Beneath the blood moon, before the God Tree.
Black Zetsu painfully sensed the changes occurring within his body. The strange gazes around him pierced into him, filling him with deep discomfort.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs stretched into long threads that covered his entire body, disrupting the flow of Chakra within him and causing him to completely lose control of his body.
This was the first time in a thousand years that he had been exposed before the world.
His face, submerged in the night, twisted with unwillingness. The moment his thoughts stirred, he understood why Madara had suddenly appeared behind him.
It was the Rinnegan's ability.
He had witnessed this technique before. It had defeated all nine Tailed Beasts, but he had never expected it could switch places with the user's true body.
His hoarse voice completely tore away its disguise, venting a thousand years of resentment. "Why did you discover that the Uchiha Stone Tablet was fake? You had no reason to doubt the inscription left behind by the Sage of Six Paths!"
The shrill voice sent ripples through his black body. The hatred mixed into his words was like a murmur from hell, sending chills down everyone's spine.
The grave atmosphere did nothing to impede Madara's actions.
Leaning leisurely on his staff, he walked into the crowd and admired Black Zetsu's predicament. A teasing glint flashed through his Rinnegan. "Surely you know about Mount Myoboku?"
That airy question shattered Black Zetsu's chaotic thoughts.
He recalled Hagoromo's change in attitude toward the heir of the Ninjutsu Sect. With difficulty, a voice emerged from his hoarse throat. "Hagoromo actually left behind such a contingency."
Hagoromo.
That unfamiliar yet familiar word jolted the Nine-Tails from its thoughts.
Its nose twitched slightly as it sharply sensed a familiar presence within Black Zetsu. "He