* Sensory ninja on the HQ informs him however that reports from Sakura indicate that any white Zetsu can be transformed into Allied Shinobi force. All Zetsu needs is a contact and they could easily absorb enough chakra to impersonate themselves into Allied Shinobi. The title of next Naruto Shippuden 279 is "White Zetsu's Trap". Enjoy Naruto episodes on TailedFox, download Naruto Shippuden 279 in HD and see us in Naruto Forum for discussions!Throughout the raging war Zetsu has managed to manipulate their chakra into his victims. The barrier around Allied Shinobi Force has helped. There is however an opening through which Zetsu manages to infiltrate and attack, much like what we have seen in the medic compound. Team 8 consisting of Kiba, Okamaru, Shino, Hinata are assigned a mission to investigate this.
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Walking in this cave Shino felt that they came into something dangerous. Hinata using her Byakugan detected white Zetsu approaching. Kiba signed Fang over Fang and attached the first one in line. Many zetsus crawled out of the ground and attacked. Hinata managed to deflect one's blow while Shino signed Beetle Sphere to battle others. More white Zetsus attacked.
Sealing corps arrived. All started retrieving but when Kiba's Fang over Fang hit zetsu so hard he tipped a lantern and started a fire. Oil must have been on the ground throughout because ground caught on fire and at the back of the cave were stores paper bombs. Akamaru jumped to save the day, but the bombs exploded. When the dust settled Kiba and Akamaru looked for Shino and Hinata. Shino was first to surface and after a while Hinata came out of the rubble as well.
One of the sealing corps shinobi was found dead. Shino made a weird comment of not being able to escape as he noticed that the shinobi died of a kunai wound rather than the explosion, which meant that zetsu have survived the explosion. Kiba didn't like Shino's perceptiveness and asked: "you think there is a zetsu among us now?Shino turned to Hinata and asked he why she wasn't using her Byakugan. Hinata explained that the barrier jutsu was incomplete when her Byakugan was activated and she got interrupted. Shino accused Kiba for being a Zetsu because he couldn't use his special smelling abilities to sniff out enemies. Kiba in turn argued that Shino's chakra could be sucked out through his insects. All three admitted that they no longer trust one another and they all went their own way.
Another victim was found dead. This time he was holding a piece he must have ripped from his perpetrator's clothes. As it happens, Shino's clothes are roughed up. Kiba notices this and attacks Shino. Shino defends himself and tries to convince others that he is not fake and fighting among themselves is exactly what zetsu would want. Hinata stepped aside and much like in the Mexican standoff the three stood and waited what the other will do.
Shino suggested playing rock-paper-scissors. The loser will answer questions of the other two. This way they could eliminate the one who couldn't answer truthfully. This worked for Sakura in the last Naruto episode, probably saved her life too. When Shino lost however Kiba asked him how he felt about pursuing Sasuke, but Shino refused to answer. This made him the prime suspect. Especially since he suddenly stopped playing. He said that when captain Yamato was captive Zetsus must have interrogated him and probably obtained some intel about Konoha shinobi. Also, he didn't trust Kiba or Hinata. Suddenly he attacked Kiba. Hinata turned on Shino saying she was sure he was the impostor. She surrounded Shino with flames knowing Shino could use his insects. Kiba attacked and Shino hopelessly dissipated.Kiba's happiness didn't last because Hinata turned into Zetsu and attacked Akamaru. When he then turned to Kiba however, Shino showed up. It turns out Shino used his insect clone to fake his own death. He simply could not face killing his comrade. Rock-paper-scissors was in fact a set of instructions send by Shino to tell whoever understands the signals that Shino should be attacked and the truth will be revealed. Killing the Zetsu presented no hardship as the freak was already under Shino's jutsu.
Sasuke figure appears in the sunset. Deidara is asked to tell where Naruto is. Sasuke has some unfinished business with Naruto, but will Deidara do as he is asked? This Naruto episode will be about master pupeteer Deidara. The title of Naruto Shippuden 280 is "Aesthetics of an Artist".