Black Zetsu's Plan

"After all, Nagato, you're still alive no matter what, aren't you? As long as you're alive, there's hope. Right now, we need to discuss something more important."

"Something more important?"

Shortly afterward, with everyone gathered together, Nagato sat in a wheelchair as Konan pushed him to the conference table. Although Nagato had received a new lower body, not much time had passed, and he had yet to fully recover, so he could only remain in the wheelchair.

Black Zetsu took out a diagram. It showed something resembling the rings of a tree.

"So far, that domain has continued expanding and spreading without any sign of stopping. According to our calculations, in just one year, this planet will be completely covered and become a dead world."

"But that is the worst-case scenario. In reality, once that domain covers forty to fifty percent of the planet, it will no longer be suitable for living creatures. By then, most life will be frozen to death by the extreme climate."

Black Zetsu pointed at the diagram before him and spoke slowly.

"In other words, if that monster's growth has no upper limit, then we only have one year left to live."

Black Zetsu's words echoed quietly through the conference room.

"Are you sure he can truly grow without limit?"

After a long while, Nagato finally spoke.

"I'm not sure. But so far, that monster has shown no sign of stopping. I can only assume he has the ability to grow infinitely. In fact, even if he cannot grow infinitely, as long as he can expand the covered area to the forty or fifty percent I mentioned, it will be enough to destroy everything. Even with its current range alone, it is already enough to be called a moving natural disaster."

Black Zetsu shook his head. He looked at Uchiha Obito, who stood beside him with his head lowered and fists clenched, and fury surged through him. It was all this idiot's fault. A perfectly good plan had been ruined by this idiot. They only needed to proceed step by step according to his plan, and Mother could have been revived.

Yet this idiot Uchiha Obito and that madman Uchiha Itachi had gone and staged the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre. They had thrown away a winning hand. Now, never mind reviving Mother—even Black Zetsu himself could die if he was not careful.

Nagato fell silent again. A deep despair rose in his heart, an indescribable feeling flooding over him. It was like being reborn into the past, having already imagined a wonderful future and planned everything out, only to discover when it was time to act that you had no money and your parents would not listen to a child like you, causing you to miss the perfect opportunity.

This was seriously fucked up.

Damn Uchiha Madara. He had already formed the Akatsuki Organization and planned everything out. He had only needed to wait and then carry out the plan. He had been so close, and then—oh, great—Uchiha Madara had gone and dropped this massive mess on him.

Now, forget ultimate weapons, ultimate deterrence, or permanent peace. The world itself was about to be destroyed.

Now everything was too late.

"At this point, only by killing that monster completely can we continue carrying out our plan. We must find a way to kill it."

Uchiha Obito raised his head and spoke seriously.

The moment he said that, everyone present looked at him with strange expressions.

Wasn't that obvious? Everyone knew that everything would be over if they killed the monster. But the question was, who would kill it? Who even had the ability to kill it?

You?

When he had first awakened, Nagato had felt that he had lost only because the Chakra within his body had been absorbed, leaving him powerless. But after seeing the diagram Black Zetsu had produced, Nagato realized that he might truly be no match for that monster now.

Especially since that thing could absorb Chakra. No, not just Chakra. Against a monster like that, energy attacks could not harm it at all. Its magical defense was maxed out; they could not even break through it. How were they supposed to fight a monster like that?

"This is no longer just our problem. This is a world-ending catastrophe. No one can escape a monster like this. Since that's the case, we should tell the other Ninja Villages about it. Make them realize that this is no longer Konoha's problem, but the entire world's problem..."

Uchiha Obito spoke slowly. His idea was not really a solution. He merely wanted the entire Ninja World to face the mess he had created and see whether anyone could clean it up.

What else could they do?

They could gamble. Gamble that Uchiha Yue's power had a limit. Gamble that Uchiha Yue's Mangekyō Sharingan could not restore its Dōryoku on its own, that he would eventually go blind, and that special domain would naturally disappear.

But did they dare?

They did not!

It had already been so long, yet that domain showed no sign of stopping. Instead, it continued expanding. How could they possibly dare to gamble under those circumstances?

If they lost that gamble, it would mean utter annihilation.

"I wonder whether Uchiha Madara has a way to solve the current problem. Unfortunately, he's already old... Wait..."

Upon hearing Uchiha Obito's words, Black Zetsu shook his head helplessly. That was all they could do. Yet in the next instant, when he thought of Uchiha Madara, a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.

Dying of old age. That was right, dying of old age!

No matter how terrifying Uchiha Yue was, he was still only human. Humans grew old and died. So what if he killed every living creature on this planet? When his time came, would he not still die?

And even if the Tailed Beasts were drained dry or killed, they would continue reviving. They only needed to wait for Uchiha Yue to die before emerging again. Moreover, by then, all life in the Ninja World would have perished, leaving only the Tailed Beasts. Wouldn't that make carrying out his plan even more convenient?

The only problem was where he should hide. Once Uchiha Yue covered the entire planet, there would be nowhere to flee above or below. Even if he hid deep within the planet's core, he would still be unable to escape death.

"Kamui—yes, that's it! We can hide in the Kamui Dimension! That's right, the rest is not important. What truly matters is the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Rinnegan in Nagato's eyes..."

"Sorry, Nagato. Lord Madara, please come with me for a moment!"

Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Obito and put on a respectful expression as he spoke.

A short while later, in a corner.

"Zetsu, have you thought of some way?"

Uchiha Obito looked at Black Zetsu and asked.