Amegakure.
Nagato's hideout.
Zhengye was only halfway through his explanation when he noticed that the mark he had left with Itachi using the Transcription Seal had been consumed.
Without hesitation, he stopped, took out a scroll, and tore it open.
Eye Power Transfer Scroll - Transfers eye power through space into the eyes of another Sharingan clan member. Single-use.
He closed his eyes. His eye power felt as though it were being burned away and extracted, streaming continuously into the void.
None of them knew what was happening, but they saw blood trickle from Zhengye's eyes.
"Zhengye, are you all right?" Pakura clasped his hand, afraid he would lose his sight again, just as he had before.
Zhengye shook his head slightly without explaining.
"Where was I..."
"Oh... Kaguya Otsutsuki being sealed by Indra and Asura, and Black Zetsu's birth..." Zhengye paused before continuing:
"After Kaguya Otsutsuki spat him out, he devoted himself to reviving his mother."
"But Kaguya Otsutsuki barely managed to spit Black Zetsu out in the little time she had before being sealed. Naturally, she had no power to spare for him."
"Aside from being able to live a long time, his strength was nothing special."
"So he began his long period of lying low and plotting."
"The very first thing he had to do was outlive Hagoromo Otsutsuki."
"Before Hagoromo Otsutsuki died, he used Yin-Yang Release to divide its chakra into the nine tailed beasts and sealed its empty shell on the moon."
Nagato's expression shifted. "That empty shell...?"
Zhengye nodded. "Yes, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"The conditions for reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki are extremely demanding."
Zhengye raised two fingers. "First, the God Tree."
"Second, the Rinnegan must cast Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"To create the God Tree, the Demonic Statue of the Outer