Konoha, a bright and sunny day.
Minato's team gathered together, whispering among themselves.
Not far away, a White Zetsu was secretly observing them from the shadows.
Because Obito was a key target of Madara's observation, this White Zetsu carried an important mission, to closely monitor Obito's every move.
However, recently, this mission had encountered some difficulties.
As Obito became increasingly dangerous, the aura around him made White Zetsu more and more uneasy. Although it couldn't pinpoint the source of this unease, it instinctively kept its distance.
But this also led to a problem: While it could still track Obito's whereabouts, it could no longer eavesdrop on his conversations.
Especially in the past few days, White Zetsu noticed that Obito and his squad members frequently gathered together, writing and drawing on the ground, acting mysteriously. It had no idea what they were discussing.
Curious, White Zetsu waited for Obito and his teammates to leave. After confirming multiple times that they wouldn't return, it slowly emerged from hiding and looked at the ground.
It wanted to see what exactly Obito and his team had been writing on the dirt.
Then… it was stunned.
On the ground, there was a drawing of poop, with a line of text beside it: [We once hid the ultimate secret of defecation in the wooden hut at the back mountain, but after reconsidering, this secret is too dangerous, so we've decided to destroy it immediately.]
White Zetsu was utterly shocked.
The White Zetsus had spent so much time thinking about the ultimate truth but had never figured it out, yet Obito's team had comprehended it.
'No wonder Obito is chosen by Lord Madara!'
'No! I have to obtain this truth!'
Without informing the other White Zetsus, White Zetsu quickly made its way toward the wooden hut at the back mountain, where Obito's team always gathered after their secretive meetings.
It absolutely couldn't let Obito destroy this truth
Moving swiftly, White Zetsu arrived at the wooden hut and sighed in relief. Obito's team always took their time getting here, and this time was no different. Fortunately, it had made it first.
"Let me see what the ultimate secret of defecation is," White Zetsu grinned and prepared to sneak inside.
However, it soon realized that the area surrounding the hut was covered in sealing barriers, blocking all entry paths.
"Kushina takes this so seriously? To think it has such high-level defenses… as expected of the truth about defecation," White Zetsu became even more convinced that there was a great secret inside.
But it hesitated, if it entered now, it wouldn't be able to leave by any other means. What if Minato's team arrived while it was still inside?
This hesitation lasted only a moment. Compared to the truth, nothing else mattered.
Resolving itself, White Zetsu surfaced from the ground and entered through the front door.
The moment it stepped inside, it saw a massive painting at the center of the room. The painting depicted a pile of poop.
But that wasn't the important part.
The important part was that the painting was covered in sealing techniques, and White Zetsu even spotted Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God markings.
'This is bad.'
'The defenses are too strong. Even if I managed to grab the secret, I will definitely be in danger.'
Logically, it should retreat.
But behind this painting was the secret of defecation.
'Screw it. Just a peek, it is worth it, even if it is only a glance.'
White Zetsu couldn't resist. It walked forward and reached out to lift the painting.
Swish!
BOOM!
In an instant, the door of the wooden hut slammed shut, and a massive sealing formation activated.
An immense sealing force erupted from the painting, binding White Zetsu's body.
At that moment, White Zetsu understood, 'It is a trap.'
But if it was trapped, so be it. At least now, it could finally uncover the truth of defecation.
It cast aside all worries and eagerly looked behind the painting.
However… there was nothing behind it.
White Zetsu froze.
'Where's the defecation secret?'
'Where is the so-called ultimate secret of defecation?'
At that moment, two figures appeared in the room via two different Flying Thunder God markings.
Obito looked at the dazed White Zetsu and raised a hand in greeting.
"Hello!"
White Zetsu, seeing this, couldn't help but respond, "Hello."
For some reason, it felt that when it officially revealed itself to the ninja world in the future, this would be the way it greeted people.
On the side, Namikaze Minato gave Obito a strange look, "So this is White Zetsu? It… doesn't look very smart?"
Obito shrugged, "Maybe we shouldn't judge it by human standards."
White Zetsu finally snapped back to reality.
'So… I have been exposed.'
This… was a trap specifically for it.
But… it had no time to think any further, because Minato had already made his move.
A kunai cleanly sliced off White Zetsu's head.
White Zetsu instantly withered into a dried-up, wood-like corpse.
Minato marveled, "Its abilities are strange, but its combat power is indeed weak. In a direct fight, even a Genin might be able to handle it."
Obito took out a sealing scroll, sealed the White Zetsu's corpse inside, and then said, "Sensei, I'm also a Genin."
Minato immediately felt awkward, "Hahaha, my bad, Obito. I keep forgetting that you're still a Genin. I subconsciously see you as my equal."
Obito shook his head, "To be honest, many of Konoha's Genin are strong. Maybe there aren't many right now, but in the future… the two people who saved the world were both Genin."
Minato was stunned, "Obito, Kakashi told me that Naruto ultimately defeated and convinced you, saving the world. Was he still a Genin?"
Obito nodded, "The two people I was referring to were Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke. At that time… they were both still Genin, but they had the power of the Six Paths."
At this, Minato didn't know whether to feel happy or disappointed.
His son had obtained the legendary power of the Sage of Six Paths, yet he hadn't even been promoted to Chunin.
Obito reassured him, "Sensei, don't worry. After saving the world, Naruto will most likely become Hokage. I've entrusted my Hokage dream to him. He… won't let you down."
"Is that so?", Minato smiled in relief, "I really want to meet the Naruto of the future… but I guess I can't. I'll just have to make one myself. Looks like Kushina and I should hurry up and get married."
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Obito said, "Thank you, Sensei, and Big Sis for helping me with this. Now, I can trade with Orochimaru for detailed data on Wood Release experiments. Soon, I'll be able to transplant Hashirama's cells and solve the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Minato's expression turned serious, "Obito, I promised Kushina that I wouldn't reveal your secrets, but working with Orochimaru… feels extremely dangerous."
"You must be careful and make sure not to harm the village or involve others."
Obito replied, "Don't worry, Sensei. I only want to obtain what I need. Maybe my methods aren't exactly 'proper,' but compared to Danzo, what I'm doing is far less harmful."
Minato nodded, "I understand. But Danzo is a war hero of Konoha, and he has the Third Hokage's protection. Right now, we can't touch him… but maybe when I become the Fourth Hokage, things will change. Or…"
Minato looked at Obito, his expression serious, "You said it yourself, I'm not a rigid person. If you have a way to eliminate Danzo, I won't hesitate to cooperate."
Obito nodded slowly, "I do. To make his death meaningful, once the Third Shinobi War starts, I've prepared a grand finale for him."
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