After pondering for a long time without coming up with anything, Black Zetsu decided to take the long view and first learn more about Ito Makoto.
Meanwhile, Yang Hao, who had left, had not gone far from Konoha. Outside the village, he looked up at the crescent moon that had risen not long ago. From time to time, he glanced at the white mark in his palm, a faintly puzzled expression appearing on his face.
This behavior only made Black Zetsu, who had been observing him from the shadows, more certain. That Karma had definitely been left behind by Mother. Mother was sealed on the moon, and she had evidently formed some kind of connection with that youth.
This was the best vessel and sacrifice for reviving Mother.
Sensing Black Zetsu's intense emotional fluctuations, Yang Hao silently gave his acting skills a thumbs-up.
That was right. He wanted to make contact with Black Zetsu and thereby join the Eye of the Moon Plan. Only then could he naturally make certain arrangements during the Fourth Shinobi World War, become the perfect Ten-Tails jinchuriki, obtain Kaguya Otsutsuki's Rinne Sharingan, and even steal all of Kaguya Otsutsuki's power.
He continued gazing at the moon until the morning sun rose the next day. Yang Hao then sank underground and resumed moving through Konoha, paying particular attention to the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans, as though searching for something.
He truly was searching for something—for example, the Giant Tenseigan that might exist within the Hyuga Clan.
He even took advantage of the previous Hyuga Clan head's sleep to invade his mind and search through his memories. Yet all he found was a mark passed down through the generations, a medium used to create the Caged Bird Curse Mark.
That green chakra could be drawn out through