"Mother!" Black Zetsu looked at that familiar yet unfamiliar name.
That was his mother, whom he missed every moment. Black Zetsu had devoted himself to saving him from those two unfilial sons.
Now that the chance to revive his mother is right in front of him, Black Zetsu must consider whether this might be his only chance in this lifetime.
It is Black Zetsu's duty to restore the glory of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Spotted, take this Black Tiger Heart Strike!
[Madara Uchiha: I choose fourth, Uchiha Izuna.]
But it was too late; Madara made his decision the instant he saw the fourth option appear.
[4. Uchiha Izuna]
Madara, having regained his senses, discovered that Black Zetsu appeared behind him, and was very close to him.
"Jue, what are you doing?!"
Black Zetsu felt incredibly awkward at this moment. He had been a step too slow; his current position seemed to have a hidden meaning. After all, Madara hated it when people stood behind him.
Will Madara become suspicious of me? Should I make my move beforehand?
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Black Zetsu to you." Madara suddenly changed his attitude and burst into laughter.
How could Madara possibly suspect Black Zetsu? After all, Black Zetsu had rendered him a great service, and his correct answers in this Q&A session were largely due to Black Zetsu's contributions.
"Cough cough!"
Madara was so excited that he almost couldn't breathe; he was just too excited.
At that moment, a ripple appeared in front of Madara, and then Izuna, whom Madara missed dearly, appeared before him.
"Izuna!"
At this moment, a person who looked similar to Sasuke appeared in this dark underground base.
"Where am I?" Izuna looked around warily. What had happened? Wasn't he just fighting that wretched white-haired Senju Clan?
How did I end up in such an unfamiliar environment? Am I under Genjutsu?
"Izuna, it's me, Madara." A rare hint of joy appeared on Madara's aged face. Seeing his most beloved younger brother reappear before him, his excitement was hard to conceal.
Besides, I've lived here for decades.
"Ah, elder brother!" Izuna looked at the white-haired old man in disbelief. He was his elder brother?
What a joke! My older brother is in the prime of his life. How could someone with one foot in the grave possibly be like that? Although the two do look very similar.
Seeing that his younger brother didn't believe him, Madara could only calm down and explain to Izuna.
It took Izuna a long time to believe that he had traveled through time.
"But why did you summon me at this time, brother? I almost killed Tobirama of the Senju Clan," Izuna complained incessantly.
The timing of that summons was terrible, it let that guy escape with his life.
Madara looked at his younger brother with aged eyes, hesitating whether to tell him what had happened, but then decided against it, since the despicable Senju Clan was already gone anyway.
At this moment, Black Zetsu watched as Madara and his brother reminisced, secretly vowing in his heart, "Mother, please wait a little longer, I will definitely rescue you."
The inventory was continuing, and Gaara, unaware of what was happening, anxiously asked from the side.
"How is it, Fourth Hokage?"
It's clear that Gaara is very worried about Naruto's life, but there are two pieces of news at the moment: one good and one bad.
The good news is that the Tailed Beast transfer was successful; the bad news is that the wrong target was transferred, and the Tailed Beast was directly given to the enemy.
"Boom!"
A figure descended from the sky; it was none other than the third Sage of Six Paths Madara Uchiha.
"Black Zetsu, you're too slow. I came to find you myself," Madara complained. Why did he spend so much time on Obito? That guy was already useless.
"I'm sorry, but I managed to retrieve the other half of the Nine-Tails from them for you," Black Zetsu quickly declared his loyalty.
"Alright, hand over the other Rinnegan to me as well." Madara said with satisfaction. As expected of his capable subordinate, Obito, that good-for-nothing, was simply incomparable.
[Obito Uchiha: Do you have to mock me? Madara Uchiha, I'll never forgive you.]
[Uchiha Izuna: How dare you! Who do you think you are, to speak to the head of the Uchiha Clan in such a tone?]
[Uchiha Fugaku:?]
What's going on? Has my position as clan leader been taken away?
Who is this Uchiha Izuna suddenly appears in the picture? He sounds familiar.
[Obito Uchiha: Isn't the clan leader Fugaku? What nonsense are you talking about?]
Obito and Izuna were clearly not on the same wavelength. Izuna still thought his older brother was the clan leader and was unaware that Madara had been abandoned by the Uchiha Clan.
At this point, Uchiha Izuna already Obito against Obito. How dare he insult my brother! He'd better not get away with it.
At this moment, everyone could clearly sense that Madara was now much stronger than Obito was back then.
This sense of oppression was even stronger than that of Obito in Six Paths Obito.
Just as Black Zetsu was about to present his spoils to Madara Uchiha, he seemed to encounter some kind of obstacle and was unable to leave Obito Uchiha's body.
"Damn it, you're still alive!" Black Zetsu said angrily. How could Obito Uchiha be as sluggish as a cockroach? He didn't even die after using the Rinne Rebirth.
"It's not over yet, I have questions for you!" Obito struggled to control the Black Zetsu within him as he questioned Madara Uchiha.
What am I to you?
Madara sneered, "What a joke! Asking such a trivial question now? To me, you are none other than Madara."
At this point, it seems that Obito and Madara Uchiha have reached a disagreement, and there's a possibility that Obito might switch sides.
Madara slowly said, "I entrusted everything to you, and I'm showing you the way. This is the path I've shown you. You were meant to sacrifice your life for the Eye of the Moon Plan as Madara, and become the savior of the world."
Perhaps considering that the Rinnegan and the other half of the Nine-Tails were still with Obito, Madara calmed down and explained to him.
Little did Obito know that all of this seemed utterly ridiculous. Sacrificing oneself to become a savior—it sounded so good, so why didn't Madara do it himself?
They probably didn't intervene when they saw me being attacked by Naruto and Sasuke because they wanted to weaken me.
Ban, in your eyes I'm probably just a handy tool.