Revenge!

Just as every faction was moving in close coordination, in a lightless cave, a white-haired old man set down the scroll in his hand and looked at the constantly writhing black sludge before him.

"It's about time."

After saying that, his remaining Sharingan widened, and his hands moved at a speed that did not suit his age. At the same time, his Chakra began circulating rapidly under the Sharingan's guidance.

In the end, as the hand seal fixed in place, the Chakra in the old man's body erupted violently, and the mass of black sludge changed with it, slowly taking on a human shape.

Needless to say, this was naturally Madara, who had been plotting in the shadows all along, and that mass of black sludge was Black Zetsu.

After White Zetsu Tobi was tricked and captured by Shiro, Madara had been preparing matters concerning Black Zetsu all along.

The current White Zetsu possessed a certain degree of intelligence, but it was still far too low, and there was no way to guarantee his plan would proceed smoothly, especially now that the situation had changed so drastically.

Black Zetsu also took this chance to make contact with Madara ahead of time. This was his only opportunity. Once this moment passed, trying to gain Madara's trust again would not be easy.

After Black Zetsu was "born," he did not hurry to speak. Instead, he silently knelt prostrate on the ground, waiting for Madara to recover his strength.

The current Madara could be described as being at the end of his rope. If his strength had not broken through somewhat due to certain changes some time ago, he truly would not have dared create Black Zetsu right now.

But no matter how much of a breakthrough he had made, he himself was