Inside the temporary clinic at the Third Battlefield.
Sakura wore a serious expression as she examined White Zetsu. Kakashi asked beside her, "How is it? Can you identify them at the fundamental level? Crack their Transformation Jutsu?"
"No, maybe it's just my skill level isn't enough," Sakura slightly shook her head. "But when I was examining them, I did notice something strange. They seem to have genes similar to humans!"
Kakashi was surprised. "You mean their ancestors, or the source of them, might be human?"
At this moment, the White Zetsu being studied made a disgruntled sound. "Hey hey, you guys are too impolite. What do you mean by 'might be human'? We are advanced new humans! We have intelligence and emotions superior to yours. Except we don't poop! By the way, can you tell me what the feeling of needing to poop is like? I've observed your human pooping before. That process starts with urgency and pain, followed by comfort and pleasure, finally emptiness and boredom..."
"Ugh, this is so gross!" Sakura exclaimed in a mix of shame and anger. "Can't you shut up, you bastard!"
Is this something a lady should be discussing?
White Zetsu dramatically exclaimed, "Did I accidentally hit a sore spot for you because you don't poop? Actually, you don't need to be sad about it. Not pooping is exactly the advanced aspect of us new humans. We digest our waste internally..."
Sakura had enough and screamed, "Aaaah! Who said I don't poop..."
Then, Tsunade and Tobirama, who had abruptly appeared beside Sakura, Kakashi, and White Zetsu, were stunned. "Have young people these days really become this open? Talking about such things so casually!"
At this time, Sakura also noticed the arrival of Lady Tsunade and the Second Hokage. Her face flushed bright red. "Lady Tsunade, actually I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Kakashi nervously walked over. "Hokage-sama, Second, what happened to Naruto and B?"
Tsunade looked grave. "They had their Bijuu extracted by Madara and Obito!"
Only now did Sakura notice that Naruto had his eyes tightly shut and his life force was continuously fading. She couldn't think about her own shame anymore. "Extracted the Bijuu? So Naruto's... I understand. Lady Tsunade, you're here to ask my senior for help, right?"
Tsunade nodded. "Exactly!"
"Then let's go quickly..." As Sakura spoke, she suddenly stepped back and walked toward White Zetsu.
Seeing Sakura raising her fist high, White Zetsu screamed, "Can you knock me out in a gentler way?"
"We don't have time!"
...
Under Sakura's lead, the six quickly arrived in front of a temporary tent.
Mizuki was on guard duty outside. As they approached, he narrowed his eyes. "It seems like your progress hasn't gone too smoothly?"
Sakura kept nodding. "Senior Mizuki, please help us announce..."
Before she could finish speaking, a voice came from within the tent.
"Come in."
Seeing the six enter, even Seiki was somewhat surprised. "So they've had their Bijuu extracted?"
He could orchestrate the big picture from behind the scenes, but even he struggled to keep up with every little detail!
No one was surprised that Seiki instantly understood the two's condition. Someone nervously asked, "Is there still hope for them?"
Seiki answered succinctly, "Yes."
"Great!" The group let out a collective sigh of relief.
Especially The Second and Tsunade, since Naruto and the others had gotten into danger because of their miscalculation.
Sakura still felt worried, since restoring Gaara's life had cost Elder Chiyo her own life. "Senior apprentice, what price will you pay to save Naruto and the others?"
"The cost? Naturally there is one," Seiki nodded. "Probably just a bit of weakness for half a day or so."
Chiyo had done it before, so of course he could too.
Hearing the first half of his words, everyone finally let the hearts that had risen to their throats settle back down.
"Pulling two people already destined to die back from the gates of hell, and only needing to be weak for a short time afterward—this is practically godlike!" Tobirama thought. If his Aniki was the God of Ninja, then this individual could easily discard those first three words.
While treating the two individuals, Seiki asked, "How's the battlefield situation going?"
Tobirama returned his focus to reality, his voice heavy, "It's serious. When we left, Madara had already summoned the Ten-Tails, and they've now obtained the final half of the Nine-Tails required to complete it!"
"What? Has the situation really deteriorated this much?" Kakashi's expression changed drastically.
Tsunade nodded solemnly, "Then I'll leave them here to you. My Second Grandpa and I must return to the battlefield as soon as possible!"
"I'll go too!" Kakashi said. "My Sharingan chakra source is the same as Obito's—I might be able to help somehow!"
"Me too!" Sakura quickly raised her hand. "My medical ninjutsu should be able to contribute something as well!"
In such an urgent situation, Tsunade naturally didn't hesitate. "Fine, you two come with me..."
At this moment, Seiki suddenly said, "Mizuki, you should go help as well!"
Though pleased at having Mizuki's powerful combat strength, Tsunade remained cautious, "But won't you be weakened afterward? Mizuki should stay behind to protect you!"
Seiki slightly shook his head, "No need to worry."
Mizuki knew this was just one of Seiki's clones. Since Seiki had said so, that meant he had already made his decision!
Therefore, he calmly walked over to Tsunade's side, "The Leader needs no protection from anyone! I'm just ensuring the Leader isn't disturbed. As for strength, even if the Leader were a hundred times weaker, he'd still be stronger than me!"
Everyone was stunned—could Seiki really be a hundred times stronger than Mizuki even in a weakened state?
Although they were used to Mizuki's usual exaggerations, even allowing for some, ten times stronger still sounded about right.
Unfortunately, Seiki's only confirmed combat record to date was instantly defeating Pain in one strike, leaving them only able to guess at his true strength.
Without commenting, Seiki looked toward Mizuki, "In times of crisis, you can call upon my name!"
Mizuki's eyes lit up. Both he and Mui had been told early on by Seiki the way to pray to the "god."
Sakura looked confused, "Will that even help?"
Seiki chuckled. "I can descend my will into Mizuki, control his body in battle, and even lend strength remotely!"
[Descending God Jutsu!]
"That's incredible!" Sakura exclaimed in admiration. "Can we also call upon that power just by praying in our hearts?"
Of course not... Seiki thought to himself. Your heart isn't pure enough. He definitely didn't want to be bombarded with romantic daydreams all day, either.
Before he could explain, Mizuki proudly answered for him. "Do you really think just anyone can gain power through prayer? Chakra is the energy that bridges hearts. Only a heart of pure devotion, with unwavering faith in our leader, can span the abyss and forge that bridge!"
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