Black Zetsu Arrives by Invitation

The team is assembling, waiting for nightfall to begin their operation.

But before it got dark, Feng met another person first.

"Uchiha Feng, everyone underestimated your ambition."

Even though he had arrived long ago, he checked out the Black Zetsu who had only appeared in Sunagakure before speaking to Feng alone with a serious expression.

"Heh, you're interested in such a trivial matter?" Feng replied with a nonchalant chuckle.

"A trivial matter? The change of Sunagakure of Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, is a trivial matter in your eyes?!"

That girl from Kirigakure with Kekkei Genkai is also in your team. It seems your relationship with Kirigakure goes beyond a simple alliance."

"Whether it's a big deal or a small matter, and all sorts of messy relationships, it seems like none of it has anything to do with you."

After all, you see, I clearly got my hands on the One-Tail Jinchuriki, but I didn't use it to threaten you. Instead, I immediately came to discuss the deal with you to avoid you misunderstanding that I broke the agreement."

"Tell me, how do you want to trade?"

Black Zetsu fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then skipped over the topic of ambition.

"Hehe, simple. Leave the One-Tail Jinchuriki with me for now. Whenever you want it, I can help you extract the One-Tail, pack it up, and give it to you. If you need it, delivery to your door is not a problem either."

The price is that you activate the White Zetsu and help me find three things."

"?? Looking for something again? What do you take me for? A ninja who always gets things done and goes everywhere?!" (A type of ninja appearing in episode 177 of the anime)

"Hmph, not going to do it? You should know those Uzumaki ninjas from the Land of Whirlpools, right? You know what happened to Hashirama Senju, who was resurrected by Orochimaru using Impure World Reincarnation, a few days ago in Konoha!"

Anyway, I'm not interested in Tailed Beasts, and the seal on the One-Tail Jinchuriki isn't strong, so it often goes berserk.

"Do you think if I had the Uzumaki use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal seal the One-Tail directly into the Death God's belly, wouldn't that solve the problem once and for all, and we wouldn't have to worry about it going berserk anymore?"

Feng snorted coldly, feigning anger.

A mere Black Zetsu, how could it possibly rebel against the heavens?

Feng's power and strength have now increased significantly, and he fears no one. He can easily manipulate Black Zetsu, who is full of secrets and doesn't want to expose them.

"You...!"

Feng feigned anger, Black Zetsu was genuinely enraged, but he could only muster a moment of rage.

Then, thinking of her mother still sealed in the moon, she had to take a deep breath and try to calm herself down:

What three things are you looking for?

"Hehe, that's more like it."

First, help me find some of the corpses of Uchiha Izuna, Mikoto Uchiha, Tsunade's younger brother Nawaki, Asura, Indra, and the Scorch Release ninja Pakura.

Feng slowly revealed the first item. Since Orochimaru had already exposed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to the Ninja World, among the people he mentioned, only Nawaki and Mikoto Uchiha were his true targets; the others were just there to confuse Black Zetsu.

"You also know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!?"

Black Zetsu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was invented by Tobirama Senju, it was never used outside the palace. Black Zetsu had no idea about it before, and he only learned about this underworld Ninjutsu a few days ago when Orochimaru used it.

"Isn't this obvious? I thought you should have guessed it after our last deal."

"You've really hidden your true intentions well; perhaps I shouldn't have made any deal with you in the first place."

"Hehe, haha, sure, as long as you're willing to give her up, I definitely can't do anything to you."

Upon hearing this, Feng smiled and pointed to the sky, but unfortunately it wasn't dark yet and the moon hadn't appeared, preventing him from pointing directly at it.

"Heave-ho... I'll help you find the things, but Izuna Uchiha has been dead for so many years, and Asura and Indra have been dead for over a thousand years. I'm not sure if I can find any of their body parts."

Black Zetsu took another deep breath to compose himself, and gritted his teeth as he forced out the words.

"Hmm... okay, just do your best to find it, but at least find half of it."

Feng pretended to think for a moment, then relaxed his requirements, blurring out the actual corpse he wanted.

"Okay, tell me what else you're looking for."

"Well, the second thing we need to find is a person and a family. The person is called Hiruko, he comes from Konoha, and it seems that he was once a classmate of the Konoha Sannin."

The clan is one that is born with the ability to control the weather. They wander throughout the Ninja World, making a living by selling weather information.

Once you find these two, you don't need to do anything; just tell me their locations.

"That's easy, I'll get back to you soon."

What's the last thing we need to find?

