In Madara's palm, Black Zetsu dissolved into black mist.
He withdrew his hand and placed it over the Black Cursed Seal at the back of his neck... Its power had neither increased nor diminished. It had no connection whatsoever to whether Black Zetsu lived or died!
"Heh heh heh, hahahaha! Just scare tactics after all..."
Madara laughed heartily. His boldness had won him the gamble and eliminated a major threat.
He clenched his hand tightly. "At any rate... I no longer have to keep watching my back!!!"
Though Black Zetsu was dead, Asura's consciousness did not appear again to offer any explanation.
Madara was a little surprised, but paid it no great mind.
He held the Eye of the Moon plan as his guiding principle!
A few words from Asura would not shake his resolve!
"Hehehe... Is Infinite Tsukuyomi a path to saving the world or destroying it? How can I know without witnessing it myself? I've had enough of other people telling me what to do!!!"
Even if his stubborn insistence might lead to disaster, he would follow his own path to the bitter end!!!
This man was far too arrogant!
As for... the "doubts surrounding the stone tablet," the most suspicious part of Asura's account, Madara had also taken it upon himself to devise an "explanation" deep within his mind!
—Asura said it himself: only his chakra has been reincarnating. His consciousness has been asleep for a thousand years. Even if he's somehow awakened now, his knowledge and understanding are still stuck a thousand years in the past. So I can take what he said as a reference. There's no need at all to let it shake my resolve!
Yes, beneath this man's arrogance lay a fragile ego!
He could not accept that the dream he had pursued