don't think Uchiha Madara is still alive. Even if he is, he's probably nearly a hundred years old now. No matter how powerful he was, I doubt he could resist the toll of time. He'd be lucky if he retained even a tenth of his original strength."

Time is the greatest enemy of all living beings.

As a ninja ages, their strength inevitably weakens.

Just look at the Third Hokage.

No matter how strong someone was in their youth, their power inevitably wanes with age.

If that light curtain hadn't appeared, he would have died at the hands of his own student, Orochimaru.

"You're right, but if Madara is really dead, then who are these White Zetsu working for?"

"Don't worry, old man, Orochimaru will bring us the information."

Regardless, the appearance of White Zetsu is never a good sign.

It means that a dark force, still unknown to them, has already begun to stir in the ninja world.

After returning to his lab, Orochimaru didn't rest. He immediately began working on the experimental data that Tobirama had given him.

But before long, the Anbu arrived with a White Zetsu in tow.

"Lord Orochimaru, this is what Lord Third asked us to deliver to you."

Orochimaru waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

After they were gone, he turned his gaze toward White Zetsu, who was oddly rubbing his backside in excitement.

"Uh, uncle, do you want to come and play?"

If White Zetsu had pulled this stunt with Jiraiya, he'd have been kicked across the room. 

The kick in the Hokage's office was proof of that.

But with Orochimaru, things were different.

Because Orochimaru was a true pervert.

He stretched out his long tongue, licked his lips, and said with a twisted grin, "Haha, then let's have some fun."

"Wait…"

White Zetsu started to sense something was off.

Back at the base, whether he flirted with Black Zetsu or Obito, he was either ignored or beaten down.

No one had ever taken his invitation seriously like Orochimaru did. Did Orochimaru really want to play?

"Uh… if I said I was joking, would you believe me?"

Orochimaru slowly walked towards White Zetsu, his long tongue, drooling mouth, and sick smile all giving off a creepy vibe.

"Oh, I believe you. Of course, I believe you."

"If you believe me, then why are you still getting closer?"

"Hehe, take a guess?"

"Don't... Don't come any closer. Stop... Ah. Ya. Mee. Butterfly!"

Orochimaru wasn't paying attention to White Zetsu's strange antics.

The perfect experimental subject had appeared right in front of him, and he wasn't going to let it slip away easily.

But before beginning his experiments, there was something he needed to do: interrogate White Zetsu and gather vital information.

Later that evening, Orochimaru passed the intel he had extracted from White Zetsu to the Anbu assigned to protect him.

"Deliver this information to Jiraiya or the old man."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

After handing over the intel, Orochimaru turned back, glancing at the two White Zetsus lying on the ground, battered and broken. He couldn't help but chuckle mockingly.

Oh, and by the way, one of those extra White Zetsus had split off from Orochimaru himself.

Truly, a double bonus.

"Old man, come check this out."

Waiting for the intel from Orochimaru, both Fifth Hokage Jiraiya and the Third Hokage hadn't left the Hokage office yet, choosing to stay in for the night.

As the current leader of the village, Jiraiya was the first to go through the intel White Zetsu had provided.

His reaction was... extreme. His body tensed, and he winced.

"What's wrong?"

The Third Hokage picked up the report and began reading.

"This information is pretty shocking."

"Yes, it's incredible."

The Third Hokage scanned through it quickly, reading several lines at a time.

"The mastermind behind these White Zetsus is actually Uchiha Obito."

"Yeah, we should've suspected as much. Madara intentionally awakened Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan, and that was never for a good reason."

Thinking back to when Obito was briefly mentioned during Minato's analysis on the light screen, both Jiraiya and the Third Hokage felt a sense of dread.

To make matters worse, the intel also included details about the Akatsuki organization, making things even more complicated.

Especially the fact that their leader possessed the Rinnegan. Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, couldn't shake the uneasy feeling creeping over him.

"The only good news is that Madara is most likely really dead."

"As for Obito, we know his Mangekyō Sharingan has the power called Kamui, which lets him become intangible. If we end up fighting him, there's no need to be too afraid."

"As for the Akatsuki, it looks like we need to have a serious talk with Orochimaru."

According to the information Itachi provided, Orochimaru joined the Akatsuki back then.

Regardless of why Orochimaru didn't mention the Akatsuki to them before, they definitely need to question him about the organization now.

"Let's wait until tomorrow. Orochimaru is probably in the middle of one of his experiments right now. If we interrupt him, he'll be upset."

"Alright, tomorrow it is."

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