I'll Give You Even More

Back in this white, misty space, it stared at the door before it and remained silent for a long while.

Uchiha Shingen watched it curiously from behind.

What's going on? Shouldn't he be clinging to Kaguya Otsutsuki's legs for warmth right now?

How did you get out?

"Shingen," Black Zetsu finally spoke.

"What's wrong?"

"I think... you opened the wrong door."

Uchiha Shingen: "???"

Where the hell did I get so many doors? There's only this one!

So he said irritably, "Why are you being so fussy? There's only one door; just go in and you'll be fine."

"No, you definitely have other doors," Black Zetsu said decisively. "Don't hide them."

"I'll hide you..." Uchiha Shingen was about to start yelling when he remembered something. So he pushed Black Zetsu aside, who seemed to have entered a sage mode, and then opened the door and stuck his head in.

"Solomon! I Gato, am back!"

On the large screen, the distorted face of a middle-aged man was reflected in Uchiha Shingen's eyes.

Against this backdrop, Kaguya Otsutsuki, lying on her bed, angrily turns her head sharply.

"What do you want with me?! You've already caused me to be sent back to prison once!"

"... It's alright, please continue." Uchiha Shingen understood, ducked back, closed the door, and then looked back at Black Zetsu.

"Isn't your mother inside? Why did you run out again?"

"Shingen, you're joking with me." Black Zetsu laughed heartily. "I didn't realize you were so thoughtful, finding someone who looks just like Mother. I know you're worried I'll be nervous. Don't worry, I'm not nervous anymore."

"I'm not afraid of you!" Uchiha Shingen grabbed it and dragged it towards the door. "I didn't realize you were so good at adding drama. Fine, I'll go in with you."

"No!" Black Zetsu let out a deafening scream, struggling frantically, "I want to see Mother! This isn't Mother!"

Uchiha Shingen: "... Okay, I know you might find it a little hard to accept, but this really is your mother, the original one."

"Impossible! How could Mother eat like a hamster!"

Uchiha Shingen: "..."

He desperately wanted to tell Black Zetsu that having a door was pointless, purely a matter of ritual, because his spirit was already connected with Kaguya Otsutsuki's; in other words...

Black Zetsu's voice could be heard from the other side of the door.

Bang!

Uchiha Shingen punched Black Zetsu so hard he fell flat on his back.

"Calm down." He looked at Black Zetsu lying on the ground, questioning his existence, and earnestly advised, "Personality worship is unacceptable; it's fake. True love is accepting everything about the other person. Your mother has always been alone; why can't she have some personal hobbies?"

Black Zetsu felt his head buzzing.

"Impossible..." it muttered to itself, "You don't understand Mother at all. Mother couldn't be like this, she..."

Uchiha Shingen knew this explanation wouldn't work.

There's no way around it; Infinite lifespan and tirelessly striving for a goal for thousands of years are two completely different things. All I can say is that for Black Zetsu, Kaguya Otsutsuki is not only its creator but also its faith.

Therefore, Kaguya Otsutsuki's image in Black Zetsu's mind must be perfect and sacred.

Therefore, personality cults are truly unacceptable.

It will cause severe distortion.

Since it doesn't make sense, then I won't say anything more.

Uchiha Clan picked up Black Zetsu, opened the door again, threw Black Zetsu inside, and closed the door.

The movements were fluid and executed in one go.

"Hahahaha!" Suddenly, Black Zetsu, ecstatic laugh came from the other side of the door.

This is... an idol collapsing and then going insane?

Startled Uchiha Shingen quickly reopened the door.

Light filled my eyes.

The room opposite the door was no longer there; it had been replaced by a completely different scene.

A vast plain, towering Divine Tree, and a temple nestled beneath Divine Tree.

Black Zetsu was in this field, dancing with joy.

This is also where its mother lived, just as it remembered.

That's right, this is the real mother! It must be that Mother heard its call and was willing to see it!

As for what happened earlier, it must have been the mother's disappointment with the Genjutsu created by its professional abilities, leading her to refuse to meet it.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's Genjutsu is a powerful technique capable of turning illusion into reality!

"Shingen! Look! Mother is willing to see me! She's not angry with me anymore!"

Uchiha Shingen: "... Whatever makes you happy."

He stepped through the doorway into this world, walking right up to Black Zetsu's side.

"Shingen, come with me, let's go see Mother. I'll definitely recommend you to her!" The excited Black Zetsu was already incoherent, having completely forgotten that it was Uchiha Shingen who brought it here.

It's as if it has returned to the time when it was first created.

It could hardly distinguish between the memories Kaguya Otsutsuki gave it and its own memories.

At this moment, it forgot the Eye of the Moon, and it forgot the Ōtsutsuki Clan brothers.

It just wanted to see its mother as soon as possible.

Uchiha Shingen looked at it, and although he knew he shouldn't act this way from his standpoint, he still felt a pang of sympathy.

