Chapter 223 - 223 (1/2)

White Zetsu controlled his spores, making them float inside the Akatsuki's headquarters, attaching them to its members without them knowing.

These spores allowed him to monitor their movements, and they all could absorb their Chakra whenever Zetsu wanted to grow into now Zetsu.

After doing this, he left immediately to stay by Madara's side if ever needed.

Black Zetsu was deep underground, squirming his way to Hanzo and Danzo.

When reaching them, he revealed half of its head. He prepared to move in, just when he saw Ryo!

Witnessing the unexpected 'guest', Black was shocked and went back in underground. With Ryo focusing on Danzo and Hanzo, he shouldn't be able to find out about him.

”Damn! What's Ryo Yamanaka doing here?” Zetsu Black at this time couldn't fight Ryo, at least not without exposing more of his cards to him.

Therefore, he could only choose to endure the situation temporarily, sneaking into the depths of underground and following Ryo.

At first, the latter didn't notice. However, after a while, he kept feeling that something was just wrong.

This wasn't him sensing Zetsu or anything; it was a mere hunch.

Therefore, Ryo entered Sage Mode, which allowed him immediately to perceive Black Zetsu deep underground.

Ryo didn't rush to react, and instead continued to ”scan” the area. In the end, he determined that there was no trace of Obito or White Zetsu.

With Black Zetsu being alone, Ryo wasn't risking being watched by Madara or his followers. On top of that, this was the Rain Country, where it rained all year long. Ryo was surrounded by very high levels of humidity that fit his fighting style extremely well!

He was advancing underground, when a wall of Ice hit his face out of nowhere. At first, Black though he hit some stone, and tried to go around it, but when finding that he had no escape, he realized he was caught by Ryo.

Ryo controlled the Ice Cube, moving it above the ground with Zetsu.

Black Zetsu was enveloped in dirt and could not be seen, so Ryo undid his Ice Cube.

With nothing supporting it, the dried out dirt instantly fell, and Zetsu Black was exposed to Ryo for the first time.

”A Zetsu? A black one? Are you also with Madara? Why were you following me?” Ryo pretended not to know Black Zetsu.

However, Black did not answer. He was shocked to see Ryo, and never expected him to have such keen perception. With his Chakra hidden so low underground, it shouldn't be perceived.

”So you're just not going to answer? Then I can only do this!” Ryo immediately opened his Mangekyo Sharingan, dragging Black's soul into the Ice World.

With his soul in there, Zetsu Black wasn't nervous at all. This wasn't the first time for him to see such a world. He had been in the Tsukuyomi's world before, and guessed that this similar world should be also built with Spiritual Power and Chakra.

He had been there for many years since ancient times, and had witnessed many Mangekyo bearers. Ryo's Ice World should be nothing to him, for he is Kaguya's will incarnate, and no Spiritual Power based Jutsu could ever have an effect on him.