Only after Xu Fan and the others had traveled far away did Black Zetsu dare emerge from the shadows.
He let out a long breath.
His heart was already in turmoil.
He had never dreamed that there would be experts like Kuzan and Garp in this world.
"No..."
Black Zetsu shook his head.
"During all these years of trying to revive Mother Kaguya, I went everywhere and uncovered this world's greatest secret."
"There is no such thing as the end of the world."
"The place we live on is actually a massive sphere."
"Like the meteor Madara summoned with Tengai Shinsei."
Black Zetsu thought to himself.
Since the land beneath their feet was a gigantic planet,
there was no reason for there to be places unknown to him.
Especially judging from Kuzan and Garp's behavior,
there was another civilization on the other side of the sea.
Marine Headquarters.
The World Government.
Such things could not possibly have been established overnight.
At the very least, they would have needed centuries to gradually take shape.
Yet he had not only traveled to every corner of the Shinobi World,
but had also cultivated a hundred thousand White Zetsu.
He had sent them to gather intelligence for him.
"Something must have happened to this planet."
"Those people who call themselves Marines are most likely not from this world."
At that thought, Black Zetsu's expression abruptly changed.
He knew that his theory sounded utterly absurd.
But aside from that explanation, he could think of no other reason for all this.
What was more, Black Zetsu had also sensed that earth-shaking tremor!
In just a few breaths, Black Zetsu linked the two events together.
He sucked in a cold breath, deeply shaken by his discovery.
"So that's it."
"So that's how it is."
"I understand everything