"I don't want to know whose memories those are, nor do I want to know why you exist. I only want a way to break the curse of my Uchiha Clan!"
Madara's words made Mingye frown slightly. It seemed Black Zetsu had done something Madara had not had time to tell him about, something that had greatly affected Madara. Yet Black Zetsu continued smiling as though neither Mingye nor Madara posed any threat.
"The Sharingan is not a curse!"
"But neither can it be called a gift!"
Black Zetsu's hoarse words did not satisfy Mingye or Madara, and they immediately refuted him. Black Zetsu laughed again, his gaze on Madara particularly chilling.
"Hehehehe!"
Mingye helped Black Zetsu upright and patted his shoulder as though dust covered it, then spoke calmly.
"Let me tell you a story. A woman gave birth to two children and saved the world, but in the end, she became insane and wanted to devour her own sons. No matter the reason, such a goal was wrong. So her sons began to resist and sealed their mother away. But in the end, that woman split off her will and created a third child. Of course, it was not a complete one."
"What a strange being."
Black Zetsu was neither shocked nor surprised by Mingye's earth-shattering revelation. Instead, he looked at Mingye meaningfully. Mingye could not be bothered to waste words on Black Zetsu. Perhaps Black Zetsu considered his identity special, but he was now the Uchiha Clan's third young master, and nothing else.
"How about making a deal?"
Black Zetsu looked at Mingye and asked teasingly.
"You want to make a deal with me? Go on."
Mingye looked at Black Zetsu with a smile that did not reach his eyes.
"We save Mother, and you solve the