One Year

After Konan left, Black Zetsu felt that he could control Nagato's body almost perfectly.

That endless power made Black Zetsu as happy as a thousand-year-old child.

However, his joy didn't last long. Remembering the reason he was able to obtain Nagato's body, Black Zetsu's happiness vanished.

What on earth is happening to the Shinobi World?

Monsters appeared one after another, and they were no longer limited to the descendants of Asura and Indra.

Most importantly, that guy Hagoromo is still alive!

Nagato was nearly defeated by Rasa in an instant. Black Zetsu believe that with the addition of Hashirama Cells and Nagato's body under his control, he could gain the upper hand against Rasa.

After thinking for a moment, Black Zetsu spoke to the air.

"Find Obito's hiding place with all your might!"

Even with immense power, Black Zetsu's cowardly nature remained unchanged.

Time flies like an arrow.

The story of Konan leaving Amegakure.

A month later, Konan found Jiraiya wandering in the Land of Birds and told him everything about Nagato's ordeal.

After discussing the matter with Konan, Jiraiya headed to Konoha.

Half a month later, Konan waited in a small town in the Land of Fire, while Jiraiya, who wanted to see the Hokage, was unable to enter.

After repeated requests, Jiraiya was finally able to meet 'Ren'.

Even with his previous experience, Fugaku's performance was flawless, but Jiraiya still sensed something was wrong and left Fudō.

Three more months passed, Black Zetsu finally cornered Obito.

After the two conspired together, Obito was once again tricked into going to the location of the Dragon Vein.

Two Konoha ninja and two Hidden Sand Village were captured.

Black Zetsu's Human Path abilities were useless, and the dual seals from Hidden Sand Village and Konoha prevented him from extracting any valuable information using Genjutsu.

One by one, the prisoners were fed to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, after numerous experiments.

He uses the Rinnegan to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and occasionally infuses it with the Chakra the Three-Tails and Four-Tails.

Finally, after a month, the existence of True Essence was learned from the last newly born White Zetsu.

Black Zetsu's doubts were answered, and he understood the reason for Hidden Sand Village's strength.

Another month has passed.

With their combined efforts, after several attacks, they finally captured a researcher from the Dragon Vein.

Its seal is more powerful, but its vigilance is far inferior to that of combat-oriented ninjas.

Unable to obtain intelligence through extraordinary means, Black Zetsu used persuasive techniques to extract a considerable amount of valuable information.

After carefully summarizing the various intelligence gathered by White Zetsu, Black Zetsu came to a conclusion.

Uchiha Yushu may have gone missing!

Black Zetsu wasn't sure if his speculation was accurate, and planned to encourage Obito to cause trouble in Konoha.

However, Obito already knew that Ren was similar to him, possessing a power different from that of ninjas, while Obito himself had only barely mastered the power of the Moryo, and he refused to fall for it.

Left with no other choice, Black Zetsu had to act alone.

They secretly used White Zetsu to replace ordinary ninjas and civilians.

Three months later, rumors of the Konoha Hokage's disappearance had secretly spread throughout the Shinobi World.

Konoha issued a decree to the Shinobi World that rumors were not to be believed. Fugaku became even more active outside of Konoha, frequently appearing at various international events.

The rumor of the Hokage's disappearance has been debunked.

"Obito, that's not Uchiha Yushu, that's Fugaku Uchiha! I saw it clearly with my own eyes!"

Black Zetsu, now in Nagato's body, said with certainty.

Obito, standing beside him, nodded slightly.

"Although I can't see through it, there's definitely something wrong!"

"Then let's test the waters."

Black Zetsu began to egg him on.

Despite nearly suffering Ren PTDS, Tobi still refused to make a move.

What if this is another case like the one involving Iwagakure, where Ren is just using it as a convenient pretext?

Seeing that Obito refused, Black Zetsu continued.

"It's just a test. We didn't say we necessarily have to deal with Uchiha Yushu or Fugaku Uchiha. We can use the other teams from Konoha to test them and see how Konoha reacts!"

A week later, the Konoha troops stationed on the border of the Land of Grass were completely slaughtered by a mysterious figure, with no survivors.

None of these ninjas possessed true essence within them; Black Zetsu searched their memories through the Human Path.

Based on the unusual policies within Konoha, the news of Ren's disappearance is now completely confirmed.

Black Zetsu to his nature, finally showed his manly side the day after the massacre of Konoha's border troops.

Black Zetsu, in his capacity as leader of Amegakure, announced that Amegakure was responsible for the deaths of Konoha's border troops.

Furthermore, it was publicly stated that there was ample evidence to prove that the Hokage of Konoha had been missing for nearly two years.

On the same day, Obito revived the Undead Army in the Land of Demons, relying on his own powerful strength to fight against the Undead Army, which was almost like a cataclysmic disaster.

They drove the Allied Shinobi Forces out of the Land of Demons, focusing their attack on the Konoha troops within the Allied Shinobi Forces. Most of the Konoha troops were converted into members of the Undead Army, while a small number scattered and fled.

The Shinobi World was in an uproar.

The next day, Hidden Rain Village and the Undead Army of the Land of Demons joined forces, and Black Zetsu almost copied the Shinobi Alliance to form the Fire-Extinguishing Alliance, calling on all Shinobi Villages to join.

While the villages were still processing this dizzying series of events, Black Zetsu and Obito joined forces to kidnap Gaara and the captured Akatsuki members from Sunagakure.

This time, Rasa faced Obito. After a prolonged and fruitless attack, Rasa exhausted all his true energy and pushed his potential to the limit, unleashing a strike powerful enough to tear through space. He turned Obito into a bloody mist before collapsing from exhaustion.

Obito revived on the spot in less than 5 seconds, killed the unconscious Rasa, and then left gracefully with Black Zetsu and the Akatsuki members.