Yes, Naraku could control Black Zetsu.
This left the elderly Madara utterly incredulous, because Black Zetsu was a creation of Yin-Yang Release—the most peculiar lifeform in the world. Theoretically, aside from him, its "master," nothing in the world should have been able to control Black Zetsu.
Now, even the word "master" had to be called into question.
Moreover, Black Zetsu possessed extremely formidable escape and concealment abilities. It could come and go without a trace throughout the Ninja World, beyond anyone's control.
But now?
It had been effortlessly seized and controlled.
Was this the kind of ability possessed by beings from beyond the Ninja World?
Even if it belonged solely to Naraku, that unique monster, it was still terrifying beyond measure.
Especially that purple flesh-and-blood body, like some mutated creation from a biochemical disaster—it filled anyone who saw it with intense discomfort.
This guy's strength was still unknown, but in terms of how bizarre and disgusting his abilities were, they were absolutely on an exceptionally high level. They even reminded people of the mysterious things from the real world.
The creatures warped by those mysterious things were exactly like this—looking humanoid on the outside, while their insides had already become indescribable, unseeable twisted things.
Then, within the Light Screen footage, Naraku displayed even more bizarre abilities.
Black Zetsu was clearly resisting, struggling, and even begging Madara Uchiha for help, trying to make Madara stop Naraku.
Yet when Naraku used his power, Black Zetsu revealed everything.
The secret of its birth, why it had spent a thousand years constructing a false lie to deceive Madara Uchiha, and the truth behind the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
This involved the secrets of the ancient Ninja World—the secrets of a thousand years ago.
A thousand years ago, Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Heavenly Maiden from beyond the heavens,