The True Ten-Tails Jinchuriki

"Let's make a deal."

"I'll tell you every detail of how to revive my mother, and I promise that before your lifespan runs out, I will never entertain the thought of reviving her again."

"And the only thing you need to do is... kill Uchiha Ensei!"

Black Zetsu's words were full of temptation.

Under normal circumstances, Madara Uchiha would naturally never have believed such an absurd offer.

But Jura's memory-altering ninjutsu, combined with Black Zetsu's ability to influence people's thoughts from the shadows, had fused together in a rather bizarre way.

Incidentally, Black Zetsu had begun influencing and controlling Madara Uchiha's thoughts even before he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Otherwise, Madara Uchiha would never have been chosen as a pawn, nor would he have believed that Black Zetsu had been created by his ninjutsu.

"Unfortunately, even if I wanted to agree, all nine Tailed Beasts are in Uchiha Ensei's hands."

"Do you think that if I could snatch the nine Tailed Beasts from him, I would still need to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Madara Uchiha was tempted for an instant by Black Zetsu's proposal, only to be defeated by cruel reality.

Yet, faced with Madara Uchiha's question, Black Zetsu spoke with a hint of delight.

"What if... I know the exact whereabouts of the nine Tailed Beasts?"

Upon hearing that, Madara Uchiha felt his heart stop for an instant before it resumed beating normally.

"The deal is made. Since there's a chance, I naturally won't let it pass."

Seeing this, Black Zetsu spoke directly.

"To make you the sacrifice for reviving my mother, you must first become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, then awaken the Rinne Sharingan in your forehead."

"Only by using the Rinne Sharingan in your forehead to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and control the entire world—"

"Only once the