Chapter 185: Zetsu
"Lady Tsunade? You are the leader of the White Lotus?" Akio asked with a shocked expression on his face, unable to process that she was the leader of the organization.
"I am. I must admit, I wasn't expecting to meet with you again before the meeting tomorrow. Though, what is the topic that made it so sensitive that you could only speak with me about it?" Tsunade asked.
Akio nervously looked around the room, causing Tsunade to draw a few seals into the air, after which she turned back to him.
"Now, no one will be able to hear our conversations nor read the words that come from our lips. This shall prevent anyone from learning what we discuss." Tsunade said.
Akio seemed reassured by this, with him explaining the entire situation, from the truth of what actually occurred to him storing the body inside of his home.
Tsunade's smile had vanished and it had been replaced by a serious expression, with her thinking deeply about the terrifying threat that Zetsu portrayed.
While the combat capabilities of White Zetsu were severely lacking during the Fourth Great Ninja War, the intelligence capabilities it had were utterly terrifying.
The ability to easily infiltrate any location without detection made the creature absolutely terrifying in a world where secrets are the most important thing.
"Can you take me to see this creature? Whatever it is, it is something that could possibly be endangering high ranking official from all of the nations." Tsunade said, to which Akio merely nodded.
It didn't take long for the duo to arrive at Akio's home where they found the creature, with Tsunade seeing the terrifying being for the first time.
'It looks much more monstrous in real life.' Tsunade thought to herself as she looked at the grotesque creature.
"I believe that in the current Shinobi World, there is no proper way to detect these things. I doubt any of my Sensing Techniques or the enhanced perception of Sage Mode would allow me to discover the location of such a being." Tsunade said with a sigh.
"So there is nothing we can do to protect our safety?!?" Akio asked anxiously.
Knowing that theirs a shape shifting creature capable of killing you at any moment would terrify anyone, let alone a man with no combat abilities.
"I said in the current Shinobi World. I'm confident that I can create a Seal to offset the ability of this being and protect us. Just give me a few weeks to analyze the material of this being and ensure the seal works." Tsunade assured him, making Akio relax.
Tsunade then departed with the Zetsu creature being sealed inside of a scroll.
'Why would Madara use Zetsus to kill off the Daimyo. Is he preparing to take action early? I'll have to talk to Grandma and Grandpa about this.' Tsunade though as she arrived back to the room, with her entering to find Jiraiya and Orochimaru fighting again.
A tick mark became noticeable on her head as she delivered a powerful punch to them both.
""We're blasting off again!!!""
Tsunade merely smiled at the now quiet room, with her finally able to rest from her stressful day.
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Mito sat in her chair smiling as she watched Kushina, Nawaki, and Naruto play, though her expression suddenly changed.
"Naruto, take Kushina and Nawaki to the second floor and run some bath water. I'll be up in just a second." Mito said with a kind smile.
Naruto look confused, though he followed his Grandmother's directions as he took the younger children to the second floor, after which Mito's expression grew serious while a golden aura shined on her.
"I see you've learned some new tricks, Mito." A voice said, with the person emerging from behind one of the corners, revealing a man Mito despised.
"And I see you still remain alive, it seems I'll have to finish what by husband started, Madara."
Two of the greatest legends of the Warring States Period met once again.