There, he sensed a strange thought, a feeling somewhat familiar, which he had sensed before on the battlefield, but it had only flashed by.
At the time, he thought it was an illusion, but now it seemed it wasn't.
Although the thought was strong, it carried no malice; otherwise, he would have already thrown an Explosive Tag.
He didn't have to wait long; the other party appeared, but their form left Tamura Hiroshi a bit bewildered.
A substance like liquid asphalt flowed out of the house and formed a pitch-black head in front of Tamura Hiroshi.
Looking at the dark, sticky thing, Tamura Hiroshi was stunned, not understanding why this person had sought him out.
"Is it because of the Kaguya Phantom?"
Soon, he thought of the Kaguya Phantom in his spiritual world, and Tamura Hiroshi had a plan.
Guiding the Kaguya Phantom to deeply merge with his own Chakra, Tamura Hiroshi even mimicked the radiance of maternal love, crouching down to touch Black Zetsu's cheek, his eyes even welling up with tears, as if looking at his own child.
"Mom!"
This feeling made Black Zetsu involuntarily call out "Mom." This feeling was absolutely correct, especially the Chakra within him.
It was his mother's Chakra, incredibly pure.
After maintaining this state for a while, Tamura Hiroshi broke the link with the Kaguya Phantom, and the maternal expression disappeared.
"Mom?"
"You're my sister's child?"
Tamura Hiroshi feigned confusion.
"Why do you have Mom's Chakra?"
Black Zetsu also stared intently at the youth before him, not understanding why this person possessed his mother's Chakra.
"Let's talk inside the house!"
Glancing around, Tamura Hiroshi released Samehada and walked towards the house. Black Zetsu moved and followed.
He had to understand the problem with this youth, which was why he had chosen to reveal himself.
Sitting down inside the house, he sized up Black Zetsu and bluffed, "The moment I first refined Chakra, my sister was in my mind. I always dreamed of her, and she always talked about 'child, child,' referring to you, right?"
"A contract?"
Black Zetsu pondered, recalling a Secret Technique from his mother's legacy, a Secret Technique unique to the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
It could record bodily data and imprint it onto a compatible person for resurrection.
However, leaving a contract was difficult, and the vessel had extremely stringent requirements.
Also, this youth had no mark on him, so it shouldn't be a contract, at least not a complete one.
With this thought, Black Zetsu made a judgment.
Regardless, since this person had his mother's Chakra, he was one of them. That feeling was undeniable.
"Who are you? Who is my sister? Why is she in my body? Why can you absorb the Dojutsu Power of the Sharingan and the residual Chakra in the Second Hokage's organs? And the Flesh Chakra of the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails? You also like the Chakra of Uzumaki Ninja and Uzumaki Ninja?"
Tamura Hiroshi asked, his expression very serious, indicating that he, Tamura, had many questions that needed answers.
"You can call me Black Zetsu!"
After thinking for a while, Black Zetsu thought of a name.
He himself had no name. After his mother created him with her last strength, he was sealed before she could give him a name.
The name Black Zetsu corresponded to the White Zetsu army his mother had created back then.
"My mother's name is Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the true progenitor of Chakra in the Ninja World. All power in the Ninja World originates from Mom, so naturally, she can absorb it.
Unfortunately, she was sealed by the Sage of Six Paths and had her power taken. As Mom's inheritor, although not perfect, your identity is set. You must rescue Mom, and in doing so, you will gain more power."
Since he was Mom's inheritor, he was one of them.
At least with Mom's Chakra present, this person couldn't betray Mom. It might even be a contingency Mom left behind, only finding a compatible person to carry out her revival today.
This made him feel like he had found a confidant. For the past thousand years, he had been hiding in the shadows, plotting and striving alone. The sense of loneliness was indescribable.
Now that he had a comrade, even a brother, the feeling was wonderful.
"Also, you should have been created by Mom's contingency, so you should call her Mom like me, not sister."
He corrected the other party's address for his mother. In Black Zetsu's view, this was his younger brother, also created by Mom, and they should work together to rescue Mom.
"I'm not calling her Mom, she's my sister!"
Tamura Hiroshi flatly refused, then his expression became solemn.
"I need to know more about my sister!"
Although Black Zetsu was displeased, he didn't dwell on it. He organized his thoughts and said, "My mother's story goes back a long time, to when Mom first descended into this world..."
As he spoke, he observed the youth before him. Although the youth was chosen by his mother, if he didn't choose to help him unseal his mother, he wouldn't mind devouring him.
So, revealing these top secrets was fine. If the youth could truly become one of them and prepare to unseal Mom together, it would be perfect.
After Black Zetsu finished speaking, Tamura Hiroshi thought seriously for a while, then took out a kunai and quickly etched on the ground, soon sketching a figure.
"The Hagoromo you mentioned, the Sage of Six Paths, is that him?"
Seeing the silhouette, Black Zetsu's eye sockets widened.
"How do you know him? Have you met him?"
Black Zetsu was very nervous. Although the silhouette the youth had drawn was blurry, the general image was there, especially the uniquely shaped horns, which matched a figure in his mother's inherited memories perfectly.
But logically, that person should have died long ago, and it's been over a thousand years. How could this child possibly know?
Could it be that his mother's inheritance gave the other party some memory fragments?
"This person's silhouette exists within all Chakra. Whenever it appears, my sister devours it. Judging by your tone, this doesn't seem to be the Sage of Six Paths."
Tamura Hiroshi explained simply. He knew he couldn't fool this thousand-year-old monster into revealing anything truly important without a bit of deception.
Hearing the reason, Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "He was my mother's enemy, named Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. My mother killed him a thousand years ago, and his corpse was integrated into the Ten-Tails, pushing the Ten-Tails to evolve into its final form, the God Tree. It's normal for his Chakra to exist within the Ninja World's Chakra."
Nodding in understanding, Tamura Hiroshi immediately began drawing again, sketching another silhouette.
"Then this one must be the Sage of Six Paths, right?"
His drawing skills were not bad. Those Erotic Novels before were accompanied by quite a few illustrations, all masterpieces he had seen online in his past life. This was also a major reason why those great works were so popular and sold so well.
"Yes, that is Hagoromo!"
Black Zetsu nodded after looking. Although blurry, the general image was correct.
He would never forget Hagoromo's appearance; he could recognize him even if he turned to ash.
"You know about the First Hokage's wife, the Jinchuriki, right?"
Tamura Hiroshi said, scraping the floor where he had drawn the silhouette with a kunai, bringing up the topic of Jinchuriki.
He had already had some ideas about this, but he hadn't expected Black Zetsu to suddenly show up. However, this was perfect; Black Zetsu must have something he wanted.
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