Deal Reached

This secret deal, conducted behind everyone's backs, was just one final "Dad" away from being sealed.

Uchiha Qingfeng stood to profit no matter what. Whether Black Zetsu called him Dad or not, he would eventually deal with Kaguya, that hidden danger. The first step was naturally to release her.

As for how he would deal with her afterward, that depended on Kaguya Otsutsuki's attitude.

Black Zetsu was locked in an intense internal struggle.

Should he call him Dad or not?

Of course, Black Zetsu had been thinking too simply. How could something like this be settled with just one call? From then on, he could only be a son.

Seeing Black Zetsu's conflicted expression and his inability to make up his mind, Uchiha Qingfeng decided to provoke him a little more.

"Hurry up. My time is precious. If you agree, call me Dad. If you don't, forget it. Don't delay me from carrying out my mission."

Black Zetsu: ...

To save his mother, he could only endure the humiliation. That was the situation now; he had no choice.

When he had followed Uchiha Madara, he could at least pretend to be Madara's manifestation of will. Now, he could only be a son or grandson.

"Dad!"

Black Zetsu called out, but he simply could not stop the tears from streaming down his face. His previous tears had been an act, but now, they were utterly sincere.

He had never imagined that, as the child of the progenitor of Chakra, one day he would have to acknowledge an enemy as his father. The feeling was truly too humiliating.

Uchiha Qingfeng had only wanted to provoke and tease him a little. He had not expected Black Zetsu to be so easy to tease, making him feel a little embarrassed to accept that "Dad."