Chapter 231: Kazekage Ninja - -20: The Raikage’s Visit
"Burn it."
Jing Hang spoke coldly.
Before him lay a mountain of White Zetsu corpses, piled high. His eyes held no trace of pity—just a pile of useless waste, devoid of any real value.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!"
The White Zetsu corpses were remarkably flammable. In no time, the towering heap transformed into a blazing "volcano." Flames danced wildly, accompanied by crackling explosions and the acrid stench of burning flesh. Jing Hang pulled out a scarf to cover his mouth and nose.
"Let’s retreat."
Although this mission had rid the world of the menace that was Madara Uchiha, the greater threat—Black Zetsu—was still at large. Jing Hang had no doubts about Black Zetsu’s unyielding determination to "split the mountain and save the mother." As long as that pitch-black creature existed, the ninja world would never know peace. He suspected that one day, at some critical juncture, Black Zetsu would resurface to stir up chaos once more.
Still, with Madara dead, the cycle had been broken. The great war that loomed in the future might be delayed—by a generation? Two generations? Ten generations? Jing Hang couldn’t predict that far ahead. Let the future generations face their own destinies. The matters of tomorrow should be left to those who live to see it.
The Sand Village ninjas slowly retreated from the bottomless pit. The cavern returned to an eerie silence. If not for the plume of black smoke still rising from the White Zetsu corpses, no one would have known that a fierce battle had taken place here.
Time passed—how much, no one could say. The black smoke gradually dispersed, and the mountain of corpses was reduced to a pile of white ash. All was calm once more. Then, from the ground of the bottomless pit, a shadow began to emerge, slowly taking on a humanoid form. Two round, beady eyes darted around, scanning the surroundings. If Jing Hang had stayed behind, he would have been utterly shocked—this was none other than the elusive Black Zetsu he had been hunting!