"Lord Madara, Uchiha Yi has led his team to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water." Black Zetsu appeared silently beside Madara Uchiha, his thoughts in turmoil.
He had not gone to see Uchiha Yi himself, but according to the intelligence he had gathered through White Zetsu, Yi's presence had grown considerably stronger. He had reportedly even learned Sage Mode, and his Chakra had undergone a change as well.
Black Zetsu was beside himself. Damn it, you're an Uchiha. Why are you studying Sage Mode?
Is that something you should be studying? What Uchiha has ever studied Sage Mode? Even Indra never made a point of it!
Besides, with the Uchiha Clan's downright unstable minds, how could any of them learn Sage Mode?
Yet Uchiha Yi had learned it. That meant his mind was extraordinarily stable—something even Indra would have struggled to achieve. Another terrifying possibility occurred to Black Zetsu, and even he began to panic.
Black Zetsu had worried before that Uchiha Yi might cause him trouble. Back then, he had suspected Yi was the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra. Now he suspected Yi was the reincarnation of Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Chakra.
Perhaps Madara Uchiha's awakening of the Rinnegan had alarmed Hagoromo Otsutsuki enough to reincarnate his Chakra as Uchiha Yi.
But what was he supposed to do now? Have Madara Uchiha eliminate Uchiha Yi?
Black Zetsu strongly suspected that if Uchiha Yi died, his dear elder brother Hagoromo Otsutsuki would appear in person to stop Madara Uchiha.
For a moment, Black Zetsu had no idea what to do.
Why is it so hard when all I want is to save Mother?
He had finally managed to produce a pair of Rinnegan, only for an unexpected problem like Uchiha Yi to appear.
Fortunately, even if Uchiha