Land of Wind border.
At this time the wind was blowing harder and harder.
The original appearance of the valley is no longer visible, only a large expanse of yellow sand remains.
Uh-huh.
Chiya appears next to a broken rock.
He bent down and picked up Kunai on the ground.
Then he looked around.
There is no one here anymore.
As far as the eye can see, there is no Gaara, nor Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
All that was left was a mess on the ground.
Chiya murmured.
"I'm late..."
Chiya Close your eyes and turn on Sage Mode.
After Kaguya leaves, he can no longer activate Sage Mode instantly. Moreover, the duration of Sage Mode is greatly reduced.
He forced himself not to think too much, and quickly released his mind to explore the anomalies in this yellow sand Chakra.
Soon, Chiya felt something abnormal under a sand dune.
That sand is very unnatural.
The sand in other places was scattered by the wind, only there was a slight bulge, as if something was buried underneath.
Chiya quickly walked over and squatted down to stir up the sand.
Soon a hand emerged from under the sand.
He pulled it out.
Wow.
Yellow sand rolled down his robe, and Gaara was dragged out of the sand.
Gaara's eyes were closed, his face was frighteningly pale, and he could hardly feel anything Chakra. Chiya reached out to explore the side of his neck and pressed his chest.
Still alive.
Almost, Gaara was completely buried by the yellow sand.
If it were later, the yellow sand would completely cover his mouth and nose, and he would probably suffocate to death here.
Chiya carried him on his back.
The next moment, the two figures disappeared from the spot.
A few days later.
An unknown town.
Chiya quietly sent Gaara back to Sand Village and left.
He lost his purpose and direction.
In the whole world, where can I find my place?
Chiya wandered around aimlessly and somehow ended up in this small town.
The town is very small. There are low-rise houses on both sides of the street. There are very few people coming and going. There are even very few shops on the street. There are only some ordinary people making a living here.
Chiya rented a room at the end of the town.
The room is not big.
A bed, a table, an old cabinet, and a window that opens to see the back alley.
The landlord was a somewhat stooped old man, and after receiving the money, he didn't ask any questions.
Chiya stayed.
He rarely goes out during the day.
Occasionally, he only went out to buy some medicinal materials and food. People in the town saw that he was young and well-dressed, so at first some people looked at him more.
Later I discovered that he hardly talked to anyone, so no one paid attention to him anymore.
This evening.
Chiya sat at the table, looking down at the diamond-shaped mark on the palm of his left hand.
The mark was quietly embedded in the skin, looking no different from before.
Chiya slowly inject Chakra into it.
No response.
He changed his approach and tried again.
Still no response.
Senjutsu Chakra is useless too.
The mark is obviously still there, but the power inside seems to be sealed.
Chiya looked at it for a long time, and finally put down his hand helplessly.
In the past few days, he would try it every day when he had nothing to do, but without exception, there was no response.
He even thought it was broken.
He turned to look at the table.
There is an open scroll on the table, as well as some herbs.
He picked up a silver needle and stabbed it into his wrist.
Blood drops quickly oozed out.
Chiya looked at the blood with an expressionless face, and then covered it with the hemostatic powder he had just bought. The wound stopped bleeding quickly, but the recovery speed was obviously much slower.
In the past, such a small injury would heal almost in the blink of an eye.
But not anymore.
Chiya threw the silver needle back on the table, picked up the Medical Ninjutsu Basics Manual book next to it, and continued reading.
In the future, he will have to treat himself when he is injured. He turned over the basics of Medical Ninjutsu that Tsunade gave him before and learned from it.
The night outside the window is getting darker and darker.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a dark shadow in the corner of the room.
The black shadow stuck to the ground and slowly floated up like ink.
Chiya There is no looking back.
"What are you doing here?"
"Akatsuki has taken action?"
Black Zetsu slowly poked half of his face out from the corner.
"No."
"It's not Akatsuki's business."
Chiya's hand turning over the book stopped for a moment.
Black Zetsu looked at his back, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.
"I saw what happened that day."
The room became quiet.
All I could hear was the grasshopper hiding in the grass outside the window and screaming desperately.
Chiya closed the book in his hand.
Turn around and look at Black Zetsu.
"So?"
Black Zetsu slowly emerged from the wall and appeared in the room.
"Where's Mother?"
Chiya's eyes drooped.
"Gone."
Black Zetsu didn't move.
There wasn't much emotion visible on that dark face.
But it did remain silent for a long time.
"As expected."
Black Zetsu whispered, "Actually, I have known for a long time that my mother is disabled, or rather..."
"Just like me, it's just a part of my will."
Chiya looked at him in surprise, as if he didn't expect that Black Zetsu would confess to him.
Chiya raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Then why are you still...?"
Before Chiya finished speaking, Black Zetsu spoke first.
"Because she is mother."
This sentence was said very calmly.
There was no mood swing at all, it was as calm as if it was just a small thing, a small thing that had been determined in its heart for thousands of years.
"As long as there is a chance, I will never give up."
"What's more, I won't let my mother suffer any injustice, even if she is just a will."
Chiya said nothing.
Black Zetsu looked out the window and continued.
"I have been in this world for too long. So long that I have forgotten all those people."
"Until that day."
"I didn't wake up until that guy showed up."
"Mother's real enemy has never been the people on this planet."
Chiya lowered his head and said nothing.
Or maybe he didn't know what to say.
Today's Black Zetsu is very abnormal. Everything he says and does makes him feel abnormal.
Maybe Ōtsutsuki Clan invaded, and it wasn't just him who was stimulated.
Black Zetsu suddenly asked, "Can you still absorb Tailed Beasts now?"
Chiya shook his head.
"Can't."
"After she left, she also took Tailed Beast Chakra with her. Now I have nothing."
Chiya subconsciously looked at his left hand. Then he shook his head with a wry smile.
The initial ambition was particularly dazzling when I recalled it now.
I will definitely find you. But now I have nothing. Let alone the other enemies in this world, even if I defeat them all and become Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, what will happen?
Compared with the Ōtsutsuki Clan level enemies, it is still far behind.
Black Zetsu seems to have guessed this answer a long time ago.
It slowly sank to the ground, then floated up from the other side, getting closer to Chiya.
"Then let's find another way."
Chiya looked at him.
Black Zetsu stared at him and said word by word, "Come with me and resurrect the real mother."
The room became quiet again.
Chiya leaned on the back of the chair, his eyes falling on Black Zetsu's face.
He knew that Black Zetsu was just using him.
Everything I said today was probably to gain my trust in him.
After all, this man is an old fox who has lived for thousands of years.
But one thing is the same.
They all want Kaguya back.
Maybe, you can give it a try.
Chiya slowly stretched out his hand.
"Okay."
Black Zetsu looked at his outstretched hand and smiled.
Then he also reached out his hand and held Chiya.
The moment the two hands touched each other, Black Zetsu's body instantly spread out like water, and then followed Chiya's wrist and got into his sleeve.
A cold feeling crawled up against his right arm.
Chiya didn't move.
Black lines appeared under the skin of his right hand for a moment, and then disappeared again.
Black Zetsu's voice came from his sleeve.
"You are too weak now..."
Chiya looked down at his left hand.
"I know."
Black Zetsu continued, "I can give you Hashirama Cells, and I can also help you suppress rejection. You are Uchiha Clan, and you have the foundation of Yin Seal and Senjutsu. As long as you can hold on, your body will be much stronger than it is now."
Chiya looked at his right hand without any fluctuation in his eyes.
"Okay."
The wind and sand outside the window started again.
The worn window paper was blown loudly.
Chiya sat in the dark, motionless.