Black Zetsu was completely dumbfounded.
Seeing this, Naruto immediately put on a full performance, forcibly squeezing out a few tears as he stared at Black Zetsu with a heartbroken expression and began:
"That was a springtime~ the breeze was so tender~"
Black Zetsu looked as though his head was filled with question marks.
Seeing Black Zetsu's suspicion growing stronger, Naruto hurriedly coughed twice.
"Ahem, your mother and I were both from the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"We grew up together from childhood, sweethearts with an incredible relationship. The clan thought highly of me too, so they gave me a God Tree early on and sent me to plant it in a world covered entirely by seawater."
"The people there all loved being pirates, so I called it the One Piece World. Those idiots called the God Tree a Devil Fruit."
"Your mother was originally supposed to go with me as my partner."
"But then that little bastard Ōtsutsuki Isshiki showed up. Just because he was the son of a clan elder, he forcibly stole your mother from me."
"How could I swallow that? I fought him on the spot. The Chakra Fruit in the One Piece World wasn't even ripe yet, but I didn't care. I was determined to turn against the clan and take your mother back."
"Your mother was on my side too. When the Chakra Fruit was nearly ripe, she ambushed Isshiki and snatched away what he had obtained."
"Afraid the Ōtsutsuki Clan would retaliate, she used the divine power of the Chakra Fruit to create those two unfilial brats, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki."
"She also created an army of White Zetsu, hoping to stop the Ōtsutsuki Clan from coming after her."
"Who would've thought those two idiots would later be led astray by Gamamaru? They forgot all