Finally, let's find a place.

I don't know where it is, I only know it's an underground cave with a pool of water inside. Going deep into the pool leads directly to the moon!

"Reaching the moon?!

"Impossible! How come I didn't know there was such a place in the Ninja World!?"

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu immediately exclaimed in surprise. This news was even more astonishing to him than hearing that Madara Uchiha been resurrected.

After all, his only belief in life was to rescue his mother, who was sealed in the moon.

Since the moon hangs high in the sky and people cannot reach it, he thought of finding a pawn to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and then using Infinite Tsukuyomi to reincarnate his mother in the pawn's body.

If there were a direct Earth-Moon passage, he would have many more ways to rescue his mother. He wouldn't need to be so fixated on the time-consuming and laborious Infinite Tsukuyomi. After all, if all else fails, he could simply take a shovel and dig for a while to get his mother out.

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu couldn't help but ask:

Are you sure such a place really exists?

"Of course, you know that your second brother, Hamura Otsutsuki, left the Ninja World back then, right?"

After he left, he went to the moon, where he also reproduced. It seems that his descendants even made an appearance in the Ninja World.

I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either; you can find out for yourself once you find the Earth-Moon passage."

"Okay, if such a place really exists, I will definitely find it."

At this moment, Black Zetsu wanted to find this place even more than Feng.

But he had also made up his mind that if he really found it, he wouldn't tell anyone.

Then, spread everything about Uchiha Feng throughout the Ninja World to vent my hatred. After all, what he did was enough to make him a public enemy of the Ninja World, to be surrounded and killed by the entire Ninja World.

"Hey, Little Blackie, you're not thinking of keeping the Earth-Moon passage to yourself after you find it, are you?"

Haha, do you really think that I wouldn't have a backup plan if I dared to tell you this and have you, the one who's so determined to save your mother from the moon, search for it?!

Tell me, are you naive or am I naive?

Seeing Black Zetsu's expression change repeatedly, Feng, who had long guessed that the other party would likely want to stop being controlled by him after hearing this news, looked at him with a sinister smile.

You think you can just run away, you little black rascal?

He didn't even consider that he wouldn't so easily reveal such important information without being confident.

"You..."

Black Zetsu was speechless. If there really was a passage between Earth and Moon, he wasn't afraid of Uchiha Feng revealing his secrets. At worst, they would reveal each other's secrets.

He could then hide on the moon and figure out a solution later, while the other party's fate would be uncertain.

The problem is, he had only just heard about the Earth-Moon passage from the other party, and he had no idea whether it was true or not.

Moreover, it's common knowledge that Uchiha Feng has foreseen many future events. Since he dares to say this now, Black Zetsu is genuinely afraid that if things turn sour, the other party might have some hidden tricks to manipulate him again.

Currently, both sides have leverage over each other, allowing them to check and balance each other. However, once they expose each other's weaknesses, the other side will be able to use their subsequent tactics against them without restraint.

"Here's a hint: Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, a member of the Otsutsuki clan who came to the Ninja World with your mother Kaguya Otsutsuki. In terms of subordinate relationships, he was your mother's superior."

"???!!!" Black Zetsu was somewhat bewildered and shocked.

He was a "consciousness entity" created by Kaguya Otsutsuki using her own will before he was sealed away, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was someone who was "killed" by Kaguya before he was born.

Therefore, Black Zetsu knew absolutely nothing about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

However, Black Zetsu lived for another thousand years. In order to save his sealed mother, he searched through countless records in the Ninja World and found some hidden clues in some ancient documents. There is indeed evidence that an Otsutsuki came to Earth at the same time as his mother, Kaguya.

However, some later documents also mentioned that the Otsutsuki suddenly disappeared. In addition, Black Zetsu had never heard of or seen any news about the disappeared Otsutsuki in the past thousand years, so it was reasonable to assume that the other party might have died long ago, or perhaps had left the Ninja World long ago.

"You're not suggesting that guy is still in the Ninja World, are you?"

You've seen this in the future you foresee?!

Black Zetsu, wanting to understand the situation, couldn't help but ask.

Feng smirked and said with a sly grin:

Hehe, guess?

"If you want to know, find the Earth-Moon passage. Whenever I can go to the Moon, you'll get detailed information."

"... You win!"

I will find the passage as soon as possible, and then I will need all the information about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

If you dare to lie to me, the consequences will be unbearable.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu gritted his teeth but reluctantly agreed to Feng's request, then turned and left without looking back.