Kushina and Kurama were in deep peril. Although they had thought of a way to respond, there was no guarantee it would succeed.
In this precarious situation, Ye Zi's appearance only made the already dire circumstances even worse.
Ye Zi had infiltrated the area underground. After arriving, he had no intention of hiding his presence and appeared directly. The moment he did, everyone present noticed him, and they were all shocked.
"This damned bastard." Black Zetsu glared at Ye Zi. He believed that he had single-handedly brought about the history of the shinobi world. Every figure who had shaped the course of history, whether the strongest or the weakest shinobi, was merely a supporting character in his script. There had always been only one protagonist—the mother.
As an important and crucial supporting character, Ye Zi should have peacefully died after displaying the value he was meant to provide. Yet Ye Zi stubbornly refused to die according to his wishes.
If Black Zetsu had the ability, he really wanted to crush Ye Zi to death immediately, sparing himself from having to watch the man keep appearing before his eyes and getting on his nerves.
When Madara Uchiha saw Ye Zi, his expression immediately turned cold. Not long ago, Ye Zi had been grievously wounded and on the verge of death, yet now he was completely unharmed. But that was not the key point. The key point was that even Madara could not see through Ye Zi's current strength.
"No matter how you managed to survive, since you've come, you can obediently leave your eyes behind." Madara Uchiha looked coldly at Ye Zi, who was suspended in midair, and thought silently.
"..."
Suspended in the air, Ye Zi first met Madara Uchiha's icy gaze with indifference. He then looked at the golden