The Bedraggled Escape of Black Zetsu

He didn't even release a full Susanoo; he merely manifested a single hand of the Susanoo to completely suppress Shukaku. He toyed with the powerful Tailed Beast as if it were a mere plaything, crushing it into oblivion!

The point here wasn't just the suppression of a Tailed Beast—that is not difficult for the truly strong—the point was the crushing. It was an absolute, total crushing; an attitude and power so nonchalant, as if he were playing with a toy or grabbing a mouse to squeeze the life out of it.

This power, this presence, had already surpassed Madara Uchiha without the Rinnegan. What kind of strength was this? It was the strongest of the strong, the ninja of ninjas, the Uchiha of Uchihas, the human of humans!

Even Black Zetsu could not comprehend how a mere Uchiha, someone who wasn't a reincarnation of a powerhouse, just a random passerby from the Uchiha clan, could become this strong, reaching such an inhuman level.

Throughout the history of the entire ninja world, he had never seen any Uchiha whose power could be mentioned in the same breath as Uchiha Brahman. This shouldn't be possible; this wasn't how ninjas worked!

The most critical point was that Uchiha Brahman was truly just an ordinary Uchiha. He was not the reincarnation of Indra, and he possessed none of Indra's chakra. Yet, this ordinary Uchiha, with a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan that were rare but had certainly appeared in the clan before, had forged such a powerful, invincible existence.

What made Black Zetsu feel even more absurd was that this Uchiha Brahman was single-handedly beating up the entire world. He was currently in the process of conquering the entire ninja world!

This was an unprecedented change in history. Because no matter how powerful a ninja was in the past, they had to show respect to the feudal lords on the surface. Those lords were the ones who held power, but they were never the rulers; they were merely tools.

And now, what was Uchiha Brahman, this guy who was previously unknown and unheard of, doing?

He controlled those feudal lords, controlled the ninjas, and was relying on his overwhelming martial prowess and peerless strength to, goddammit, conquer the entire ninja world single-handedly and beat it into submission. Was this still a ninja?

The most terrifying thing was that he possessed this power without relying on those eyes, without burning his own life force to fight and conquer through the use of non-renewable ocular power.

Instead, he relied on power that defied imagination: boundless, massive chakra, invincible ninjutsu, and powerful taijutsu. It was a terrifying strength capable of crushing, beating, and brutalizing every other ninja.

Yet, the most terrifying part was that, so far, no one had been able to stop Uchiha Brahman. From Konoha to Iwagakure, and now to Sunagakure, no one could stop Uchiha Brahman! No one could stand against him!

However...

Black Zetsu looked toward Uchiha Brahman.

"Your eyes must be going blind soon! It is time to let you discover the truth about the Uchiha clan! And besides... humans have a limited lifespan..."

Black Zetsu muttered. Through his investigations, he had long since learned everything about Uchiha Brahman, or rather, Uchiha Brahman had never hidden his past.

An ordinary Uchiha with no parents, not even siblings—this meant that Uchiha Brahman's Mangekyo had a limit. Sooner or later, those eyes would go blind.

"Besides... you are strong, but how do you compare to Madara?"

Black Zetsu thought to himself. Although Uchiha Brahman had appeared almost invincible so far and the current situation seemed to have spiraled out of his control, Black Zetsu knew that Uchiha Brahman only appeared invincible because he hadn't encountered a true powerhouse yet.

Most importantly, even if you were truly invincible, so what? I, Black Zetsu, have lived from the past until now, witnessing the rise and fall of countless powerhouses. No matter how strong Uchiha Brahman is, he is ultimately just an ordinary human!

Sooner or later, he will grow old and die. How many such powerhouses have appeared in the entire ninja world over all these years?

What did he have to worry about?

Furthermore, they had the Rinnegan in their hands now. Uchiha Brahman might look strong, but whether he could beat Nagato was another question entirely!

After all, that was the Rinnegan. Could a mere Sharingan ever compare to the powerful Rinnegan?

Heh, a mere Sharingan, not even an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!

"Hehehe!!!"

Black Zetsu suddenly laughed. A mere Uchiha Brahman was nothing to worry about!

Just then, he saw Uchiha Brahman in the distance raise his hand. Powerful chakra swirled, and a black kunai appeared in his grip before flying out like a cannonball.

"Oh no!"

Seeing this, Black Zetsu immediately began to flee.

At the same time, he was filled with immense shock. This shouldn't be happening; it was impossible. For so many years, no one had ever discovered him, so how could it happen here...

"H-how is this possible? I hid so well, how did he discover me?"

Black Zetsu roared in his heart, even trying to deceive himself that Uchiha Brahman hadn't actually discovered him, that he just had an itch in his hands, casually used chakra to create something that looked like a kunai—but who knew what it actually was—and threw it away, and it just happened to be aimed at him.

Everything was a coincidence?

Who would believe that!!!

The black kunai landed in the sand, and the next moment, a massive explosion occurred. Everything in the vicinity began to disintegrate as a blinding light erupted, eventually leaving a gargantuan crater in its place.

The sand that had originally been in the crater had completely vanished, atomized. Black Zetsu watched this scene in horror; he had a feeling that if he had been hit by that attack, he would have lost a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

Why was he so powerful!

This was a ninjutsu he had never seen before!

What kind of monster was Uchiha Brahman!

Black Zetsu swam away rapidly in retreat. The idea of letting Uchiha Brahman know the truth about the Uchiha clan or trying to manipulate him had been thrown to the back of his mind. He felt that if he really tried to do that, he would definitely encounter something terrifying and tragic, and might even die.

Uchiha Brahman wasn't some reincarnated powerhouse, and he didn't need to save the Uchiha clan. Goddammit, this guy was already the ruler.

Saving the Uchiha clan, peace, or whatever other nonsense—why would someone who already ruled this place care about such things?

As for the Infinite Tsukuyomi, some brainless subordinates might care about such things, but for a ruler, what could he possibly lack? Would he need to go into an illusion to get what he wanted?

Are you telling some kind of massive, world-shattering joke?