"Rinnegan, it's yours!"
Black Zetsu instinctively reached out and caught the Rinnegan. After confirming it was genuine, Hawking's meaningful voice reached his ears.
When he looked up at Hawking, Hawking even winked at him, making him lose confidence.
"There must be some scheme!"
Black Zetsu absolutely did not believe Hawking would be so kind-hearted.
But when he saw Six Paths Madara being beaten half to death by Otsutsuki Isshiki, he stopped worrying about Hawking's scheme and hurriedly carried the Rinnegan toward Madara Uchiha.
Even if it were shit, he had to swallow it first.
Besides, he had vaguely guessed Hawking's intentions.
"He probably wants both sides to suffer!"
Judging from what had just happened, Hawking could not defeat Six Paths Madara without help, let alone Otsutsuki Isshiki.
So Black Zetsu believed Hawking had voluntarily given him his Rinnegan so that he could pass it on to Madara Uchiha.
Obviously, he wanted to increase Madara Uchiha's strength so that Madara could fight Otsutsuki Isshiki to a standstill, leaving Hawking to reap the benefits.
And it was an open scheme. Even if he had seen through it, he could not refuse.
"If that's really what you think, then you've overthought it."
Having figured out Hawking's reason for doing this, Black Zetsu revealed a cold smile.
Hawking's open scheme was well played, but unfortunately, Black Zetsu was not Madara Uchiha's man. He was the true mastermind behind everything.
His purpose in restoring Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan was not to have him and Otsutsuki Isshiki destroy one another. It was to have Madara Uchiha activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi and revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Once Kaguya Otsutsuki was revived, Otsutsuki Isshiki would no longer be a threat.
Otsutsuki Isshiki was indeed powerful, but his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, had eaten the Divine Tree Fruit and gathered the Chakra