Black Zetsu: Don't Come Over!

Inside the Kamui space, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu looked around in terror; his techniques could not penetrate this dimension!

He was cursing Uchiha Madara in his heart, calling him an arrogant idiot for trusting this brat so easily!

Was a millennium of waiting and planning about to be destroyed in an instant? When would he ever be able to return to his mother's embrace?

Obito entered the Kamui space and watched Black Zetsu with great interest. It was this entity—not particularly strong, nor possessing a brilliant scheme—that had played Uchiha Madara and Obito like puppets, all by manipulating their inner desires and striking at their weakest points. He had learned something new today.

Black Zetsu shrieked at the top of his lungs, "Who exactly are you! Do you intend to betray Lord Uchiha Madara? I am the manifestation of Uchiha Madara's will!"

Watching Black Zetsu's desperate performance, Obito really wanted to hand him an Oscar... it was a pity to waste such acting skills on anything less than a movie.

"I know who you are. You aren't Uchiha Madara's will at all; you are the will of Otsutsuki Kaguya! A pathetic tadpole who has spent a millennium plotting to save his mother. Uchiha Madara was just a more pitiful tool you found!"

"Who am I? You've been monitoring me for so many years, do you even need to ask?" Obito retorted with a sneer.

Hearing Obito's mocking tone, Black Zetsu felt as if he had been struck by lightning! He had planned so carefully for so long, waiting patiently for over a thousand years! He had only begun to act once Uchiha Madara and Hashirama appeared, and he had wrapped Uchiha Madara around his finger—how could a brat of only a dozen years know all of this?

Black Zetsu forced himself to calm down. He knew this brat's strength; since he was merely a fragment of Otsutsuki Kaguya's consciousness, he certainly couldn't be defeated by force. He would have to use his wits, but this brat was much harder to fool than Uchiha Madara...

"Uchiha Obito, you are correct. I am indeed the son of the progenitor of chakra, the Rabbit Goddess. My mother was betrayed by two unfilial sons and sealed away for a millennium. If you help me resurrect her, once she returns, I will make you the master of this entire world! You shall rule over everything and possess all! How could the mere Hokage of Konoha ever compare to that?" Black Zetsu said in a deep voice.

"Can I be your daddy, too?" Obito mocked.

"..." Black Zetsu fell silent.

Mother belongs to me; how dare you try to be my father! Unforgivable! Once Mother is resurrected, you will be the first one I kill! No, no, one must endure the small to achieve the great. I will kill you after Mother is resurrected!

"Haha, you didn't actually think I wanted to be your father, did you? I have no interest in your flat-chested mother. I'll ask you a few questions; if your answers satisfy me, I don't mind letting you live. Don't ever think I lack the means to eliminate you completely," Obito said.

"Ask. I will answer whatever I know. But what if you don't keep your word?" Black Zetsu replied.

"You are in no position to negotiate with me! How much do you know about the Evil God and the Death God?" Obito asked.

In Obito's view, although Otsutsuki Kaguya was the final boss of the original story, the existence of the Evil God and the Death God was on the same level as Otsutsuki Kaguya—and perhaps even more mysterious and unknown.

The original story hadn't elaborated much, but both Hidan's immortality and the Reaper Death Seal were incredibly broken abilities.

Now that Obito was living in this world for real rather than watching an anime, the situation was different. He had to be especially wary, as the Evil God must have left something on him.

"Oh? Truly surprising. I'm starting to suspect you are a descendant of that unfilial son, Hagoromo," Black Zetsu said, sounding shocked.

"The Evil God and the Death God have existed for over a millennium. A thousand years ago, Mother fought a great war against the Evil God and defeated that wretched, stinking bat. But that creature possessed the ability of immortality, and even Mother could not completely destroy her. She could only seal her away in various parts of the world. A millennium has passed, the seas have turned to mulberry fields, and now, even I do not know where she is sealed."

"The Death God has no interest in the living, nor does he intend to rule this land. He is the monarch of the Underworld who governs souls. After defeating the Evil God, Mother reached an agreement with the Death God: the living would be ruled by Mother, and the souls of the dead would enter the Underworld to be governed by the Death God."

"I do not know how you learned of the Evil God and the Death God, but I must warn you: with your current strength, you are far from being their match. That is the power of gods, which transcends everyone! Just like the great Mother!" When Black Zetsu mentioned his mother, his expression was filled with adoration.

"One last question: did Hamura and Hagoromo have a father?" Obito asked with a hint of excitement.

He remembered that in his past life, there were two theories about this in Naruto: one was that Otsutsuki Kaguya had two sons with a scumbag king, and the other was that she had become pregnant through the blessings of the people and given birth to the brothers.

Obito felt the thrill of prying into the private lives of legendary figures...

"Why do you always ask such questions?" Black Zetsu said, speechless.

"I have already told you, Mother is the progenitor of all power in this world! She is a god who transcends everything! Mortals are no different from livestock; no one could ever defile Mother's body!"

So it was the second theory. Obito concluded that Otsutsuki Kaguya must have conceived the brothers on her own, perhaps simply wanting a few more helpers to deal with the rest of the Otsutsuki clan.

Satisfied with his gossip, Obito asked with interest, "Why isn't White Zetsu saying anything? I know you aren't one and the same. Black Zetsu is doing this to save his mother, but you? Logically, you are just a biological weapon created by Otsutsuki Kaguya. There is no need for you to die alongside Black Zetsu. Even if she is resurrected, you will still be treated as a lowly tool."

"Don't listen to his lies! You are just like me, created by Mother. We are both Mother's children; don't fall for his attempts to sow discord," Black Zetsu said urgently. His own abilities were inferior to White Zetsu's... White Zetsu's body had been cultivated by Uchiha Madara and contained Hashirama's cells, allowing him to use some Wood Release ninjutsu. With White Zetsu's power, he still had a fighting chance.

White Zetsu was silent for a moment before speaking: "It's true. Whether in the eyes of Otsutsuki Kaguya or Uchiha Madara, I am merely a lowly tool—a pathetic wretch who doesn't even know what it feels like to take a dump. But! They overlooked the fact that even a wretch has ideals they wish to pursue!"

Rip! White Zetsu pulled his body hard, and the black and white halves split apart! Without White Zetsu's body, Black Zetsu slumped onto the ground like a soft, gelatinous slime!

Obito sneered, and Ryujin Jakka was drawn from its sheath!

Black Zetsu shrieked, "Don't come any closer! Don't be impulsive, we can talk this out, I'll agree to any condition you set!"

The only response he received was a cold, biting flash of a blade!

Clang! Black Zetsu was pinned to the ground by a single strike from Ryujin Jakka!