Honestly, Kaguya Otsutsuki might not really see Black Zetsu as a child.

The "Incarnation of Will" was a self-designation used by Black Zetsu to deceive Uchiha Madara.

However, in the case of Kaguya Otsutsuki, this is very likely a true setting.

Unlike Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, Black Zetsu was temporarily "created" by Kaguya Otsutsuki using Yin-Yang Release.

Uchiha Shingen doesn't know how Kaguya Otsutsuki gave birth to Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, but judging from the fact that both brothers possess typical Ōtsutsuki Clan characteristics, it's definitely not as simple and crude as Black Zetsu.

But in the end, Black Zetsu was the "child" who had the deepest feelings for Kaguya Otsutsuki.

It went so far as to involve abandoning oneself.

Uchiha Shingen is now a father himself, and he would be heartbroken if his own child ended up in the same situation as Black Zetsu.

He now genuinely hopes that Kaguya Otsutsuki will see Black Zetsu as a child rather than a tool, even if it's just a tiny bit.

"Let's go." Uchiha Shingen didn't say much more. "Take me to see your mother."

At times like this, he'll agree to whatever Black Zetsu says.

"Mmm! Mmm!" Black Zetsu nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Don't worry, we're good friends. I'll definitely speak well of you to my mother. She's very gentle!"

"Thanks." Uchiha Shingen patted Black Zetsu on the shoulder.

Black Zetsu was already grinning foolishly.

Led by it, the two walked toward the temple beneath the tall Divine Tree.

Along the way, Black Zetsu proudly introduced everything about this field to the Uchiha Clan, even being able to accurately name every type of vegetation.

If it were someone with more developed tear ducts, they might be moved to tears by its erudition.

After a while, the two finally arrived at the temple entrance.

The first time he met Kaguya Otsutsuki in the spiritual world was also at this location.

Just as Uchiha Shingen and Black Zetsu arrived, the temple gates opened by themselves without any wind.

A graceful woman appeared at the temple entrance.

Her off-white dress made her already fair skin appear even whiter and more delicate, and her noble demeanor was naturally revealed.

However, in Uchiha Shingen's eyes, it was anything but sacred.

After all, he had been observing for quite some time how useless someone could become.

But Black Zetsu saw it differently.

It went up and slid in... no, it landed flat on its back.

"Mother!" Black Zetsu almost burst into tears of joy, though it didn't have any tears left to shed. "I can finally see you again."

"Zetsu, it's you." Kaguya Otsutsuki's lips curled slightly. "You brought Shingen to see me, so you've already gathered Tailed Beasts?"

Black Zetsu's excitement faltered for a moment.

Tailed Beasts?

It regained consciousness.

This is not the ancient world, but a spiritual world, and it bears the important task of rescuing the mother from her predicament!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: I Will Give You More

Once Black Zetsu regained consciousness, he immediately realized a very serious problem.

Forget about the Eye of the Moon, it doesn't even have a single Tailed Beasts hair on its hand!

Thus, it smoothly transitioned from prostrating itself to the earth-seat mode.

"I'm very sorry, Mother! Due to certain reasons, the collection of the Tailed Beasts has not yet been completed."

"So it wasn't there yet." Kaguya Otsutsuki nodded. "Hagoromo has left behind quite a few problems, so you don't need to be too anxious. It's already been so long, a little longer won't make a difference."

Having watched so many Kaguya Otsutsuki says she didn't watch them for nothing.

Otherwise, do you really think she's just slacking off?

She's the Progenitor of Chakra, capable of flawless calculations; how could she possibly slack off!

Those stories all illustrate a point: patience is one of the essential factors for success.

Kaguya Otsutsuki felt that she had lost this excellent virtue after consuming the Chakra Fruit.

She surpassed her companions in patience, but her lack of patience led to her being abandoned by everyone.

This is so ironic.

She has now regained a positive mindset.

Having an infinite lifespan, she is completely indifferent to time and has more patience than anyone else.

As for the Black Zetsu before us...

"Zetsu, you have always done very well." Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at Black Zetsu. "I have seen all your efforts. When I return to the earth, I will complete your body. After all, you are also my child."

Black Zetsu looked up in astonishment.

What they saw, however, was a hint of tenderness in Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes.

"Ah, no, I... I'm alright... Mother..."

It was completely at a loss.

Although Black Zetsu always referred to Kaguya Otsutsuki as "Mother," he knew that it was merely a resurrection tool hastily created by Kaguya Otsutsuki at the time.

Just like Nagato was to Uchiha Madara.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki are the children who truly possess their mother's bloodline.

It is completely different from them; it is not a real life.

Black Zetsu's greatest wish was simply to hope that Kaguya Otsutsuki would tacitly allow it to call her "Mother."

Acknowledging it is something a child would never have considered.

Looking at the mother and son, Uchiha Shingen considered it a good outcome.