The Chakra Fruit on the God Tree had already taken on a rough shape. Naruto stared at it for a moment, then murmured, "It should be soon."
He then turned to Madara Uchiha, a smile curling at the corner of his lips.
"What, how much longer are you planning to wait before making your move? My good son."
Madara Uchiha's expression changed instantly as he roared, "Bastard! How dare you look down on me!"
Before his words had even faded, a pitch-black arm suddenly burst through his chest, its black hand piercing straight through his body.
"What!?"
Madara lowered his head with difficulty and stared at the black hand protruding from his chest, his face filled with incomprehension. Then, Black Zetsu's head emerged from near his right shoulder.
"Black Zetsu, why? I clearly only regarded you as a mental projection..."
Madara Uchiha glared at him, his voice filled with pain and disbelief. He could clearly feel that the immense power that had once belonged to the Ten-Tails was now like chains, binding both his body and his will.
Black Zetsu let out a strange laugh. "Don't underestimate me. This body of mine was also created with Yin-Yang Release."
Watching the scene, Naruto leisurely chimed in, "Since we've already come this far, stop trying to fool people with those useless lies."
"You know so much about the Ōtsutsuki Clan and your mother. Isn't the answer already obvious? You yourself are an Ōtsutsuki."
Naruto's gaze fell on Black Zetsu as he continued, "And you descended through reincarnation. You implanted a Kāma into Naruto Uzumaki's body, so the one standing here had long ceased to be the real Naruto Uzumaki. He was an Ōtsutsuki reincarnate."
Black Zetsu smiled smugly. "Unfortunately, you were cautious enough not to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Otherwise, I wouldn't